Tennessee State claims 25th John A. Merritt Classic 27-25 over Gardner-Webb

Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 25 GWU 27 Winner TSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F GWU 7 10 2 6 25 TSU 7 7 7 6 27 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State football team took down Gardner-Webb 27-25 in the John Merritt Classic on Saturday evening for their first Big South-OVC win of the year.   The Tigers improved to 2-1 on the year and 1-0 in Big South-OVC Conference play, while the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 1-2 and 0-1. Jalen Rouse totaled 53 yards to lead the Tigers’ ground attack and added…

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