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11/12/22 - Santo Dunn, rSr/2023, Alabama State + More +

NOV 7 SWAC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Alabama State's Santo Dunn helped Alabama State's special teams unit account for 20 of the Hornets 37 points against Bethune-Cookman this past weekend. He contributed 137 combined return yards. Dunn returned two punts for 95 yards, including a 70-yard return for a touchdown that gave the Hornets a 20-16 lead in the third quarter. - SWAC Football

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RB Santo Dunn, Alabama State
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11/12/22 - Colton Adams, rJr/2025, Alabama State + More +

OCT 31 SWAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alabama State's Colton Adams posted 15 tackles highlighted by seven solo tackles and eight assisted stops. He also registered one tackle for loss and had two key quarterback hurries that helped halt two Alabama A&M drives in the red zone. - SWAC Football

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ILB Colton Adams, Alabama State
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10/29/22 - Dematrius Davis, rSo/2026, Alabama State + More +

Dematrius Davis found Jeremiah Hixon with a 23-yard touchdown pass with two minutes left in the game to earn Alabama State a come-from-behind, 24-17 win over Alabama A&M in the 81st Magic City Classic Saturday, claiming HBCU bragging rights in the state for the first time since 2017. The Hornets (5-3, 3-2 Southwestern Conference) took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter when Jayden John kicked a career-long 49-yard field goal, but Alabama A&M (3-5, 3-2) stormed back to take a 14-3 lead at intermission on a Quincy Casey touchdown pass to Isiah Cox and Jamal Irby's six-yard pick-six. Davis hit Kisean Johnson from nine yards out and Jacory Merritt scored on a four-yard run to give Alabama State a 17-14 lead. Victor Barbosa kicked 37-yard field goal with 6:06 left to pull the Bulldogs into a 17-17 tie before Davis engineered a six-play, 81-yard game-winning drive. Casey finished 16 of 21 for 217 yards and a touchdown and Xavier Lankford was 4 of 7 for 22 yards as the Alabama A&M passing game generated 239 yards but managed just one score. Davis finished 11 of 25 passing for 140 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. - Alabama State/AP College Football

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QB Dematrius Davis, Alabama State
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10/17/22 - Nathanial Eichner, Fr/2026, Alabama State + More +

OCT 3 SWAC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alabama State's Nathanial Eichner accounted for 10 of the Hornets' 16 points during a 16-13 road win over Texas Southern on Saturday. He connected on field goals attempts of 27, 31, and 42 yards. His 42-yard field goal was a career-long and his three successful attempts were also a career-best. - SWAC Football

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K Nathanial Eichner, Alabama State
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10/16/22 - Myles Crawley, Jr/2025, Alabama State + More +

Myles Crawley threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns to lead Alabama State to a 24-9 victory over winless Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. Crawley tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Dylan Creech late in the first quarter and added a 36-yard TD pass to Jeremiah Hixon with 7:28 remaining. Ja'Won Howell had a 2-yard touchdown run for Alabama State (4-3, 2-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jamari Jones threw a 62-yard touchdown pass to Jacory Rankin with 14 seconds to play for Mississippi Valley State (0-7, 0-4). Caleb Johnson had 70 yards rushing on 19 carries. Alabama State avenged last season's loss to the Delta Devils that ended an 11-game win streak for the Hornets in the series. - AP College Football

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QB Myles Crawley, Alabama State
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10/02/22 - Santo Dunn, rSr/2023, Alabama State + More +

Santo Dunn rushed for 101 yards, Ja'Won Howell scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Alabama State rallied past Texas Southern, defeating the Tigers 16-13 on Saturday night. After Brandon Gaddy forced a fumble that was recovered by Demaruez Bellamy, the Hornets took possession at the Texas Southern 39-yard line with 11:38 remaining in the game. Howell's 2-yard scoring run finished off a six-play drive, resulting in the 16-13 lead.

