MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama State fired football coach Brian Jenkins, five games into the season and four days after its new president took over leadership. Alabama State University President Quinton Ross announced that Donald Hill-Eley will serve as interim head coach after Jenkins was fired Friday afternoon.
Disappointment and frustration surrounded the team after its dismal performance against Alcorn State on Thursday night. The 24-10 defeat was in front of many empty seats and on national television, a rare occurrence for the Hornets.
Fans booed the team during the game, and a few joined in negative chants after Alcorn led 24-0 at halftime.
“We would like to thank Brian Jenkins for his time at Alabama State,” Interim Athletic Director Jennifer Lynne Williams said in a news release. “It was a tough three years in terms of wins and losses for coach, but I am comfortable that he will have success in his future endeavors and will end up on a sideline soon.”
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