Thursday, September 5, 2013

Alabama State football: Hornets pick up pieces on offense

Veteran unit struggles in sophomore QB's first start

MONTGOMERY, Alabama  --  Alabama State put together a balanced attack in Saturday’s season opener with Jacksonville State, but only three of its drives covered 50 yards or more, and none of them found the end zone.

The two touchdowns came after turnovers deep in Gamecock territory, preventing a 24-22 loss from turning out worse.

“We know we’ve got good players, but we’re trying to play a quarterback where it’s his first career start and making sure he was comfortable with some of the stuff we were calling,” head coach Reggie Barlow said. “Some of it was Jacksonville State, not knowing what they would give us in certain situations until we’d run it a couple of times. There was no chemistry and rhythm in that game.”

Eight of the 11 starters on offense were returning players, yet the Hornets’ attack struggled to gel.

ALABAMA STATE AT JACKSON STATE
WHEN: 5 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Miss.
RECORDS: Alabama State (0-1); Jackson State (0-1)
ON THE AIR: WVAS-FM 90.7

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