The Hornets (3-2, 1-1 SWAC) trailed 13-6 entering the final period but rallied on a 42-yard field goal by Nathanial Eichner followed by Howell's short TD run. Eichner earlier kicked field goals of 27 and 31 yards and was 3-for-3 on the day. Texas Southern (1-4, 1-2) was outgained 329-238 but built its lead on short touchdown runs by Jacorey Howard and Andrew Body. The Tigers had one possession after falling behind, but it ended on downs at the Alabama State 42. - AP College Football

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RB Santo Dunn, Alabama State
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09/03/22 - Dematrius Davis, rSo/2026, Alabama State + More +

Dematrius Davis and Myles Crawley threw touchdown passes in the first quarter and Alabama State held on to defeat Division II Miles College 21-13 on Saturday night. Stanto Dunn scored late in the first quarter to make it 21-0 but couldn't muster any more against the Golden Bears. Jayce Melock capped a two-play, 59-yard drive early in the first by catching a 14-yard slant pass to open the scoring, a play set up by a 45-yard completion on a wide receiver reverse pass. Crawley threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Darius Edmonds on his first throw of the game to make it 14-0. Dunn capped the scoring for the Hornets (2-0), whose drives covered 59, 56 and 51 yards. After a pair of field goals Miles got back in the game on a 15-yard pass from Jacob Millhouse to Collin Woods with 2:54 to go. A turnover at the Miles 12-yard line with 1:10 left gave the Golden Bears, who were down to their third-string quarterback, a final chance but they couldn't get out of their end before time ran out during a multiple lateral razzle-dazzle play. - AP College Football

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QB Dematrius Davis, Alabama State
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08/28/22 - Dematrius Davis, rSo/2026, Alabama State + More +

Freshman Dematrius Davis directed touchdown drives in each of the first three quarters to lead Alabama State to a 23-13 victory over Howard University in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff on Saturday. Davis led the Hornets on a five-play, 55-yard drive for a 6-3 lead on their second possession, culminating with Ja'Won Howell's 3-yard TD run. The two-point try failed. The lead grew to 13-3 in the second quarter when Davis took the Hornets 77 yards in seven plays, connecting with Isaiah Scott from 11 yards out for the score.

Alabama State turned the Bison over on downs in the third period and Davis took the Hornets 99 yards for a TD. Jacory Merritt ended the nine-play drive with a 21-yard TD run. Backup QB Myles Crawley hit Scott for a 61-yard gain on the drive. It was his only pass. Dylan West kicked two field goals for Howard and Jarett Hunter added a 9-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Davis completed 17 of 24 passes for 186 yards with an interception for the Hornets. Freshman Nathanial Eichner kicked a 29-yard field goal in the fourth quarter. - AP College Football

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QB Dematrius Davis, Alabama State
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08/22/22 - Aubrey Grace, Jr/2025, Alabama State + More +

2022 PRESEASON FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Aubrey Grace, Alabama State,...As a freshman in 2021, Grace was named Second Team All-SWAC...Among the nation's best in punting with a 41.1 yard average...Best game came against Mississippi Valley State with a 48.0 yard average... Forced three fair catches...Had seven punts inside the 20 and nine of over 50 yards. - Alabama State Football

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K Aubrey Grace, Alabama State
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07/25/22 - Robert Alston IV, rJr/2025, Alabama State + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FIRST TEAM: Offensive Lineman: Robert Alston, Alabama State,...The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2022 Preseason All-SWAC Football selections and Predicted Order of Finish on Thursday, July 21, during SWAC Football Media Day at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Birmingham. Safety Irshaad Davis and offensive lineman Roberts represent Alabama State University football as First-Team Preseason All-SWAC selections. Alston was an All-SWAC Second-Team selection in 2021, playing and starting 10 games on the offensive front for the Hornets. - Alabama State Football

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OG Robert Alston IV, Alabama State
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04/21/22 - Dematrius Davis, rSo/2026, Alabama State + More +

Dematrius Davis won't be going far to continue his football career, as the former Auburn quarterback announced Monday that he'd be continuing his college career at Alabama State in Montgomery. Davis, who entered the transfer portal on March 23, spent a season in Auburn, signing with the Tigers in December 2020 - between the firing of former coach Gus Malzahn and hiring of Bryan Harsin.

