Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders hopes team can be city's support system amid Mississippi floods

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what clicked this week in entertainment.

Deion Sanders' Jackson State football team has faced plenty of issues amid the Mississippi floods.

He said the team was in "crisis mode" before its season opener against Florida A&M — which was moved from Mississippi to Florida — as many members on the team did not have reasonable living situations, most without clean water.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Jackson State coach Deion Sanders is shown before a game vs. Alabama A and M at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. (David E. Klutho/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Sanders also had to displace some of his players from campus and give them accommodations in a nearby hotel.

But Sanders is no stranger to turbulent times as the team's head coach — he was brought in at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020.

"The AD brought me in during the pandemic. It was turbulent times then," Sanders said via The Shadow League. "Touch and go. Whether you’re going to play this week, play next week. Whether we’re going to have players eligible or not. … Dealt with a snowstorm. Now we dealing with a water crisis. One thing that I’ve garnished and I’ve gathered, Jackson, Mississippi, is resilient."

With plenty of Jackson natives still needing help, Sanders thinks his squad — a team that went 11-1 last year — can be the heroes their city can lean on.

Deion Sanders, Jackson State University head football coach, speaks onstage during The Big Homecoming Event at Clark Atlanta University on June 17, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

JACKSON STATE'S DEION SANDERS SAYS TEAM IS IN 'CRISIS