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

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.

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 is poised to bring his dynamic energy and NFL pedigree to Delaware State University as their new head football coach

The former Eagles receiving great enters his first foray into college coaching, saying he intends to turn the 1-11 Hornets into a conference contender

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

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.

DOVER, Del. — Former Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson is taking over the football program at Delaware State. The school announced Jackson’s hire Friday in the latest move by a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference program to hire a former NFL star as its football coach. Norfolk State hired Michael Vick last week.

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,

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