2011 ALABAMA STATE FOOTBALL vs. Tuskegee Tigers Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 Montgomery, Ala. 3 p.m. Cramton Bowl (19,500) ALABAMA STATE (7-3, 7-2 SWAC) THE GAME: The Alabama State Hornets will play their final game of the 2011 season when they host the Tuskegee Tigers in the 88th edition of the Turkey SEPTEMBER Day Classic. 3 @ Miss. Valley State* W, 41-9 THE SERIES: This is the 98th overall meeting between the teams in a series 10 @ Eastern Michigan L, 7-14 that dates back to 1901. Tuskegee leads 60-33-4. The Tigers also lead in the 17 Grambling State* W, 31-17 Turkey Day Classic, 48-31-3, which dates to 1924. Tuskegee has won three in 24 @ Jackson State* W, 21-14 a row in the series, as Alabama State last won in 2008, posting a 17-13 win to OCTOBER end Tuskegee’s overall 26-game winning streak. 1 Alcorn State* W, 31-23 8 @ Texas Southern* W, 43-29 LAST TIME OUT: Alabama State lost at home to Southern, 26-23. Tuskegee 15 Prairie View A&M* W, 20-7 defeated Miles, 27-25. 29 vs. Alabama A&M* L, 19-20 Birmingham, Ala. JUST SHORT OF A REPEAT: Alabama State came up four points short in its 70th State Farm Magic City Classic attempt to win back-to-back SWAC Eastern Division titles. The Hornets lost NOVEMBER to eventual division champ Alabama A&M 20-19, and to Southern 26-23 in 5 @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff* W, 28-12 the final SWAC contest of the season. The Hornets were eliminated from title 12 Southern* L, 23-26 contention this past Saturday with AAMU’s win at Prairie View. 24 Tuskegee (ESPNU^) 3 p.m. 88th Turkey Day Classic SENIOR SENDOFF A total of nine Hornets seniors are slated to play their final home game in the Black and Gold Thursday. WRs Nick Andrews and John * SWAC Games ^ Live Andrews, LB Nigel Carr, RB Tim Clark, DL Kynjee Cotton and Tui Ofahulu, QB Devin Dominguez, CB Donovan Masline and SS Markinley Saint Fort will play TUSKEGEE (4-5, 4-3 SIAC) their final home game and for the last time in a Hornet Uniform. SEPTEMBER MARKHAM COMPLEX, ‘91 TITLE TEAM HONORED THIS WEEK: The Houston 10 Langston L, 19-33 Markham Football Complex will be officially dedicated on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Coach Markham is the winningest head coach in the history of Hornet 17 at Alabama A&M L, 6-21 Football with a record of 68-39-5. He led the most dominant team in ASU 24 Stillman* L,9-13 football history to the 1991 SWAC and HBCU National Titles with a record of OCTOBER 11-0-1. The championship team will be recognized after the first quarter of 1 @ Fort Valley State* W, 18-15 Thursday’s game. 8 Morehouse* L, 14-17 15 @ Lane* W, 41-17 NOTABLES vs. SOUTHERN: 22 at Kentucky State* L, 0-20 • Alabama State forced four turnovers, extending its streak of 29 consecutive 29 Clark-Atlanta* W, 24-3 games with at least one takeaway. The Hornets have now forced 80 NOVEMBER takeaways in that time (34 fumble recoveries/46 interceptions). 5 Miles* W, 27-25 24 @ Alabama State 3 p.m. • Riley’s third-quarter interception was his career-best eighth of the season and the 16th of his career. Riley is now tied with Antoine Hill and Latrod * Conference Games Garner for the second highest interception total in Alabama State history dating back to 1970. ON THE AIR/ Radio WVAS-FM 90.7 • WR Nick Andrews’ nine-yard reception in the fourth quarter moved him Jonathan Spells (play-by-play), Tony Fleming (analyst) past the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the season, becoming just the fourth Robb Taylor (sidelines), Jay Holcey (studio) player in Alabama State history to reach the mark. Andrews caught five passes for 72 yards against Southern and his 1,043 receiving yards this season is the HSRN.COM/Sirius /XM Satellite Radio Ch. 137 third-highest in school history, surpassing Damon Hodge’s 1,023 in 1998. Lamont Germany (play-by-play), Mike Walker (analyst), LeCounte Conaway (sidelines) • Clark rushed 14 times for 92 yards, and his 56-yard fourth-quarter run was the second longest of his career. With two rushing touchdowns against TV ESPNU Southern , Clark has scored five rushing touchdowns in the past two games. Anish Schroff (play-by-play), Jay Walker (analyst) ALABAMA STATE SPORTS INFORMATION Duane Lewis - Sports Information Director/Football Contact 915 S Jackson St. Montgomery, Ala. 35216 W: 334-229-5230 www.bamastatesports.com [email protected] FIVE NEW FACES JOIN COACHING STAFF Fred Kaiss (Offensive Coordinator) joins the ASU staff from Hampton University, where in his second stint there, he served as offensive coordinator in 2010. He previously coached the Pirates from 2001-06, serving as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach/recruiting coordinator and special teams coordinator. His offense averaged 44.6 points per game