MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- If you sit back and look at Alabama State's next opponent on the gridiron, Prairie View, the first thing that would jump out at you is the amount of points they have put on the scoreboard in jumping out to a 4-2 record, but the Hornets coaching staff sees more than their offense."Defensively they have given up some points," Head Coach Reggie Barlow said. "They still have a good group of linebackers and the defensive line position that are playing fast and with a lot of confidence. Our offense will have to be ready to play against them."
They held Texas Southern to 13 points and Grambling State to three points in two of their conference wins. So they have the ability to shut their opposition's offense down.
Raheem Cardwell leads the Panthers defense with 58 total hits (37 solo). Jerome Howard causes a lot of havoc in the backfield as he leads the team with nine stops behind the line of scrimmage and 2.5 sacks.
"Their defense is playing fast and running to the ball," Barlow said. "They are also causing a lot of turnovers which has helped their offense score. We must go into the game knowing we have to take care of the ball against their defense because it could be that kind of game."
PVAUM puts a lot of pressure on the quarterback and enters the game third in the conference in sacks with 15. They are tied with ASU for second in the SWAC in interceptions with seven.
The kickoff for Saturday's SWAC showdown will be at 1 p.m. in New ASU Stadium. The game can be watched live on Hornet Vision on bamastatesports.com, and can be listened to live on WVAS FM 90.7.
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