Former NFL running back Clinton Portis enters the college football coaching fraternity after accepting the running backs coach and run game coordinator position at Delaware State University under new head coach DeSean Jackson.

DeSean Jackson announced two new coaching hires at Delaware State: Samie Parker and Brandon Blackmon. The two hires are set to join Travis Clark and Nemo Washington on the Hornet’s growing coaching staff under Jackson in his first season with the team.

DeSean Jackson is preparing for his first year as the head coach of the Delaware State Hornets. And on Wednesday, he decided to bring in yet another NFL great to join his staff. Former Miami Hurricanes legend Clinton Portis is joining the DSU staff as their running backs coach,

Former Miami and NFL running back Clinton Portis is joining DeSean Jackson's Delaware State coaching staff as running backs coach and run game coordinator. Like Jackson, this will be Portis' first foray into the collegiate coaching ranks.

DeSean Jackson makes a splash hire for his Delaware State coaching staff as he hires Clinton Portis as running backs coach.

Clinton Portis, who rushed for nearly 10,000 yards over nine NFL seasons with Denver and Washington, is joining DeSean Jackson's staff at Delaware State as running backs coach.