NFL Personalities Turned College Coaches Secure First Wins on Same Day: A Look at Bill Belichick, Mike Vick, and DeSean Jackson's Coaching Success
Three NFL personalities turned college head coaches, Bill Belichick, Mike Vick, and DeSean Jackson, all secured their first wins on the same day. DeSean Jackson, now coaching at Delaware State, led his team to a 37-32 victory with a 27-yard touchdown run in a game that lasted 7.5 hours due to weather delays. Albany briefly took the lead before weather delays of half an hour and three hours interrupted the game.
Mike Vick and DeSean Jackson were former teammates in Philadelphia, and their teams are set to face each other on October 30 in a prime-time game at Lincoln Financial Field, their old stomping grounds. The coincidence of all three coaches winning on the same day adds an interesting twist to the start of their college coaching careers.