Albany State: Beast of the east -- the Dirty Blue is back

Albany, Georgia -- Octavious Staton was open -- wide open -- and he made the catch, turned and waltzed into the right corner of the end zone all alone. He was in! Absolutely in! And so is Albany State.

Well, maybe not absolutely, but the Rams stood up Saturday night, lifted their season above their shoulders and tossed it right back on the tracks: Here comes the Golden Ram Express.

That's what Saturday's 25-15 victory against Morehouse means. It means the Rams can win the SIAC East if they win their last three games. It means the door is now open to the postseason.

It means the Rams control their destiny, just like they controlled Morehouse for most of the night. They had control of nothing until they won Saturday.

"There just was no tomorrow,'' ASU coach Mike White said. "It would have killed our season.''

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