Hall of Famer Deion Sanders will be the next head coach at Jackson State, he announced on his podcast "21st & Prime" on Monday.
This will be Sanders' first collegiate coaching job.
"God called me to Jackson State," he said on the podcast.
Jackson State acting president Thomas Hudson and athletic director Ashley Robinson confirmed the hiring on the show.
"It's very big for Jackson State University," Robinson said, according to a transcript by the Mississippi Clarion Ledger. "Not only for Jackson State University, this is very big for the country right now.