MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama State head football coach Reggie Barlow addressed the media on the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s weekly coaches teleconference. He went back over the Hornets win over Grambling and looked ahead to this week’s opponent, Alcorn State.
“We had a home game and had the opportunity to play Grambling,” Head Coach Reggie Barlow said. “Our guys came out and did some good things. Of course, we had some bad weather here and sometimes that seems to dampen the mood, but our guys found a way and the coaches motivated them and we found a way to make some plays offensively.”
“Our quarterback did some good things and the defensive guys were competing at a high level. The defense got stops when we needed them, but there are still some things we have to clean up. All in all we are happy with the performance and whenever you can win in conference it’s always a good thing.”
The Hornets will face a hot Alcorn State team this week. The Braves are coming off a hotly contested 21-16 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Alcorn will step foot in the NEW ASU Stadium with a 3-1 overall record and a perfect 2-0 in SWAC action.
“This week against Alcorn we face a team that is coming here and playing with a lot of confidence,” Barlow said. “They have a lot of really good players on their team, solid running backs, and they quarterback is playing really good and completing a high percentage of his passes.”
“Defensively they have good size up front and playing a lot of guys that are running around. So it will be a game that will be a challenge for us to play and compete against a really good team that is playing with a lot of confidence.”
The game is set to begin at 5 p.m. and can be watched on Hornet Vision at bamastatesports.com. Live action can also be heard at WVAS FM 90.7 with the pregame show that will begin at 4:45 p.m.
