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Alabama A&M University’s weekly one-on-one conversations with the people shaping our world.

Apr 27, 2022

Alabama A&M University’s weekly one-on-one conversation with the people shaping our world. The host is Elvin Jenkins, Director of Electronic Media Communications/WJAB-FM.

 

This episode’s guest is Aqeel Glass - Alabama A&M University alumnus, current graduate student and National Football League prospect at quarterback. Glass played quarterback for the AAMU Bulldogs, leading them to a SWAC Championship and the HBCU National Championship in the spring of 2021. They discuss his matriculation at AAMU, his choice of a major, his pending Master’s Degree (May ’22) and his status as a prime prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft (April ’22). They talk about his chance to be the first HBCU player chosen as a QB since 2016 and some of the challenges he faces coming from a small college.