2013 BRAVES FOOTBALL 2013 ALCORN STATE SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION: ALCORN STATE VS. EDWARD WATERS (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) 8/31 EDWARD WATERS W, 63-12 9/7 at MISSISSIPPI STATE % 2:30 p.m. 9/14 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY * 2:00 p.m. 9/21 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff * 6:00 p.m. 9/28 at Alabama State * 5:00 p.m. BRAVES BULLDOGS 10/5 WARNER UNIV.# 2:00 p.m. 10/12 Grambling State *$ 2:00 p.m. Record: 1-0, 0-0 SWAC Record: 0-1, 0-0 SEC West 10/19 at Texas Southern * & 2:00 p.m. Head Coach: Jay Hopson Head Coach: Dan Mullen 10/26 at Southern * 5:30 p.m. Alma Mater: Mississippi, ‘92 Alma Mater: Ursinus, ‘94 11/2 ALABAMA A&M * 4:00 p.m. Overall Record: 5-7 (.417) Overall Record: 29-23 (.558) 11/7 PRAIRIE VIEW * ^ 6:30 p.m. Record at Alcorn: Same Record at Edward Waters: Same 11/16 at Jackson State * 2:00 p.m. vs. Mississippi State: 0-0 (.000) vs. Alcorn State: 1-0 (.100) Home games in BOLD CAPS All times are central and subject to change TODAY’S MATCHUP * Southwestern Athletic Conference game # Homecoming Braves Journey to Starkville for a Tough SEC Matchup Today, the Braves gear up for their first road test of the season against SEC opponent ^ Senior Night Mississippi State. This will be second ever meeting between the Braves and the Bulldogs $ Circle City Classic (Lucas Oil Stadium, since the 2010 season with the Bulldogs defeating the Braves 49-16. Head coach Jay Indianapolis, Ind.) Hopson and his Braves are coming off a 63-12 victory over Edward Waters last weekend % CSS at Spinks-Casem Stadium. With the win, Coach Hopson is now 2-0 in season openers and & CSS Houston it was also the first time in 10 years the Braves were able to score over 60 points. Offen- sively, the Braves recorded over 400 yards of total offense. Arnold Walker led the Braves 2013 MISSISSIPPI STATE with 75 yards on 16 carries and scoring a single game career-high three touchdowns. SCHEDULE Sophomore John Gibbs, Jr. completed 15 of his 20 passing attempts for 184 yards and one (0-1, 0-0 SEC WEST) touchdown. Gibbs, Jr. also accumulated 59 yards on three carries and rushed for a 34- yard touchdown. Senior wide receiver Tavoris Doss caught the only receiving touchdown 8/31 Oklahoma State L, 3-21 for the Braves for 28 yards. He finished the game with three catches for 59 yards. On the 9/7 ALCORN STATE 2:30 p.m. defensive side of the ball, the Braves managed to force four turnovers. Will Thomas led 9/14 at Auburn 6:00 p.m. the Braves defense with 5.5 tackles. Sophomore cornerback Anthony Williams, Jr. re- 9/21 TROY TBA corded two tackles along with an interception and a forced fumble. Defensive lineman, 10/5 LSU TBA Kenry Tolbert scored a touchdown on a defense after picking up a fumble and carrying it 10/12 BOWLING GREEN (HC) TBA 24 yards to the endzone. 10/24 KENTUCKY 6:30 p.m. Mississippi State is coming off a devastating loss to Oklahoma State 21-3 in the Advocare 11/2 at South Carolina TBA Texas Kickoff in Houston, Texas. The Bulldogs running game was held to 111 yards on 11/9 at Texas A&M TBA the ground led by LaDarius Perkins with 50 yards on 16 carries. Jameon Lewis led the 11/16 ALABAMA TBA Bulldogs with 5 catches for 55 yards and combined for 148 all-purpose yards. Deontae 11/23 at Arkansas TBA Skinner was the lone defensive player with 10 tackles for the game. 11/28 OLE MISS 6:30 p.m. STORYLINES Home games in BOLD CAPS All times are eastern and subject to change This is the second The Braves forced 4 The Braves accumu- ever meeting between turnovers in season lated over 400 yards the Braves and Mis- opener of total offense. Listen Live sissippi State. Walker is 136 yards Quarterback John Radio • WPRL 91.7 FM The Braves last trip to away from cracking Gibbs completed 75% Charles Edmond, play-by-play Starkville to face the the Alcorn’s Top 10 of his passes in sea- Cedric Tillman, sideline Bulldogs ended with in career rushing son opening win vs. in a 49-16 loss. yards . Edward Waters. WWW.ALCORNSPORTS.COM Arnold Walker scored Freshman kicker, Anthony Williams, Jr. a career-high 3 rush- Haiden McCraney intercepted a pass and ing TDs in 63-12 win went 8-8 in PATs in forced a fumble this over Edward Waters. his freshman debut. vs. Edward Waters. ALCORN MEDIA SERVICES MCCRANEY BREAKS FRESHMAN RECORD Freshman kicker Haiden McCraney posted a perfect 8-for-8 in Jay Hopson Interviews PAT attempts in the Braves season opener vs. Edward Waters last Saturday. With