Saturday, October 15, 2011

ASU Hornets stay focused on the road ahead

Montgomery, Alabama -- For the first six weeks of the season, Alabama State players needed no motivation. The Hornets were ready to play the season opener and their second game, at Eastern Michigan, featured a rare opportunity to play a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent.

Over the next four weeks, they played games against three teams -- Grambling, Alcorn and Texas Southern -- that had defeated them in 2010 and another (Jackson State) that was the preseason favorite to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference's East Division.

But with a 5-0 conference record and praise from all the black college football polls that are ranking the Hornets No. 1, is Alabama State running out of motivation as Prairie View A&M comes to town?

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"We have a really mature group of guys that understand it's all about the next step," said ASU football coach Reggie Barlow. "We've experienced success and we're happy about it, but what's next?

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