HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
No Result
View All Result
Home Football

Aqeel Glass was the only Bulldog Alabama A&M needed against Jackson State

Kendrick Marshall by Kendrick Marshall
April 11, 2021
0
Aqeel Glass, Alabama A&M

Photo: Alabama A&M Athletics

867
VIEWS

During the lead up to Alabama A&M’s road date with Jackson State, head coach Connell Maynor told a TV reporter that he would “turn some bulldogs loose” on his opposite Deion Sanders.

On Saturday, the veteran coach didn’t need a pack of Bulldogs to handle the Tigers.

Quarterback Aqeel Glass was more than enough.

This was worth remembering on a day like Saturday when Alabama A&M pressed for 3 ½ hours to win 52-43 over Jackson State.

The Bulldogs didn’t always play well — at least its defense didn’t for much of the day — as both offenses traded blows throughout.

The game, therefore, turned into a series of moments demanding Alabama A&M’s best player excel and lift his team.

Glass, a senior who is the most NFL-ready quarterback prospect in all of HBCU football at this point, threw for a career-best 440 yards and six touchdowns in front of a national television audience.

He galloped for a touchdown in the first half on a quarterback read play for one of his seven scores on the day. But it was the pocket presence, the arm strength, and the accuracy that was the difference.

Also read: A shakeup in the spring schedule establishes a new favorite in the SWAC East

It was the perfectly dropped 43-yard toss into the hands of Gary Quarles on one scoring drive. That followed a precision pass in stride to Zabrian Moore over a badly beaten Jackson State defense that led to a 61-yard touchdown.

Despite not being able to play for the last 35 games because of an unfortunate string of cancelations and postponements, Glass and the Bulldogs’ offense was magical at times.

Moore was great. Odieu Hilaire, who posted a 100-yard receiving day was just as dogged. Freshman Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim, who hauled in two TDs of his own, elevated his play, too.

In case there’s any doubt who the best player in the SWAC was several weeks into the season, Glass — with his aerial assault, put any questions to an abrupt and brilliant rest.

During the course of the game, Glass was spotted dancing on the sideline and even wore a bejeweled crown atop his head after a touchdown drive.

It was fitting for the preseason offensive player of the year who was the king of Jackson State’s homecoming court.

Tags: Alabama A&MJackson State
Kendrick Marshall

Kendrick Marshall

Kendrick Marshall is an award-winning journalist and a graduate of Jackson State University.

Related Posts

HBCU football All-American and Civil Rights advocate has died

by Chris Stevens
July 8, 2025
0
HBCU football All-American and Civil Rights advocate has died

Pettis Norman, a former all-CIAA receiver at Johnson C. Smith who went on to a long and impactful NFL career, died Monday at age 86. Norman was born...

Read moreDetails

FAMU lands 3-star FBS tight end from transfer portal ahead of fall camp

by HBCU Sports
July 5, 2025
0
FAMU lands 3-star FBS tight end from transfer portal ahead of fall camp

Florida A&M has landed a significant addition to its football program with the commitment of former Tulane tight end Guiseann Mirtil. The Winter Haven, Florida native announced his...

Read moreDetails

You can own a DeSean Jackson HBCU football jersey. Here’s how much it costs

by HBCU Sports
July 5, 2025
1
You can own a DeSean Jackson HBCU football jersey. Here’s how much it costs

With the much-anticipated "HBCU Battle of the Legends" gridiron game between Delaware State and Norfolk State, Hornets fans can wear jerseys that bear the number of the school's...

Read moreDetails

Michael Vick Norfolk State coaching debut to be played under the lights

by HBCU Sports
July 4, 2025
0
Michael Vick era begins with star-studded Norfolk State spring game

The first game of the Michael Vick era at Norfolk State will be played under the bright lights on a national stage. Norfolk State football announced the kickoff...

Read moreDetails

‘Girls on the Gridiron Clinic’ returns to MEAC Football Media Day

by Chris Stevens
July 3, 2025
0
‘Girls on the Gridiron Clinic’ returns to MEAC Football Media Day

The MEAC announced Thursday that the third edition of the "Girls on the Gridiron Clinic" will kick off the conference's football Media Day. The session will be held...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
Tennessee State at Hampton football game cancelled

Report: Eddie George to be Tennessee State head coach

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe

RSS HBCU Sports Forums

  • How do white presenting Latinos feel about agent orange welcoming white south Africans?
  • Song Requests Thread for the 2025 Band Season
  • The Chi on Showtime (Thread 3)
  • White men are ‘walking around on eggshells at work’, afraid to speak freely: Survey
  • Tremaine Jackson wants Prairie View to not just be ‘elite SWAC school’
  • SWAC Out of Conference Records the Last 4 Years
  • Conference realignment isn't over - PAC12 coming back
  • Lighten the Mood XIV
  • Another HBCU Champion Transfers to Power Four Program
  • The Most Hated Sports Team In Each State & Province

  • TERMS & CONDITIONS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • COMMENT POLICY
  • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
 CONTACT US

© 2025 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

No Result
View All Result
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP

© 2025 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • VIDEOS
  • AWARDS
    • Support the HBCU Sports Awards
    • Donor Wall
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
  • SHOP

© 2025 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

X