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[Vick] We got an opportunity to do something

that's never been done in Norfolk State.

Winning the MEAC Championship.

My plan coming here is to put Norfolk State on the map

and change the culture.

We have a quarterback competition.

We're gonna get the sparkle out of them. Don't lose it.

[announcer]The Spartans show all kinds of heart,

but they lose in a heart-breaker.

I told you what you was getting ready to run into.

I do feel like your team is putting up a fight.

My family has always been there for me.

I'm still happy you made the decision

to let me come out here and coach.

We're struggling with being apart from each other.

[Vick] I don't want him to ever think it's not okay to cry.

Damn, Calvary.

We got 12 penalties.

Let me handle it. I got it.

Discipline, discipline, discipline.

[man] Stand back! Stand back! Damn, man!

I got suspended for two weeks.

[Vick] You need to know who we're going after.

Gotta find the right guys.

It was just best for me to red shirt.

-No! -[man] Oh, my God.

[announcer] Another disaster for the Spartans.

I've given them everything.

-The kick is blocked-- -Pay attention!

[announcer] And the Bears pick it up.

That's losing effort. I'm sick of it, man.

It makes me question whether I could do this.

♪dramatic music playing♪

♪dramatic music playing♪

Last week didn't go according to plan.

Oh, shit!

[announcer] And he will be sacked.

Seniors, I'm sorry.

This shit getting real old, man, losing games like this.

[reporter] Do you have to remind yourself,

being a first-year head coach,

it's not always going to be this way?

Obviously, we would have loved to have won more games

and be in a better position right now.

Kijafa told me don't make any excuses

when I chose to come to Norfolk State.

But Norfolk State hasn't won a lot of games

in the last 20 years.

And so, it kind of makes me question

whether this was the best start for me.

After such a rough season,

I gotta figure out the right decision

for myself and my family. For them,

my decision to go to Norfolk State was a sacrifice.

Long-distance phone calls

and just being away from one another.

I'm not sure about any of this anymore.

[man 1] Thank you, Coach.

[man 2] Appreciate it.

[man 3] Good luck on Saturday.

♪string music playing♪

[overlapping chatter]

If a fire broke out right now,

who would push everyone out the way?

-Jada. -I would.

[laughter]

Who's most likely to commit a hit and run?

Why are you looking at me?

[laughs]

[Mitez] Oh, damn!

When I'm at a crossroads in life,

the people I lean on is my family.

They are my rock.

They will keep me sane.

They will keep me going.

And I appreciate them so much.

This past game...

this was one game I just knew we was gonna win.

Oh, damn!

Man, I can't take this shit, bro.

I mean, so y'all understand my frustration.

[Kijafa] Mike taking on this job,

I don't think he really understood what it came with.

He believed that he could change the program in one season.

Now, he definitely sees that it's gonna take a lot more work.

I mean, it's time for you to be like, yo,

did I make the right decision?

So, what else did we take away from this season?

It was fun being there, seeing you do what you dream of,

-you know. -[London] Missing school.

[Kijafa] Missing school?

But why do y'all think Coach needs to stay at Norfolk State?

Regardless of how tough this season has been.

I think to, like, prove them wrong.

Till next year, it's new people, a new year.

Why after the first year,

you're not doing the usual and leave?

I don't think-- That's not a good look.

[London] That's like loser mentality.

[Vick] My family wants me to stay at Norfolk State.

Wants me to keep coaching, keep pushing.

I'm happy that my family believes I can.

But ultimately, I gotta make the decision.

[Kijafa] So, how do you feel about this game, Howard game?

What do we have to do to win?

Man, they just gotta come focused.

Come focused and play for four quarters.

We are gonna go tour on Howard.

I'm actually super excited.

I don't know, I've never been to D.C.

I think it's gonna be super cool.

So, we'll see.

I love that it's an HBCU.

I like that, too. I'm all for HBCUs.

Could've been Norfolk.

You ain't a part of Norfolk State?

I want London to be happy in life,

so any college that she picks,

I feel like that is where she's meant to be.

But secretly, I do hope that she goes to a HBCU.

It's really important for her to see her culture.

And they can help her to become the best person that she can be.

Hey, y'all, I know this season's been tough, especially for you.