Recruited by Malzahn, Davis never saw the field during Harsin's first year. Davis was a four-star recruit out of North Shore High School in Texas, where he won two state titles. He chose the Tigers over offers from Baylor, Arkansas and LSU, among others. The second-year player was splitting reps with quarterbacks TJ Finley and Robby Ashford in spring practice prior to his departure, and was expected to take part in a four-man competition between Finley, Ashford, Zach Calzada and himself for Auburn's QB1 spot. Alabama State competes in Division I FCS. - Opelika-Auburn News

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QB Dematrius Davis, Alabama State
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11/30/21 - Robert Alston IV, rJr/2025, Alabama State + More +

2021 ALL-SWAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Lineman: Robert Alston - Alabama State,...Robert Alston (Linden, Ala.) earned second team honors after he started every game for the Hornets since the spring season, including all 11 this fall. The redshirt freshman helped lead an offense that averaged 303.1 yards per game this season, while blocking for three freshmen quarterbacks. The Hornets averaged just over 112 yards per game rushing and 190 yards passing, while they allowed 23 total sacks. - Alabama State Football

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OG Robert Alston IV, Alabama State
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09/26/21 - Ryan Nettles, rSo/2025, Alabama State + More +

Ryan Nettles threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes and Jacory Merritt had two short scoring runs in the second period as Alabama State breezed to a 38-24 victory over Bethune-Cookman in its Southwestern Athletic Conference opener on Saturday. Nettles fired a 12-yard TD to Wallace Corker to open the scoring for the Hornets (2-1, 1-0) and, after Jimmie Robinson III scored on a 4-yard run to pull the Wildcats even, connected with Jeremiah Hixson for a 20-yard TD and a lead they never relinquished. Merritt scored on a 1-yard run on the first play of the second quarter to push Alabama State's lead to 21-7. A field goal and Robinson's second TD run pulled the Wildcats (0-4, 0-2) within 21-17, but Merritt again ran it in from a yard out and the Hornets took a 11-point lead into halftime. Ezra Gray stretched Alabama State's lead to 35-17 with a 2-yard TD run in the third quarter. Alabama State travels to play Florida A&M on Saturday, while Bethune-Cookman heads to South Carolina State on Saturday in search of its first win of the season. - AP College Football

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QB Ryan Nettles, Alabama State
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05/28/21 - LaVontae Shenault, rJr/2025, Alabama State + More +

Earlier this month, CU receiver La'Vontae Shenault resolved a case from when he was arrested on July 5 by Fort Collins Police on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a license violation and driving without headlights at night. On May 10, Shenault, who was 19 at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty to possession of alcohol by a minor and was given a three-month deferred sentence. If he can avoid other trouble through Aug. 13, he can withdraw his guilty plea and have his record kept clean. Shenault, a redshirt freshman, caught 17 passes for 193 yards last season. He was suspended for the 2020 season opener because of his July 5 arrest. He was also suspended for the Valero Alamo Bowl for a violation of team rules but was praised throughout this spring by coaches for his leadership in a young receiver room. - Denver Post

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WR LaVontae Shenault, Alabama State
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04/05/21 - LaVontae Shenault, rJr/2025, Alabama State + More +

Receiver La'Vontae Shenault has a few off-the-field traffic incidents in the past year, but he's also flashed his tremendous talent. In the early going of spring, Dorrell said he's seeing some maturity in the redshirt freshman, who was suspended twice last season but caught 17 passes for 193 yards in the four games he played. "I would say it's an ongoing process, but he's getting so much better," Dorrell said of Shenault, who was recently recognized by the team for his academic work. "He's growing up. Vontae is a very passionate kid. He's doing a lot of really positive things right now. He's doing great in school; he's having his best semester he's had since he's been here in school, so that's a big positive."

Dorrell also said Shenault is stepping up as a vocal leader in the receiver room. "He's doing a great job this offseason, in training," Dorrell said. "He looks great and he's practicing great. There's a positive vibe that he's going through right now. We're hoping there's a consistency that he can develop and maintain for the rest of his career. If he does that, he has a chance to be special." - Daily Camera

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