Former All-Pro cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones promised Jackson a $100,000 contribution to DSU’s name/image/likeness fund Thursday if the Hornets win at least seven games in 2025.

So far Sanders’ coaching staff includes only former Woodrow Wilson head coach Travis Clark, a longtime mentor who was with him Wednesday. But he has already attracted about a dozen recruits since his hiring became public Dec. 26 and pledged to also build a strong coaching crew that may, he hinted, also have some familiar names.

DeSean Jackson’s introduction as Delaware State’s head football coach on Wednesday afternoon felt like a homecoming. On the school’s campus in Dover, Del., the former Eagles wide receiver opened his remarks by acknowledging the opportunity to have his first foray into college coaching arrive at a Historically Black College or University.