MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Derrick Billups, the projected starter for Alabama State at defensive tackle this season, has been ruled academically ineligible for the season, Hornet head coach Reggie Barlow announced.The Hornets were counting on the 6-foot-2, 310-pound junior to take the place of graduated senior Kynjee Cotton and shore up a Hornet rushing defense that ranked eighth in the 10-team Southwestern Athletic Conference last season.
Those problems were evident on Sunday when Bethune-Cookman rushed for 367 yards in a 38-28 win over the Hornets in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge in Orlando.
“Losing Billups is a tough, tough thing on us,” Barlow said. “We just have to keep going.”
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