MIAMI GARDENS, FL - SEPTEMBER 05: Jackson State Tigers head coach Deion Sanders watches the run of play during the Orange Blossom Classic game between the Florida A&M Rattlers and the Jackson State Tigers on Sunday September 5th, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
<p>As a result of the most extensive water system <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/jackson-ms-residents-take-to-twitter-amid-water-crisis-our-mayor-thinks-hes-drake/">failing</a> in Jackson, MS, Deion Sanders took to social media amid the water crisis and spoke about helping the students at Jackson State University.</p>
<p>Sitting on campus and in a golf cart, the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers was adamant about overcoming the city&#8217;s water issues.</p>
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<p>Ahead of the first game against FAMU, another HBCU, Coach Prime stated he was moving the student-athletes off campus and looking for a place to practice.</p>
<blockquote><p> We&#8217;re operating in crisis mode. I got to get these kids off campus.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sanders continued to say he has to get the students into a hotel and &#8220;take care of their needs and ensure all our kids are fed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Coach Prime also said he has to ensure the students &#8220;have the necessities of life until the issue is [resolved].&#8221;</p>
<p>The former NFL coach ended his video with:</p>
<blockquote><p>The devil is a lie. You ain&#8217;t gon&#8217; get us today, baby.</p></blockquote>
<p>As previously reported, more than 150,000 people were without safe water on Tuesday morning, the Jackson, MS, due to the largest water system failing, the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/mississippi-jackson-water.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>.</p>
<p>As officials attempted to pass out bottled water, they described the task as a “massively complicated task” while trying to revise a plan to solve the issue.</p>
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<p>For years, the city of over 163,000 people, with over 80% being Black, has faced issues with aging infrastructure and a lack of resources to produce an adequate system.</p>
<p>They’ve had to boil water for the past month because of “cloudy samples,” <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/us/mississippi-jackson-water.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the New York Times reports.</a></p>
<p>City officials say the issue could take days to resolve.</p>
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