Deion Sanders had numerous goals when, in 2020, he accepted the job as head coach at Jackson State, an historical black college in Mississippi.
One was to restore the Tigers program, whose illustrious history includes four Pro Football Hall of Famers .Another goal was to bring attention not just to JSU but all of HBCU football and HBCU schools in general.
HBCU’s compete in FCS football, which is considered a division lower than not just the major programs such as Alabama or Ohio State, but even Central Michigan or Middle Tennessee. This isn’t about taking a slot in the college football playoff or even the Rose Bowl. There are a slew of minor games that essentially attract little more than diehard college football fans and gamblers. Did last year's Myrtle Beach Bowl between 6-6 Old Dominion and 6-6 Tulsa get anyone fired up? One of those teams playing the best of HBCU would be more intriguing.
FBS and HBCU teams do occasionally play during the regular season. Alabama State lost 45-7 to UCLA and Florida A&M fell to North Carolina, 56-24, among others, this year. UCLA and UNC, though, are top 20 teams. What happens against a 6-6 club out of the MAC? It’s a great weekend that might be even better if the winner of that advanced to a FBS bowl played in late December or early January against a FBS opponent. This would require moving a smaller bowl, but so what?
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