Neon def sold a bunch of recruits on some bullshit to get them to sign/stay, and traded on the history and legacy of HBCUs to do it. That's what coaches do, though. I'd be willing to bet other SWAC coaches sell that same line to land recruits, but don't get the high level recruits because they're not Deion.

That being said, I don't judge him any more than I do all the other scumbag coaches who jump teams for better pay/more opportunity.

At least now players have a little more flexibility in being able to move around than they used to. It used to be way worse.

College football has been gross. Deion has always been a bit of a self promoter. Jackson State seems to have benefited from the relationship. So it goes. I don't think we need to demonize Neon on this one, nor do we need to give him a pat on the back as some humanitarian for his work at JSU - but he did win.