Deion Sanders Promotes Former SWAC Head Coach

Former SWAC head coach receives a promotion on the Colorado Buffaloes coaching staff.

Kyle T. Mosley | Dec 6, 2023

Former Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders recruited Vincent Dancy to join his staff in Colorado after five seasons as the Mississippi Valley State football program's leader. "This guy is one of the smartest guys on the staff," Sanders said. "He just needed opportunity, and guess what happened? He got opportunity."

Vincent Dancy and Deion Sanders — Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders, right, and Mississippi Valley State head coach Vincent Dancy, left, visit before the SWAC Championship game between JSU and Prairie View A&M at Veteran's Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Tcl Swac

Dancy served as the Buffaloes' quality control analyst during his first season in Boulder, CO. On Tuesday, Coach Prime told the media Dancy would receive a promotion to outside linebackers coach, per Tolly Carr of Thee PreGame Show.

Before he resigned from the Delta Devils football program, Vincent Dancy was considered one of the rising stars in the Southwestern Athletic Conference's coaching ranks. His head coaching record at MVSU was 10-38 and 8-26 in the SWAC.

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Published Dec 6, 2023

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