Sixty minutes wasn’t enough to close the Deion Sanders era at Jackson State.
That’s because the coach’s son, Shedeur, threw a touchdown pass to Travis Hunter, the five-star recruit, on a fourth-and-10 as time ran out in regulation.
The scoring play was good for 19 yards and rather than try for a 2-point conversion and win the game, Deion Sanders went for the PAT, which was good and the game went to overtime at 34-34.
OH MY GOD!!!! JACKSON STATE!!! Shedeur Sanders hits Travis Hunter for the 19 yard TD on 4th & 10!! Extra point is good and we're going to OT!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/QMkQLssdvz
— 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 @𝗙𝗧𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝟳 (@FTBeard7) December 17, 2022
All that was at stake was the HBCU national championship and a perfect season for Jackson State.
Jackson State was down to its last down twice on that drive and Shedeur Sanders made two heroic throws — the last helped by Travis Hunter — to force OT.
— HBCU Sports (@HBCUSports) December 17, 2022
There was controversy on the 15-play drive as Shedeur Sanders spiked the ball and then walked toward the Tigers’ bench despite no timeout being called.
The officials somehow whiffed on keeping the play clock going and North Carolina Central eventually called time to settle after the chaotic moment.
