Larry Vickers completed so much in practically a decade as Norfolk State coach.
And that success — significantly during the last 4 seasons, together with three MEAC championships and 4 postseason appearances combined in with a historic 30-win marketing campaign — drove his departure to Auburn.
“I checked every part on my Norfolk State bucket checklist besides profitable an NCAA Match recreation,” Vickers mentioned pn Monday throughout an introductory press convention in response to a query relating to why was now the suitable time to hunt one other alternative.
“That was the one factor we didn’t examine off. I’d have by no means deliberate for a mid-major to win 30 video games, so for me, it was about what’s subsequent.”
Vickers, who went 177-99 total and 97-41 within the MEAC at Norfolk State, defined that the SEC — winners of the final three NCAA DI championships — would offer him with a beautiful newfound problem to check his teaching chops.
“There is no such thing as a higher league that’s going to check your Xs and O’s and your capability to recruit than this one,” he mentioned.
