Andrew Body accounted for six touchdowns and Alabama State as a team ran for just more than 300 yards as the Hornets crushed Alabama A&M 56-13 in the Magic City Classic.
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.
Alabama State football dominated Mississippi Valley State to improve to 2-1 in SWAC play. Now the Hornets head to Birmingham.
The victory is the third straight for Alabama State, which posted wins over Bethune-Cookman and Jackson State after snapping a string of three straight losses.
Saturday is the 82nd Magic City Classic in Birmingham, featuring two in-state SWAC rivals, Alabama State and Alabama A&M.
Alabama State produced a come-from-behind, 24-17 win over Alabama A&M in the 81st Magic City Classic, claiming HBCU bragging rights in the state for the first time since 2017.
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.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Aqeel Glass capped his final Magic City Classic with three touchdown passes after halftime as Alabama A&M broke open a tight game to defeat Alabama State 38-14 and cinch a Southwest Athletic Conference divisional title. Glass completed 25 of 40 passes for 372 yards and led Alabama A&M to the SWAC Eastern Division title and a…
