The Deion Sanders effect? Another SWAC team interested in hiring NFL legend as head coach
By Adam Spencer
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The Jackson State Tigers, a SWAC school at the FCS level, made waves this offseason by hiring NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders as their head coach.
It built excitement around the program, and the Tigers went 4-3 during the regular season.
Now, it seems the trend of hiring NFL Hall of Famers might be continuing. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Hall of Fame RB Marshall Faulk could soon be in the SWAC, too, as Southern University has mutual interest with Faulk in hiring him as the new head coach:
The trend may be catching on: HOF RB Marshall Faulk and Southern University have mutual interest about Faulk becoming its head coach, source said. There’s been conversations. Nothing is done, but the Louisiana native could follow in the footsteps of Deion Sanders as a SWAC HC.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 28, 2021
Faulk and Sanders in the same conference? That would be a lot of fun to watch.
Then, over in the Ohio Valley Conference, NFL legend (but not a Hall of Famer) Eddie George was recently hired to coach at Tennessee State.
Interesting times in the FCS ranks!
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
