LORMAN, Miss. – The 2026 edition of Alcorn Football opens Saturday, August 29, when the Braves welcome the Miles Bears to Jack Spinks – Marino Casem Stadium for a nonconference affair set for a 6 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised by SWAC TV.
 
Miles at Alcorn
Aug. 29, 2026 | 6 p.m. (CST)
Jack Spinks – Marino Casem Stadium | Lorman, Miss.
WPRL 91.7 FM (Radio) | Sirius XM (Radio) | SWAC TV
 
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Alcorn 0-0 (0-0 SWAC)
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Miles 0-0 (0-0 SIAC)
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Game Day Hashtags
#MILESvsALC | #BeatMiles | #FearTheBrave | #AlwaysAlcorn
 
Story Lines –
• Alcorn is seeking its first 1-0 start to a season since defeating Miles, coincidentally, back in 2017 – also the last season and home-opening win for the Braves…
• Cameran Rogers and Eric Thomas Jr. have each been named to the 2026 Deacon Jones Player of the Year Watch List. Thomas finished the 2025 campaign with 26 total tackles (14 solo) in 12 games for the Braves, while Rogers helped block for an offense that accumulated 24.25 points per game in 2025…
• Defensive back Tayvion Haney was named to the Aeneas Williams Award 2026 Preseason Watch List. The announcement came on behalf of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame…
• Demetrion Duvall has been named as one of 14 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) student-athletes on the 2026 Preseason Punter of the Year Watch List by the Augusta Sports Council. Duvall served as the Braves punter for 2025, ending the year with a SWAC second-highest 49 kicks for 2,093 yards, averaging 42.7 yards per punt…
• Eric Thomas Jr. and Demetrion Duvall were named to the BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America Team earlier this month…
• Alcorn was picked to finish third in the West Division in the Southwestern Athletic Conference's (SWAC) 2026 preseason predicted order of finish, as voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors and announced during SWAC Media Day in Birmingham, Alabama…
• Cameran Rogers was named to the SWAC Preseason First Team for offense, while Eric Thomas Jr. was named to the Preseason First Team Defense, Also, on the Preseason First Team for the Braves in the department of Special Teams was punter Demetrion Duvall…
• For Alcorn, a total of six players were named to the preseason team, with Abe Diallo (OL) tabbed to the Second Team Offense, joined by Kenneth Andrews (DL) and Tayvion Haney (DB) on Second Team Defense…
 
Series Notes –
• Alcorn and Miles have met just once before this season…
• The Braves defeated the Bears by a score of 50-21 back on September 2, 2017, in Lorman…
• Both of the meetings between the two sides have occurred as a home opener for Alcorn…
 
The Broadcasts –
The game will be carried live on the Braves Radio Network in the form of WPRL 91.7 FM with Charles Edmond (play-by-play) operating alongside Cedric Tillman (sidelines). The game will also be streamed live on SWAC TV and available any time on-demand.
 
The Coach –
Head Coach Cedric Thomas is now in his third year at the helm of the Alcorn Football program. The Arkansas-Pine Bluff graduate of 2001 holds a record of 11-13 overall with the Purple and Gold. He has never faced the Bears as a head coach in his career at either UAPB or Alcorn, respectively.
 
The Weather –
Projected temperatures on game day: Lorman – 92/73. Birmingham, Ala. – 92/73 (55% chance of rain).
 
A Win over Miles Would –
• Give Head Coach Cedric Thomas his 12th overall career win...
• Be the first home opening win for Cedric Thomas in Lorman…
• Allow the Braves their first home season-opening win since defeating Miles in 2017…
• Give Alcorn a 1-0 record to start a season since 2017…
 
Next Up –
• Alcorn stays in the "Magnolia State" traveling to Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent Southern Mississippi on Saturday, September 5, in Hattiesburg, at 4 p.m.
 
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