Jackson State, an HBCU (Historically Black College and University), announced their new 21st head coach — NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Sanders confirm the news on his new podcast, 21st and Prime.

Jackson State announced Sanders position on Monday.

Sanders was omitted in to the NFL Hall of Fame after a stellar football career, during which he also played Major League Baseball. Currently serving as the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas, Sanders will finish out the season before beginning preparations for Jackson State’s season. Sanders will now be able to add  head coach at the collegiate level to his lengthy resume.

Sanders replaces John Hendrick, who went 6-9 overall and 5-5 in the SWAC East. Jackson State’s most recent winning season came in 2013.

When Sanders was asked why he was taking the job, he responded, “Why not? Isn’t this the time?” said Sanders, who starred as a defensive back in the NFL. “Isn’t this the moment? Isn’t this what’s needed? To match what our president eloquently said, it’s a match made in heaven. This is a God move.”

“It’s very big for Jackson State University,” athletic director Ashley Robinson said, according to the Clarion Ledger’s transcription. “Not only for Jackson State University, this is very big for the country right now. Very big for the state of Mississippi. To Coach Prime, Jackson State University — a blue blood program full of Hall of Famers — it’s just a great time.”

“I am truly blessed to be the 21st Head football coach of Jackson State University,” Sanders said in the school’s statement Monday. “It’s my desire to continue this storied tradition and history of JSU and prayerfully bring more national recognition to the athletes, the university, the Sonic Boom of the South, and HBCUs in general.”