Sacramento State is in discussions to hire former NFL sensation Mike Vick as its new head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Sacramento State is in discussions to hire former NFL sensation Mike Vick as its new head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Sacramento State plans to move up to FBS, is building a new stadium and has over $50 million in NIL, according to Schefter.Virginian-PilotThe Sacramento State job opened after Andy Thompson, who had been the Hornets' head coach the last two seasons, left for an assistant head coaching job at Stanford. The Hornets finished 3-9 and in 11th place in the Big Sky this season.
Vick carried the Hokies to the 1999 national title game, where they lost to Florida State 46-29. In the 2001 NFL draft, the Falcons made him the first Black quarterback to be chosen with the No. 1 overall pick. However, during the prime of his NFL career, Vick served 18 months in prison for financing a dog-fighting operation.
Vick, 44, was released from federal prison in 2009 after pleading guilty and serving his sentence for his role in the dog-fighting ring. The case upended his stardom on the field at a time when he was the poster child for modern football. Vick made a comeback after he was released with the Philadelphia Eagles, but his prime years were behind him. He officially retired from the league in 2017, and has made advocating against animal cruelty a part of his mission.
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