December 25, 2025
‘We have some unfinished enterprise to deal with on the sector, and I’m proud to be part of the athletic transformation happening on the faculty.’
Nearly a yr after he signed to lead the Delaware State University soccer crew, former NFL participant DeSean Jackson has earned a contract extension after the crew rebounded from a 1-11 season to an imposing 8-4 (4-1 in convention play) report this yr.
The faculty, which just about claimed the MEAC title, misplaced to eventual champions South Carolina State University after not recording a profitable season since 2012. Delaware rewarded Jackson by extending his deal till 2028. Jackson is among the newest former NFL gamers (thanks, partially, to Deion Sanders’ teaching at an HBCU earlier than heading to the University of Colorado Boulder) to complement an HBCU program by leveraging their taking part in expertise to boost HBCUs’ prominence.
This was the college’s finest end in almost 20 years.
“Just two days earlier than Christmas final yr, I started the subsequent part of my skilled profession, as a first-time head coach, in a group I didn’t know, with gamers I didn’t recruit, mentioned Jackson. “It was not straightforward, but it surely was essential. Giving my entire self to those younger males and representing top-of-the-line Historically Black Colleges within the nation has been a excessive honor and one I don’t intend to take with no consideration. We have some unfinished enterprise to deal with on the sector, and I’m proud to be part of the athletic transformation happening on the faculty.”
Delaware State University has gained the MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) title 5 instances beneath Coach Bill Collick, with excessive expectations to win one quickly beneath Jackson’s management.
Along with the fast turnaround from 1-11 to 8-4, Delaware State additionally led the FCS (NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision) in speeding.
Jackson’s presence allowed a number of of his gamers to be acknowledged for his or her play all through the season.
The crew now has 5 gamers who’re MEAC First Team selections: working again Marquis Gillis, the MEAC chief in speeding with 1,197 yards; working again James Jones, named the Impact Player of the yr by the HBCU Superlative Awards; offensive linemen Jestus Johnson and Isaiah Cook; and linebacker Brian Bates.
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