Looking back on Steve McNair's groundbreaking 1994 season at Alcorn State

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WHEN ALCORN STATE quarterback Steve McNair and his teammates would walk from their dorms to Jack Spinks Stadium for home games, they'd always hear students and fans tailgating. They'd smell barbecue. On that walk, fans would clamor to get close to their heroes in purple and gold. McNair and his teammates would take time to snap quick pictures or sign autographs for their supporters.

But on Oct. 22, 1994, when the Braves were set to take on Southern, with McNair poised to break Ty Detmer's NCAA career total offense record, the walk out to the stadium was different.

"No pictures. No barbecue. No nothing," said Donald Ray Ross, who played wide receiver at Alcorn with…