Hopson has Alcorn State dreaming big in Year 3 of his tenure

HEAD COACH JAY HOPSON
COURTESY ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

LORMAN, Mississippi  – Getting to Alcorn State’s second practice field requires a steep climb.

And for three hours, coach Jay Hopson dashed up and down that hill, switching between offensive and defensive drills.

Players kept pace with their high-motored coach, whose purple shirt was soaked in sweat.

“These are Jay Hopson practices,” an assistant coach said watching from the sideline.

In fact, since Hopson became coach at Alcorn State, he’s been doing a lot of uphill climbing.

But the Braves, who went 2-8 in the year before Hopson arrived, are now considered Southwestern Athletic Conference championship contenders.

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