NSU Press Release

NSU Announces Pete Adrian as New Football Coach

Norfolk, Va.— Norfolk State University President Dr. Marie V. McDemmond and Acting Athletics Director Marty Miller announced Wednesday the hiring of Pete Adrian as the university’s new head football coach. Adrian, who becomes the 16th head coach in Spartan football history, replaces Willie Gillus, whose contract was terminated in December.

Adrian has 35 years of coaching experience, 30 of those years were spent coaching at the collegiate level. Adrian served seven seasons as defensive coordinator at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Fla. Adrian’s resume also includes stints at Rhode Island and Idaho State, and head coaching stints at Bloomsburg (Pa.) University and Deltona (Fla.) High School.