MEAC/SWAC SPORTS MAIN STREET™: Albany State's Quiet leader

ALBANY, GA — Stanley Jennings has always been the strong, silent type. Growing up in the projects of a Miami suburb in Pompano Beach, Fla., one of 10 kids, he never even uttered a word to grown-ups. He kept to himself, motivated himself and — starting at age 7 — learned the game of football himself.

“I didn’t really have (any) help (growing up),” said Jennings, who started at quarterback for Albany State in its season opener — and was subsequently named Player of the Week by both the SIAC and the national HSRN. “Just playing street football as a kid in the projects got me better.”

He started out playing on the offensive line, but his true calling came when he made the move under center at 13 because of a growth spurt. That’s when the long road to Dougherty County began. Jennings played his first couple of years of high school football at Parkway Academy in Miramar, Fla., before moving to Marietta with his guardian for his junior year in 2006.

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