{"id":818867,"date":"2025-01-10T23:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/desean-jackson-talks-deion-sanders-influence-plans-to-coach-delaware-state-his-way\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T23:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T05:11:41","slug":"desean-jackson-talks-deion-sanders-influence-plans-to-coach-delaware-state-his-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/desean-jackson-talks-deion-sanders-influence-plans-to-coach-delaware-state-his-way\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSean Jackson Talks Deion Sanders’ Influence, Plans to Coach Delaware State His Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paul Kasabian<\/span><\/a>Featured Columnist II<\/span><\/span>January 9, 2025<\/span><\/header>\n
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Former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson was officially introduced as Delaware State’s football coach during a ceremony on Wednesday, marking another instance of an ex-star NFL player leading an HBCU program.<\/p>\n

During an introductory press conference, Jackson referenced Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, who enjoyed great success at Jackson State (2020-2022), but noted that he’ll do things his way at Delaware State.<\/p>\n

“I know a lot of people say, ‘Coach Prime, Coach Prime.’ I respect him and he gave us, guys like myself, an opportunity,” Jackson said, per Tim Furlong and David Chang<\/a> of NBC 10 Philadelphia. “I’m going to do it different than Prime. I’m going to do it the Coach Jackson way.”<\/p>\n

Jackson spoke a little more about what that way will be.<\/p>\n

“It’s going to look a certain way and we’re going to do it a certain way,” Jackson said. “But at the end of the day, we’re going to have fun doing it. And when you look up, you’ll be like wow, it’s a morale. It’s a persona. It’s a swagger. And I think everybody on this campus, everybody in Dover, everybody across the world is going to feel us.”<\/p>\n

Sanders led Jackson State to a 27-6 record and a pair of SWAC titles before leaving for Colorado in 2023. He just led the Buffaloes to a 9-4 record, two years after the team went just 1-11 in the season prior to his arrival.<\/p>\n

Jackson’s hire was announced a week after former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick became Norfolk State’s new head coach. Ex-star running back Eddie George leads Tennessee State, which just went 9-4, earned a conference title and appeared in the Division I-FCS tournament.<\/p>\n

Jackson certainly hopes to find the same success that Sanders and George enjoyed. He has a lot of work to do to turn around a team that just went 1-11, but Jackson, a three-time Pro Bowler with 66 touchdowns over his 15 NFL seasons, could very well be the man for the job.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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