Huge Michael Vick, Norfolk State matchup gets scheduling update

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Randall Barnes, ClutchPoints

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 ·

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Michael Vick and Norfolk State are seeing a huge early-season scheduling change. The team’s matchup against the University of Virginia, originally scheduled for September 12, has been moved up to Friday, September 11. The game does not currently have a kickoff time or TV destination, but the move to a Friday evening game most likely means that the game will be nationally televised.

The matchup against Virginia will serve as Michael Vick’s second game against an FBS opponent, with his Spartans having lost 60-10 to Rutgers University last September. Although both teams are in the state of Virginia, this will be their first time facing off, as well as Norfolk State’s second matchup against an ACC opponent after losing to Wake Forest 41-16 in 2021.

Vick is set to start his second season at the helm of Norfolk State University after a 1-11 start to his coaching journey. Several elements of Michael Vick’s first season as an HBCU head coach were broadcast on the BET original docuseries, The Coach Vick Experience . The series, which featured eight episodes, ended it’s run at the end of March.

Now, Vick looks to change the tide of the program with an intriguing out-of-conference slate that includes games against both Virginia and Old Dominion University. The Cavaliers finished the season 11-3 and 7-1 in conference in 2025. They made it to the ACC Championship but lost to Duke, who is coached by Manny Diaz; however, they were able to end the year on a high note after beating 25th-ranked Missouri 13-7 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.