An Alabama A&M football player who suffered a head injury during a game against Alabama State in October has died.
Alabama State University beat Tuskegee 34-6 in the 100th Turkey Day Classic in Montgomery.
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.
Kareem Keye threw for 326 yards and four touchdowns and Alabama State pulled away from Mississippi Valley State for a 54-17 win on Saturday.
Brandon Gilliam kicked four field goals and Alabama State held on to edge Bethune-Cookman 26-21 in the Southwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
The life and work of civil rights attorney Fred Gray is being honored in Montgomery.
The city council took up the veto in its meeting earlier this week, but the effort to overturn it failed by one vote.
ASU spokesperson Kenneth Mullinax tells Action 8 News the fist fight involved students from Pearl Academy, an alternative school.
Former Alabama State University President Dr. William H. Harris has died