But at least we get a trip to Vegas to go see Daddy

go to the College Football Hall of Fame!

[all cheer]

[Vick] When I found out that I was getting inducted

into the College Football Hall of Fame, I was ecstatic.

I felt validated for all the things

that I did in college football.

Is it possible to get

into the Hall of Fame as a coach, as well?

Yeah, it's possible.

But that's gonna take a long time for me.

♪upbeat music playing♪

[man] Hey, Coach, how you doing?

How's your day?

[indistinct chatter]

I don't know what my future is gonna be moving forward.

What's going on?

But for right now, I'm gonna stay committed.

And so, I have to evaluate everybody.

Yes.

Yeah, pushing them as hard as we try to push them.

This is the time to see who wants to be here.

Who's willing to make the necessary changes

to help NSU football moving forward?

Who are we sending into the portal?

I need to know for the sake of scholarships.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Makai's a good player.

He'll have to compete.

Probably won't win any competition with the new guys

we're gonna bring in, but keep him.

I just need to know who's willing to be disciplined.

Who's willing to have good football character.

Who's willing to lead.

All those things wrapped up in one.

A lot of these kids are just learning football character.

Trying to figure out how much they love it.

Just like, I want to know what you see.

Because I know what I see.

Love him.

But when shit hits the fan,

a lot of times, we gotta keep challenging them

to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.

[Kevon] For my last year, I wanted to get more exposure.

But previous years, I feel like the coaches believed in me more.

It's very difficult being a star running back on a losing team

because it's kind of messing with your mental.

I can show you clip after clip after clip.

If you just do what I told you to do, you'd make play.

What I will say is...

I'm so grateful that you retained me.

Anything you need from me, let me know.

Try to get this offense going before you get some points.

-Yes, sir. -For sure.

Special teams this year was a big reason

why we didn't win games.

I have to evaluate Coach Woodbury

and figure out ways to correct it.

Yo, get the ball!

Some of the Spartans players don't realize

they can run this ball back.

It's not really about blaming people,

but we were told throughout the season

that if the ball is blocked, it's dead.

So, it's not completely my fault.

[Vick] It's disappointing for me that I'm not hearing

the special teams coach take responsibility

and accountability for special teams.

Y'all got a lot to prove.

My chances of coming back, I think, are very high.

I think I do a great job, but, you know, you never know.

Coach Woodbury, he's a friend of mine,

but this is about business.

♪upbeat percussive music playing♪

[whistle blowing]

[Tony] Last week!

[Vick] This week, we got a tough power team, another big stage.

It could be the last game to show

we can pull it all together...

regardless of the things that might be circulating in my head.

We got the portal opening up soon.

So, it's my job to have forward thinking

as to what players I got to replace in the portal.

You ready to go?

For me, looking at the team is my chance to see

where we go after the season.

I'm really evaluating who stays and who goes.

My biggest question right now is Vincent.

Nice. Nice.

Is he somebody that we can

build upon in the future?

Way to go through your progression, good job.

I got to find QBs that are going to be committed,

who do want to be here, and who actually earns it.

[Steve]

Yeah, how was it?

[Steve]

Exactly.

Exactly.

Makai, he and I had a heart-to-heart yesterday

and talked about transfer portal.

Yeah, is that really what you want?

When you got everything you need right here.

I love Makai.

You're handling it right. You're handling it right.

Damn! Hey, chill.

Having a leader like Coach Vick keep us motivated

and keep us playing for something, it's just,

we wouldn't be able to do it without him.

But having these big expectations for myself

and not being able to showcase it all the way, it's tough.

Because I just didn't play as much as I wanted to play.

That's why I might not come back next year.

What's the name of the team that just hit the portal?

-Who? -Virginia State running back,

number seven. Freshman.

-Got three years left. -They can hit the portal now?

-They can stick an announcement. -There's an announcement today.

Ain't no secret.

Hey, Izz.

How you doing?

I can?

Izzy told me a couple days ago that he was going to hit

the transfer portal, and I think it's the right move for him.

I wish things could have worked out better,

but I feel like he had his opportunities.

[announcer] Got it. Intercepted!

[Izzy] The plan is to enter the transfer portal.

That's the discussion I had with my family.

