Adam Schefter faced immediate pushback from a number of sides over his reporting that Sacramento State was in discussions to hire Michael Vick as their next head coach, including from sports talk host and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball coach Doug Gottlieb.
The two were involved in a social media spat Monday, with Gottlieb firing the opening salvo when he quoted a post by Schefter over his initial report.
“Jeezus Shefty, edit what agents tell you… 0.0% chance Sac State has $50m in NIL,” Gottlieb wrote on X.
But the NFL insider fired back at Gottlieb with two posts of his own.
“The SAC-12 leading the schools NIL efforts already announced it has reached its initial goal of raising $50 million in NIL funds to strengthen the school’s case for an invitation to the PAC-12 or Mountain West conference,” Schefter wrote.
And then Schefter took it a step further and hit Gottlieb over his basketball team’s 0-3 start in conference play this college basketball season.
“And Jeezus, Doug. A seven-game losing steak and last place in the Horizon League? Less time on social media and more time in the gym,” Schefter wrote along with a screenshot of the Horizon League standings showing them in last.
As for Schefter’s report, Sacramento State has somewhat pushed back on it.
School officials told the Sacramento Bee that the report was premature while acknowledging that they did have conversations with Vick, along with others, regarding interest in the job.
The job posting closes Wednesday, but no one has been chosen yet, the outlet also reported.
Sacramento State President Luke Wood also addressed the report in a statement on X.
“Vick and I did meet about Sac State football and our athletic rise. As you can imagine, given the success of our athletic programs that our football head coach job is an attractive role. Announcements on several major decisions coming soon,” he wrote.
Vick also interviewed with Norfolk State for its vacancy, according to The Virginian-Pilot.