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Post by AggiePride on Dec 19, 2019 14:03:12 GMT -5
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 19, 2019 15:06:38 GMT -5
HARPER EMBRACES NEW ROLE AS STARTING QUARTERBACK, LEADS ALCORN TO SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BY TORSHETA JACKSON Dec 4, 2019When Alcorn State University’s starting quarterback Noah Johnson went out with an injury during the second game of the season versus McNeese State, back up Felix Harper was ready. “(Noah) always encouraged me,” Harper said. “Throughout the years he always told me ‘you never know when your time will come so always prepare yourself as a starter.’ ” Harper took the advice to heart. The Georgia native came to practice early and stayed late. He pushed himself hard in the weight room and committed extra time in the off season patiently developing behind Johnson. When it was Harper’s time, the redshirt junior stepped onto the field without pause and commanded the offense. The team didn’t miss a beat. He completed 13 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns. With Johnson out indefinitely, Harper became Alcorn’s choice QB. It’s a position that he inherited due to injury, but has earned due to performance. Harper, a left-hander, is averaging 238 yards passing per game and has thrown for 29 touchdowns and only five interceptions this season. Nicknamed “Triggerman,” his 61 percent pass completion rate ranks sixth in the nation in offensive efficiency. The three time SWAC Player of the Week has rushed for 154 yards and four touchdowns. After a stellar performance versus Prairie View A&M where he passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns, Harper was named the HBCU National Player of the Week. A scholar athlete, Harper is also a nominee for the 2019 C Spire Conerly Trophy which is awarded annually to the state’s most outstanding football player. The leading role is not new for the Creekside, Ga., High School alumnus. He was his team’s starting quarterback for much of his high school career marching them to a state championship as a sophomore. He also started at the position for Cam Newton’s high school All-Star 7 on 7 team. Harper’s performance at several of Newton’s 7 on 7 camps caught the young star’s attention. Newton suggested that Harper try out for the travel team. Harper did and won the role. Traveling with the team and spending time in close contact with the NFL star gave the younger QB much needed insight and motivation. “I’ve got a great connection with (Newton),” Harper said. “He taught me a lot about carrying myself on and off the field with class. It was very exciting to learn the game from him.” Read more: mississippiscoreboard.com/harper-embraces-new-role-as-starting-quarterback-leads-alcorn-to-swac-championship-game-by-torsheta-jackson/?fbclid=IwAR0lVAV2SVt8pVR5fQzrut2WAwXRcFz9ZAd0PmKIitq9xWyQ_-VgcmSHUFc
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Post by aggierattler on Dec 19, 2019 16:56:19 GMT -5
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Post by aggierattler on Dec 19, 2019 19:48:15 GMT -5
Celebration Bowl week kicks off in AtlantaAlcorn State and NCA&T are enjoying Atlanta before the real business begins
By Tolly Carr HBCUGameday Posted on December 19, 2019
ATLANTA–- North Carolina A&T was the first team to arrive in Atlanta with three busloads of staff and players braving the unusually brisk Georgia air on Wednesday. Alcorn State followed roughly an hour later, both teams escorted by a clad of Georgia Highway Patrol.
Celebration Bowl executive director John Grant greeted both teams with handshakes and hugs as they stepped off the buses. Alcorn State was the only team with a mini cheering squad awaiting them at the hotel. About ten fans with pom poms and an Alcorn flag cheered and snapped pictures just outside the revolving door of the Omni Hotel.
NOT A POPULARITY CONTEST
Fred McNair’s team wasn’t the popular pick outside of the Alcorn faithful. Many fans clamored a few weeks back for an appearance from Southern University. The Human Jukebox and Jaguar Nation just feel like big business in Atlanta...
Click here to read the rest of this article from HBCUGameday.com: hbcugameday.com/2019/12/19/celebration-bowl-week-kicks-off-in-atlanta/
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Post by Aggie One on Dec 20, 2019 10:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by Aggie One on Dec 20, 2019 14:39:52 GMT -5
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Post by bluehaze on Dec 20, 2019 15:10:53 GMT -5
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Post by VA's Finest on Dec 22, 2019 10:24:19 GMT -5
I would like to go on record and say Kylil Carter will be the difference in this contest. He will be lacing them up for probably the last time, definitely with this team, in a pseudo homecoming of sorts in his home state, in a game he had to watch from a wheelchair last season. This young man will no doubt leave it all on the field and show everyone what "AGGIES DO". LEGGO. Would you all also like some lottery numbers, lol.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Dec 22, 2019 11:51:49 GMT -5
I would like to go on record and say Kylil Carter will be the difference in this contest. He will be lacing them up for probably the last time, definitely with this team, in a pseudo homecoming of sorts in his home state, in a game he had to watch from a wheelchair last season. This young man will no doubt leave it all on the field and show everyone what "AGGIES DO". LEGGO. Would you all also like some lottery numbers, lol. I'm going to pay closer attention to your predictions in the future. Lol
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Post by Maxell on Dec 22, 2019 15:46:07 GMT -5
I would like to go on record and say Kylil Carter will be the difference in this contest. He will be lacing them up for probably the last time, definitely with this team, in a pseudo homecoming of sorts in his home state, in a game he had to watch from a wheelchair last season. This young man will no doubt leave it all on the field and show everyone what "AGGIES DO". LEGGO. Would you all also like some lottery numbers, lol. Love this pic of Raynard and Carter after the game
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Post by AggieGroove on Dec 22, 2019 17:14:43 GMT -5
Would you all also like some lottery numbers, lol. Love this pic of Raynard and Carter after the game Classic!
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Post by ohsixrain on Dec 22, 2019 19:36:36 GMT -5
Would you all also like some lottery numbers, lol. Love this pic of Raynard and Carter after the game This is special....special bond by these two young men.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2019 20:20:32 GMT -5
Would you all also like some lottery numbers, lol. Love this pic of Raynard and Carter after the game Hopefully, this leads to the ends of the "bickering" between OSA and Trues.
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Post by AggieGroove on Dec 23, 2019 8:45:19 GMT -5
Love this pic of Raynard and Carter after the game Hopefully, this leads to the ends of the "bickering" between OSA and Trues. Probably not, next Trues argument will be the OL recruit sizes...
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jan 3, 2020 10:08:49 GMT -5
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