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MS SC534

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

2/10/2022

Primary Sponsor

Sollie Norwood

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Jackson State University Tigers football team for achieving a program-record 11-win season (11-1 overall, 9-0 in conference) and winning the 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship for the first time since 2007

  • Recognizes Coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders as the 2021 Stats Perform FCS Eddie Robinson Award recipient for National Coach of the Year, along with being named SWAC Coach of the Year

  • Honors quarterback Shedeur Sanders as the 2021 Jerry Rice Award recipient and players James Houston, Warren Newman, and Isaiah Bolden as Stats FCS All-Americans

  • Notes the team set a single-season FCS attendance record with an average of 42,293 fans at six home games and qualified for the Celebration Bowl for the first time

  • Acknowledges the signing of five-star cornerback Travis Hunter, the nation's No. 1 overall recruit, who chose JSU over Florida State

Legislative Description

Congratulate Jackson State University "Tigers" Football Team and Coach Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders for remarkable season.

Last Action

Enrolled Bill Signed

2/10/2022

Committee Referrals

Rules2/3/2022
Rules1/26/2022

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