He also led the SWAC in interceptions that year.
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Barney became the fifth cornerback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.īrazille was a consensus All-American while at JSU, and in 1974, he set the school record for solo tackles with 129. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the draft and went on to play for 10 years. He played in the NFL for 13 years and finished his career with 862 receptions, 12,287 receiving yards and 67 touchdowns.īarney, an NFL Hall of Famer, was a three-time All-SWAC selection and finished his time at JSU with 26 interceptions. To put who those guys are into context, Smith compiled 110 receptions, 2,073 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named to the JSU All-Century Team in 2011. 'ALL EYEZ ON THEE': Jackson State kicks off homecoming week 'BE PATIENT COACH, IT'S COMING': Jackson State great Jimmy Smith responds to Deion Sanders' apology “I text back and forth with Lem Barney and Robert Brazile, and those guys encourage me and I encourage them every week. “I want to apologize to all the alumni, especially guys like Jimmy Smith,” Sanders said. With sincerity laced in every word, the first-year head coach expressed his regret to all alumni, former greats and NFL Hall of Famers alike, that support and encourage him since he arrived in Jackson. GLARING MISTAKES: Deion Sanders harps on the 'glaring things' he saw from Jackson State in Southern loss GRADING THE LOSS: Here's how Jackson State football graded after its worst loss of the season vs Southern So lackluster was Jackson State’s performance on Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium that Coach Prime felt the need to apologize. The team that looked poised to take the Southwestern Athletic Conference by storm regressed in every facet of the game.
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The Tigers (3-2, 2-1 SWAC) gave up 30 points for the second game in a row while scoring a season-low 14. He didn’t get anywhere near that in the Tigers' 34-14 loss to rival Southern, however.
Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders expects the best from his team every time it takes the field.
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