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It stings that Deion Sanders has left Jackson State University for the University of Colorado. Sanders brought a great deal of positive attention to the program and the rich history of JSU football, the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Yet, surveying the list of 68 head coaches at Power 5 conference programs reveals a homogenous group and a depressingly familiar reality of the football head coaching ranks. For as bad as the NFL’s… Source link

Deion Sanders is the only person to play in both the Super Bowl and the World Series, not to mention the only player to ever hit a MLB home run and record an NFL interception in the same week. On Oct. 11, 1992, he played in an NFL game and suited up for a MLB game … on the same day … in two different cities. That probably beats the time at Florida State when he won the 100 and 200 meters in a morning track meet and then started as a center fielder for the Seminoles’ baseball team that… Source link

Jackson State football coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders recently had surgery on his injured foot which resulted in the amputation of two toes on his left foot. The procedure is discussed in an episode of the SMAC Entertainment and Barstool Sports series, “Coach Prime”, which detailed his three-week stay in a Mississippi hospital. Sanders, 54, had his big toe and the second toe on his foot amputated and he lost 35 pounds during his stay. Sanders was diagnosed with three femoral… Source link

Jackson State coach Deion Sanders is already drawing plenty of attention as a coach. Sanders led Jackson State to an 11-win season his first year on the job. He was rewarded with the FCS Coach of the Year honor. That success has already propelled Sanders into NFL conversations. There were no reports Sanders interviewed during the most recent coaching cycle, or that teams contacted Sanders, but there was a belief Sanders could break into the NFL head coaching ranks soon. Problem is, Sanders… Source link

Deion Sanders and Jackson State have pulled off a signing day shocker. Travis Hunter, Rivals.com’s No. 1 player in the class of 2022, announced Wednesday that he has committed to play for Jackson State. Hunter, a two-way player listed by Rivals as an athlete, was committed to Florida State since March of 2020. There was also speculation that the Suwanee, Georgia, native could flip his decision to the in-state Bulldogs. Instead, he will drop down to the FCS level to play for Sanders at… Source link

Deion Sanders has had to make adjustments in his new role as head coach at Jackson State. Sanders starred at football school Florida State and spent 14 seasons in the NFL where he built a Hall of Fame career. Those are places that come with luxuries. Jackson State isn’t a place like that. Sanders spoke with reporters for the first time at Southwestern Athletic Conference media day on Wednesday following big recruitment wins last month and shared the differences in resources. Lack of resources… Source link

Deion Sanders is officially head coach at Jackson State, and we now know how much he’ll be making during his tenure in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Per Sports Illustrated, Jackson’s contract is a four-year, $1.2 million deal with at least $120,000 in annual incentives. He will also receive an automatic extension for an eight-win season. That $300,000 salary is in line with many FCS coaches, which probably makes it a bargain considering what Jackson State is already getting out of… Source link