Category: Alabama State Hornets
Gulf Coast Classic Matchup Set for Next Four Seasons
Alabama State, Southern to square off at Ladd-Peebles Stadium annually through 2011.
Officials at Alabama State and Southern University announced Tuesday that they will move their annual game to Ladd-Peebles Stadium for the Gulf Coast Classic through… more »
Alabama State Hornet Football Players Hard at Work this Summer
The summer days are a little different around the Alabama State football complex of late.
There's a little life around the place.
Throughout the morning and into the afternoon on most days, dozens of players are on the Hornet Stadium practice fiel… more »
Alabama State to Pay Outgoing President Joe Lee Nearly $289,000
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama State University will pay President Joe Lee nearly $289,000 when he resigns May 31 under a severance agreement reported Friday.
Lee announced unexpectedly at a Feb. 8 board of trustees meeting that he planned to resign… more »
Alabama State Hit With 668 NCAA Violations
The NCAA's nearly five-year investigation into Alabama State University's athletic department has uncovered at least 668 violations in four sports, according to a notice of allegations the university received last week.
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Nearly 500 of t… more »
Perrilloux a fit at A&M?
Bulldogs program has been in touch with ex-LSU quarterback
Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones confirmed Tuesday he has spoken with former LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux, who is reportedly seeking to resurrect his career at a small-college program.… more »
HBCU's Talent-Rich For NFL Scouts
This USA Today columnist talks about how Historically Black Colleges & Universities - still - produce great NFL talent.
Historically black colleges and universities have produced two of the greatest players in NFL history — Jackson State running… more »
Jax State/Alabama State 'Spygate' Escalates; Sanctions Possible
JACKSONVILLE — The Spygate controversy that added spice to the weeks leading to last season's Jacksonville State-Alabama State football opener has turned into possible NCAA sanctions for the Gamecocks.
JSU president Bill Meehan is scheduled to meet w… more »
Southern To Play McNeese in 2010; Four-Year Deal Close on Gulf Coast Classic
Southern and McNeese State finally schedule the game cancelled in 2005 from Hurricane Rita, and Southern and Alabama State are close to inking a 4-year deal for the Gulf Coast Classic.
Southern’s return date to play a football game at McNeese State i… more »
Things Come Full Circle for Alabama State QB Engram
No Alabama State player has been discussed more over the last two years than quarterback Alex Engram. He was hailed as a savior when he first arrived, moved to punter a year later and is now back as a surprise threat to retake the starting QB role.
T… more »
Hornets' Offense Struggles In Scrimmage
With just a few minutes remaining in Alabama State's second scrimmage of spring drills, redshirt freshman quarterback Devin Dominguez lofted a perfect pass that fell just over tight end Aaron Wallace's shoulder for a four-yard touchdown.
The play was… more »
ASU Hornets Hit Spring Practice Wall
Spring practice at Alabama State had gone rather smoothly over the first seven days. The Hornets had spent the week working hard to learn a new offense and push each other along.
Then came Tuesday, and all of a sudden, things were a little boring.… more »
Rivalries Getting In the Way Of The MEAC/SWAC Challenge
A reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal talks about Bethune Cookman and the (now) more limited number of schools to play in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge - now in Bethune-Cookman's home turf of Orlando.
For a couple of days late last month, it looked… more »
Alabama State Starts Spring Drills
Alabama State's spring football practices were likely to be a bit hectic no matter what. The first steps in installing a new offense tend to have that effect.
But then, last year's starting quarterback, Chris Mitchell, had academic requirements get t… more »
Frustration worth its wait in gold
Quarterback Reid Herchenbach and fullback David Foster were instrumental in the success of Merced College's 2007 football season. And they thought it showed.
The sophomore duo compiled a couple highlight tapes and littered prospective colleges with t… more »
HBCUs struggling to survive
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a record-setting superstar quarterback at Grambling State, Doug Williams enjoyed all the glory and fame that goes with being a shark swimming in a kiddie pool.
As a head coach at his alma mater, Williams lived in the underbell… more »