Brian Jenkins Discusses Tuskegee Announcement; Talks Tennessee State
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“It’s really exciting,” Jenkins said. “It’s something me and Athletic Director (Melvin) Hines have been discussing for a long time and I know he has been working on it behind the scenes very hard and has been very diligent in getting it done. I was very excited to see that we got the deal done and look forward to renewing this great rivalry.”
Jenkins is not the only one that is very excited about the rivalry kicking off again, as he has had many of the Hornet faithful approach him to let him know about their excitement even though he knows he can’t think about those future games just yet.
“I’ve had to stay away from that a little bit,” Jenkins said. “I don’t want to lose focus on a very important opponent we have coming up in Tennessee State. They are a team that needs all of our focus.”
“I have talked to them (fans) briefly about it, because the rivalry is a great rivalry and it has had some great moments in the past and we can have some great moments in the future.”
Even with most of the talk on today’s Tuskegee announcement, the Hornets are only 11 days away from their season-opener against Tennessee State in the John Merritt Classic in Nashville.
