Things got a bit testy between Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders and Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. Things didn’t get off to a great start between the two when Sanders didn’t greet Robinson before the game last Saturday, a claim which Sanders said only happened because his team showed up late.
Later after the Tigers’ victory, Robinson called out Sanders and said that “he was not SWAC and that he was SWAC,” Well Sanders has finally answered Robinson’s quote by wearing a hoodie with the front saying “Who is SWAC???” while the back read “I am SWAC!!”
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— COACH PRIME (@DeionSanders) October 11, 2022
His players clearly loved it but that is the only response so far from Sanders about the comment over the weekend. Sanders has rubbed a lot of coaches the wrong way recently. Another was Nick Saban who accused him and Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher of cheating earlier this year which Sanders didn’t take too kindly too. Later, however, the pair kissed and made up.
Sanders has done a lot to help the SWAC and has brought a lot of positive feedback for the conference but this latest incident was ugly and put a bad light on both schools – something the conference didn’t need.
