Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk set to take over as head coach of...

Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk has been named the head coach of Southern University, an HBCU located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This marks Faulk's first head coaching position in college football. The New Orleans native joins Southern after serving as a running backs coach under Deion Sanders at Colorado. Faulk, who had previously declined coaching opportunities, accepted the role on Sanders' staff, citing the influence of Sanders as a factor in his decision.

Faulk is among a growing trend of former NFL players transitioning into college coaching roles, with Michael Vick recently taking over as head coach at Norfolk State. Faulk's illustrious NFL career spanned 12 years, during which he was named NFL MVP in 2000, earned three NFL Offensive Player of the Year awards, and was selected for the Pro Bowl seven times. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.

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