Michael Vick leaves after last loss at Norfolk State
Norfolk State head coach Michael Vick was visibly unhappy after his team is close 35-28 loss to Morgan State on Saturday. The loss marks the Spartans’ 10th loss of the season and their ninth straight since an overtime win against rival Virginia State University on Sept. 6. Heading into the final week of the season, Norfolk State has yet to win a Division I game.
In the postgame press conference, Vick expressed what he felt were key reasons the Spartans lost the game.
“Block, block, more penalties. You know, when those things stop happening. We win football games easily, but that’s just not the case. That’s not the case this year and, uh, we just have to live with it.”
He then exclaimed how tired he was of the losses piling up every week, saying: “But I’m really sick of singing the same song every week. I can only imagine how they feel. You know, me as a coach, I can take it. Um, but yeah, it must be hard for the players.”
Norfolk State competed well for long stretches of the game. They even took a 20-14 lead in the second quarter after Vincent Berry, who started at quarterback for the injured Otto Khuns, threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to JJ Evans. However, Morgan State continued to make game-changing plays in all phases.
The critical moment came late in the second quarter when Eric Hunter returned a blocked punt 90 yards for a touchdown, giving Morgan State a 21-20 halftime lead. After Norfolk State built a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter, Morgan State quarterback Raymond Moore III took over.
Moore first found Justin Perry for a 13-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter, then secured a key punt in the red zone with six minutes, seven seconds left in the game to give Morgan State a 35-28 lead for good. Norfolk State closes the season in Washington, facing Howard University at Audi Field on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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