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When Alabama State football quarterback, Andrew Body, injured his throwing shoulder for the third time in his career in 2025 — the question about how much he'd run in 2026 started generating buzz.
Body was the second leading rusher for Alabama State last season with 518 rushing yards. Running the football has always been a component of Body's game, but it's also been the cause for two of his shoulder injuries.
The Hornets are carrying big expectations into 2026 after being voted in the preseason to finish first in the SWAC East, and even bigger expectations are on Body after he was named to the Walter Peyton Award watchlist. So how much will Body run this season?
"At the end of the day, I got to be me because that's all you can be," Body told the Montgomery Advertiser after Alabama State's scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 8. "You can't try to be somebody, or try to be someone else."
The evidence to Body's statement might've been seen in the Hornet's scrimmage when Body ran the ball five times over the course of four drives — three of which were designed QB runs.
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Body isn't content with the season he had in 2025, and part of his evolution this season has to do with running the football.
"That's the difference between being a running quarterback, and a quarterback that can run," Body said. "Instead of just running the ball to try to make a play, you're running it when you need to."
The Alabama State QB is learning how to be a smart runner this season, but holding true to who is. If the Hornets want to find the offensive success they had last season, they'll need Body to be healthy and able to run when needed.
Jaeden Day covers high school sports, Alabama State football and Auburn recruiting for the Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today. You can find him on X at dayjaeden12, or reach him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: What Alabama State football QB Andrew Body said about running in 2026
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Body was the second leading rusher for Alabama State last season with 518 rushing yards. Running the football has always been a component of Body's game, but it's also been the cause for two of his shoulder injuries.
The Hornets are carrying big expectations into 2026 after being voted in the preseason to finish first in the SWAC East, and even bigger expectations are on Body after he was named to the Walter Peyton Award watchlist. So how much will Body run this season?
"At the end of the day, I got to be me because that's all you can be," Body told the Montgomery Advertiser after Alabama State's scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 8. "You can't try to be somebody, or try to be someone else."
The evidence to Body's statement might've been seen in the Hornet's scrimmage when Body ran the ball five times over the course of four drives — three of which were designed QB runs.
ASU FB SCRIMMAGE NOTES: Observations during Alabama State football's first fall camp scrimmage
TONY HULL & ASU FB OFFENSE: How new OC Tony Hull approached building Alabama State football's offense
Body isn't content with the season he had in 2025, and part of his evolution this season has to do with running the football.
"That's the difference between being a running quarterback, and a quarterback that can run," Body said. "Instead of just running the ball to try to make a play, you're running it when you need to."
The Alabama State QB is learning how to be a smart runner this season, but holding true to who is. If the Hornets want to find the offensive success they had last season, they'll need Body to be healthy and able to run when needed.
Jaeden Day covers high school sports, Alabama State football and Auburn recruiting for the Montgomery Advertiser/USA Today. You can find him on X at dayjaeden12, or reach him at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: What Alabama State football QB Andrew Body said about running in 2026
Continue reading...
