Alabama State Hornets 20, Savannah State 17

Hornets hold off Savannah State

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Devin Dominguez caught a 20-yard pass from Chris Mitchell in the fourth quarter and Alabama State held on to defeat Savannah State 20-17 on Saturday. Savannah State could've taken the lead in the fourth quarter, but Dereck Williams missed two field goals from 36 and 42 yards. Nick Andrews had 124 yards on nine catches for the Hornets (2-0). Mitchell threw for 227 yards on 17-of-31 for Alabama State. Darius Mathis caught four passes for 62 yards and one touchdown. The Hornets defense allowed just 84 yards rushing and only 286 yards total while forcing the Tigers into a 3-for-14 performance on third down conversions.

Attendance: 5,947@Ted Wright Stadium, Savannah, GA

Shannon Sharpe Day set at SSU

Shannon Sharpe is coming home to Savannah State University to have his football jersey number officially retired. Sharpe, who wore No. 2 when he played spilt end for Savannah State College (now university) from 1986-89, will be honored Oct. 17, the day SSU plays Bethune-Cookman University at 5 p.m. at T.A. Wright Stadium. Sharpe, an analyst on “The NFL Today” show on CBS since 2004, played 14 seasons in the NFL. He was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and won three Super Bowl championships — two with the Denver Broncos, one with the Baltimore Ravens — before retiring in 2003 as the NFL’s all-time leader at tight end in touchdown catches (62), receiving yards (10,060) and receptions (815).

WSSU move no problem

Winston-Salem (N.C.) State's announcement Friday that it will leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference should not hurt SSU's chances of becoming the league's 14th member, SSU vice president of administration Claud Flythe said Saturday. "I would think not," Flythe said Saturday before kickoff. "There have been some discussions for quite a few months as to the status of Winston-Salem State, whether they will remain Division I or go back to Division II. "I have no reason to believe their decision to leave the MEAC will have any kind of impact on Savannah State."

Thursday, North Carolina Central in Durham became the MEAC's 13th member. MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas has said the conference wants to expand to 14 schools, 12 of which play football. Coppin State and Maryland-Eastern Shore do not have football programs. The MEAC wants to expand to 12 football-playing schools so it can form North and South divisions and have a conference championship game.

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