ATLANTA, Georgia -- The Alcorn State Braves will be heading into Atlanta in week one looking to build off of a fantastic season in 2014. The Braves were 10-3 (7-2) on the season and defeated Southern in the SWAC Championship game to capture their first conference title since 1993. Georgia Tech has scheduled some rather tough opponents in the "cupcake game" slots recently, and Alcorn State could potentially fill that role once again to open the year.What to watch for:
The Braves were one of the most dangerous teams offensively in the FCS last season, and they'll be returning most of their weapons in 2015. Alcorn State runs the ball very well, and they'll likely look to keep the ball on the ground as much as they can against the Jackets to keep their defense off the field and to limit turnovers through the air. Last season, Tech struggled heavily against the run and in most areas defensively to open up the year. In the opening game, Wofford was able to run the ball effectively against the Georgia Tech defense to keep the game fairly close for much longer than people expected. Defensively, the Braves had much more turnover and lost a good number of leading tacklers from last season. Despite that, the Alcorn State secondary should remain very productive with a few talented players returning. Run defense should be the weakness for the Braves, so it wouldn't be surprising to see Tech throw the ball less than 10 times in the game. The key matchup though will be the success of the Alcorn State run game in the first half. The Jackets will score early and often, but if the Braves can control the ball on the ground, they'll be able to stick around longer than the fans at Bobby Dodd want.
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