Magic City Classic: Former ASU Head Coach Now On The Sidelines For Alabama A&M

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Take a look in Brian Jenkins’ closet and you’ll find a couple of black and gold outfits, reminders of his days at Alabama State University.

“Everywhere I coach, I always keep one or two pieces to frame so that when I retire from coaching, I can put it up in my home as memories,” he said.

Jenkins’ time on the campus just off Interstate 85 in Montgomery was brief. His 2½-year tenure ended halfway through the 2017 campaign.

Jenkins stood on the sideline of Legion Field for two seasons as the head coach of the Alabama State football team at the Magic City Classic. His Hornets outscored Alabama A&M 35-20 in 2015 and narrowly lost 42-41 in 2016.

He didn’t get a chance to rise above .500 in this rivalry of historically black universities in Alabama. Jenkins, who’d been hired away from Bethune-Cookman, was fired after Alabama State started the 2017 season 0-5.

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