Albany State looks to rebound against Stillman

ALBANY, Georgia — There’s good news and bad news for the Albany State football team.

The bad news is they’re 0-2.

The good news, depending on if you’re a glass half-full-type person, is that both games have been decided by less than two touchdowns. And in both games, the Rams seemed to be the biggest detriment to themselves.

As they host Stillman tonight at 7 p.m. at the Albany State University Coliseum and seek their first win of the season, head coach Dan Land is optimistic. After the heartbreaking loss to Tuskegee, he said he feels one of the biggest things they’ll have do is get out of their own way.

“I see we’re still beating ourselves,” he said. “We’re making mistakes and we’re giving up points that we shouldn’t give up,” he said. “We did it to ourselves and we’ve got to continue working and getting better at that…we didn’t play bad, we’ve just gotta play better.”

To do that, the Rams need to be sharper and focused from the opening kick. In both games, ASU allowed teams to return the opening kick inside their 20 yard line. From there Valdosta State and Tuskegee went on to score in the opening two minutes, forcing the Rams to play catchup.

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