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Entering the final week of the regular season, Tennessee State is currently in a three-way tie with UT Martin and Tennessee Tech for second place in the Big South/OVC standings. Although much would need to happen for the Tigers to win the conference championship for the first time since 1999 and earn the automatic qualifying […]
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Week 12 of HBCU football ended championship chases in the MEAC and in each SWAC division, and there isn’t much change in the HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll, so as these teams head into their regular season finales, here’s how they fared in our rankings. 1. Jackson State (9-2) The Tigers scored enough points
Tennessee State scored first and never looked back on the way to a 23-20 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday to keep its postseason and Big South/OVC championship hopes alive. The Tigers improved to 8-3 on the year and 5-2 in Ohio Valley Conference play, while the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 4-7 and 3-4. The 8-win
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A recent report paints Tennessee State in dire financial straits in which state officials revealed that the university is allegedly “out of money” and should consider layoff and selling the Nashville-based campus. The Tennessean reported the findings stemming from a state financial audit that revealed the school is still paying ex-President Glenda Glover $800,000 despite
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While Eddie George has been leading Tennessee State to its best season in nearly a decade, his work has reportedly drawn the attention of an FBS school with a coaching vacancy. As part of a story written by On3Sports reporter Pete Nakos regarding the open Kennesaw State job, the Tigers coach was mentioned as someone
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Tennessee State is in the middle of its best season — at least record-wise — in nearly a decade. The Tigers (7-3, 4-2) bounced back with a 42-20 win over Western Illinois after UT Martin snapped their season-high four-game winning streak a week earlier. Tennessee State remains poised to post its best record in more
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The homestretch of Division I HBCU football has made for some fun football games and a lot to discuss, including the HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I Football poll. No changes in the top three as Nos. 1 and 2 both took care of business while No. 3 had the week off. After that, there’s where
Madness and chaos reigned supreme across all levels of HBCU football this past weekend, but Division I saw quite a few surprising results that led to some serious movement in the HBCU Sports’ Ultimate D-I poll. We have a new No. 1, some teams moving up, teams moving down and either out or in. And
Draylen Ellis threw for 312 yards, and Jalal Dean churned out 118 receiving yards, but Tennessee State fell to UT Martin 28-21 at Nissan Stadium Saturday night. TSU drops to 6-3 overall and 3-2 in Big South-OVC matchups. Ellis went 33-for-53 on the way to the 312-yard, two-touchdown outing with two interceptions. Ellis totaled 29
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As the season progresses, HBCU football at the Division I level will continue to produce storylines and results worthy of recognition, discussion, and critique. That includes this week’s HBCU Sports Ultimate D-I poll, in which the top stayed the same, the middle experienced some movement, and one school made its way back into the top
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