The coach of Deion Sanders was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up.
“I’m upset now,” Sanders told reporters after leading Jackson State to a 53-0 victory over Edward Waters on Sunday. “While the game was going on, someone came in and stole all the damn things I had [the coach’s office]. ”
Pro Football’s Hall of Famer – and former Yankees field player – then listed what was missing: his cell phone, wallet, credit cards and watches.
“How?” the 53-year-old shouted in disbelief.
Moments after the press conference, university officials told Sports Illustrated that Sanders’ items had been “moved” after being moved for “safe keeping” and returned.
Case closed? Not quite, not exactly.
“Everyone is lying that my belongings were not stolen from my mind,” Sanders tweeted. “My things were taken out of a zippered bag from my office and several items were taken from my office. I recovered them from the report. A member of my staff witnessed the murder. #Truth”
He later posted on Twitter, “a staff member got into the theft, but she couldn’t fight a guy.”
Following Sanders’ tweets, a Jackson State Department of Athletics spokeswoman said she considered “this an isolated incident,” but will review safety protocols.
“However, we refuse to let this diminish the victory for our JSU Tigers,” said Ashley Robinson, vice president and athletic director.
Sanders, with a net worth of $ 40 million, was named coach of the historic black college in September.
A member of the Southwest Athletic Conference in the Football Championship (FCS) Subdivision, Jackson State had a portion of its season moved in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.