The matchup between Michael Vick’s Norfolk State Spartans and DeSean Jackson’s Delaware State Hornets at Lincoln Financial Field is the defining nexus point in the ongoing celebrity coaching experiment. Both former Eagles are on two different paths in their first year: DeSean Jackson, the scrappy upstart, and Michael Vick, the known quantity who’s struggling out of the gate. This contest will finally prove whether star power alone can win in the modern college game, or if the formula requires substance, structure, and scheme.

When Michael Vick was announced as the head coach of Norfolk State just before Christmas, the fanfare was immense. He is one of the few figures in modern football whose legendary stature rivals that of Deion Sanders. Though not as consistently charismatic as Coac

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