Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. said he refused Coach Prime’s embrace at the end of the game because he was disrespectful in the media, tried to unnecessarily run up the score late and, unlike him, “wasn’t SWAC.”Prime responded to each comment in kind.”Who is SWAC if I ain’t SWAC,” Prime repeated multiple times, each more animatedly than the previous. During the bye week, Sanders said he loved that JSU was playing Alabama State on their homecoming, a sentiment he repeated multiple times before the game. Robinson took exception to this, but Prime said he should be thanking him rather than criticizing him.”I think I was a dern good salesman leading up to the week. Did we sell the game out?” Prime said. “Had they ever been sold out here? So, I thought I did my job. I thought I should be applauded, really.”According to the Alabama State Athletics website, this was the first game the Hornets sold out there 26,000 capacity stadium this season, and Saturday’s homecoming drew over double the ticket sales as their 2021 homecoming game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.Robinson also accused Prime of trying to unnecessarily run up the score by having his backup quarterback throw a pass with just over a minute left in the game.Sanders said he chose to pass because Robinson was loading the box, and he didn’t want to put his running back at risk. He also pointed to the late game timeouts Robinson called. On the pass play, Alabama State did not run a blitz.
Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. said he refused Coach Prime’s embrace at the end of the game because he was disrespectful in the media, tried to unnecessarily run up the score late and, unlike him, “wasn’t SWAC.”
Prime responded to each comment in kind.
“Who is SWAC if I ain’t SWAC,” Prime repeated multiple times, each more animatedly than the previous.
During the bye week, Sanders said he loved that JSU was playing Alabama State on their homecoming, a sentiment he repeated multiple times before the game. Robinson took exception to this, but Prime said he should be thanking him rather than criticizing him.
“I think I was a dern good salesman leading up to the week. Did we sell the game out?” Prime said. “Had they ever been sold out here? So, I thought I did my job. I thought I should be applauded, really.”
According to the Alabama State Athletics website, this was the first game the Hornets sold out there 26,000 capacity stadium this season, and Saturday’s homecoming drew over double the ticket sales as their 2021 homecoming game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Robinson also accused Prime of trying to unnecessarily run up the score by having his backup quarterback throw a pass with just over a minute left in the game.
Sanders said he chose to pass because Robinson was loading the box, and he didn’t want to put his running back at risk. He also pointed to the late game timeouts Robinson called. On the pass play, Alabama State did not run a blitz.
