Alabama A&M Defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff to Win SWAC Title
Alabama A&M (5-0) won its second title and played in its seventh SWAC championship game.
The Bulldogs, who beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 22-16 for the 2006 crown, completed its second undefeated season on record and first in 53 years.
Trenton McGhee picked off a fourth-and-10 pass in the end zone with 6 seconds remaining to seal it.
Tyrin Ralph returned a kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown and Kolby Watts scored on a 33-yard fumble return for UAPB.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Aqeel Glass threw three touchdown passes, Gary Quarles ran for two TDs, and Alabama A&M beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 on Saturday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
Alabama A&M (5-0) won its second title and played in its seventh SWAC championship game. The Bulldogs, who beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 22-16 for the 2006 crown, completed its second undefeated season on record and first in 53 years.
Glass threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Howard to cap a 12-play, 79-yard drive and then, after UAPB punted, led an eight-play, 80-yard that culminated when Quarles scored on a 3-yard run to make it 33-26 and give Alabama A&M the lead for good with 1:24 left in the third quarter.
No. 25 Alabama A&M Wins SWAC East, Claims Berth in Championship With 38-14 Rout of Alabama State in Magic City Classic
For the first time in nearly a decade, No. 25 Alabama A&M is the SWAC East Division Champion.
Posted: Apr 18, 2021 6:01 PM
Updated: Apr 18, 2021 7:11 PM
Posted By: WAAY 31 Sports
The following is a release from Alabama A&M:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the first time in nearly a decade, No. 25 Alabama A&M (4-0, 3-0 SWAC) football is the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) East Division Champion and has earned a berth in the league title game with a 38-14 rout of rival Alabama State (3-3, 3-2 SWAC) in the 79th Annual Magic City Classic on Saturday, April 17.
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Alabama A&M defeated Alabama State 38-14 in the 79th annual Magic City Classic. The game was rescheduled from the fall and featured no tailgating and no bands.
A&M (4-0, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) wins its first Eastern Division crown since 2011 and will face Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the SWAC title game, May 1. Both teams are undefeated and hosting duties will not be finalized until after the final week of the season.
The Bulldogs also improve their record to 43-39-3 all-time in the Magic City Classic and 3-0 under Maynor.
Alabama State, which finished the season 3-3, 3-2 SWAC, was held scoreless in the second half.
Special to The Birmingham Times
To see Alabama A&M senior quarterback Aqeel Glass drop back in the pocket and throw a pass to his receiver on the money, is to see one of the top signal callers in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
His spectacular performance against Jackson State last Saturday is his latest example. Glass completed 27-of-40 passes for 440 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions in AAMUâs 52-43 win over Jackson State. Glass has been quite impressive on the national stage as the field general of the Bulldogsâ high-scoring offense.Â
He will be one of the players to watch on Saturday, April 17, when Alabama A&M (3-0 overall, 2-0 SWAC) faces Alabama State (3-2 overall, 3-1 SWAC) in the Magic City Classic at Legion Field. The kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m.
2021/04/11 07:12 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Aqeel Glass threw six touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Alabama A&M to a 52-43 victory over Jackson State on Saturday. It was Alabama A&M’s first game since March 6, a 31-7 win over South Carolina State. The Bulldogs’ (3-0, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) scheduled season opener on February 27 was forfeited by Alcorn State. Glass, a 6-5 senior from St. Louis, was 27-of-40 passing for a career-high 440 yards. He threw two touchdown passes to Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim and one each to Gary Quarles, Zabrian Moore, Odieu Hilaire, and Anthony Howard. Glass also had a 5-yard touchdown run.
Glass Dominates With Career Day as Alabama A&M Races Past Jackson State 52-43
Despite the 35-day layoff, there was no rust as the Bulldogs took the ball 74 yards on their first possession of the game to go up 7-0 with just 3:10 gone by.
Posted: Apr 10, 2021 11:10 PM
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The following is a release from Joshua J. Darling, Alabama A&M University s sports information director:
JACKSON, Miss. – Senior quarterback Aqeel Glass (St. Louis, Mo.) delivered a day for the ages and Alabama A&M (3-0, 2-0 SWAC) put up the most points against a Division I opponent in 12 years as they raced past Jackson State (3-3, 2-2 SWAC) 52-43 in an NCAA Division I football game on Saturday, April 10.
by Beth Spence
Carrying enlarged photographs of their lost loved ones, family members of three of the 29 miners killed in the 2010 explosion at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine spent June 6-7 in Washington, D.C., pleading with lawmakers to take action to improve mine safety and to stiffen penalties for mining companies that knowingly, willingly and recklessly place miners’ lives at risk.
Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) stands with Clay Mullins, Betty Harrah, Gary Quarles and AFSC staff member Beth Spence. Photo by Bryan Vana, American Friends Service Committee.
Betty Harrah’s photo showed her brother Steven with his son Zach, who was not quite seven when his father died. Harrah said Zach, now nine, draws pictures of his father in
SWAC revises pre-season honors
Posted: Feb 24, 2021 3:24 PM
Updated: Feb 24, 2021 3:31 PM
Posted By: Lynden Blake
With Alcorn State opting out of the Spring 2021 season, the SWAC has revised its pre-season honors.
Now, Alabama A&M has been picked as this year s favorite with senior quarterback Aqeel Glass (St. Louis, Mo.) being named the new Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
The Bulldogs led the original tally with nine Preseason All-SWAC selections and added to that total with the addition of Second-Team honorees junior running back Gary Quarles (Cottondale, Ala.) and sophomore offensive lineman Jonathan Williams (Mobile, Ala.). On top of that, Glass star continues to rise as he moved from Second-Team up to the First-Team.
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