That seems pretty generous. One of the top teams that didn’t qualify. We certainly have an upside.
On the other hand if we give any credence to the Idaho’s argument that their team was hampered by players out due to COVID protocols, our one win over a ranked team is somewhat tainted.

Jackson St., where Deion Sanders is now coaching, attracted a lot of 3 star talent and some 4 stars. Several transfers from bigger programs. They could break into the top 25 and surprise people.

https://247sports.com/LongFormArticle/Deion-Sanders-Jackson-State-first-signing-class-transfers-2021-recruiting-Isaiah-Bolden-DeJahn-Warren-160397833/#160397833_1

https://247sports.com/college/jackson-state/Season/2021-Football/Commits/

The Jackson State recruiting 2021 recruiting class is astonishing for an FCS program. Many of his recruits have turned down a lot of Power 5 conference offers. Prime Times's flashy style and reputation has obviously attracted a lot of very talented athletes. The big question now is...can he coach and establish a disciplined, winning program? He's certainly got a lot of impressive talent to start with!

If you listen to some of his speeches, his goal is to return the HBCU schools back to a stature they previously had. I see that Grambling had a very good recruiting year as well. We will have to see what kind of momentum this has and if it can spread to all the HBCU schools or if it will be just one or two that make a big leap.

Multi talented Deion Sanders was 3-2 his first year. Bold hiring by young AD Ashley Robinson.