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Question of the Day Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders calls out to his players during the first half of an NCAA college football against Edward Waters in Jackson, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. The game marks Sanders’s collegiate head coaching debut. (AP Photo/Rogelio . more > By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times - Sunday, February 21, 2021
The Deion Sanders era at Jackson State kicked off Sunday with a special guest, a Gatorade bath and some postgame tension.
Sanders, who was hired in September, met with former Cowboys teammate Troy Aikman before the game. The pair hugged on the field before Sanders led the Tigers to a 53-0 victory over NAIA school Edward Waters.