ATLANTA, Georgia -- N.C. A&T football coach Rod Broadway sees the Aggies in Alcorn State’s Braves.Run the ball. Stop the run. Limit game-changing errors.
The Aggies and Braves, who play in the Celebration Bowl Saturday in Atlanta (noon, ABC), have many similarities. Broadway and Alcorn State coach Jay Hopson were assistants at Florida 20 years ago, so they’re familiar in approach.
“They’re very similar to us as far as what they do,” Broadway said. “Alcorn’s coach and I were on the same staff at Florida in ’95. I think his philosophy is somewhat similar to mine in that they’re going to run the ball and they’re going to try to stop the run defensively and try to make as few mistakes as possible.”
A&T (9-2, 7-1 MEAC) earned a share of the league title for the second straight year, just like Alcorn State (9-3, 7-2 SWAC). Both teams have dynamic running attacks – the Aggies are powered by all-America tailback Tarik Cohen; the Braves have Darryan Ragsdale. Success on the ground will be paramount.
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