When Deion Sanders was named Colorado’s next football coach after the conclusion of the 2022 SWAC championship game in Jackson on Dec. 3, a lot of buzz and chatter rose on the matter of how many players would remain with Jackson State’s program after his departure. It appears there will be a fairly significant exodus.
Following Sanders’s last game as JSU’s head coach in a 41–34 loss to North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, more than a dozen players from the program have reportedly entered the transfer portal seeking to find their new college football home for the ’23 season.