Turkey Day Classic - Alabama State 41, Stillman 28 - Hornets get ample backup: Reserve tailbacks lead Alabama State

MONTGOMERY, Alabama  -- It was a day for giving thanks across America on Thursday.

Alabama State fans were thankful as well for a deep roster of running backs and a defensive line that may be the best in black college football.

Hornet tailbacks Jahaad Coleman and Khalid Thomas posted career highs, and the Alabama State defense turned back Stillman College with a crucial goal-line stand in the second quarter to win the 90th Turkey Day Classic 41-28 in front of 14,396 fans at ASU Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

“It’s a challenge when you lose your key guys and obviously (quarterback Daniel) Duhart wasn’t himself,” Barlow said. “I commend him for staying in there and fighting through it. Our homecoming is so unorthodox because it’s on a Thursday, and a lot of kids have gone. Their (ASU players’) minds may have been there, too, but we found a way to get it done.”

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