NFL greats Sanders and George face off in the Southern Heritage Classic

The last time Deion Sanders and Eddie George faced each other, it was as players in the NFL in the 1997 season. Sanders was a member of the Dallas Cowboys and George was a Tennessee Oiler (soon to become “Titans”). George’s team bested Sanders Cowboys 27-14 that day. But 24 years later, the circumstances were different. It was a different setting, a different league, and a different outcome. Second year Head Coach Deion Sanders coached his Jackson State Tigers to a 38-16 victory over the Eddie George led Tennessee State Tigers in the 2021 Southern Heritage Classic. This year’s game drew over 46,000 fans. (Photos by Charles A. Smith/JSU Communications

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