Monday, August 21, 2017

Alabama A&M tackles tough schedule with new No. 1



NORMAL, Alabama -- By the time Alabama A&M gets to its first conference game of the season, the Bulldogs will be battle-tested or worn out. Maybe both.

Alabama A&M starts the season on the road against three NCAA FBS opponents - UAB, Vanderbilt and South Alabama - before kicking off its SWAC schedule against Texas Southern on Sept. 23.

The Bulldogs were picked to drop to fourth in the SWAC's Eastern Division in the league's preseason poll after placing second last season.

But another preseason selection list would seem to indicate Alabama A&M has more talent than a next-to-last-place team. Four Bulldogs were first-team choices on the All-SWAC preseason squad - running back Jordan Bentley, linebacker Kenneth Davis, defensive back Tere Calloway and place-kicker Nick Carden. The other four SWAC East teams had five preseason first-team selections combined.

The all-star selections are the core of a team that returns seven starters on offense, including the entire interior line, and eight on defense.

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