Jordan Anderson’s record-setting season leads VSU to CIAA title game



Jordan Anderson
Courtesy VSU Athletics

ETTRICK, Virginia -— Before his arrival, Jordan Anderson knew nothing of Virginia State. In fact, he said he was unfamiliar with most of Virginia’s colleges and universities when he returned to the commonwealth his junior year of high school.

“The only school I knew about was (Virginia) Tech because of Michael Vick,” he said. “That’s when I used to live in Hampton when I was little.”

Vick starred at Warwick High School in Newport News before leading the Hokies to their only national championship-game appearance in 2000. He now is a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Anderson spent seven years in Hampton before his family moved to Arkansas and then to Centreville. From there, he went to play for James Madison. And despite being clueless about Virginia State, when he decided to use his last year of eligibility somewhere other than JMU, he plunged in.

In doing so, Anderson has rushed to the best season in VSU history while helping lead the Trojans into Saturday’s Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title game against Winston-Salem State.

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