Mississippi has declared a state of emergency for its capital city of Jackson, home to Jackson State, after the city’s main water treatment facility failed.
The national guard has been called to help provide Jackson residents with drinking and non-drinking water, per CNN. Currently, there is not enough water pressure to meet residents’ needs.
Tigers football coach Deion Sanders took to Instagram to discuss the impact of the water crisis on his team and how he plans to help his players.
“We were hit with a little crisis, the city of Jackson,” Sanders said in a video.