Delaware State University will hold its first press conference with Coach Jackson on campus at the University’s Athletic Hall of Fame in the MLK Student Center on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The post DeSean Jackson talks HBCU coaching job he couldn’t pass up appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

DeSean Jackson landed a talented player from the HBCU national champions in his first official weekend as head coach.

Although DeSean Jackson was officially named Delaware State’s head coach last week, he’s already making waves on the recruiting trail. Jackson and the Hornets already landed Jackson State running back Kobe Boykin.

It's quite clear from his short time at he helm at Delaware State that DeSean Jackson is creating an HBCU pipeline to the west coast - something that has historically been difficult to do. It will be interesting to see how it works out moving forward. The post DeSean Jackson creating a West Coast to HBCU pipeline appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

Former NFL 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.

Delaware State officially named former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson as its head football coach on Dec. 27. He immediately started building a