Coach Vick is always level with us,

and I wish him nothing but the best.

But the best thing for me

is just to go in the transfer portal

and take my time somewhere else.

I'm thinking about bringing on my college offensive coordinator

as just an offensive consultant.

Ain't gonna to be good. He's a hard nose.

Tell me what you think.

Yeah, him and Dre got into it.

He's like, "[bleep] you, get away." I'm like, "What?"

Hey, just make sure you get your boys together.

He did?

That's crazy.

Yeah, man.

Coach, can I steal you for a second?

I'm hearing that during the Central game,

Coach Dre got into it with Otto and called him a bitch.

Coach Dre is a great friend of mine.

His son, DreSean, is on our team.

But I'm definitely going to have a conversation with Coach Dre.

It's my job to make sure

that this program has disciplined coaches and players

all across the board.

You can't be no coach calling no player no bitch.

That's crazy, though.

It's issues like this that's part of the reason

why I'm thinking about the future and not coming back.

That upset me, man.

The season ain't going how we want it to, for sure.

There was a lot of confusion in some areas.

-I want you to be here. -[whistles blowing]

Get out the game! Don't put him back in the game!

Do you think Virginia feels like home?

No, baby. Virginia will never feel like home to me.

-Y'all going to move here? -I don't know yet.

Zoom, zoom, zoom.

♪dramatic music playing♪

I know sometimes, you get a little emotional.

You definitely can control that.

I don't like the fact that you and Kevon

got into it a couple times.

Sometimes, I didn't understand what was going on,

and that's why I intervened a couple times.

Get him in the game. Get him in the [bleep] game.

This is a very important moment for me and Coach Dre.

He has to understand that he has to make some changes,

or I'm going to be making the changes.

No arguing with no players.

I know about this shit that happened with Otto

on the sideline the other day.

I don't know if you talked to him.

I talked to him. I apologized.

One thing I do is,

and I got to work on it, is controlling my emotions.

Like, how I feel a lot of times is on my face.

Once we get this new influx of kids,

y'all got to be like this, bro.

[Andre] It's nothing against nobody.

It's just I wear my emotions on my sleeve, I'm passionate.

If you feel you're confident in what you're saying

and what you're doing, you just got to show it, Dre.

I'm glad Coach Dre apologized to Otto,

but at the same time, it's all about him growing in this role.

I want you to work on your attitude,

because there's a lot riding on it, you feel me?

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spray that on you, baby.

Why everybody want to smell like me?

-This is my perfume. -This is mine.

I wore this for Daddy the first time.

But then he gave it to me,

and then everybody started wearing it.

But I wore it because I liked it.

Me and the kids are really hoping that the team

can end the season on a high note.

Twenty-one tickets. I don't know who these are for.

Do you think Virginia feels like home?

No, baby. Virginia will never feel like home to me,

because me and Daddy have to share a toilet in Virginia.

[laughs]

And I'm not a fan of that, you know?

At least in Florida, we have two separate toilets.

I don't think it'll ever feel like home.

We have definitely been toying with the idea

of me moving to Virginia,

but it's not something that I'm like,

oh, over the moon about.

But on the other hand,

taking little Mike back and forth

on the weekends is difficult.

And I don't feel like that's good for his development

in school, so I don't know what's going to happen.

Virginia's so boring.

It's just nothing but trees here.

It's like I know I'm here temporarily.

-[London] Yeah. -Not permanent.

[Terique] Going into my last game,

just thinking about how far I've come

since I've stepped on campus at Norfolk State.

It has been a long journey.

That's a long time. That's a lot of change.

I'm taking the future game kind of one step at a time.

Plan A and plan B is both football.

But I do have my degree, though.

I'm confident that I'll be able to do what I can

to make sure that my family's okay.

[Destiny] Hi.

Such handsome boys.

-You're so beautiful. -Thank you.

[Terique] Destiny gives me encouragement

day in and day out.

She goes to work every day to take care of the baby.

So, I definitely think that Destiny deserves

to have a nice night.

I want to make sure that every day that comes,

she knows how much I care for her

and for her to feel special.

I think this is, like,

the craziest year of football

I've probably ever had.

What are you going to do next? Find an agent, maybe?

