Thursday, September 13, 2012

Alcorn Braves set for home opener

ALCORN STATE, Mississippi - First-year Alcorn State coach Jay Hopson will make his home debut Saturday when the Braves (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) host Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-1, 0-1).  Hopson was asked during Monday's SWAC teleconference about what type of home-field advantage he hoped to have inside Jack Spinks Stadium.

"I hope we have a big one," Hopson said. "We want to play as many games at The Reservation that we can."

Alcorn opened the season with a surprising win over Grambling State in the Port City Classic in Shreveport.

Last week they bused 17 hours to James Madison University where they suffered a 42-3 defeat. "It's a learning lesson for us," Hopson said.

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