Deion Sanders gives emotional speech before final game as Jackson State’s head coach

Coach Prime is headed onward to his next destination as he continues to climb the coaching ladder, set to become the Colorado Buffaloes head football coach next season.

But before that, he and his team are play Sanders’ final game as the Jackson State head coach. And there was no shortage of emotion that he gave before the Celebration Bowl.

“Not tomorrow, now,” Sanders said as he fought back tears. “Not the next day, now… We’ve done it together, let’s end together.”

Deion Sanders was overcome with emotion addressing his Jackson State team one last time before the #CelebrationBowl.

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— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) December 17, 2022

Sanders is expected to make a big splash at Colorado after he’s had success at quite literally every level of his career as a College Football Hall of Famer, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a college football coach, recording a 26-5 overall record over 3 seasons.

Crissy Froyd

Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.