Deion Sanders took another huge step on Sunday when it comes to the elevating of HBCU football programs.
On Sunday, Jackson State held its annual spring game. This year’s game was different, though – it aired nationally on ESPNU.
Jackson State made school history, as its spring game had never aired on national television before. But things are changing with Sanders at the helm of the program.
Jackson State’s spring football game is on ESPNU right now. I’m just sayin 🤷🏾♂️ #TheeILove
— Trey Johnson (@theetreyjohnson) April 24, 2022
Sanders’ prized recruit, Travis Hunter, shined on the bright stage, scoring two early touchdowns. Sanders stunned the football world by flipping Hunter from Florida State on signing day.
Travis Hunter did all of this in the first quarter of the Jackson State Spring Game. Just wow @TravisHunterJr pic.twitter.com/t7Ruq7D795
— Jeff Lightsy Jr. (@jlightsy7) April 24, 2022
Travis Hunter making an immediate impact in Jackson State’s spring game 👀🔥 @TravisHunterJr pic.twitter.com/AOT41faMCC
— 247Sports (@247Sports) April 24, 2022
Sanders did everything he could to bring more eyeballs to his program and HBCU football as a whole on Sunday.
So @DeionSanders wore a @GoJSUTigersFB sweatshirt w/ his @Twitter handle, was mic’d up throughout the Tigers’ spring game, marketed his program, said ‘we live in the Portal’ & blasted his 2021 offense. In other words, he remained a showman: https://t.co/qLrYN4btp7 @FootballScoop
— John Brice (@JohnDBrice1) April 25, 2022
He landed a big-time recruit, too.
🚨BREAKING: Robert Lockhart is the first commitment in the class of 2023 for Jackson State. He breaks down his decision here. #IBelieve https://t.co/WT773Otcg7 pic.twitter.com/nTTsbBSMNb
— Jeremy Johnson (@JeremyO_Johnson) April 24, 2022
All in all, it was a pretty great day for Sanders and the Jackson State football program.
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