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Coach Tremaine Jackson (left) visits Colorado head coach Deion Sanders (right)

Prairie View A&M's Tremaine Jackson visited Deion Sanders at Colorado and returned with a business blueprint for HBCU football. Here's what he learned — and what's next.

Coach Tremaine Jackson (left) visits Colorado head coach Deion Sanders (right)

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Prairie View A&M's Tremaine Jackson visited Deion Sanders at Colorado and returned with a business blueprint for HBCU football. Here's what he learned — and what's next.

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