NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- In a room normally reserved for board members and other dignitaries, Norfolk State University alums Reginald and Evelyn Osby waited nervously for a reunion that would make the current and past presidents of the university proud.

For the first time Thursday morning, 1973 Norfolk State graduate Reginald Osby met junior Edward Seawood, the computer science major who saved Osby's life during a historic day on campus.

The Spartans and their new coach, former NFL star Michael Vick, made their season-debut Aug. 28 as Stephen A. Smith and his crew was on hand as ESPN offered live coverage and the stadium was packed as the 10 On Your Side sports team whipped the crowd into a frenzy of green-and-gold excitement.

Early on, the stats didn't look good, and in the end the Spart

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