I think the next step is just preparing.

I've spent my whole life playing this game.

I really see myself pursuing the NFL and pursuing the next level.

I'm going to try at the end. I'm going to put my effort in.

Like, a lot of people just give up.

That's just never been me.

We're going to be right there for you, waiting,

hoping, praying too.

-For sure. -We got you, love.

I've known Destiny for a long time,

and I know that she's my person.

We're on this journey,

and I'm so excited to build our life together.

We're going to be together forever.

I know that for a fact.

Just me and you. And Zeke.

And Zeke. [laughs]

♪upbeat music playing♪

Let's go, baby. A little sloppy. A little sloppy.

[indistinct chatter]

Your last Thursday practice.

Sure been a pleasure being around football, man.

I miss this shit, bro.

This is the last practice of the season,

and regardless of our record, whether I come back or not,

the relationships that I have with these young men

is really, really important.

[man] Let's go, let's go!

What you need help with?

Oh, I got you. Let me find you an agent.

You need one that's going to be in your corner.

Coach Vick is helping me prepare for the NFL,

because he's teaching me how things are going to be

in the real world.

My senior year, I had a lot of ups and downs,

a lack of carries and standing right ahead space.

This can't be happening with you right now.

My God.

[bleep] your money up, Kevon.

But my preparation for the NFL draft

is gonna be amazing,

because I have a few different places

I can train for the combine.

Realistically, I feel like

I have a good chance to get drafted.

-You came to check out Kevon? -Yeah. You like him?

That's all that matters.

Kevon asked me if I would help him find an agent.

The reason I will is because of the turnaround

that he had during the season.

I'm proud of Kevon.

I'm proud of the work he put in.

And I think he let the NFL scouts know

that this opportunity still is there,

and I think his future will be bright.

Seniors, we fought hard.

You put the effort up. You just came up short.

Of course, I would love for it to be 10-1, as opposed to 1-10.

Some of y'all may never suit up again.

This might be it this weekend.

So I'm going to say thank you for helping me relive my dream.

Football is an emotional game, because you put so much into it,

and then when you don't get the results,

it's not easy to deal with it.

After such a rough season,

it makes me question whether I do come back or not.

Hey, and when nothing feels better

than to go kick Howard's ass this weekend.

How do you feel?

♪dramatic music playing♪

We got this one today, fellas. We got this one.

This one belongs to us.

This season wasn't nothing like what we wanted it to be.

But guess what?

We can finish strong today.

Why not go out with a win? We deserve it.

[Day'lan] This is my last college football game.

It's really a bittersweet moment.

So, I'm not really worried about nothing but dominating.

This might be our last time together.

Let's make the most of it.

[Makai] You go win in the Howard,

just go out there and ball and help me see

what's next in my future.

[Vick] If you love the game,

show me how much you love it.

Hit them boys in the mouth.

Go out and kick their ass.

-I believe! -[all] I believe!

Let's go get us a win. Go out with a bang, baby.

♪suspenseful music playing♪

[announcer]And we're underway against the Howard Vikings.

Let's go, D! We about to dust their ass.

Berry is on target down the middle

to senior DreSean Kendrick.

Impose the wheel.

[announcer] Evans around the left side.

And he will score.

Touchdown, Spartans.

-[player] Good job! Let's go! -[Vick] One play at a time.

[Vinson] Even though this record says what it says,

I still have something to play for.

These last two weeks,

I really felt what it feels like to be a starter.

So, it definitely changed my mindset.

[Vick] Let's go, D. Make them earn everything.

[announcer]Kyree Moyston getting after the quarterback.

Doesn't get there, but he is going to get into it

with the Bison lineman.

And he is coming to the sideline hot.

Kyree.

[bleep] that, bro.

What's the matter? Go cool off. Go cool off, Kyree.

[Kyree] It's just been a long season.

After all these L's, man, it's just frustrating

that it keeps happening.

[announcer]Bison running up the gut for a touchdown.

Hey!

Everybody said he was gonna lay down.

Long game.

[announcer]Howard for the extra point drive.

And it's blocked.

And scooped up by Day'lan Long.

He could score two points if he goes all the way.

Puts on a stiff arm. Picks up a block.

And he is going to get home for a two-point run down.

