Jackson, Miss. – As Grambling State first-year coach Hue Jackson led his troops to the locker room trailing 21–17 to the SWAC’s most electrifying program, Jackson State coach Deion Sanders was rightfully annoyed. JSU had not earned a victory at home against Grambling since 1999 despite defeating GSU in the unprecedented spring '21 campaign. After one half, JSU had given Grambling an air of confidence.
“He [Sanders] came in there yelling first,” says JSU quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who committed the fumble that led to GSU’s defensive score in the first half. Sanders himself couldn’t remember what he told his team. “I was that mad,” he added after the game.
Whatever call to action Sanders gave his players after he finished yelling in the locker room, it worked. Jackson State limited GSU to one touchdown late in the fourth quarter en route to a 66–24 victory.
