MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama State's football team went through their final workout in Montgomery in preparations for Saturday's game at Jackson State. The JSU game will be ASU's first road game of the season and with it comes the extra burden of playing a tough opponent and playing on the road for the first time this year.
"It's always tough to go and play on the road and it will be a hostile environment there in Jackson, Miss.," Head Coach Reggie Barlow said. "Jackson State has always been a solid, solid team and well coached. They will play physical and hard and it will be a good challenge. Just from a physical standpoint, knowing it will be hostile and a physical game."
The Hornets spent the week studying film from the opening game against Jacksonville State. Once the Hornets got on the field following film study, they worked on correcting the mistakes from that first game.
"Of course we run a lot of plays both offensively and defensively and there are some things we have taken out during this week of practice," Barlow said. "We want the players to be able to focus on a few plays rather than focusing on a lot of plays. Our plan is our plan, of course there are some things we have to improve on from the first game and we have done that this week. We are looking forward to the guys and performing."
The Reggie Barlow Radio Show will begin this week and be held at various places around Montgomery. Thursday's show will be held at the WVAS Radio Studio beginning at 6 p.m. The other locations will be announced at a later date.
ASU will board the bus and travel to Jackson tomorrow (Friday) where they will have a final walk through in Jackson later in the day.
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