ALABAMA STATE (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) Vs
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
SERIES HISTORY CommUniversity Day Overall ..............................................Kennesaw State leads 2-0 NR/NR ALABAMA STATE (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) vs. 7/9 KENNESAW STATE (1-1, 0-0 Big South) Inside ASU Stadium ......................Kennesaw State leads 1-0 Saturday, September 14, 2019 // 5:00 p.m. // Montgomery, Ala. // ASU Stadium (26,500) Last Meeting ...............................Kennesaw State won, 62-13 HORNETS OWLS WEBSTREAM: HSN Head Coach: Donald Hill-Eley Head Coach: Brian Bohannon Play-by-Play ..........................................................Travis Jarome Record at ASU: 10-9 (3rd) Record at KSU: 38-13 (5th) Career Record: 69-85 (14th) Career Record: 38-13 (5th) RADIO: HORNET SPORTS NETWORK Last: def. Tuskegee, 38-31 Last: lost to Kent State, 26-23 (ot) 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 Kennesaw State and Alabama State have met just twice in school FREE ONLINE: BamaStateSports.com history, with both meetings coming over the last years and the Owls Play-by-Play ..........................................................Travis Jarome winning both - one in Montgomery and one in Kennesaw. Analyst .................................................................Jay C. Coleman s Alabama State’s Michael Jefferson grabbed five receptions for 174 Analyst ............................................................Chris Adams-Wall yards, including three touchdowns. The sophomore caught touchdown Sideline ........................................................................Rob Taylor passes of 19, 43 and the game-winning 82-yard reception in the fourth Engineer .......................................................................Jay Holcey quarter. For his efforts, Jefferson was rewarded with a helmet sticker Producer .................................................................Mel Marshall on College Football Live. For his efforts, he was named the SWAC Offensive Player of the Week and an honorable mentions selection PREGAME: HSN for STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week. Hornet Nation Gameday ..........................................4:30 p.m. CT s A win Saturday night would be the second victory this season for the Hornets who have not won back-to-back games since closing out the SOCIAL MEDIA: #STATEofMIND 2017 season with a victory on Turkey Day and opening the 2018 season Twitter/Instagram .......................................... @BamaStateFB with a win in the Labor Day Classic. Twitter ........................................................@BamaStateSports s Alabama State’s win over Tuskegee was their second straight in the Facebook ........................................................BamaStateSports series, and marks the first time since 1994-95 that the Hornets have Snapchat ........................................................BamaStateSports won consecutive games against Tuskegee. Those games were part of a nine-game winning streak in the series for Alabama State. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Duran Bell was named SWAC Newcomer of the Week after Director / Primary Contact ...............................Travis Jarome s Kennesaw State will be ranked for the third consecutive season when rushing for 112 yards on 10 carries in a season-opening 24-19 loss to UAB. Phone (cell).........................................................(334) 294-1475 they face the Hornets on Saturday. They are the only ranked team on the 2019 schedule. Phone (office) ................................................... (334) 229-2601 vs. Kennesaw State (the series) Email ............................................................tjarome@alasu.edu s Alabama State’s all-time winningest coach, Houston Markham (Jr.), won Twitter ..............................................................@Travis_Jarome both of his games against UAB during his career. The 11-year head 2017 vs. Kennesaw State L, 14-20 Twitter (football) ............................................ @BamaStateFB coach passed away earlier this summer, but not before he finished 2018 at Kennesaw State L, 13-62 with a 65-50-4 record (before forfeits handed a few more wins) from Asst. Director / Secondary Contact .................Eric Evans II 1987 through 1997. Phone (cell)........................................................(919) 358-0356 s Tonight’s game is the second of four straight games at home for Phone (office) ...................................................(334) 229-2635 Alabama State. Email ............................................................. [email protected] Twitter ............................................................@TheSecond_SID KEY STORYLINES s The meeting will be just the second all-time for Alabama State head coach Donald Hill-Eley at the helm of the Hornets. The Hornets dropped their only meeting against Kennesaw State with Eley at the helm last season. s The two teams met in Kennesaw last season and had a lightning delay that sent both teams back to the locker room for an extended period Michael Jefferson was named the SWAC Offensive Player of the Week, honorable mention STATS FCS National Of- of time and delayed the start of the contest. fensive Player of the Week, and was on ESPN last week. 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 W, 38-31 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 SWAC Call Practice Practice Practice Walk Through Game #3 Strategic Communications Office. OFF 10:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am vs. Kennesaw St. 5 pm Players are available for interviews, either in person or ASU Stadium on the phone, or before or after practice depending on Coach’s Show Availability Weekly Press Availability Availability their class and meeting schedules. 6:00 pm Post Practice by request none (Eley and players) Conference Availability 11:00 am In order to have time to arrange for player interviews, Post Game 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 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. Media are encouraged to check Dates for 2018 Teleconferences the website regularly for the latest Hornets athletics August 26 • September 2 • September