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Title: NSU Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Backs
State Role Title: Administrative - Instructor
Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Norfolk State University
Location: Norfolk State University
Agency Website: www.nsu.edu
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Title: NSU Assistant Football Coach/Defensive Backs
State Role Title: Administrative - Instructor
Hiring Range: Commensurate with Credentials and Experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Norfolk State University
Location: Norfolk State University
Agency Website: www.nsu.edu
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Minimum Qualifications
• Candidate must have a degree in higher education – Associate's and/or Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of three years of collegiate and semi-professional coaching experience.
• Minimum five-ten years of playing experience on collegiate or professional level.
• Must have been selected for an internship or academy in professional-level sports (NFL).
• A successful criminal background check is required.
Additional Considerations
• Previous coaching experience or professional playing experience. Minimum three to five years of coaching at the Division I level.
• Experience coaching and/or playing on the Defensive side of the ball – specialty as Defensive Backs.
• Master’s degree.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Norfolk State University
Phone: 757-823-8160
Email: No email address is needed.
Norfolk State University:
Norfolk State University is a comprehensive urban public, doctoral granting institution committed to transforming students’ lives through exemplary teaching, research, and service. The University is a top ranked Historically Black College and University (HBCU) with nationally recognized STEM programs and enrolls 6,000 students in over thirty undergraduate and nineteen on-line & in-person graduate programs. Norfolk State University garners over $20M in annual grant expenditures, has as an NCAA Division I athletic program with fifteen sports, boasts eleven MEAC conference championships in last three years, and a coveted marching band invitation for participation in the 2023 Rose Parade.
City of Norfolk
The home of the largest Naval Base in the world, Norfolk is 1 of 7 cities that make up what is referred to as the Hampton Roads Region, an area that includes Virginia Beach and Colonial Williamsburg. Norfolk has big-city amenities, attractions of arts and culture, and cuisines of the Eastern Seaboard. There are numerous accessible parks, riverfronts, lakes, festivals, and beaches: all favorable for weekend getaways and an easy commute to NSU.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note : Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Apply NowNorfolk State University record compared to the conference
| School | Conference | Overall | RPI | APR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina State University | 5–0 | 9–3 | — | — |
| North Carolina Central University | 4–1 | 8–3 | — | — |
| Morgan State University | 3–2 | 6–6 | — | — |
| Norfolk State University | 2–3 | 4–8 | — | — |
| Howard University | 1–4 | 4–8 | — | — |
| Delaware State University | 0–5 | 1–11 | — | — |
Norfolk State University past performance
| Season | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 |
Michael Vick |
– | – | |
| 2025-2026 |
Michael Vick |
– | – | |
| 2024-2025 |
Dawson Odums |
2–3 | 4–8 | |
| 2023-2024 |
Dawson Odums |
1–4 | 3–8 | |
| 2022-2023 |
Dawson Odums |
2–3 | 2–9 | |
| 2021-2022 |
Dawson Odums |
2–3 | 6–5 | |
| 2020-2021 |
Latrell Scott |
– | – | |
| 2019-2020 |
Latrell Scott |
4–4 | 5–7 |
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