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Published 12:01am Thursday, October 27, 2011

LORMAN — According to a Twitter post by Alcorn State University quarterback Brandon Bridge, he will no longer be playing football for the Braves.

Bridge, who lost his starting job recently to fellow sophomore quarterback Darius Smith, had the following post on his Twitter account, Air_Canada_7: “No longer apart of the alcorn state braves #LOOKINGFORANEWHOME.”

In last Saturday’s game against Concordia College-Selma, Smith was 9 of 18 for 162 yards and four touchdowns in the Braves’ 58-16 win. ASU head coach Melvin Spears was not available for comment Wednesday, but he did say after the game Saturday that the quarterback competition was open.

“The best guys here play,” Spears said Saturday. “Every guy competes on a regular basis. It’s all about competition, and the guy that (practices the best) during that week is the guy that participates.”

Alcorn (2-4, 1-4) will travel to Southern University Saturday.

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  • Anonymous

    Not news…just a tweet…from a disgruntled player who most likely needs to move on for the mutual benefit of both university and player.

    Where would he go? He can’t just up and transfer without a release…and Alcorn certainly would not give him that if he were to “gravitate” to another SWAC conference team. After SWAC, what’s left? Division 2 or Division 3??? Not a lot of options for a disgruntled “player”…pun intended.

  • Anonymous

    I think this speaks to his character more than anything….Does he think he is not supposed to fight for his job like all the other players on the team?  And speaking of team what about his team mates?  Do they feel abandon or just releaved of the obvious tension which was present on the sideline of the homecoming game.  Personally, I feel he was overrated and a lot of hype.  Never the less he did garner a lot of excitement on the field and around the SWAC.  We will be fine. GO BRAVES.

  • Anonymous

    Hmmm.  Seeing they have are a lot worse than last year, and were pick to contend for the championship, and have only two wins with one of them coming from a D-III team???

  • Anonymous

    Spears has screwed up this team.   I know from a fact, that Spears is punishing Brandon because he had a loyalty to the prior coaches.  He should have kept most of them anyway as the present staff don’t know what they are doing.  Spears and the rest need to go back to Louisiana.  And Spears does not care and proved his disloaylty to Alcorn several years ago.
    However, I cannot get mad at Spears for tricking Alcorn into hirning in but more the numbsckulls who hired him.
    Probably just like the bunch who fired Whitney in the 80′s and the team went down him until he came back.  Oh, by the way….remember Lindsey Hunter, as soon as Whitney left, he left and went to JState and gave them the glory.

    Good luck Brandon.   And I hope all look back and see what a mistake Spears made.

  • Anonymous

    I, myself, will not be attending anymore Alcorn games.  With Brandon, I could always see some excitement.  Now, at the games, I saw coaches who would send a play into the game with 10 seconds on the play clock.  Duhhh.

  • Anonymous

    Sure could have used Brandon against Southern.   What excuse  will Mr. Spears use this time.  The JSU game will be a laugher.

  • Anonymous

    My Dad once taught me a valuable saying…”vote with your feet”. In other words, if you’re at a restaurant and you receive poor service…get up and walk out. If enough people do this, then the restaurant will either fold OR be forced into making the necessary changes. The same applies to mediocre SWAC football programs.

    SWAC football has been on a decline for years; primarily due to Division 1 powerhouse programs diminishing the black athlete talent pool that once belonged to the SWAC almost exclusively. This is 2011. The historically black university systems have served their purpose and are on the decline; both financially and athletics. Shouldn’t it be time to close these racially segregated universities?

  • Anonymous

    If you don’t like the SWAC, why you reading the article.  Find another place to post.  This is about Brandon leaving.

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