Alabama State football kept its SWAC title hopes alive for one last week with a dominant showing against Mississippi Valley State in the Port City Classic.

The victory keeps Alabama State (8-2, 6-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) tied with Jackson State atop the SWAC's East Division. The Hornets also have their first eight-win season since 2013. The Hornets have won five straight against Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 0-6) and lead the series 36-16-1.

The SEC had a few major shake-ups in the conference standings in Week 12. Most notably, Alabama lost at home to Oklahoma, which forced Alabama into three turnovers. Alabama had 190-plus yards more than Oklahoma on offense,

Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson Jr. is undefeated in the Port City Classic with a record of 2-0, and it's not a secret that the Hornets are the favorites in the 2025 Classic.

Boulder, Colorado; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado hosts Alabama State after Alon Michaeli scored 20 points in Colorado's 97-88

Victor Gabalis threw four touchdown passes, Tylan Hines had TD runs of 18 and 17 yards and Tarleton State beat North Alabama 61-0.

In Millard South‘s dominating 62-21 thumping of Omaha Westside on Friday night in a Nebraska high school football playoff game, four-star quarterback Jett Thomalla (Alabama commit) had himself a record tying kind of night.

THE STATE RELEASED SCHOOLS REPORT CARD TODAY, AND SOME DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA HAVE REASONS TO CELEBRATE. OUR WVTM 13 JARVIS ROBERTSON JOINING US NOW. HE’S BEEN COMBING THROUGH THE REPORTS TODAY TO FIND OUT HOW SCHOOLS PERFORMED FOR THE LAST ACADEMIC YEAR.