Shedeur Sanders , a high-profile Jackson State athlete, has made history by winning the coveted Jerry Rice Award . Since 2011, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has bestowed the honor on the top freshman athlete among the D-1 Football Championship Division. While the award's namesake, iconic former wide receiver Jerry Rice, attended Mississippi Valley State University, an HBCU athlete has never won the title. Nevertheless, that changed earlier this week when the NCAA announced Sanders as the 2021 recipient of the Jerry Rice Award. Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders is the Jerry Rice Award Winner • Best #FCS Freshman pic.twitter.com/jWWKbspWqo — NCAAF Nation (@NCAAFNation247) December 13, 2021 A 50-member sports media panel made the decision, with Sanders chosen over nearly two dozen other high-ranking athletes. This honor comes on the heels of a great football season for Sanders and JSU . Throughout his freshman season , he scored a total of 29 touchdowns...