Former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick always wanted to get into coaching. He’s been coaching his daughter in flag football for a decade, and during his NFL career, he hosted football and quarterback camps and lamented that he wouldn’t get to work with the players for longer during their careers.

Norfolk State has made only one playoff appearance since moving to FCS in 1997. The last five Spartan head coaches have had losing records, including Dawson Odoms, who was fired in November after going 15-30 in four seasons. Jackson replaced Lee Hull after the Hornets went 1-11 last season.

In anticipation of the October matchup, the Eagles hosted a press conference featuring Jackson and Vick at the NovaCare Complex on Tuesday, August 12