Before the end of Jackson State's season opener against South Carolina State, Tigers players tracked down first-year head coach T.C. Taylor and doused him with liquid to celebrate his first win at the helm of the program.
Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor watches the second half of the Orange Blossom Classic NCAA college football game against Florida A&M, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
When the 37-7 victory was sealed, players skipped around the field, whooped with excitement and embraced Taylor — drenched clothes and all — as he looked up at the final score. Jackson State fans who traveled nearly 400 miles from Jackson, Mississippi, to Atlanta belted “T.C.” chants as the Tigers’ new leader exited the field.
“Everybody’s been asking me, ‘Are you ready?’” Taylor said. “I’m like, ‘Just put the ball down. We’ll show you what we’re talking about.’” “ boys have been riding high for the past two seasons,” said Rattlers receiver Marcus Riley, who returned the game’s opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. “They’ve been the Alabama of the HBCUs. We had to calm them down a little bit.”
The result was unprecedented national attention for historically Black schools as more celebrities donated their money and resources, and top recruits, like Hunter, signed with HBCUs. “In some cases, some people may have seen him slightly bigger than the program or even bigger than the conference,” said Dr. J Kenyatta Cavil, a professor at Texas Southern who focuses on HBCU athletics. “He sought out the limelight. It wasn’t just for him, but to spread the light across Jackson State — I would say even the SWAC and HBCUs. But for some people, they’re not used to that and may live a more quaint lifestyle. For some people, that can get a little unnerving.
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