LORMAN, Mississippi -- When Alcorn State starting quarterback John Gibbs Jr. suffered a leg injury after just two offensive plays on Saturday against Southern in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Braves coach Jay Hopson turned to his backup signal-caller for help. Stepping in for Gibbs, Lenorris Footman put on a show. Footman, a 6-foot, 181-pound sophomore, rushed for an impressive 274 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries in Alcorn State’s 48-7 victory. He had scoring runs of 44, 17, 30 and 60 yards.Footman’s 274 rushing yards set a SWAC record for a quarterback. He connected on three of seven passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns. This big-time performance earned Footman the ESPN.com HBCU Player of the Week as well as SWAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Obviously the Braves (5-2 overall, 4-1 SWAC) have a lot of talent under center. Gibbs, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound senior, was the SWAC Offensive Player of the Year last season and was named the conference’s preseason offensive player of the year. He led Alcorn State last season to its first SWAC championship since 1994.
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