Southern reportedly has interest in Marshall Faulk becoming next head coach

One other HBCU is reportedly contemplating an NFL Corridor of Fame soccer participant as its subsequent head coach.

NFL Community senior reporter Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday that Southern and Marshall Faulk have “mutual curiosity” the job now vacated by Dawson Odums, who departed for Norfolk State final week.

The development could also be catching on: HOF RB Marshall Faulk and Southern College have mutual curiosity about Faulk turning into its head coach, supply mentioned. There’s been conversations. Nothing is finished, however the Louisiana native may comply with within the footsteps of Deion Sanders as a SWAC HC.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 28, 2023

Rapoport means that the transfer may sign the beginning of a development of former NFL greats touchdown teaching positions at Black schools within the vein of Deion Sanders at Jackson State and Eddie George at Tennessee State.

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Faulk, a seven-time Professional Bowl choice, Tremendous Bowl champion, and NFL MVP, doesn’t have any formal teaching expertise, although he’s a New Orleans native, which might make him a viable candidate for the job.

Southern athletic director Roman Banks is anticipated to maneuver shortly on naming a head coach.

Throughout an look on “The Carlos Brown Present,” Banks mentioned he’d hope to have a brand new coach in place by someday this week.

“Effectively, to be trustworthy, I’m hoping subsequent week that we simply begin narrowing our candidate pool down, and we deliver the ultimate three to 5 — if that many or no matter is submitted we’ll deliver them ahead for a second interview,” he mentioned. “I simply assume that it’s paramount by the top of the week that we’ve got to get somebody employed.”