MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Reggie Barlow’s signing day news conference didn’t start at 4 p.m. as expected, but the Alabama State football coach wasn’t complaining.
He was waiting to put the finishing touches on his recruiting class, announcing that Auburn High twins Selwyn and Delwyn Tolbert had signed letters of intent moments earlier to boost the Hornets’ recruiting class to 25 players, well above the limit of 15 he had imposed on his staff two months ago.
“In seven years, it has worked out,” Barlow said. “You end up getting more spots, and there is always going to be an (academic) casualty (among the incoming freshmen).”
With 12 seniors, Barlow didn’t want to sign more than 15 players, but that senior class didn’t include tailback Isaiah Crowell and receiver Jamel Johnson, who both left early for the NFL, nor two players who left the team for personal reasons.
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