in 2004 in the first of back-to-back Black College National Championship seasons for Hampton. Kaiss also twice coached at Tennessee State. He initially served the Tigers as special teams coordinator/wide receivers coach (1997-99). Upon his return he was offensive coordinator (2006-09) and also wide receivers coach (2009). No stranger to the SWAC, Kaiss coached running backs, was recruiting coordinator and special teams’ coordinator at Southern (1993-96), helping the Jaguars win two Black College National titles (1993, 1995). He also was offensive coordinator/receivers coach at Alabama A&M (2000- 01). Kaiss, a part of four national championship teams as a coach, began his collegiate coaching career in 1992 as the offensive coordinator, quarterback coach and receivers coach at Morgan State. Shannon Harris (Receivers) comes to ASU after also spending one season at Hampton as quarterbacks coach under Kaiss. He previously spent six seasons at Tennessee State, serving in various capacities, and quarterbacks coach (2004, 2009), tight ends coach (2005) and receivers coach (2006-08).He played collegiately at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (1998-2000), where he was selected to the All-Mississippi South team and played in the Mississippi Junior College All- Star game. The Wiggins, Miss. native played quarterback for TSU from 2001-02, setting a school record for total offense with 3,137 yards as a senior. After his playing career at TSU ended, he remained with the program as a student assistant coach. He also played the 2003 season with the Shreveport Battle Wings of the Arena Football League II. Willard Scissum (Offensive Line) comes to the Hornets from Alcorn State, where he served as offensive line coach (2008-10). Scissum, who coached the offense line for NFL Europe’s Berlin Thunder and Ft. Valley State (2007), spent six seasons at Morehouse College, first as offensive line coach (1998-2000) and later as head coach (2002-2005), sandwiched around a brief stint as co-offensive coordinator at Morris Brown (2001). The Huntsville, Ala. native was a four-year starter at the University of Alabama, where he was a member of three bowl teams while playing two seasons for the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant. Scissum played professionally for four seasons (1985-88), playing in both the National Football League (with the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins) and Canadian Football Leagues (with the Calgary Stampede and British Columbia Lions). His coaching career began as a student assistant at Alabama A&M (1991-94), before joining the Crimson Tide staff as a grad assistant (94-97). Dominique Stevenson (Safeties) comes to Alabama State after spending the past two years as an intern at LSU, where he helped mentor Linebacker Perry Riley who was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 4th round and free agent Linebacker Harry Coleman in 2010. Stevenson also helped mentor 1st round pick Patrick Peterson, who was First Team All-SEC and Thorpe Award Winner. Roy Dawkins (Secondary) was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter at defensive back for the Hornets from 1993-96, and was a teammate of Barlow’s for three seasons in the Black and Gold. Dawkins began his coaching career in the fall of 1997 as a student assistant at Alabama State. After graduating from ASU in 1999, he spent the past 12 seasons coaching in the high school and college ranks. Dawkins coached three seasons at Central Haynesville High School in Haynesville, Ala., serving one season as defensive coordinator and defensive back coach (1999) before becoming head coach for two seasons(2000-01). Dawkins spent the next three seasons in Montgomery, one as defensive back coach at Sidney Lanier High School (2002), and two at Huntingdon College (2003-04) in the same capacity. After two seasons coaching defensive backs at Raines High School (2005-06) in Jacksonville, Fla., Dawkins coached four years at Northview High in Dothan, Ala. He mentored the defensive line for two seasons (2007-08) before spending the past two seasons as defensive coordinator/defensive back coach (2009-10). PRESEASON HONORS/WATCH LIST 2011 HORNETS OFFENSIVE NOTES: Alabama State ranks seventh in the SWAC in total offense, averaging 318.3 yards per game. The #8 WR Nick Andrews Hornets rank ninth in rushing offense, averaging 96.4 yards per 1st Team All-SWAC game. ASU ranks third in passing offense, gaining 221.9 yards per 1st Team Phil Steele All-SWAC game. Alabama State ranks second in scoring offense, averaging 26.4 points per game. #59 DL Kynjee Cotton • Red-Zone Efficiency: The Alabama State offense has been 1st Team All-SWAC efficient and potent inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.