the perfect game, McCraney breaks the “Coach Hopson Show” freshman school record for most made PATs in a game. Head Coach Jay Hopson will be on the air with the ASU Radio Station, WPRL 91.7, every Monday following the previous game HOPSON BEGINS SECOND SEASON from the weekend. Coach Hopson and the Head coach Jay Hopson enters his second year at the “Voice of the Braves” Mr. Charles Edmond helm of the Braves. After 4-7 2012 campaign, Hopson and the will breakdown the previous, preview the Braves set their eyes on Houston, Texas for the 2013 SWAC upcoming games, answer questions from Football Championship game in Reliant Stadium. the fans, and more. Alumni, fans, and me- dia can ask their questions by calling FOUR SENIORS RETURN FOR THE 2013 SEASON 601.877.6595 or sending an email to foot- The Braves open the 2013 campaign with only four sen- [email protected]. You can also follow the iors listed on the roster. Arnold Walker, Jamison Knox, “Jay Hopson Show” on twitter Terrance Green, and Tavoris Doss. These four have hung @BRAVESSPORTS #CoachHopsonShow. around for the pass four years under three different head coaches with the exception of Walker whose been under four SWAC Teleconference head coaches. This is the final go around for them and they The 10 SWAC coaches are featured on a would love nothing more than to play for a SWAC title in De- weekly teleconference each Monday at cember. 10:00 a.m. Coach Hopson speaks for 10 minutes start- FIVE QUARTERBACKS ENTER PRESEASON CAMP ing at 10:25 a.m. Aug. 5th turned out to be an interesting day once every- Contact the Alcorn State Sports Information one settled in and realized five quarterbacks were at camp. Department to obtain the phone number to Sophomore John Gibbs, Jr. returns after a stellar freshman sea- access the call. son not knowing he had to battle to earn his starting spot back. Zerick Rollins, Jr. and Houston transfer T.J. Menning are ex- Post Practice pected to challenge Gibbs for the starting job. Also, 2013 sign- Coaches and players can meet with the me- ees Khadarel Hodge and Lenorris Footman come in fresh out of dia after practice on Monday’s, Wednes- high school with tons of talent looking to mix up the rotation. day’s, and Friday’s practice. These inter- views are held at 6:30 p.m. immediately ROBERSON TRANSITIONS TO D-LINE following practice. Junior Deion Roberson will have to learn some new tricks at a new position this fall. After recording his best season Post-Game Interviews & Highlights yet, Roberson was asked to move to the defensive line to give the Braves more pressure in the backfield. He finished the 2013 After every football game each weekend, season with 40 tackles and a team-high 15 tackles for a loss Alcorn Sports Information department will which also ranked him sixth in the conference. Continuing to provide the fans with post-game interviews make tackles shouldn't be a problem for Roberson but can he and spectacular highlights from the game handle going one-on-one with 300-pound linemen. which can be seen on the Alcorn Athletics website at www.alcornsports.com. @BRAVESSPORTS #AlcornFootball2013 BRAVES PICKED TO FINISH 5TH IN SWAC EAST 2013 SWAC PRESEASON PICKS The 2013 SWAC Football Media Day was filled with plenty of excitement as coaches and players from around the PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH conference reunited once again in Birmingham, Ala. for the an- nouncing of the 2013 All-SWAC Preseason Teams and pre- East Division dicted order of finish. In the SWAC Eastern Division, the 1. Alabama State 108 (15) Braves were picked to finish fifth after completing the 2012 2. Jackson State 102 (9) season with a 4-7 overall and 4-5 SWAC record. It was no sur- 3. Alabama A&M 60 prised to Coach Hopson where he thought his team was finished 4. Mississippi Valley State 51 because of last year’s performance but he knows anything can 5. Alcorn State 40 happen in the SWAC throughout the season. West Division KNOX EARNS PRESEASON HONORS 1. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 105 (14) Senior defensive back Jamison Knox was selected to the 2. Southern 88 (6) 2013 SWAC Preseason All-SWAC 2nd Team Defense. Knox 3. Prairie View 82 (3) capped off another amazing season in 2012 accounting for 37 4. Grambling State 51 (1) tackles, nine pass deflections, and seven pass break-ups. He 5. Texas Southern 38 also intercepted two passes and had two tackles for a loss. Starting as a true freshman since the 2010 season, he is now the Preseason Off.