An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game against Alabama State in October has died.
Kareem Keye threw two touchdown passes, Daquon Kincey ran for 156 yards, and Alabama State held off Alabama A&M 27-19 in the 83rd annual Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham.
Alabama State hopes to make it three Magic City Classic victories in a row when the Hornets face Alabama A&M in Birmingham on Saturday.
Auburn added seven newcomers to a wide receiver room that has struggled over the last several years, and they made their impact quickly in the season opener as the Tigers routed Alabama A&M 73-3.
Auburn will open the second season under coach Hugh Freeze by hosting Alabama A&M, in the first of a five-game home stretch.
Saturday is the 82nd Magic City Classic in Birmingham, featuring two in-state SWAC rivals, Alabama State and Alabama A&M.
A shooting outside a residence hall at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville has left two people injured.
Troy quarterback Gunnar Watson passed for 351 yards and four touchdowns, and Troy scored 31 unanswered points to beat Alabama A&M 38-17 for coach Jon Sumrall’s first victory.
Alabama A&M was able to pull away from Alabama State in the second half of the 80th Annual Magic City Classic in Birmingham, winning the game 42-28.
Aqeel Glass threw three touchdown passes, Gary Quarles ran for two TDs, and Alabama A&M beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
