Thursday, December 18, 2014

Commentary: Christmas comes early for ASU in hiring Jenkins

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama State got its Christmas wish for a new head football coach.

The university believes Brian Jenkins can bring it some things Reggie Barlow couldn't — SWAC championships, sellout crowds at its $62 million stadium and much fanfare.

"You look at all the things he's done and he's accomplished, it gets you excited," Alabama State interim athletic director Melvin Hines said. "It makes you want to come out and see what this guy going to bring to the table? What type of team is he going to put on the field? Because if he does just a little bit of what he did at Bethune-Cookman, the sky is the limit here at Alabama State."



Hines made a list of people to contact about the 43-year-old Jenkins, checked it twice and decided to go full bore after the three-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference coach of the year.

"We went through a very, very detailed process," Hines said. "Not just me, but the university in doing our research on Brian Jenkins. I talked to so many people, a lot of people."

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