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DEION SANDERS


'NCAA you have a problem': Deion Sanders says NIL money is causing behavior issues among players

Deion Sanders said the NCAA has a problem with the way players are starting to act now that they have money thanks to the new NIL rules.

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Deion Sanders made a list of HBCU players who should be drafted. Here's where they landed.

Deion Sanders had two of the four HBCU players who were selected in the NFL Draft on his list of the 16 most draft-ready HBCU prospects.

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Deion Sanders highlights HBCU prospects ahead of NFL draft

Deion Sanders did his part to make sure NFL teams don’t overlook players from historically Black colleges in this week’s draft.

Deion Sanders Has 2 Toes Amputated After Medical Setback

The Jackson State head coach and NFL Hall of Famer revealed the severity of his foot injury in an episode of his "Coach Prime" documentary.

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'I should've got them': Deion Sanders reveals he interviewed for three Power 5 jobs

Deion Sanders interviewed for three Power Five jobs, but ended up returning to Jackson State football after being turned down.

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Shaq, Usher and Mayer shows all highlight Super Bowl week

Shaquille O’Neal will return to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships.

'Lord help me': Deion Sanders wonders what happened to the competition level at Pro Bowl

Jackson State coach Deion Sanders, who played in eight Pro Bowls, had some criticism for the game while watching it on Sunday.

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49ers-Cowboys playoff rivalry resumes after long wait

Kyle Shanahan was a teenager watching on the sideline when the heated playoff rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reached a fever pitch with three straight NFC title game matchups.

Travis Hunter’s move to an HBCU is just the latest infuriating change for the establishment

Like prized recruit Travis Hunter, Jackson State University coach Deion Sanders has a lot of gall. The nerve of them! […] The post Travis Hunter’s move to an HBCU is just the latest infuriating change for the establishment appeared first on TheGrio.

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Terrell Owens says 'there's not a white coach' that can recruit Travis Hunter how Deion Sanders did

Six-time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens said there's no white coach that could do the same recruiting job Deion Sanders did when signing Travis Hunter.

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Jackson State football crushed by South Carolina State in Celebration Bowl: Our top takeaways

Jackson State was blown out in the Celebration Bowl by MEAC champ South Carolina State

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Fields throws 4 TDs, S Carolina State wins Celebration Bowl

Cory Fields threw for four touchdowns, three to Shaquan Davis, to lead South Carolina State to a 31-10 win over Jackson State in a game considered to be the national championship of historically Black colleges and universities.

Amid signing day chaos, SEC powers grab top recruits

Texas A&M holds the lead in the race for the national recruiting title in college football.

What Nick Saban said about Deion Sanders landing Travis Hunter, nation's No. 1 recruit

Nick Saban weighed in on Deion Sanders and Jackson State landing Travis Hunter, the nation's No. 1 recruit.

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Top recruit spurns Florida St to play for Prime, Jackson St

The No. 1 high school football recruit in the country pulled a signing day shocker.

Deion Sanders reacts after No. 1 recruit Travis Hunter's commitment to Jackson State football

Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders is having a very good Wednesday.

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Deion Sanders says he'd be $20 million richer if he had Brittany Renner's advice at Florida State

Deion Sanders explains why he had Brittany Renner speak to the JSU football team and why her advice is so valuable.

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Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey dies as age 77

Pro Football Hall of Famer Claude Humphrey has died at the age of 77.

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Schools reap benefits of hiring Coach Prime, Eddie George

Deion Sanders has been all over national TV, putting Jackson State in the spotlight every time his insurance commercials air.

'I don't believe that whatsoever': Deion Sanders reacts to Boosie Badazz saying he will enroll at Jackson State

Boosie Badazz said he's enrolling at Jackson State. Deion Sanders is skeptical.

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'Tell them God bless 'em': Deion Sanders explains why he's thankful for whoever made Prairie View's schedule

Prairie View was blown out by Texas A&M last week. They still have one more game to play before the SWAC championship

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'You have no idea the pain I felt': Deion Sanders updates health status in YouTube video

Deion Sanders has spoken about his heath status in a four-minute video on YouTube. Here's what the Jackson State football coach had to say.

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Deion Sanders to miss third straight Jackson State football game against Texas Southern

Jackson State football head coach Deion Sanders is out for the third straight week. He'll miss Saturday's game vs. Texas Southern.

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Pick-Six: Returning NFL stars and how they fared

Sometimes, the abdicating king, or the deposed one, returns to his kingdom.

Fans celebrate revived Classic with big-name pro coaches

Fans at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium had much to celebrate at the first Southern Heritage Classic in two years.

Deion Sanders wants every player in his HBCU conference to have a name on their jersey, and the Hall of Famer is willing to pay for it

The NFL legend-turned-Jackson State head coach said he'd "take care of it for the whole SWAC" if the conference adds names to players' uniforms.

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Deion Sanders wanted his HBCU football team dressed to the nines - so Michael Strahan fitted them with custom game-day suits

The NFL Hall of Famers told Insider about their efforts to bring more support to "underappreciated, underserved" HBCU programs.

