Michael Vick has been hired as head football coach at Norfolk State. according to multiple reports.

The Virginian-Pilot first reported the news Tuesday evening. A press conference officially announcing Vick as head coach is expected within a week, according to the report. Vick replaces Dawson Odums, whom Norfolk State fired after a 15-30 record in four seasons.

The Athletic confirmed the Virginian-Pilot’s report that Vick and NSU agreed to a contract on Tuesday. The terms of the contract were not initially disclosed.

The head coaching job is the first for Vick, who played quarterback at Virginia Tech and in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. Vick has also reportedly spoken to Sacramento State about the head coaching position. Vick, 44, has little to no formal coaching experience. (He was briefly a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs and had a very brief stint as offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Legends in the Alliance of American Football. Neither situation lasted long.)

“I know how to lead and I know what matters,” Vick previously told the Virginian-Pilot.

The job keeps Vick close to his childhood roots. Vick grew up in nearby Newport News, Virginia, and played high school football there. He then played quarterback at Virginia Tech for two seasons.

In his first season as a starter at Virginia Tech in 1999, Vick led the Hokies to an 11-1 record and No. 2 ranking in the Associated Press poll. Virginia Tech’s only loss this season came in a Sugar Bowl national championship game against Florida State. He was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and finished third in the voting as a freshman behind winner Ron Dayne.

As a sophomore in 2000, Vick led the Hokies to another 11-1 season and finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting. The following spring, the Atlanta Falcons selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft.

Vick initially lived up to his promise as an electric dual threat who changed the way the quarterback position was played in the NFL. After spending most of his rookie season learning on the bench behind Chris Chandler, Vick became a Pro Bowler in 2002 in his first year as Atlanta’s starter.

As the Falcons’ starter, he made three Pro Bowls in five seasons and finished in the top four in MVP voting twice. As an electric runner, passer and playmaker, he developed into one of the NFL’s biggest stars.

Then his involvement in a dog-fighting scandal derailed his life and career. Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels was found to have tortured and killed pit bulls as part of a dog fighting operation. According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, Vick and his associates hanged and drowned several dogs as part of their operation.

Vick initially denied being directly involved in killing dogs. After failing a polygraph test, he admitted to authorities that he “had participated in the actual hanging of the dogs,” the USDA report said.

Vick pleaded guilty in 2007 to federal charges related to the dogfighting ring. He was also charged in Virginia with torturing and killing dogs and promoting dog fighting. He pleaded guilty to the dogfighting charge in that case. The second charge was dropped as part of his plea agreement.

Vick served 21 months in prison and was released in 2009. He was out of the NFL for two seasons.

After his release, he returned to the league with the Philadelphia Eagles. He spent five seasons with the Eagles and one additional season each with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers before ending his playing career after the 2015 season.

Vick has worked as a football analyst for Fox Sports since his retirement.