[Vick] I'll take it.

[announcer]What a play by

team captain, Day'lan Long.

[Vick] Two points, I'll take it all day.

The guys are playing great. We come out strong.

Got some momentum. Defense is playing great.

And then...

[announcer]The defense holds.

And the Bison are forced to punt.

But it looks like there's a flag on the play,

and it's against the Spartans.

It's gonna be an automatic first down.

We do some of the dumbest shit ever.

[Makai] I don't know how you get a roughing the snapper.

I genuinely don't know. It's us being undisciplined.

I think that was the narrative with his team this year.

Once something happens on special teams,

all hell breaks loose.

[announcer]The Bison with an incomplete pass.

But here's Kyree Moyston at it again.

And he's going to get flagged for yet another personal foul.

Hey, get out the game. Don't put him back in the game.

No more. Get out the game.

Shit! Go ahead to the locker room.

Somebody, escort him to the locker room.

Same shit every week, yo.

Can't wait till this shit over.

Stop hiring your friends. I'm gonna give it to you real.

How did you get ejected last night?

You hurt your chances of accomplishing anything.

Nobody has a starting spot going into '26, nobody.

Somebody, escort him to the locker room.

I ain't got time for this shit.

Had to kick Kyree out.

I had enough of seeing Kyree's penalties.

It's been a consistent thing all season.

We'll see what happens with Kyree in 2026.

[Kyree] It's hard dealing with my emotions.

And sometimes, I really do get carried away.

Coach Vick definitely isn't going to allow that.

[announcer] Vinson Berry looking over the middle.

-Nobody home. -Damn!

[announcer] Berry forced out of the pocket.

And he will throw way over the receiver's head.

[Vick] Unfortunately, Vinson's out there looking out of it.

Bad throws. Bad decisions.

I can kind of see why he started

the season out as the number three.

[announcer]Berry drops back. And he fumbles the ball.

Vinson, what the hell is wrong with Vinson?

Can we get somebody out there who can play better?

[announcer]Tyson jailbreaked one up the middle

for a touchdown.

This is ridiculous. We're losing to Howard.

[laughing] Gotta laugh to keep from crying right now.

[announcer] And a fight breaks out

as a season's worth of frustrations

are now pouring out onto the field.

[Vick] There ain't no need, man.

We already lost the battle. Don't lose two.

I can take getting my ass whupped,

but I can't take giving the game away.

[announcer] This one is in the books,

and the Spartans will finish the season

at a dismal 1-11.

Each game is, like, more and more of a heartbreak.

It hurts.

Every game that we lose,

it hurts more and more.

[Vick] I was emotional after the Howard game,

because I watched this team fight all season

only to go out there and just totally

get annihilated on all levels.

I cried, because I was just happy it was over.

♪upbeat music playing♪

[Mike]

Hey, Michael keep rubbing it in, talking about Daddy lost.

[Kijafa] Oh.

He say, "Daddy, you lost every game?"

-Yes, we did. -[Kijafa] No, you didn't.

Even though that loss was really, really tough

after Howard, we went out to dinner.

We want to let Mike know that you are supported and loved

regardless of how the season goes.

How you feeling about the whole year, baby?

This is not what I imagined.

I'm happy that I got through the first year,

but I wish we would have had more wins.

I don't think coaching is just about winning.

You're teaching young men morals and values and stuff now,

so it's like you got a different win column.

I take five wins,

but I don't mind changing 50 lives.

Exactly.

My family, they won't let me get down on myself.

They won't let me stop believing.

I've seen my failures, and I can accept it.

When I look back on it,

I probably could have spent more time learning defense.

You was an electrifying football player,

but coaching takes time.

That's why I appreciate you for hanging in there with me.

Always encouraging me.

Teamwork makes the dream work, baby.

Y'all gonna move here?

I don't know yet.

[Brenda] Are you gonna move here, Kijafa?

-Zoom, zoom, zoom. -[Brenda laughs]

[Brenda] We love him being here.

I went to Florida a lot,

but now, I have him here,

so don't have to go to Florida a lot.

[chuckles] I love it.

Do you want to leave Florida?

[Kijafa] No, I don't.

I do not want to leave Florida.

