MOBILE, Ala. | The Alabama State University defensive coaching staff and seven Hornet football players will particate in the HBCU Pigskin Showdown at Ladd Peebles Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 2:30 p.m.
 
James Williams (Associate Head Coach), Ryan Lewis (Defensive Coordinator), Billy Gresham (Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator), Andre Pope (Safeties), and Todd Middleton staffed the defense in the Showdown.
 
The seven Hornet players that competed in the game were AJ Lewis (TE), Ja'Won Howell (RB), Chauncey Moore (CB), Kelvin Stokes (DL), Jakobi Robinson (DB), Andrew Ogletree (DL) and Cail Jackson (CB).
 
The game will be streamed live on HBCU Pigskin Showdown's YouTube Channel.
 
About HBCU Pigskin Showdown
The 2023 HBCU Pigskin Showdown will help give professional exposure to some of the best college senior football players from historically black colleges and universities.

The participants in this event will be selected and invited by our scouting staff with the overall ratings and grades of each player in mind.

Players will participate in 4 pro-style practice sessions and an All-Star game while being evaluated by professional football league scouts. Scouts, coaches, and executives from the NFL, CFL, XFL, and USFL have been invited to attend the HBCU Pigskin Showdown.

Our all-star event will also include an official measurement day that will focus on all the pertinent individual vitals that professional scouts will want to see.

Players will participate in seminars that will be geared towards providing information that will be useful as they transition into the pursuit of a professional career. The HBCU Pigskin Showdown will also set times for players to be interviewed and introduced to professional scouts personally.

The HBCU Pigskin Showdown has also implemented an innovative filming system that will allow each player to have video access to every repetition he takes while attending our event.

The immediate post-season is the most important time of each year for collegiate senior football players as they begin the process of making a final impression on professional scouts. The HBCU Pigskin Showdown is committed to providing a high-quality professional football experience that will help each player maximize his exposure to professional football decision-makers.