Alcorn Quotes

You take a minute to think about what exactly you did wrong and then you focus on doing better next time. We just have to get back out there and show a different side than what that (Alcorn State) game was. - Dwayne Curtis

You can't just watch that and go, 'Hey, here's ten bucks. I had to put some time and energy into changing the situation. - Matthew Alcorn

We were originally scheduled to stay in V, and those rooms are confiscated. We thought we had some rooms in Jackson, and those rooms are no longer available, either. The option is would there be some dorm rooms that we could get into there. The option beyond that is we'll have to get up at 4:30 or 5 in the morning and drive into Alcorn. - Mo Fort

Unfortunately, ... I had to go to Alcorn [State]. But I'm a Grambling Tiger at heart. - Melvin Spears

The focus is toward the youth, so the youth of one nation can help the youth of another nation. - Matthew Alcorn

Once I got there, I made up my mind that it's not where you go, it's what you do when you get there. I went to Alcorn because they gave me a chance. - Steve McNair

My brother showed me the film because he heard about it, and it's all about making other people aware of the situation. It's not too graphic, but it gets to kids. They are just disgusted when they find out it's happening to kids their age and (Ugandan officials) don't do anything about it and the world doesn't do anything about it. - Matthew Alcorn

McNair was less risky than Young probably, but I also think that Young has more upside than McNair. McNair was probably more advanced because of the system that they used (at Alcorn). Young is a little more athletic and probably a little faster than McNair was, and with Young you've got a guy that has unbelievable potential. - Gil Brandt

I've known them for years. It's like a homecoming for me going back to the SWAC. It gives me a little insight because I had gone against Coach Thomas when he was at Pine Bluff and Valley. When I was at Jackson State, he was at Alcorn. Coach McKenzie, going up against him the last couple of years, I've got a pretty good idea of what to expect from them and the players they're playing with. - Greg Johnson

It was clear by then that he was with Rebecca and that they were a proper couple. I so wanted to turn my back on him but he always managed to win me over. I know now that I am weak-willed and that I should have moved on with my life but what can I say? He had such a strong hold over me, it was hard for me to deny him. - Lauren Alcorn