Sunday, February 10, 2008

Alabama State Hornets able to get help in the trenches

Photo: Alabama State second year Coach Reggie Barlow opens the Hornets 2008 football season on the road against new Florida A&M University Rattlers Coach Joe Taylor in Tallahassee on August 30.

On the Division I-AA level, recruiting is all about meeting needs. You don't have the glitz and glamour of top-ranked recruiting classes and five-star players. You don't have 12 analysts measuring your recruits' 40-yard dash times or fans clamoring about you missing out on the sure superstar. Instead, it's all about meeting needs and possibly finding a few overlooked gems. But mostly, it's about meeting needs. Especially in Alabama State's case.

The Hornets lost 10 scholarships for three straight years prior to this year. That's 30 players missing from a team. In that situation, there's no choice but to meet needs. And this year, the coaches did an average job of that.

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