MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- It isn’t the kind of ending Isaiah Crowell wanted in his Hornet career, participating in just 10 plays and gaining 32 yards on seven carries.
“Obviously, he’s had an ankle injury, and we want to protect him,” Barlow said. “We’re going to get an MRI on it Monday just to make sure there’s no real ligament damage. The plan was not to play him the entire game, but we would have liked to have had him a little longer, given the closeness of the game.”
Crowell finished with 1,121 yards on 170 carries this season, ranking eighth on the single-season rushing charts for the school. He had 1,963 career yards, ranking sixth.
After the game, Barlow confirmed that Crowell planned to bypass his senior season and enter the NFL draft in April.
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Friday, November 29, 2013
Montgomery Advertiser Commentary: ASU's Crowell didn't go out the right way
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Teddy Keaton thought Isaiah Crowell was going to play more in his final game at Alabama State.That’s not all the Stillman coach figured Crowell would do.
“The research we’ve done, he’s been known to check himself out of ballgames and do what he basically wants to do,” Keaton said. “We had our plan to stop whoever they put back there.”
While his teammates were scrapping and clawing to beat a pesky Stillman team, 41-28, in the Turkey Day Classic at Hornets Stadium, Crowell was watching the final three quarters from the sidelines Thursday night
He was chatting with his teammates, laughing and having a good time.
This was not how Crowell should have gone out. If he wasn’t going to play, Crowell should have just changed into his street clothes at halftime and returned the sidelines as a spectator because that’s basically what he was after the first quarter.
PHOTO GALLERIES: Turkey Day Classic Parade
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Dennis "Dirt" Winston hoping Saturday's Bayou Classic isn't the end of his coaching tenure at Grambling State
NEW ORLEANS -- Dennis "Dirt" Winston knows what it's like to fight for a goal.In 1973, he and 12 other black football players at Arkansas comprised the largest signing class of African Americans in Razorbacks history at the time. Now in 2013, the former New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker has guided and witnessed a Grambling State football team fighting for change of its own.
Winston was appointed interim coach of the Tigers on Oct. 17, moved from his post as defensive coordinator in this season of chaos at Grambling. The turmoil was highlighted by the team's boycott of two practices and its Oct. 19 Jackson State game, stemming from the firing of coach Doug Williams, the appointing of George Ragsdale as a first interim coach, and their desire for better facilities and travel.
Winston, who started his coaching career in 1992 as Grambling's defensive coordinator under ...
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Turkey Day Classic - Coleman's redemption: ASU tailback takes advantage of second chance with a career day
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- It wasn’t supposed to be Jahaad Coleman standing at midfield hoisting the offensive MVP trophy following the conclusion of Thursday’s Turkey Day Classic.
He’s just a fifth-string running back for crying out loud. However, there was Coleman sprinting down the left sideline late in the fourth quarter for the game-clinching touchdown that sealed Alabama State’s 41-28 victory over Stillman.
“It’s mindblowing, I never expected it,” said Coleman, who ran for a career-high 150 yards and two TDs in front of a homecoming crowd of 14,396. “Coach (Reggie Barlow) told me to have patience because you never know what can happen.
“This is really amazing, there’s so much going through my head right now. I didn’t see this coming at all.”
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He’s just a fifth-string running back for crying out loud. However, there was Coleman sprinting down the left sideline late in the fourth quarter for the game-clinching touchdown that sealed Alabama State’s 41-28 victory over Stillman.
“It’s mindblowing, I never expected it,” said Coleman, who ran for a career-high 150 yards and two TDs in front of a homecoming crowd of 14,396. “Coach (Reggie Barlow) told me to have patience because you never know what can happen.
“This is really amazing, there’s so much going through my head right now. I didn’t see this coming at all.”
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Grambling trying to stay focused for Bayou Classic
GRAMBLING, Louisiana — Grambling’s showdown with Southern in the 40th annual Bayou Classic on national TV pales in comparison to the soap opera drama the Tigers dealt with earlier this season.Grambling was in the spotlight more than a month ago when the team staged a boycott and walked out on the university, leaving many to wonder if the school would even play another game in 2013.
It was not only the news of the day, but the news of the week. National reporters and TV crews hovered around Grambling’s campus for days, bringing to life the hardships and tough times at the university.
Somehow, the players remained even-keeled and instead of the season sinking to the bottom, the Tigers rallied by playing some of their best football to close out the year.
So when Grambling steps on to the Superdome turf Saturday, for what interim coach Dennis Winston is dubbing the “Super Bowl,” the bright lights won’t faze the Tigers.
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Turkey Day Classic - Alabama State 41, Stillman 28 - Hornets get ample backup: Reserve tailbacks lead Alabama State
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- It was a day for giving thanks across America on Thursday.
Alabama State fans were thankful as well for a deep roster of running backs and a defensive line that may be the best in black college football.
Hornet tailbacks Jahaad Coleman and Khalid Thomas posted career highs, and the Alabama State defense turned back Stillman College with a crucial goal-line stand in the second quarter to win the 90th Turkey Day Classic 41-28 in front of 14,396 fans at ASU Stadium on Thursday afternoon.
“It’s a challenge when you lose your key guys and obviously (quarterback Daniel) Duhart wasn’t himself,” Barlow said. “I commend him for staying in there and fighting through it. Our homecoming is so unorthodox because it’s on a Thursday, and a lot of kids have gone. Their (ASU players’) minds may have been there, too, but we found a way to get it done.”
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
Week 14: HBCU Football Schedule & Scorecard
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Thursday, November 28, 2013
90th Turkey Day Classic
Alabama State 41, Stillman 28 Highlights
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(8-4, 7-2 SWAC), (6-4, 4-3 SIAC)
Saturday, November 30, 2013
NCAA Division II Championship Playoffs, 2nd Round
Winston-Salem State (10-1, 7-0 CIAA) at Shepherd (10-0, 9-0 MEC), 12PM
NCAA Division I FCS Championship Playoffs, 1st. Round
Bethune-Cookman (10-2, 7-1 MEAC) at Coastal Carolina (10-2, 4-1 Big South), 1PM,
TV: ESPN3
Furman (7-5, 6-2 Southern) at South Carolina State (9-3, 7-1 MEAC), 1PM,
TV: ESPN3
Tennessee State (9-3, 6-2 OVC) at Butler (9-3, 7-1 Pioneer), 1PM,
TV: ESPN3
The 40th Annual Bayou Classic, New Orleans
Grambling State (1-10, 1-7 SWAC) vs. Southern (7-4, 6-2 SWAC), 2:30PM,
TV: NBC
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