Everyone wants to know, is Kijafa moving to Virginia?

As of right now, I don't know if Michael's gonna stay

at Norfolk State for another year.

I don't know what's gonna happen.

[cutlery clinking]

I just want to say to everybody here, first of all,

I love y'all, man.

-Love you, too. -I appreciate

everybody being here, even though

it ain't been the funnest season.

It still was fun!

I love y'all more than anything.

Y'all being here today

just means more than anything.

-[Kijafa] Cheers to that. -We gon' always be there.

[Kijafa] Whoo! Cheers to that. Cheers.

We are in a new era of life.

So we were in the Michael Vick experience

when we played football.

And now we are in the Coach Vick experience.

The season was tough, it was challenging,

but I know the journey is just starting

and that it's going to get greater later.

We are proud of you, and we're here to support you all the way.

-I did my best. -[applause]

[Brenda] You did a good job.

♪dramatic music playing♪

[C.J.] We grew up on this.

Summertime, come out here, be out in the water, man.

-Playing on the rocks. -[Vick] Right.

We used to call it skipping rocks,

so we just skipped rocks

all the way down to the end.

[Vick] After that last loss,

I just needed to go back to Newport News.

I needed to go back to my sanctuary

where all my dreams were made.

I wanted to go and think about my mom,

think about why I even came back to Virginia.

I lived over here.

Our projects was right behind these.

Played football in this field right here.

Talking about the origin

of everything I've ever been through, man.

It actually happened down here.

Community League has done

a great job of eradicating things

that young men like myself and other peoples get into.

For me, it was dealing with the dogs,

and that's what led to a lot of bad things.

[Kijafa] After Mike was in prison,

I didn't think he'd be able to come back and play,

and I'm so happy he never gave up.

[Vick] Coming back into the NFL, I had a lot to prove.

They took the chance on Michael, and it paid off.

I set a lot of goals when I was away,

and now it's time to dream chase again.

[Joy] When you've made mistakes and then do the work,

what better example do you have to teach young people

to understand what second chances are about?

[Prime] He's been praised and hated, ridiculed,

so he has that capability

because of what God has allowed him to go through.

[Strahan] The longer you don't give up, you don't quit,

you always got a chance to make a comeback,

and we all love a great comeback.

[Vick] We all try to do the right things.

We had great mentors.

Both of my uncles kept me out of the street.

Going around Newport News,

it reminded me of why I came back in the first place.

This season has been tough.

But mentorship played a big role in me taking this job.

And being at HBCU allows me to give back in the community,

be a part of the community.

It's an honor and a privilege to be coaching here.

I want to fight the fight.

I'm ready to come back in a major way.

And I cannot wait to get it going in 2026.

Let's see what this look like come 2026.

♪upbeat music playing♪

As far as your future, what do you say?

Because I'm going to base it on our conversation.

Now that the season's over, it's time to have

exit interviews with these players.

It's really a time for them to be honest with me

and for me to be honest with them.

I can't guarantee you no star position next year.

There's going to be somebody behind your ass

that's going to be ready to take your spot.

In some cases,

these conversations can determine

whether a player comes back or not.

What's up, baby? How you feeling?

-Good, how you doing? -All right.

What you doing, man? What's your plan?

Makai let Coach Adams know

that he's thinking about entering the portal.

If he stays, I honestly think

Makai can be a special piece for us.

The season didn't go how we wanted it to, for sure.

There was a lot of confusion in certain areas.

Sometimes they look at me like I'm the guy in the room.

Other times, I did not play the whole game.

You felt like you couldn't get a groove

because as soon as you get a pass caught, you're out.

So I was trying to be perfect.

I thought you played your ass off.

I want you to be here. Obviously,

I want to put good players in the right position

and set yourself up to go do great things.

But it's gonna be a little tougher next year.

I'm going to demand more out of y'all.

Y'all gonna be one year older, more mature,

and we're going to bring in more DBs.

As a coach, once you start seeing the same things,

eventually, you want to make a change. I got goals,

and I got dreams, aspirations,

and places I want to get to in my life, as well.

We're going to talk in the next day or so,

but let me talk to Coach Adams, too.

-I appreciate it, Coach. -All right, for sure.

I think about it a lot, so I don't know, it's tough.

