It started with 48 hours of Southern University bliss 28-27 bayou won over classic grambling and culminated Monday afternoon with an introductory press conference for the new football coach, the Football Hall of Famer and current (now) University of Colorado coach Marshall Faulk.
Things are already coming off the worst record for Faulk and the Jaguars program since the 2010 season (water went 2-10, but had to vacate both wins that year for infractions).
With one year of coaching experience, Faulk will look to replicate the work of Delaware State commit Jackson, who led the Hornets to an 8-4 mark in 2025.
While the state of Delaware was in desperate need of some positive football news, the southern tradition and recent history was not desperate. That’s what makes the Faulk hire a little confusing.
After the successful Dawson Odums era ended when Odums transferred to Norfolk State, the Jaguars won Swac West titles in 2022 and 2024 under two different coaches: Eric Dooley and Terrell Graves.
Dooley and Graves met similar ends, a decline in fortunes and an increase in administrative drama that forced the southern brass to move midway through the next season.
Now, a program with a proud history will take the leap hire route, entrusting another prominent former NFL player with the precious cargo that is HBCU football and HBCU culture.
Faulk said at the press conference that he had success in the gold and blue as a super bowl and NFL MVP with the colors of the South. Louis Rams.
The latest question is whether Faulk, a accomplished former player and possible Deion Sanders Coaching tree, is fed up with receiving two-year winning streaks and using a vocal fan base to take advantage of a four-year winning streak.Sorry, Kenn Rashad).
HBCU Front-Porch Athletic Programs – Football and Basketball – Often have to look to name brand recruits to get the teams interested and hopefully get a few more wins to bring people to the games.
While Delaware State (Jackson) and Norfolk State (Michael Vick) certainly needed something to get excited about, the South didn’t need to go that route.
Hopefully it pays for jaguars or it will foul around and to find a big name does not guarantee a new, successful era in football.
