Thursday, October 1, 2015

Alcorn State heads to UAPB in crucial SWAC contest

LORMAN, Mississippi -- The Braves (3-1, 2-0 SWAC) travel to Arkansas-Pine Blufff at 4 p.m. Saturday at Golden Lion Stadium, hoping to remain unbeaten in league play. A victory over the Golden Lions puts Alcorn in the Driver's seat for the Eastern Division title at the mid-season mark.

Senior wide receiver Jordan Payne has emerged as a big-play threat for All-SWAC quarterback Robert Gibbs Jr., making an already dangerous Braves offense more explosive.

Grambling at Jackson State, 6 p.m.: Quarterback LaMontiez Ivy is having one of the best seasons in school history. The junior leads the SWAC with 317 yards passing a game and has thrown for over 1,100 yards this season.

The Tigers (1-3, 1-1 SWAC), however, must generate a running game and improve defensively to support Ivy in the toughest stretch of their season.



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