Transfers give ASU offense a boost

When offensive lineman Lionell Mapp arrived at Alabama State a few weeks ago, he noticed a rather disconcerting attitude around the locker room. There seemed to be little confidence among the offensive players. The defensive players roamed the locker room with their chests out and a sense of dominance among them. But Mapp's offensive teammates had a completely different outlook.

"The feeling just wasn't good," Mapp said. "When we were being recruited here, the defensive guys were talking and talking about how they dominated the offense. They were really cocky."

None of that sat very well with Mapp. At 6-foot-7, 360 pounds, he's never been easily intimidated. Or intimidated at all, for that matter. And he wasn't about to change.

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