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SERIES HISTORY Labor Day Classic Overall ...................................................Tuskegee leads 62-37-3 NR/NR ALABAMA STATE (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) vs. NR/NR Tuskegee (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) Inside ASU Stadium ...................................Tuskegee leads 2-1 Saturday, September 7, 2019 // 5:00 p.m. // Montgomery, Ala. // ASU Stadium (26,500) Last Meeting ......................Alabama State won 26-20 (2018) HORNETS GOLDEN TIGERS WEBSTREAM: HSN Head Coach: Donald Hill-Eley Head Coach: Willie Slater Play-by-Play ..........................................................Travis Jarome Record at ASU: 9-9 (3rd) Record at Tuskegee: 115-34 Career Record: 68-85 (14th) Career Record: 115-34 RADIO: HORNET SPORTS NETWORK Last: lost to UAB, 24-19 Last: lost to Miles, 31-27 FLAGSHIP STATION: WVAS 90.7 FM AFFILIATES: WKXN 95.7 FM, WKXK 96.7 FM, WKXN 102.7 FM, OPENING KICK Big KD 94.1 FM, WZKD-AM 950 s Alabama State looks to rebound after a season-opening loss to UAB FREE ONLINE: BamaStateSports.com on the Thursday night, 24-19, in which they had a pair of opportunities Play-by-Play ..........................................................Travis Jarome to pull the upset. The Hornets had the ball inside the five and were Analyst .................................................................Jay C. Coleman unable to score, and also had the ball in their hands in the last minute. Analyst ............................................................Machion Sanders s Alabama State had three individuals who were recognized for their play Sideline ........................................................................Rob Taylor against UAB. Irshaad Davis was named the STATS FCS Freshman of the Engineer .......................................................................Jay Holcey Week honorable mention after forcing a pair of fumbles in his first Producer .................................................................Mel Marshall collegiate game. Meanwhile, Anthony Craven (Special Teams Player of the Week) and Duran Bell (Newcomer of the Week) were each PREGAME: HSN honored by the conference office. Hornet Nation Gameday ..........................................4:30 p.m. CT s A win Thursday night would be the second consecutive season that the Hornets will have defeated Tuskegee at home, both under Eley. Last SOCIAL MEDIA: #STATEofMIND season, they defeated Tuskegee in overtime at the Labor Day Classic to Twitter/Instagram .......................................... @BamaStateFB kick off the season. Alabama State has not won back-to-back games Twitter ........................................................@BamaStateSports against Tuskegee since 1994-1995, when they were in the midst of Facebook ........................................................BamaStateSports nine-game winning streak in the rivarly. Snapchat ........................................................BamaStateSports s Alabama State and Tuskegee have met two times in the Labor Day Classic (splitting both contests), however, the two teams used to ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS play annually in the Turkey Day Classic. Tonight’s game marks the Duran Bell was named SWAC Newcomer of the Week after Director / Primary Contact ...............................Travis Jarome rushing for 112 yards on 10 carries in a season-opening 102nd meeting between the two teams, with Tuskegee holding a 24-19 loss to UAB last Thursday night. Phone (cell).........................................................(334) 294-1475 62-36-3 overall lead. Phone (office) ................................................... (334) 229-2601 vs. Tuskegee (since 2000) Email ............................................................tjarome@alasu.edu s Carl Thompson and Leeward Brown, from Alabama State, both had Twitter ..............................................................@Travis_Jarome brothers who played for Tuskegee. 2000 vs. Tuskegee L, 27-28 Twitter (football) ............................................ @BamaStateFB s Alabama State’s all-time winningest coach, Houston Markham (Jr.), won 2001 vs. Tuskegee L, 27-31 both of his games against UAB during his career. The 11-year head 2002 vs. Tuskegee L, 20-25 Asst. Director / Secondary Contact .................Eric Evans II coach passed away earlier this summer, but not before he finished 2003 vs. Tuskegee W, 38-28 Phone (cell)........................................................(919) 358-0356 with a 65-50-4 record (before forfeits handed a few more wins) from 2004 vs. Tuskegee L, 17-27 Phone (office) ...................................................(334) 229-2635 1987 through 1997. 2005 vs. Tuskegee L, 27-28 Email ............................................................. [email protected] 2006 vs. Tuskegee L, 10-17 Twitter ............................................................