Who is SWAC? The answer is obvious

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Who is SWAC? The answer is obvious

OPINION: Deion Sanders represents the conference just like Eddie Robinson Jr., except with much greater flair and flash. It’s not Sander’s fault that he’s a media darling and Robinson is an anonymous first-year coach.

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