When he started as a first-time college coach at Norfolk State earlier this year, Michael Vick knew there would be a learning curve in his first season. And it couldn’t be further from the truth. The Spartans are 1-10, currently on a MEAC-worst nine-game losing streak. Despite that, nothing has stopped fans from flocking to the football games in record numbers!

Last year, 24,960 fans attended the Spartans’ homecoming game against Morgan State. But the story was pleasantly different in Vick’s first season when they hosted South Carolina State on October 25. A whopping 47,273 fans, to be precise, at a time when Norfolk State had lost four consecutive games.

This is despite a steep rise in ticket prices. To comply with the NCAA’s revenue-sharing agreement, Norfolk State decided to increase

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