Michael Strahan shouts out Deion Sanders on Good Morning America for Sports Illustrated cover

Jackson State has a lengthy and rich football history, but one thing it had not done until this week was have a player or a coach on the cover of Sports Illustrated. That changed Wednesday, as coach Deion Sanders appeared on the cover alongside his son quarterback Shedeur Sanders and five-star cornerback Travis Hunter. The trio were dressed in suits from Michael Strahan's brand for the photo shoot.

"Thank you Michael Strahan for getting us right. We drippy today," Shedeur Sanders said.

Strahan gave JSU a shoutout during Good Morning America's Thursday morning broadcast.

"That's the first look at Coach Prime aka Deion Sanders' cover of Sports Illustrated," Strahan said. "It is the first time a Sports Illustrated cover is featuring Jackson State University on the cover. They're highlighting Sanders' mission to elevate HBCU athletics ... looking good there, Prime."

Strahan co-founded SMAC entertainment which represents Sanders.

"I can't tell him nothing now, boy," Strahan joked. "His head was already big enough, now I gotta deal with this."

The cover story has already been released online, and will appear on June 16th. A picture of the cover appeared on a billboard in Times Square in New York City.

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