Deion Sanders, ‘Coach Prime,’ wins debut with Jackson State football
JACKSON, Miss. — Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders gained his school teaching debut Sunday as Jackson State defeated NAIA opponent Edward Waters 53-0 at Mississippi Veteran Memorial Stadium.
Jackson State is enjoying a spring season as a result of the Southwestern Athletic Conference moved its fall sports activities to the spring as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
Sanders and the Tigers are slated to play a seven-game season, with probably an eighth in the event that they make it to the SWAC championship recreation.
Here are 5 takeaways from the sport:
Jones will get the beginning: After a preseason of thriller, sophomore Jalon Jones was the primary quarterback on the sector for Jackson State on Sunday. For many of the day, Jones threw display screen passes and brief passes. He hardly ever pushed the ball down the sector, however he additionally did not must.
Jones did throw a 10-yard landing go to Daylen Baldwin with 11 seconds remaining within the second quarter.
Freshman quarterback Quincy Casey, the opposite quarterback within the operating to start out, entered the sport with six minutes remaining within the third quarter. Jones and Casey alternated snaps all through the second half. Casey threw a 23-yard landing go within the fourth quarter.
All gasoline, no brakes: After Jackson State scooped an Edward Waters fumble on a kickoff return with 55 seconds remaining within the first half, the Tigers marched down the sector and elevated the result in 31-0 on 4 performs in 44 seconds.
On the primary drive of the second half, Kymani Clarke scored on a 10-yard landing run, and the Tigers went for 2. Jones rolled out and threw an incomplete go to Kourtland Hubbard on the two-point conversion.
Cowboy shock: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, a former Sanders teammate from their days with the Dallas Cowboys, surprised Sanders on the field during pregame warmups. Sanders and Aikman performed collectively from 1995-1999, and the 2 have been on the Cowboys’ 1995 Super Bowl staff.
Shutout: Jackson State’s win was the primary program shutout since Sept. 6, 2014, when the Tigers beat Virginia-Lynchburg 59-0. JSU gave up a complete of 9 yards of offense within the first quarter.
Clarke and Newman present: Running again Kymani Clarke and large receiver Warren Newman have been all around the subject as offensive weapons for Jackson State. Newman took a few handoffs on reverses.