@TheSecond_SID KEY STORYLINES 2007 vs. Tuskegee L, 58-64 s The meeting will be just the second all-time for Alabama State head 2008 vs. Tuskegee W, 17-13 coach Donald Hill-Eley at the helm of the Hornets. He won his first and 2009 vs. Tuskegee L, 0-21 only meeting at the helm of the Hornets last season in overtime. 2010 vs. Tuskegee L, 7-21 2011 vs. Tuskegee W, 30-21 s Alabama State has not won back-to-back games against Tuskegee 2012 vs. Tuskegee L, 25-27 since 1994-1995, when they won nine games straight in the series - the longest for the Hornets. They also won six straight against Tuskegee 2017 vs. Tuskegee L, 6-14 from 1975 to 1980. 2018 vs. Tuskegee W, 26-20 2019 Schedule / Results at UAB Tuskegee Kennesaw St Grambling St Alcorn St at Jackson St Alabama A&M at MVSU at TX Southern at Florida St PVAMU Birmingham, AL Montgomery, AL Montgomery, AL Montgomery, AL Montgomery, AL Jackson, MS Birmingham, AL Itta Bena, MS Houston, TX Tallahassee, FL Montgomery, AL August 29 September 7 September 14 September 21 October 5 October 12 October 26 November 2 November 9 November 16 November 28 L, 19-24 5 pm 5 pm 5 pm 2 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm 1 pm 2 pm TBA 2 pm MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION WEEKLY SCHEDULE Interviews All interview requests for football head coach Donald SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hill-Eley and any Alabama State assistant coaches and players MUST be coordinated through the Athletic Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Availability Game #2 Strategic Communications Office. OFF Noon 7:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am None vs. Tuskegee 5 pm Players are available for interviews, either in person or ASU Stadium on the phone, or before or after practice depending on SWAC Call Availability Weekly Press their class and meeting schedules. 10:00 am Post Practice (Eley and players) Conference 11:00 am In order to have time to arrange for player interviews, please provide 48 hours notice to the Athletic Strategic Coach’s Show Communications Office. Player interviews may be 6:00 pm conducted at the Houston Markham Football Complex or in the Athletic Strategic Communications Office. The Al- abama State training rooms, locker rooms, weight room and meeting room areas are off-limits to the media. Your SWAC TELECONFERENCE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE cooperation is appreciated. The weekly head football coaches teleconference for the Alabama State head football coach Donald Hill-Eley will Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will begin hold his weekly press conference each Wednesday morning For telephone interviews, the student-athlete will be Monday, August 26 and will continue through November 18. at 11 am inside ASU Stadium. The press conference will provided with the number and will make the call at a take place in the Media Room located in the tunnel directly mutually-agreed upon time. Phone numbers of Each teleconference call will start at 10:00 am until behind the East End Zone. student-athletes will NOT be made available to the me- approximately noon central time. Each coach is scheduled dia. For interviews with head football soccer coach Don- to be available for 8-10 minutes each week for questions. The press conference normally will last 30-45 minutes ald Hill-Eley and/or Alabama State assistant coaches, each Wednesday and will begin with an opening statement please contact Travis Jarome in the Athletic Strategic Media representatives who wish to participate should from the head coach. Communications Office. consult the conference weekly release or the SWAC Communications Office for details. A recording of each The weekly press conference will be open to the media Practice Coverage teleconference call will be available by the end of the only, not to the general public. A transcription of the press In general, Alabama State practices, held at the Hous- business day Mondays on SWAC.org under the Football conference will be posted on BamaStateSports.com later ton Markham Complex, are open to the local media and sports page under the subhead “Media Teleconference in the day, along with an archived stream of the press the public. Recordings.” conference. Website Media members and coaches who are not asking or For media attending the press conference, please contact Updated statistics, game recaps, game notes, player answering questions at the time should mute their phone Travis Jarome with any questions that may arise. If the and coaches’ bios, newspaper articles, as well as histor- line by pressing “4*” to avoid background noises and other date and time change, all media will be notified. ical, broadcast and ticket information, can be found on distractions on the call. the Alabama State Official Athletics Website at www. WEEKLY COACHES SHOW bamastatesports.com.