Glass has career day as AAMU Bulldogs cruise past Golden Lions

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas -- Aqeel Glass walked off the field with a wide smile stretched across his face.

For good reason.

The Alabama A&M quarterback enjoyed a career day.

Glass set a new career high in passing yards as Alabama A&M cruised past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45-14 Saturday afternoon in a SWAC football game.

Glass, a 6-foot-5 sophomore from St. Louis, passed for 359 yards and three touchdowns.

"And I feel like I left some plays on the field," Glass said. "But it still was a good day. We had a lot of big plays and were able to move the ball pretty much all afternoon. I'll definitely take it."

Glass completed 21 of 42 attempts with one interception.

For Alabama A&M, big plays were a prominent theme. All three of the Glass' passing touchdowns were on plays of 30 yards or longer.

Alabama A&M (5-4, 3-2 in SWAC) never trailed.

Glass connected with Zabrian Moore in the back of the end zone for a 31-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and a few minutes later, he threw a screen pass to Nathaniel Dell, who weaved his way through defenders as he sprinted 42 yards for a score.

Glass' third touchdown pass was a 56-yard catch and run by Octayvious Miles.

But Glass was not the only Alabama A&M player enjoying big plays.

Senior running back Trevon Walters rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries — averaging 12.7 yards per touch. He scored on a 72-yard run early in the third quarter that gave the Bulldogs a 21-0 lead.

"I was blessed with some great opportunities," Walters said. "Our guys up front did a great job. They created running lanes and I did my part to make it count."

Alabama A&M dominated from start to finish.

Defensively, Alabama A&M did not budge, especially on third down. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-8) only converted three of 17 third-down opportunities — with all three coming late in the second half.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff quarterback Skyler Perry constantly was under pressure. He only was sacked one time, but he consistently was pressured out of the pocket and forced throw the ball while under duress.

BOX SCORE

ATTENDANCE: 13,500

The constant pressure even resulted in a forced turnover. In the fourth quarter, Alabama A&M defensive lineman Quantravis Kelly delivered a hard hit to Perry as he released the ball, forcing an errant pass that was intercepted by Rhomel Fields.

Yurik Bethune finished with three tackles for loss and a sack for Alabama A&M, while defensive tackle Eli Jackson had five tackles. Fields and Dylan Hamilton each had 8.5 tackles.

Alabama A&M hosts Grambling State next week in the Bulldogs' final home game of the season.

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS