The former Super Bowl winning corner for the Dallas Cowboys guided Jackson State to consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference titles.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - DECEMBER 03: Head coach Deion Sanders of the Jackson State Tigers looks on before the game against the Southern University Jaguars in the SWAC Championship at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on December 03, 2022 in Jackso
Sanders talked about the dearth of Black head coaches at the highest levels of college football and trying to be a catalyst for change.The Tigers went 27-5 in the Sanders era and he was named SWAC coach of the year the last two seasons. The Buffaloes have turned in just one full-length winning season since joining the Pac-12 in 2011. They dismissed Karl Dorrell in October and interim coach Mike Sanford finished out the season that culminated with a 63-21 blowout loss to No. 12 Utah at home.
Sanders figures to bring a few players along with him — possibly even his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, a 6-foot-2 sophomore at Jackson State who’s thrown 36 TD passes this season and just six interceptions. Jackson State hired Sanders in September 2020 after he coached his sons at a fledgling Texas high school that was fraught with issues.
The arrival of Sanders raised Jackson State’s visibility. They were on the cover of Sports Illustrated in July — a feature on how Sanders rebuilt the program — and saw ESPN’s "College GameDay" pay a visit to Jackson State in October. Sanders also appeared on "60 Minutes" in a profile story.
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