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Deion Sanders: HBCU schools 'speaking about' realignment
Jackson State University head coach Deion Sanders during a Sept. 5 game. Tori Lynn Schneider / USA TODAY NETWORK

HC Deion Sanders: Jackson State 'speaking about' potential conference realignment

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports  |  By Grey Papke  |  Last updated 7/16/22

Deion Sanders is making it clear that he does not want to be left out of college football’s ongoing realignment.

Sanders appeared on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” on Saturday, and the Jackson State coach suggested that HBCU schools are going to have to strongly consider where they want to stand in the NCAA pecking order. Sanders suggested that Jackson State was already assessing potential new conference memberships, and that other schools needed to consider doing the same.

“Sooner or later, some of the prominent schools are going to have to make a decision,” Sanders said. “What do we want to do? Do we want to sit back and adhere to tradition? Or, do want to put ourselves in a financial situation that our school prospers? You really got to factor that in and weigh those options. There are some tremendous options that a few of those schools are going to be faced with. We’re already speaking about it.”

Sanders has made Jackson State nationally relevant, but they are still an FCS team playing conference games against members of the SWAC.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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