# 2025 Norfolk State Spartans football team

The 2025 Norfolk State Spartans football team will represent Norfolk State University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spartans are expected to be led by first-year head coach Michael Vick and play their home games at William "Dick" Price Stadium in Norfolk, Virginia.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Jaden Bryant | OL | Alcorn State |
| Samuel Eskridge | OL | Eastern Kentucky |
| Marcus Mauney | DL | Elon |
| AJ Richardson | LB | NC State |
| Eric Etienne | DL | Western Kentucky |
| Keshawn Lynch | DE | Unknown |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Keyonte Arrington | OL | Alabama A&M |
| Stemarion Edwards | LB | Alcorn State |
| Jaden Kelly | LB | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Khalib Gilmore | LB | Ball State |
| Major Dillard | DT | Chowan |
| Kahleef Jimmison | DB | Delaware State |
| Caleb Turner | S | Eastern Michigan |
| Kahlil Bradford | DT | Florida Memorial |
| Tormon Laprade | DB | Florida Memorial |
| Kymari Gray | WR | Hampton |
| Abe Williams | WR | Hampton |
| Armand Vinson | DB | Hampton |
| Guan Price II | OL | Hampton |
| Tyler Leinberger | OL | Hampton |
| Earl Woods III | QB | Kennesaw State |
| BJ Blake | DB | Louisiana Tech |
| RJ Evans | DT | Mercer |
| David Ojiegbe | DE | Pittsburgh |
| Israel Carter | QB | South Florida |
| Elijah Simley-Flores | WR | Utah Tech |
| Nick Booker-Brown | DL | UTSA |
| Drake Hatcher | DT | Valdosta State |
| DreSean Kendrick | WR | William & Mary |
| Stephon Hall | S | Youngstown State |

### Coaching staff additions

| Name | New Position | Previous Team | Previous Position |
| Michael Vick | Head coach | Atlanta Legends | Offensive coordinator/Advisor |
| Terence Garvin | Defensive coordinator | Florida Memorial | Co-defensive coordinator |
| Elton Brown | Offensive line | The Apprentice School | Offensive coordinator |
| Jabo Smith | Defensive backs | Florida Memorial | Co-defensive coordinator |
| Izaan Cross | Defensive line | Georgia Knights Prep. Academy | Head coach |
| LaRoy Reynolds | Linebackers | – | – |
| Darryl Bullock | Assistant head coach | Hampton | Offensive line |
| Andre Kendrick | Running backs | – | – |
| Tory Woodbury | Special teams | Howard | Tight ends/Special teams |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 28 | Towson* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| September 6 | Virginia State* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| September 13 | at Rutgers* | SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ |
| September 20 | Sacred Heart* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| October 4 | at Hampton* | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA (Battle of the Bay) |
| October 11 | at Wofford* | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC |
| October 25 | South Carolina State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| November 1 | at Delaware | Alumni StadiumDover, DE |
| November 8 | at North Carolina Central | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC |
| TBA | Robert Morris* | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| TBA | at Howard | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, D.C. |
| TBA | Morgan State | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game ||||