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,

Deion Sanders changed the game when he took over as the coach at FCS program Jackson State, leading the HBCU to a 27–6 record from the 2021 spring season through the end of '22, with a pair of Celebration Bowl appearances.

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.

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.

DeSean Jackson was officially introduced as Delaware State University’s head coach on Wednesday afternoon and he laid out his vision clear and plain. Jackson expects to build a perennial winner at Delaware State while also developing standout young men who want to compete at the next level.