Will Smith's slap is being used by coach Deion Sanders' college football team to teach players how to play defense

Cork Gaines
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  • Will Smith's slap is now being used to teach college football players how to play defense.

  • Video shows Jackson State assistant teaching linebackers how to use the "Will Smith" to rush QBs.

  • Head coach Deion Sanders is not afraid to do things differently since taking over Jackson State.

The Slap Seen Round the World has now invaded the college football world thanks to one of the sport's biggest names.

The Jackson State Tigers football team, coached by NFL legend Deion Sanders, posted a video to their Instagram account showing players learning "the Will Smith technique."

During the drill on rushing the quarterback, linebackers coach Andre' Hart implores his players to hit blockers the same way Will Smith famously slapped Chris Rock during this year's Oscars.

"We've got a new technique: We've gotta give them the 'Will Smith.' What's the 'Will Smith'? Smack!" Hart told his players while making a slapping motion on a tackle dummy. "Will Smith hit him with the palm of his hand, not the fingers. He hit him with that palm right there. So we're gonna give him that bob here, and then we're gonna Will Smith his ass!"

As the players begin the drill, Hart can be heard yelling, "Will Smith him!" And after seeing one player's slap, Hart tells the rest of the team, "Oh yeah, that man done slapped somebody before."

Since taking over as head coach at Jackson State, Sanders has not been afraid to shake some trees and doesn't care what anybody thinks about his methods.

In another video posted to the account, Coach Prime explained why he let two players continue to fight during practice even though others tried to break it up. While punches are often thrown during practices, Sanders felt that stopping the fight too soon would cause bad blood to linger between the players.

So he let them continue to fight and then made them shake once they had it out of their systems, he said.

Read the original article on Insider