Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders publicly endorsed the need for students on campus as well as people in Jackson, Mississippi to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Walmart, a corporate sponsor for JSU, came to campus and offered free COVID-19 vaccines on Friday. In the process, Sanders served as the store's spokesperson in a social media video promoting the vaccination opportunity on campus.
"People, it ain't no excuse," Sanders said in the video. "One of the reasons this is very important is because first and foremost, we want to preserve life. Everybody's talking about what they would do, what they're not going to do, what they don't trust, what they don't trust.