Is Alabama State Hornets Recruiting for Division I-A football?

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Alabama State football coach Reggie Barlow finds himself in an interesting dillemma these days. Barlow has to set aside a few scholarships for his academic casualties from a year ago while making plans to recruit bigger and better talent to play for the Hornets.

At the same time, he has to be careful what his staff promises to young recruits. The Hornets haven’t announced just yet that they’re making the move from Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA) to Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-A) so he needs to be careful not to mislead anyone, even if the writing is on the wall.

“I don’t think they’re investing this type of money into athletics if they’re trying to stay where we are,” Barlow said recently, stating the obvious. Of course, moving up in the ranks means severing all ties with historical rivals such as Tuskegee and Alabama A&M and leaving the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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