2011 ALABAMA STATE FOOTBALL @ Jackson State Tigers Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 Jackson, Miss. 4 p.m. Veterans Memorial Stadium (60,492) ALABAMA STATE (2-1, 2-0 SWAC) THE GAME: The Alabama State football team will play its third road football game of the opening month of the season SEPTEMBER when the Hornets travel to Jackson State in an Eastern Division 3 @ Miss. Valley State* W, 41-9 showdown. 10 @ Eastern Michigan L, 7-14 17 Grambling State* W, 31-17 THE SERIES: Jackson State leads the overall series, 27-8-1. 24 @ Jackson State* 4 p.m. Alabama State won last year’s meeting at home, 32-30 on Nov. OCTOBER 5. Prior to that, JSU had won the last four meetings between 1 Alcorn State* (SWAC TV&) 7 p.m. the teams. Alabama State last won in Jackson in 2005, winning 8 @ Texas Southern* 1 p.m. 44-23. 15 Prairie View A&M* (ESPNU^) 1 p.m. 29 vs. Alabama A&M* (ESPNU^) 2:30 p.m. LAST WEEK: Both teams posted Southwestern Athletic Birmingham, Ala. Conference victories. Alabama State defeated Grambling State 70th State Farm Magic City Classic in its home opener, 31-17. Jackson State won at Southern, 28- NOVEMBER 24. 5 @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 2:30 p.m. 12 Southern* 1 p.m. HOME SWEET HOME: The Hornets’ win over Grambling State 24 Tuskegee (ESPNU%) 3 p.m. at home improved ASU to 6-1 at Cramton Bowl since the 88th Turkey Day Classic beginning of the 2010 season, 4-0 in SWAC games. DECEMBER 10 SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP (ESPNU%) Noon LONG TIME COMING: Alabama State’s win over GSU was the Birmingham, Ala. first for Reggie Barlow as head coach and the first for the Hornets * SWAC Games ^ Tape Delay % Live since 2006, a 35-16 win. It was also Alabama State’s first win in Montgomery over the Tigers since 1997, a 20-13 victory. JACKSON STATE (3-0, 1-0 SWAC) NOTABLES SEPTEMBER 3 Concordia (Selma) W, 42-2 • With four takeaways last week vs. Grambling, the Hornets 10 vs. Tennessee State W, 35-29 have forced at least one turnover in 22 straight games (57 17 @ Southern* W, 28-24 takeaways over that time: 26 fumbles/31 INTs). 24 Alabama State* 4 p.m. 29 Texas Southern* 6:30 p.m. • QB Greg Jenkins’ late third-quarter interception ended a streak OCTOBER of 97 consecutive passes without an INT thrown by Jenkins and 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 4 p.m. Devin Dominguez. 15 @ Miss. Valley State* 2 p.m. 29 vs. Prairie View A&M* 4 p.m. • Nick Andrews’ two touchdown receptions moved him to third Shreveport, La. all-time Hornets’ history with 22, surpassing Williams Evans and NOVEMBER Damon Hodge (each with 21). His 12 points scored gives him 5 Grambling State* 2 p.m. 134 for his career, tying him for ninth all-time with Hodge. 12 @ Alabama A&M* 1 p.m. 19 Alcorn State* 1 p.m. • Alabama State is 2-0 this season, has won nine straight games * SWAC Games and is 29-4 since 2003 when scoring at least 30 points. ON THE AIR • Career highs vs. Grambling State: RB Quendarius McKibben rushed for a career-best 71 yards on 13 carries with one Radio WVAS-FM 90.7 touchdown...RB Tim Clark caught a career-high six passes (for Jonathan Spells, play-by-play 39 yards) and tied a career high with seven carries (for 16 Tony Fleming, analyst yards)...LB Leland Baker set career highs in tackles (12), sacks Robb Taylor, sideline reporter (2.0) and tackles for loss (2.0)...Winton Steward made career Jay Holcey, studio reporter highs in tackles (seven) and made his second interception in as many weeks...FS Kejuan Riley tied a career high with two interceptions. 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 313.7 yards #8 WR Nick Andrews per game. The Hornets rank eighth in rushing offense, 1st Team All-SWAC averaging 84.7 yards per game. ASU ranks fifth in passing 1st Team Phil Steele All-SWAC offense, gaining 229.0 yards per game. Alabama State ranks fourth in scoring offense, averaging 26.3 points per game. #59 DL Kynjee Cotton • Ground Attack: After a subpar performance at Eastern 1st Team All-SWAC Michigan, the Hornets got the rushing game back in gear 2nd Team Phil Steele All-SWAC vs. Grambling. ASU rushed for 144 yards on 41 carries with two touchdowns. Nearly half of those yards came #65 OL Edmond Davis from RB Quendarius McKibbon, who gained a career- 2nd Team Phil Steele All-SWAC high 71 yards on 13 carries and the clinching TD with 7:25 to play in the game. #70 OL Terren Jones 1st Team All-SWAC 2011 HORNETS DEFENSIVE NOTES: Alabama State ranks 1st Team Phil Steele All-SWAC fourth in the SWAC in total defense, allowing 300.3 yards per game. The Hornets rank eighth in rushing defense, yielding #32 CB Donovan Masline 183.7 yards per game.