Oh, I don't need to talk to Vinson.

I don't need to talk to him.

I figured that.

Vinson didn't have a strong finish

like I would have hoped for.

I know next year he'll have to come in,

and he'll have to compete for the quarterback position.

I don't think he wants to do that.

I think he wants to get a clean slate,

so we felt like it was time for us to part ways.

[Vinson] They tried me at quarterback.

I feel like I put some good stuff on film.

Yeah, V!

But at the end of the day, I worry about what I did wrong.

[announcer] Berry fumbles the ball.

-Ah! -[Vinson] For me,

not getting to be a starter

moving forward definitely stings.

The biggest lesson I'm taking from this season

is you can never just bet on something to happen.

Of course, I got room for improvement wherever I'm at.

Wishing Vinson nothing but the best,

he'll land on his feet somewhere.

I'll be better when I come back.

Wish we could have did more for each other this year.

I messed up myself during the springtime,

so I can't really say too much.

It's about coming back better

with a different attitude.

If you want to get to the league, man,

you're going to have to be extraordinary here.

Day'lan Long, as hard as he's worked,

being a senior, his time has come to an end.

But I believe in him.

I also want to help him with his future.

In terms of the season and recapping the season,

I wish we could have did better.

I wish I could have surrounded you with more people like you.

-Yes, sir. -You know what I'm saying?

So, you know, I'm gonna open up these doors for you.

We're gonna get you some representation.

Let's focus on that.

Let's take the next step. I'm proud of you, man.

We're going to see what the future holds.

I can't tell you. I ain't the Lord.

But I see myself playing starter in the NFL.

[Vick] Come on, Kyree. Let me talk to Kyree real quick.

Kyree's season sums up the play of this team.

All these good players that got taken away.

Penalties, personal fouls.

Take two steps forward and then five steps back.

Hey, get out the game!

Man, how'd you get ejected last night, though?

Why didn't you tell me?

Damn.

Any fights or anything, you got to walk away from that shit,

because it's a reflection of the whole program.

You hurt your chances of accomplishing anything

or going anywhere.

I can save that scholarship,

but in order to come back here

and play here for anybody next year, bro,

you on some zero tolerance shit.

Nobody has a starting spot going into 2026.

Nobody.

So if you want to be a full-time starter,

you're going to have to earn it in the spring.

This is where I'm at, Kyree.

All right?

Good luck, bro. Good luck, baby.

Let the chips fall where they may.

Next season, we will have the roster and the players

that we need to win.

In a perfect world, we all go to Virginia.

I'm still torn about going.

I am so proud of my son.

-[man] Congratulations! -[applause]

♪upbeat music playing♪

[Makai] When I was in high school,

one of my best friends, Justice Dunham,

passed away sadly.

He lost his life to gun violence.

He was in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

Things happened. Things escalated.

It was just God was calling his name right then.

Never know when your last play will be.

so that's why I'm so passionate.

Every time I'm in a tough situation,

I just come chop it up with him.

It's been a tough few days trying to figure out,

if I go out there and enter the transfer portal,

I don't know if that's the right move.

I was talking to my pops,

understanding that we went through the same

trials, tribulations, and sports.

You always want to play more.

Especially when you feel like you can contribute

in certain situations.

So, think about the portal right now.

Definitely.

My biggest thing is to try

and get me and mines out of this

and be in a better lifestyle,

so we don't ever have to go through none of this again.

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[reporter] In terms of setting the tone for the offseason,

is there an optimism that it's things you can fix?

It's just a new attitude, but they got to learn the hard way.

Sometimes, lapses in judgment comes back to hurt us.

Damn, Kyree! Stay back!

-Don't even go over there! -Shut the [bleep] up!

I'm trying to figure out what the solution is.

[reporter] Appreciate it, Coach. Thanks a lot.

Thank you.

[Vick] I'm telling you,

you're gonna get this shit right, man.

You're gonna get this shit right.

[Melody]

When talking with Coach Vick,

I think the most important thing right now is assessment.

What could have we done differently

to make sure you have success?

Whether that's through administration, coaching staff,

or your support staff.

[Vick]

[Melody] We have discussed

his plan for next year,

and the most important thing is

trying to bring a student in that's

disciplined in classrooms

as well as on the field.

