Saturday, November 9, 2013

FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Albany State, Fort Valley meet with seasons on the line

Annual Fountain City Classic will decide the SIAC East Division champ

 
COLUMBUS, Georgia — Three weeks ago, Albany State and Fort Valley State were just trying to find ways to survive.
 
The traditional SIAC East Division powerhouses were each three games under .500 and reeling from two of the worst starts in years for the storied programs.
 
Neither stayed down for long.
 
The archrivals both ran the table on their East Division foes and have won a combined five straight games entering today’s Fountain City Classic, setting up a showdown that will determine who plays for an SIAC title next Saturday and who sees its season come to an end.
 
“If you would have told me that we had only won four games going into this game, I never would have thought we would have had a chance (at an SIAC championship),” ASU coach Mike White said. “But we are here, and playing better football and right where we want to be.”
 

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