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— William Atkins IV threw four touchdown passes, Jordan Smith caught two of them, and South Carolina State routed Norfolk State 51-20 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.

— J.T. Fayard threw for 248 yards and two touchdowns, Ihson Jackson-Anderson and Gerald Modest each had 80-plus yards rushing and a score, and Wofford beat Norfolk State 31-14 on Saturday for its first victory of the season.

— Braden Davis threw a touchdown pass and had one of four rushing touchdowns for Hampton, helping the Pirates hold off Norfolk State for a 41-34 win on Saturday.

— Jordan Barton threw two touchdown passes as Wagner scored on three consecutive drives in the second half to beat Norfolk State 18-13 on Saturday.

— Mitchell Summers ran for 119 yards, Jack Snyder scored two touchdowns on the ground, and Sacred Heart held off Norfolk State 31-28 on Saturday night.

Michael Vick earned his first collegiate head coaching win after Norfolk State stormed back to beat Virginia State 34-31.

— Andrew Indorf threw for 187 yards and three touchdowns, Kemarrion Battles rushed for 79 yards and Towson beat Norfolk State 27-7 on Thursday night to spoil the start of the Michael Vick era for the Spartans.

Ahead of Saturday's Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff, we ranked 10 HBCU players who could be on next year's NFL draft radar.

Vick is coaching just 30 miles from where he grew up, and in the state where he electrified college football as a player.

Donovan McNabb Jr. could have the opportunity to play for his dad's former Eagles teammate as Norfolk State became the latest school to make an offer to the 2027 wide receiver.