“Coach Sanders was the biggest hire in college football. I’m talking about Power Five level.”
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
Since Deion Sanders took over Jackson State’s football team, they have dominated their HBCU opponents. https://t.co/idBPww4YyT pic.twitter.com/jzO0lMPMFj
What struck Deion Sanders about being on Jackson State University’s campus for the first time? “The need,” Sanders tells @jon_wertheim. https://t.co/idBPwvNnHl pic.twitter.com/a9OKhG8jLk
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
“Coach Prime has opened up doors for the Southwestern Athletic Conference that we could not get into.”
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
Since Deion Sanders became head coach of Jackson State, several major corporations have stepped in with sponsorships for the school and the conference. https://t.co/idBPww4YyT pic.twitter.com/jGVC87QvZr
“You know darn well there’s a parallel with HBCUs and resources. Underserved and overlooked,” Deion Sanders tells @jon_wertheim. https://t.co/idBPww4YyT pic.twitter.com/GUJszM9Qct
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
What convinced Travis Hunter, the top-ranked college football recruit, to go to Jackson State last winter? “Coach Prime. He just let me know how big of an impact I can have on the people, and that’s one of the things I wanted to do,” Hunter says. https://t.co/idBPwvNnHl pic.twitter.com/JXoZGyhVdP
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
“I’m hoping a political figure, or someone, some billionaire, is out there saying, ‘You know what? I’m going to bet on Prime,’” Deion Sanders, now coaching football at Jackson State University as Coach Prime, tells @jon_wertheim. https://t.co/idBPwvNnHl pic.twitter.com/mV21CpAU1L
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
If approached by a Power Five school, would Deion Sanders be receptive? “I’m going to have to entertain it. Straight up. I’d be a fool not to,” Sanders says, adding that his concern is for his assistants, who are underpaid by college football standards. https://t.co/idBPwvNnHl pic.twitter.com/ahRAQPAQmx
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 17, 2022
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