Week 13 serves because the final convention sport for Alabama State football (8-2, 6-1 SWAC), and the final probability that it has to play within the SWAC title sport.
It is a story that is adopted the Hornets because it misplaced to Jackson State (8-2, 6-1) on Oct. 11, and given life when the Tigers misplaced to Grambling State after Alabama State‘s Magic Metropolis Traditional win over Alabama A&M. The Hornets want Jackson State to lose to Alcorn State in Week 13 to have an opportunity to play within the convention title sport.
Even when Alabama State takes care of enterprise in opposition to Arkansas Pine-Bluff (4-7, 2-5) in Week 13, it will not get the Hornets within the SWAC title sport if Jackson State beats Alcorn State as a result of the Tigers personal the head-to-head tiebreaker.
“Win,” Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson Jr. stated with fun on what his message could be to Alcorn State coach Cedric Thomas heading into Week 13.
Final week in his weekly press convention, Robinson stated the Hornets wouldn’t be scoreboard watching when it got here to Jackson State’s Week 12 sport in opposition to Bethune-Cookman, a sport that the Tigers went on to win 28-13.
With a midday kickoff in opposition to Arkansas Pine-Bluff, the Hornets play properly earlier than Jackson State’s 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff in opposition to Alcorn State. So has the tune modified for Alabama State in Week 13?
“The nice factor is that we do play at midday and it is solely human nature, even final week since Jackson (State) performed earlier than us the youngsters have been asking what the rating was, I used to be asking what the rating was,” Robinson stated.
“You’ll be able to say do not do it and focus in your sport but it surely’s human nature so for us. I feel it is good that we play at midday so we do not have to fret concerning the rating, we are able to deal with our sport as a result of if we do not win, who cares concerning the rating. So win, in order that the rating issues.”
The final time Alabama State confronted Arkansas Pine-Bluff was in 2022 for the Turkey Day Traditional. The Golden Tigers went on to beat the Hornets 19-14.