Sacramento State is in talks with Michael Vick for the head coaching job, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
The former NFL sensation also interviewed with Norfolk State for the same role, according to the newspaper The Virginian-Pilot. His hometown, Newport News, is not far from the college campus.
The Sacramento job became available when Andy Thompson, who had led the Hornets the past two seasons, agreed to become the next coach at Stanford. The Hornets finished the campaign with a 3-9 record, ranked 11th in the Big Sky Conference.
The university hopes to climb into the top division of NCAA football and will build a new stadium.
As a player, Vick led the Hockies to the 1999 national final, but his team lost 46-29 to Florida State. In the 2001 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons made him the first black quarterback to be selected first overall.
He retired in 2017 after amassing 22,464 yards and 133 touchdowns in 13 seasons in the NFL, during which he also collected 6,109 yards on the ground.
However, during the best years of his professional career, he spent 18 months in prison for his illegal involvement in a dog fighting ring. He left federal prison in 2009 and made a return to the game. Now 44, he has been a football analyst since his retirement.
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