Pro has no college coaching experience but Delaware State succeeded with stunning hiring of Joe Purzycki, may again
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.
After being named head coach of the Delaware State University Hornets in December, DeSean Jackson was officially introduced during a ceremony on Jan. 8.
Former Eagles star wide receiver DeSean Jackson is taking on a new challenge as Delaware State's head football coach, the school announced Friday. Jackson, who is 38, spent 15 seasons in the NFL.
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.
On Friday, former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver and eight-time Pro Bowler DeSean Jackson was hired as the ... Eagles standout will bring 15 years of NFL experience to the HBCU landscape ...
Jackson last appeared in an NFL game in 2022. Delaware State has won just two games over the past two seasons.
Wednesday was a homecoming of sorts for former NFL Pro Bowl receiver DeSean Jackson. The Philadelphia Eagles legend was officially introduced as the head coach of the Delaware State Hornets -- a historically black university in Dover,
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 makes a special appearance on campus at Delaware State University and makes a bold statement to fans and alumni.
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