Brian Jenkins

Jenkins looks ahead to Magic City Classic on bye week

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Coming off the heels of two victories in their last three games, the Alabama State football team will look to replenish with some rest and a bye week to prepare in front of the 75th annual Magic City Classic against Alabama A&M next Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. at Legion Field in Birmingham. Hornets head…

NCAA suspends Hornets’ Jenkins for Saturday’s MVSU game

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) –  Alabama State University head football coach Brian Jenkins and assistant coach James Joseph have been suspended from coaching for one football game in response to a level – three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) infraction, which occurred in 2015. Jenkins will serve his suspension during the upcoming home game against Mississippi Valley State University on October 15, with…

Jenkins looks for consistency amid Hornets’ 1-5 start

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Alabama State head football coach Brian Jenkins addressed the media during Monday’s SWAC Head Coaches weekly teleconference conducted by the Southwestern Athletic Conference office. The Hornets had a three-point lead late at Prairie View A&M, but eventually fell 24-17 in overtime.  “I thought we should have won and we let it slip away,” Jenkins said. “Prairie…

Jenkins holds out hope in Hornets’ 0-4 start

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – “Disappointing” was the word Alabama State Head Coach used in describing last week’s loss to Texas Southern as he met with the Montgomery media at Wednesday’s weekly press conference. “Last week was disappointing because I thought we played well enough to win, but we didn’t finish well,” Jenkins said.  “We made some mistakes down the stretch…

Hornets look ahead to Alcorn State

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)  – Alabama State University Head Football Coach Brian Jenkins held his weekly press conference Wednesday afternoon at the Media Room at ASU Stadium.  He took some time to look back on last week’s performance and talked about the upcoming opponent, Alcorn State. “We gave a valiant effort last week, but it wasn’t good enough,” Jenkins said.  “It…

Hornets prep for first-ever Conference USA foe in Texas-San Antonio Saturday

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State football team had a late practice Sunday night in preparation for a scheduled off day on Monday, but that did not mean it was an off day from football as Head Coach Brian Jenkins took part in the SWAC’s first teleconference session between the league’s head coaches and the local and national media….