Pro has no college coaching experience but Delaware State succeeded with stunning hiring of Joe Purzycki, may again

DeSean Jackson is poised to bring his dynamic energy and NFL pedigree to Delaware State University as their new head football coach, following in the transformative footsteps of Deion Sanders. Sanders,

Delaware State is still ironing out the details of Jackson's contract, but Senior Associate Vice President for Athletics Tony Tucker says the big star didn't come with a demand for a big paycheck.

So far Sanders’ coaching staff includes only former Woodrow Wilson head coach Travis Clark, a longtime mentor who was with him Wednesday. But he has already attracted about a dozen recruits since his hiring became public Dec. 26 and pledged to also build a strong coaching crew that may, he hinted, also have some familiar names.

DeSean Jackson has become the latest ex-NFL player to join the collegiate ranks. He is reportedly finalizing a deal with Delaware State.

It wasn't long ago Deion Sanders was a prominent former NFL star coaching a Historically Black college and university at Jackson State, and he is

After being named head coach of the Delaware State University Hornets in December, DeSean Jackson was officially introduced during a ceremony on Jan. 8.

National Football League great DeSean Jackson will become the next head football coach at Delaware State University.

The former Eagle was introduced as the head coach for Delaware State's football team and made his Super Bowl prediction in Wednesday's press conference.

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Former Philadelphia Eagles star DeSean Jackson was hired as the coach of the Delaware State Hornets, who compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, in December.