As Jackson State prepares to face Texas Southern on Saturday in Houston, Tigers head coach Deion Sanders will not allow his players to leave the team hotel following the death of rapper Takeoff early Tuesday morning.
The Houston Police Department confirmed that rapper Takeoff, whose real name is Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot and killed at a local bowling alley in the same city that JSU will travel to seeking to try to earn its ninth win of the season. Ball, 28, was one-third of the group, Migos, that includes Quavo and Offset.
“I’m just sick and tired of the consistency of people that are influential to you are leaving us consistently: That’s our rappers,” Sanders said in a video message.