SERIES HISTORY First Road Game Overall ...............................................Alabama State leads 13-6 NR/NR ALABAMA STATE (2-1, 2-1 SWAC) at NR/NR UAPB (2-0, 2-0 SWAC) Streak .......................................................Alabama State, W4 Saturday, March 27, 2021 // 7:00 p.m. // Pine Bluff, Ark. // Simmons Bank Field at Golden Lions Stadium // ESPN3 Last Meeting ........................................def. UAPB, 41-21 [2016] HORNETS GOLDEN LIONS TELEVISION: ESPN3 Head Coach: Donald Hill-Eley Head Coach: Doc Gamble Play-by-Play ...............................................................Bob Slovak Record at ASU: 16-15 (4th) Record at UAPB: 2-0 (1st) Analyst ........................................................................ Ken Moore Career Record: 75-91 (15th) Career Record: 2-0 (1st) Last: def Jackson State, 35-28 (3/20/21) Last: def. Grambling State, 48-21 (3/20/21) RADIO: HORNET SPORTS NETWORK FLAGSHIP STATION: WVAS 90.7 FM OPENING KICK AFFILIATES: WZKD 94.1 FM (Montgomery), WZXD 950 AM s Alabama State will play for the second consecutive week for the first (Montgomery), WKXN 95.7 FM (Greenville/Montgomery), time this season when they take the field against UAPB. It will also be WZXN 102.7 (Greenville/Montgomery), WZXK 96.7 FM the second of five straight games for the Hornets. (Pinehill), WZXD 920 AM (Troy), WXKD 106.3 FM (Troy) s The Hornets will play on the ESPN family of networks for the third FREE ONLINE: BamaStateSports.com consecutive week after opening on ESPN3 and then playing against Play-by-Play ..........................................................Travis Jarome Jackson State on ESPN2 last week. Analyst ..................................................................Derik Williams s Alabama State knocked off their first nationally ranked opponent since Producer ............................................................... Clayton Smith 2011 when they defeated Jackson State 35-28 at home on Saturday. Ironically, the Tigers were the last ranked team Alabama State Today’s broadcast will be in memory of Jay Holcey defeated. s Ezra Gray was in the national spotlight this weekend after rushing PREGAME: HSN for 195 yards and scoring three touchdowns - including on runs of 49 Hornet Nation Gameday ..........................................6:30 p.m. CT and 50 yards in the fourth quarter to win it for the Hornets. He was named the SWAC Offensive Player of the Week, the BOXTOROW National SOCIAL MEDIA: #STATEofMIND Player of the Week, and was the Black College Football Hall of Fame Twitter/Instagram .......................................... @BamaStateFB Player of the Year Spotlight. Twitter ........................................................@BamaStateSports s The Hornets will be play four homes games this season - Southern Facebook ........................................................BamaStateSports (February 26), Jackson State (March 20), South Carolina State (April 3), Snapchat ........................................................BamaStateSports Ezra Gray was named the BOXTOROW National Player of and Mississippi Valley State (April 10). They will play only one true road the Week after his 195 yard performance. game against UAPB (March 27), and the Magic City Classic (April 17). ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS LAST 15 vs. UAPB Director / Primary Contact ...............................Travis Jarome s Junior receiver Michael Jefferson returns for his third season at Phone (cell).........................................................(334) 294-1475 Alabama State after recording 12 touchdown receptions during the 2016 def. UAPB 41-21 Phone (office) ................................................... (334) 229-2601 2019 season. That mark tied the mark of Reggie Barlow. 2015 def. UAPB 31-24 Email ............................................................tjarome@alasu.edu s Ryan Nettles made his first start in nearly three years at quarterback 2014 def. UAPB 42-7 Twitter ..............................................................@Travis_Jarome in the season opener against Southern and was named the SWAC 2013 def. UAPB 40-39 Twitter (football) ............................................ @BamaStateFB Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week. He followed 2012 lost to UAPB 21-24 that up with the SWAC Newcomer of the Week after a win over Jackson. 2011 def. UAPB 28-12 Asst Director / Secondary Contact ..............Jordan Benson 2010 def. UAPB 38-31 Phone (cell).........................................................