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Deion Sanders upset with decision to move Jackson State vc, Bethune Cookman game to
Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Stadium.
“That game upsets me,” Sanders said, per the Daytona Beach News-Journal. “Bethune-Cookman, what is their fan base? I’m trying to uplift the SWAC. … Their attendance is how many (fans) per game? You’re depending on our fan base to come fill it.
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“I don’t think it makes sense. I would rather pay them to come to us.”
Bethune-Cookman averaged 5,322 fans per game last season at Daytona Stadium, which accommodated approximately 10,000 spectators. By contrast, TIAA Bank Field seats 67,164.