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Previous to his contract breakdown with Bethune-Cookman, Ed Reed says he had one other provide on the desk to educate at an HBCU.
Reed told Roland Martin that he turned down the chance to interchange Deion Sanders as head coach at Jackson State to be able to settle for the place at Bethune-Cookman. Reed mentioned Sanders referred to as him personally to advocate for him taking the place.
Reed additionally talked about the opening at Grambling State earlier than his consultant defined that he accepted the Bethune-Cookman place for quite a lot of causes, together with the varsity’s location in South Florida.
Bethune-Cookman employed Reed on Dec. 27 to interchange Terry Sims, who coached the Wildcats for seven seasons. The group is coming off a 2-9 marketing campaign, which included a 2-6 file within the SWAC.
Issues took a flip when Reed revealed that the college selected not to ratify his contract, ending his tenure after simply 25 days. The Professional Soccer Corridor of Famer had openly criticized the situations of the varsity’s athletic amenities, and he vociferously expressed his displeasure over his dismissal in a video posted to his Instagram.
Whereas Reed was addressing the Bethune-Cookman gamers, Sanders FaceTimed him and praised him regardless of the unlucky ending to his time with the group.
“I do know what you feeling. I do know what you going via. You have to perceive that God has a time and a spot for you, my brother,” Sanders told Reed. “I do know your coronary heart. I do know the whole lot that is happening within you. I do know you want a guide. And I understand how you are feeling about them children, and I do know you don’t want to depart these children.”
Sanders departed Jackson State to simply accept the top teaching place at Colorado in December. He coached the Tigers to a 27-6 file, together with back-to-back undefeated seasons in SWAC play.
In hindsight, Reed would have been higher served becoming a member of a longtime group like Jackson State as a substitute of a rebuilding program.
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