Kareem Keye throws two TD passes, leads Alabama State past Alabama A&M in Magic City Classic

By The Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kareem Keye threw two touchdown passes, Daquon Kincey ran for 156 yards, and Alabama State held off Alabama A&M 27-19 in the 83rd annual Magic City Classic. Keye hit Asa Gregg with a 31-yard touchdown pass early in the game and added a 6-yard scoring toss to Derick Harden to lead the Hornets to a 17-3 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the Hornets added Brandon Gilliams’ second field goal and a long pick-6 by Ta’Shaun Sims for a 27-3 lead heading to the fourth. Alabama A&M closed the gap on touchdown passes of 65 and 31 yards from Xavier Lankford to Keenan Hambrick but Lankford threw an interception on the Bulldogs’ final possession.