There has been a significant shift in the hiring of HBCU football coaches in recent years. Teams are no longer pursuing veteran coaches. Instead, they are relying on hype and hoping for positive results. Deion Sanders’ appointment at Jackson State in 2020 was probably the biggest catalyst in that regard. We saw names like Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson come to coach HBCUs following that trend. And now an HBCU is after Deion Sanders’ assistant.

Well-known HBCU media personality Scottay appeared on his podcast ‘Offscript TV’ on Tuesday and indicated a potential switch of jobs for Buffs RBs coach Marshall Faulk. “Word on the street is that Marshall Faulk is the leading candidate for the Southern head coaching job. This weekend, Southern’s staff flew out to see Marshall Faulk at Colorado,”

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