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Athletics

JSU Football Program Welcomes Blue Blood Coach 0
- Athletics, Featured, Slider, Spring 2021 Issue
- May 19, 2021
By Dennis Driscoll and Spencer McClenty As the Tigers look to return to dominance, a football legend is now leading the legendary football program. Deion Sanders, also known as Coach Prime, was introduced as the program’s 21st head coach on Sept. 21, 2020. Sanders is arguably one of the greatest athletes to ever walk the
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Remembering Coach Gorden: His former bosses recall a leader at the top of his game 0
- Athletics, Spring 2021 Issue
- May 19, 2021
By L.A. Warren The legacy of W.C. Gorden lives on. He was the head football coach at Jackson State University from 1976 to 1991 and, after his death in October 2020, his presence remains large. He was 90 years old. Gorden had earned prestige as JSU’s winningest coach by guiding the Tigers to a 28-gameREAD MORE
Dr. Doom: NFL Hall of Famer Ex-linebacker Brazile aims to position JSU for greater success 0
- Alumni in Action, Athletics, Cover Story, Featured, Winter 2018
- February 4, 2019
The Jackson State University alum noted that out of tens of thousands who play football in parks, local schools, college and the NFL that he’s now part of an elite group. “There are only 318 Hall of Famers, and I’m No. 312.” However, before the suspense was over in the Hilton hotel, he and his
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Blue Bengals donate $75,000 to Athletics 0
- Athletics, SPORTS, Winter 2017 Issue
- March 5, 2018
The Blue Bengal Athletic Association presented a $75,000 check to JSU’s Department of Athletics to benefit 18 various sports programs offered by the HBCU. The donation is part of the nonprofit organization’s annual giving. Willie Owens has been vice president of the Blue Bengals for three years and a member of the association for nearly
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Student-athletes are leaders in NCAA academic report 0
- Athletics, Winter 2017 Issue
- March 5, 2018
For the sixth straight year, the Jackson State University Division of Athletics received favorable NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, and all of JSU’s 18 sponsored sports are eligible for post-season play for the 2017-18 academic year. “Our student-athletes continue to raise the bar each and every year in conjunction with our Athletics Academic Enhancement
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Seven enter 2017 JSU Sports Hall of Fame 0
- Athletics, Featured, SPORTS, Winter 2017 Issue
- March 5, 2018
Jackson State University’s Division of Sports inducted seven former outstanding athletes during its 30th Sports Hall of Fame banquet ceremony on Sept. 22, in the Student Center Ballroom on the main campus. This year’s banquet ceremony honored athletes in three sports: baseball, football and track and field. Those who were enshrined have made a mark
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