Sacramento State is in discussions to rent former NFL sensation Mike Vick as its new head coach, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
The college plans to maneuver as much as the FBS, is constructing a brand new stadium and has over $50 million in NIL funds, based on Schefter.
Vick was additionally interviewing with Norfolk State for its head teaching job, based on the Virginian-Pilot. Vick’s hometown of Newport News, Virginia, isn’t removed from Norfolk State’s campus.
The Sacramento State job opened after Andy Thompson, who had been the Hornets’ head coach the previous two seasons, left for an assistant head teaching job at Stanford. The Hornets completed 3-9 and in eleventh place within the Big Sky this season.
As a participant, Vick carried the Hokies to the 1999 nationwide title recreation, the place they misplaced to Florida State 46-29. In the 2001 NFL draft, the Falcons made him the primary Black quarterback to be chosen with the No. 1 total choose.
However, through the prime of his NFL profession, Vick served 18 months in jail for financing a dog-fighting operation.
Vick, 44, was launched from federal jail in 2009 after pleading responsible and serving his sentence for his function within the dog-fighting ring. The case upended his stardom on the sphere at a time when he was the poster little one for contemporary soccer. Vick made a comeback after he was launched with the Philadelphia Eagles, however his prime years have been behind him. He formally retired from the league in 2017, and has made advocating in opposition to animal cruelty part of his mission.
He has been an NFL analyst for Fox Sports since his retirement.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