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Coach Prime eager to raise profile of Jackson State, HBCUs

Former NFL star Deion Sanders is eager to put Jackson State on the football map and help raise the profile of historically Black colleges and universities around the nation.

Bowden remembered as coaching legend on and off the field

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney called Bobby Bowden a “model” that other college coaches should follow saying he never lost sight of being a man of faith, a great husband and father.

Pick a number: NFL players relish new single-digit identity

Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson is among the NFL players who took advantage of a rule change allowing more options for jersey numbers this year.

Super Bowl could be farewell for several pending free agents

Kansas City and Tampa Bay have several starters, including some notable pass catchers, scheduled to become free agents next month. So the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Buccaneers will serve as a farewell for several players with their current team. Brown signed a one-year, $1.6 million contract with Tampa in late October and has been a model citizen since. He has 45 receptions for 623 yards and seven touchdowns after signing a one-year, $9 million deal. He turned 34 last month and might be willing to sign another one-year deal to stay in Tampa.

Lil Wayne, Kodak Black get clemency; Joe Exotic does not

President Donald Trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 140 people in a last-minute clemency flurry after midnight on Wednesday, a list that included rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black. — Rapper Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was given a full pardon. In the pardon, Lil Wayne was praised for his “commitment to a variety of charities, including donations to research hospitals and a host of foodbanks.” Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders backed the pardon. Lil Wayne is one of the seminal figures in rap in the last two decades, selling more than 20 million albums in the U.S. since releasing his debut in 1999. Supporters included Gucci Mane, Lil Pump, Lil Yachty, and athletes Lamar Jackson and Jack Brewer.

Frito-Lay plans three Super Bowl ads to highlight new products and football stars like the Manning brothers

Frito-Lay said it's planning three Super Bowl ads next month, including one highlighting NFL stars Peyton and Eli Manning, Troy Aikman and Deion Sanders. The PepsiCo subsidiary said one spot will highlight Doritos 3D Crunch, the '90s-era snack the company recently said it was reviving. The third spot will promote its Cheetos Crunch Pop Mix, which was introduced Monday and mixes Cheetos with its Cheetos Popcorn. Frito-Lay said snack consumption has seen a major gain during the Covid pandemic. Frito-Lay joins brands like M&M's, Pringles, Toyota and TurboTax, which have already said they'll be advertising during the game.

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Johnstone, 2-time WS champ and popular prankster, dies at 74

(AP Photo/File)LOS ANGELES – Jay Johnstone, who won World Series championships as a versatile outfielder with the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers while being baseball’s merry prankster, has died. In the 1981 World Series, Johnstone had a pinch-hit, two-run homer in Game 4 that rallied the Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the Yankees. That tied the series at two games apiece, and the Dodgers won the next two games to claim the title. The Dodgers, who won their last World Series in 1988, begin the playoffs on Wednesday. Besides his daughter, he is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary Jayne Johnstone; sister Sandy Clairmont; and son-in-law Ryan Dudasik.

New Magnolia State coaches prepare for challenging debuts

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, file photo, Lane Kiffin speaks to Mississippi fans after being announced as the new head football coach during a introductory press conference in Oxford, Miss. In attendance were his children, daughters Presley Kiffin, 13, left, Landry Kiffin, 15, second from left, and son Knox Kiffin, 10. Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. But they drew huge challenges for their debuts, with the Bulldogs visiting defending national champion and No. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

New Magnolia State coaches prepare for challenging debuts

Mississippi State's Mike Leach and Mississippi's Lane Kiffin brought big names and offensive pedigrees to the Magnolia State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico. Instead, both coaches — and their respective offenses — will encounter stiffer challenges in their Magnolia State debuts. 5 Florida and ex-Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen as two-touchdown underdogs. Before Deion Sanders made a prime-time splash when he was hired by Jackson State on Monday; Leach and Kiffin were splashy hires in the state.

‘Match made in heaven’: Deion Sanders to coach Jackson State

Jackson State’s new football coach then stated “I believe” many times about what he envisions happening on and off the field. It’s a match made in heaven.”Currently the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School-Cedar Hill in Texas, Sanders is taking his first head coaching job. “Coach Prime” later opened a blue blazer lined with the JSU logo to much applause. Acting Jackson State President Thomas Hudson called the hiring “the grace of God” and cited the school's football history in landing Sanders. Sanders also played nine seasons with four clubs in Major League Baseball, appearing in the 1992 World Series with the Atlanta Braves.

Truex ends 2020 winless skid with victory at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. Martin Truex Jr. cruised down the stretch and won his first NASCAR Cup race of the season on Wednesday night in the first race under the lights at Martinsville Speedway. Truex won the Martinsville grandfather clock on the paperclip-shaped track at just 0.526 miles. Already outspoken on social causes in NASCAR, Wallace denounced the flag and his message spread throughout sports. Boston tweeted questions about the race and seemed to enjoy the action at Martinsville: Do yall be pinned to the TV. Martinsville capped a stretch of seven straight Cup races since it resumed without fans at the track.

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