B-CU forced three turnovers in the second half and outgained Alabama State 551-351 in total offense to score the comeback victory. "We told our guys not to flinch and to keep believing in what we do," Bethune-Cookman coach Brian Jenkins said of the deficit. "We had no doubt in our mind that this was going to be a 15-round fight. That's what we expected and that's what we got."
The Wildcats took the lead with less than five minutes to play in the third quarter behind the stellar play of reserve quarterback Brodrick Waters. Waters called his own number on an option and scored from 6 yards to put B-CU out front 24-21.
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Alabama State football loses its sting against Bethune-Cookman in MEAC-SWAC Challenge
ORLANDO, FLA. — A lot of things needed to go in Alabama State’s favor for the Hornets to win Sunday’s MEAC-SWAC Challenge battle with Bethune-Cookman at the Citrus Bowl.
For much of the first half, the Hornets were clicking, but a 21-point lead evaporated in a rash of mistakes and a strong Bethune-Cookman rushing attack as the Wildcats rallied to take a convincing 38-28 victory over the Hornets in front of 17,410 fans and an ESPN audience in the black college season opening showcase.
It was hard to tell what was more disappointing, a defense that surrendered 272 yards in a 34-minute stretch that included all of the second half and the final four minutes of the first half or an offense that managed just two first downs and 37 total yards from that same stretch late in the first half until midway through the fourth quarter, when the outcome was already decided.
“I was disappointed in both,” said Alabama State head coach Reggie Barlow. “Defensively, the best player on their team was the quarterback at one point, and no one was accounting for him. That’s disappointing and certainly something we have to correct.
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