(256) 698-3311 2007 def. UAPB 12-10 Phone (office) ...................................................(334) 229-2635 KEY STORYLINES 2006 def. UAPB 31-13 s Alabama State played in front of a national audience on ESPN2 last 2005 def. UAPB 41-10 weekend and pulled off a 35-28 win over Jackson State. Tonight’s 2004 def. UAPB 21-14 2003 def. UAPB 24-22 matchup could help determine the SWAC Championship Game. 2002 lost to UAPB 26-32 s Ezra Gray earned national accolades for his performance over the 2001 def. UAPB 23-17 weekend with BOXTOROW, Black College Football Hall of Fame, and 2000 def. UAPB 37-34 FCS Stats Perform taking notice. ALST 13-2 // Average Score: 30.4 - 20.7 2021 Spring Schedule / Results ALALCCOORRNN Southern at Alcorn St Jackson St at UAPB S Carolina St MVSU Alabama A&M Montgomery, AL Lorman, MS Montgomery, AL Pine Bluff, AR Montgomery, AL Montgomery, AL Birmingham, AL February 26 March 6 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 L, 21-24 W, 2-0 W, 35-28 7 pm 2 pm 2 pm 6:30 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 Availability Availability Availability Game #3 Strategic Communications Office. 7:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am Post Practice Post Practice None at UAPB (Eley and players) (Eley and players) 7:00 pm Players are available for interviews, either in person or on the phone, or before or after practice depending on Availability their class and meeting schedules. Post Practice Availability (Eley and players) Post Game In order to have time to arrange for player interviews, please provide 48 hours notice to the Athletic Strategic Communications Office. Player interviews may be 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 March 1 and will carried on Zoom this year due to the at 11 am inside ASU Stadium. The press conference will provided with the number and will make the call at a pandemic. take place in the Media Room located in the tunnel directly mutually-agreed upon time. Phone numbers of behind the East End Zone. student-athletes will NOT be made available to the me- Each teleconference call will start at 10:00 am until dia. For interviews with head football soccer coach Don- approximately noon central time. Each coach is scheduled The press conference normally will last 30-45 minutes ald Hill-Eley and/or Alabama State assistant coaches, to be available for 8-10 minutes each week for questions. each Wednesday and will begin with an opening statement please contact Travis Jarome in the Athletic Strategic from the head coach. Communications Office. Media representatives who wish to participate should consult the conference weekly release or the SWAC The weekly press conference will be open to the media Practice Coverage Communications Office for details. A recording of each only, not to the general public. A transcription of the press In general, Alabama State practices, held at the Hous- teleconference call will be available by the end of the conference will be posted on BamaStateSports.com later ton Markham Complex, are open to the local media and business day Mondays on SWAC.org under the Football in the day, along with an archived stream of the press the public. sports page under the subhead “Media Teleconference conference. Recordings.” Website For media attending the press conference, please contact Updated statistics, game recaps, game notes, player Dates for 2018 Teleconferences Travis Jarome with any questions that may arise. If the and coaches’ bios, newspaper articles, as well as histor- March 1 • March 8 • March 15 • March 22 • March 29 • date and time change, all media will be notified. ical, broadcast and ticket information, can be found on April 5 • April 12 • April 19 • April 26 the Alabama State Official Athletics Website at www. WEEKLY COACHES SHOW bamastatesports.com. Media are encouraged to check SWAC Head Football Coaches Weekly Schedule the website regularly for the latest Hornets athletics 10:00 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. SWAC News and Notes Alabama State head football coach Donald Hill-Eley will news. 10:05 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Connell Maynor • Alabama A&M be featured on the Alabama State Football Review each 10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. Donald Hill-Eley • Alabama State Sunday night throughout the season. Accessing Information 10:25 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Fred McNair • Alcorn