Michael Vick has been introduced as Norfolk State’s football coach, a homecoming for the former NFL star and a splashy, attention-grabbing hire for a program that has struggled in recent years.

Michael Vick was recently hired as Norfolk State's new football coach. He will be leaving the Fox NFL pregame show once he officially takes over the role.

Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick got emotional after his Fox NFL coworkers wore Norfolk hats to celebrate his new job.

NFL legend Michael Vick shared heartfelt moments with his FOX Sports colleagues as he prepares to begin his head coaching journey at Norfolk State, marking an emotional transition from the broadcast booth to the sidelines.

Vick, a member of the Fox NFL Kickoff show since 2017, was overtaken with emotion as co-hosts Charissa Thompson, Charles Woodson and Julian Edelman showered him with love and donned Norfolk State gear in solidarity.

Dating to the late 1990s, each of Norfolk State’s last five coaches – Odums, Latrell Scott, Pete Adrian, Willie Gillus and Mo Forte – had losing overall records with the Spartans. Odums’ lone winning season was 6-5 in his 2021 debut, but half of those victories came against non-Division I opponents.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday that the Hornets are "in discussions" to bring on Michael Vick to lead the program.

Michael Vick says the first person he reached out to after being named head coach at Norfolk State was Deion Sanders. Vick mentioned Sanders when he

Vick, 44, lacks major coaching experience but told The Virginian-Pilot, “I know how to lead and I know what it takes.”

To shouts of “Coach” and “Let’s go Spartans,” Michael Vick was introduced Monday as Norfolk State’s football coach, a homecoming for the former NFL star and a splashy, attention-grabbing hire for a program that has struggled in recent years.

Michael Vick has bagged the head coaching job with the Norfolk State. The former NFL quarterback recently got emotional as he was announced as the head coach.