{"id":20404,"date":"2025-10-31T02:48:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/20404\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T02:48:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T02:48:07","slug":"delaware-v-norfolk-inside-the-hbcu-battle-of-the-legends-college-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/20404\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware v. Norfolk: Inside the HBCU Battle of the Legends college football game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Eagles fans were treated to a special night at the Linc as two Philadelphia Eagles legends, Michael Vick and Desean Jackson, returned home to face off as coaches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Battle of the legends at the Linc\u00a0   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Michael Vick, former Eagles quarterback, led Norfolk State University against his old teammate Desean Jackson, who coached Delaware State University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The game, dubbed the Vick Jackson Bowl, was a thrilling showcase of HBCU football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The event was a home game for Delaware State and drew notable figures like future Hall of Famer Marshawn Lynch and recently unretired Eagle Brandon Graham.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Graham expressed his excitement, saying, &#8220;It feels great seeing two of my ex-teammates playing against each other. Life is great for them right now and I\u2019m happy to be here.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The event highlighted the rich history and culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3E170EBECD1E4123BCFBA5EA634E4F23.jpg\" alt=\"HBCU Battle of the Legends Step Show\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\"\/>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/video\/1732909\" data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HBCU Battle of the Legends Step Show<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-7a5d4fdb=\"\">FOX 29&#8217;s Jenn Lee is inside Lincoln Financial Field ahead of the HBCU Battle of the Legends college football game between Norfolk State University and Delaware State University.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">It featured performances from each school, adding to the vibrant atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Dr. Jamar Jeffers, National President of the National Alumni Association, shared his emotions, saying, &#8220;I\u2019ve been in this stadium before and seen the Eagles logo. It almost brought a tear to my eye to see Hornets in the end zone.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Fans, including those without ties to either school, came out to support their former NFL stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Cameron Moore from West Philadelphia said, &#8220;It\u2019s just a beautiful thing to see two black male coaches, Eagles legends, as head coaches of HBCUs.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Desean Jackson expressed his enthusiasm for coaching, stating, &#8220;It\u2019s a blessing, it\u2019s an honor anytime I get to get out here and pour into these young men and motivate and inspire them in their life.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/ncaa-football\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Eagles fans were treated to a special night at the Linc as two Philadelphia Eagles legends,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20405,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11243,69,71,70,726],"class_list":{"0":"post-20404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-ncaa-football","9":"tag-philadelphia","10":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","11":"tag-philadelphia-news","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}