When you look at Coach Vick over the season,

you see the growth game over game.

But that doesn't just happen during the season.

The offseason is really important,

so kind of refocusing and re-dedicating.

That's one of the hardest lessons he learned this year,

was that he gotta put in the work.

All right.

We've had ups and downs.

But Michael Vick,

we don't just love you when you bring us all wins.

We love you, because you are Norfolk State.

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[Vick] How many receivers we got signed?

-Three. -All right, three signed.

So, we got room to sign maybe one more,

because this kid Brevin Caldwell pretty good.

Going into the 2026 portal,

everything's been going good.

We got a lot of players signed up.

We got players that want to commit to Norfolk State.

Be like 6'2", 6'2" and a half, 6'3".

I like it.

For me to get an early jump on

and to have all these conversations,

it's gonna be a major turnaround.

Just trying to give our quarterbacks options.

All right, I appreciate you, D.

-All right. Yeah. -Okay.

Hey, baby.

Watch this quarterback, man. Tell me what you think.

You can come play for me, man. You know how crazy that'll be?

-Hi. -What's up, baby?

Coach Vick at work.

I'm watching the quarterback right now.

What quarterback you watching?

It's so exciting to watch my husband have phone calls

for 12 hours a day where he's recruiting

and he's looking at film and looking for talent.

I like the quick drop.

-Oh, okay! -All right.

Something that he didn't get to experience fully last year,

so he's going head in.

[Vick] College Football Hall of Fame is coming up.

In your Hall of Fame era?

It's going to be good.

[Kijafa] I always felt like he should go a lot sooner

than when he got inducted,

but it's such an honor for him to be inducted,

and I know he feels very, very proud

that his accomplishments have not gone unnoticed.

So tell me, how was this season

living apart from me and Michael and the kids?

It was tough. It was hard.

It was always good when y'all came down.

It rejuvenated me.

It excited us, yeah.

Missed y'all a lot.

I don't know. I'm still torn about going.

You got to take Michael into consideration, too.

In the perfect world,

we all go to Virginia.

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[Kijafa] I don't know. I'm still torn about going.

You got to take Michael into consideration, too.

In a perfect world,

we all go to Virginia.

I want Kijafa to move to Virginia,

because I'm really used to her being next to me.

I'm used to her being, like, five minutes away.

Twelve hours away, a flight away?

I'm a little too old for that.

I need the light of my life.

I need her close.

[Kijafa] It was hard on us, though.

-Yeah. -A lot of traveling.

Well, no matter where you are or where I'm at,

I will be there to support you.

We're going to come to Virginia.

I'm a wife, and I want to be with my husband,

and I miss my husband,

and I want to lay in the bed with him and cuddle.

And I want to rub feet and play footsies with him

and rubbing in his hair.

Kijafa decided to come to Virginia,

so you know what that mean.

My focus is going to be there.

You know, we get to hang out with my son,

go to dinner, do the things that relax my mind.

The goal in this is to prove to everybody

that we can take this operation and do it the right way.

Yeah, when you hire the right people.

Stop hiring your friends.

You know I'm gonna give it to you real.

That's what's gonna make this year fun.

Fifty new players.

Just a lot to look forward to.

I wish the season started.

2026 is going to be super lit, and we will win.

[laughs]

♪dramatic music playing♪

College Football Hall of Fame. I've been waiting for this.

I thought this wasn't gonna happen,

-I'm gonna be honest. -I'm excited.

I already know I'll never forget this night.

I am so proud of my son.

He's taking me on a blessed journey,

and I wouldn't trade this life for the world.

[announcer] Please welcome the 2025

Hall of Famers.

From Virginia Tech, quarterback Michael Vick.

[cheers and applause]

[Vick] The fact that my family's there with me, my mom,

I'm forever grateful.

I was able to soak that all in.

[man] Congratulations.

And guess what?

I can do it again.

Now more than ever,

I'm feeling that I was put on this Earth

to be a coach, as well.

Yeah, I was humbled this year as a coach.

I've been humbled before.

It's a small setback for a major comeback.

I'm gonna use everything that I learned,

and I'm telling you now, we're going to turn it around.

The future is green and gold.

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