Hattiesberg, Miss. – Alcorn Braves coming off a 56-7 rout over the Miles College Goldenbears last week Saturday.Quaterback Jalern Tolbert finished the game with 265 passing yards and five passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. The Braves will travel 137 to face the Golden Eagles of Southern Mississippi on Saturday September 5th kick off set for 4 P.M.
Alcorn at Southern Miss
Sep. 5, 2026 | 4 p.m. (CST)
Jack Spinks – Carlisle-Faulkner Field at Renasant Stadium | Hattiesburg, , Miss
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Alcorn 1-0 (0-0 SWAC)
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Southern Miss 0-0 (0-0 SBC)
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Story Lines –
• Alcorn looking to improve to a 2-0 start season since 2010.
• 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 Southern Miss have met four times prior.
• Golden Eagles hold a 4-0 series advantage over the Braves.
• The last meeting was on September 2nd 2023,Golden Eagles won 40-14.
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 ESPN +
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 12-13 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 –
High of 90 at kickoff time .Wind speeds of 2 mph and a 15% chance of rain.
A Win over USM Would –
• Give Head Coach Cedric Thomas his 13th overall career win...
• Snap a four game skid against the Golden Eagles.
• Give Alcorn its first win against a FBS School in a long time.
Next Up –
• Alcorn State will head to Memphis, Tennessee, to face Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the 37th Southern Heritage Classic at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 12.
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