HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- A scouting report for the week, with a drawing on the cover and a kaleidoscope of X's and O's tumbling about inside, sits on a stack of other paperwork on the corner of Brawnski Towns' desk in the Alabama A&M football offices.There is wisdom and insight and many hours of work in the scouting report. There is also great simplicity in it as the Bulldogs (2-5) prepare to face Alabama State (6-1) in the Magic City Classic (Saturday, 2:30 at Legion Field).
Stop. The. Run.
Alabama State averages 272 yards per game on the ground. It's rushed the ball 343 times and thrown just 201 passes. The passing game might be further limited as starting quarterback Daniel Duhart has been dealing with a bad back. The Hornets' Isaiah Crowell, who transferred from Georgia after a star-crossed tenure there, is averaging 116.3 yards per game, with 16 carries a game.
"They line up and they're coming at you," said Towns, the Bulldogs' veteran defensive coordinator who is going into ...
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