Football Coaches

Norfolk State University Athletics

2026 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Twitter
Michael Vick	Head Football Coach		(757) 278-4655 (757) 278-4655	@MichaelVick
Cornell Brown	Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach
Marcus Gildersleeve	Special Teams Coordinator/ Recruiting Coordinator	mtgildersleeve@nsu.edu
Brian Sheppard	Offensive Coordinator	bsheppard@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4665 (757) 278-4665	@coachbshep
Steve Adams	Defensive Coordinator	sradams@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4660 (757) 278-4660	CoachSteveAdams
Ike Charlton	Cornerbacks Coach	iccharlton@nsu.edu
Wilson Appleton	Safeties Coach/ High School Relations Liaison	whappleton@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4662 (757) 278-4662	@CoachWAppleton
Tim Smith	Wide Receivers Coach	tfsmith@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4655 (757) 278-4655	@Coach_TimSmith
Dre Kendrick	Running Backs Coach	sakendrick@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4658 (757) 278-4658	@drekendrick4
Elton Brown	Offensive Line Coach	egbrown@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4657 (757) 278-4657	@coacheltonbrown
Darryl Bullock	Tight Ends Coach	dabullock@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4656 (757) 278-4656	@coachbull_

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone	Twitter
DeCedrick "Ced" Quinn Sr.	Assistant AD/Sports Performance (FB)	dtquinn@nsu.edu	(757) 823-8824 (757) 823-8824	@CoachCedQuinn
Vanessa Hale	Head Athletic Trainer (FB)	vahale@nsu.edu	(757) 823-9547 (757) 823-9547
DeMarcus McMillan	Director of Football Operations	dmcmillan@nsu.edu	(757) 278-4655 (757) 278-4655	@DeMarcusMcMill4
Reggie Samuel	Chief of Staff	rdsamuel@nsu.edu