Alabama State Hornets fall hard to defending SWAC champs

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama State found out what championship football is all about during its home opener against defending SWAC champion Alcorn State.

Alabama State quarterback Ellis Richardson finished with 105 yards of total offense in his first career start but it wasn’t enough as the Hornets took a 31-14 loss to the Braves at ASU Stadium.

Alabama State (0-2, 0-1 SWAC) had no answers for Alcorn’s short passing game, which helped Alcorn move the ball against a struggling Hornets defense.

“I got to do a better job getting our team ready,” Hornets head coach Brian Jenkins said. “This loss all falls on me. Alcorn made some great adjustments. We’re going to keep working on what we need to fix.”

Richardson led the Hornets to touchdowns on their first two possessions, capping off the first with a 38-yard touchdown run to give ASU a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter. Richardson then led a 76-yard drive, capped off by a seven-yard touchdown run by Khalid Thomas.



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