Tag: Tennessee State University

2024 Southern Heritage Classic: Preview and Prediction

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The Southern Heritage Classic takes place this Saturday. The 35th edition of the game pits the Tigers of Tennessee State against the Lions of Arkansas Pine Bluff for the second consecutive season. Last year’s matchup was UAPB’s debut in the Classic, with them falling in a hard fought contest 24-14, with Tennessee State blocking a potential game-winning field goal that was subsequently returned for a touchdown that sealed the game.  Arkansas-Pine Bluff UAPB enters the contest with a 1-1 record, however, their games have been opposites. Arkansas took UAPB to…

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Tennessee State adds Tyler Roehl as Assoc Head Coach and OC

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Football Tennessee State University football head coach Eddie George has appointed Tyler Roehl as the program’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator, following Roehl’s 11-year tenure at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. During his five seasons as the offensive play caller for the Bison, Roehl played a crucial role in the team’s success, reaching the NCAA FCS National Championship three times and securing titles in 2019 and 2021. In total, Roehl boasts seven FCS titles and eight Missouri Valley Football Conference titles with the Bison. In 2022, the…

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Tennessee State announces 2024 Big South-OVC Football schedule

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Tennessee State announced the Big South-OVC , also known as the stretch of games thier fans do not care about, portion of their schedule for the 2024 season. This is the second season of the Big South-OVC football alliance, in which nine teams will take part in an eight-game conference schedule. The eight-game schedule commences on Saturday September 7, with the lion’s share of association games taking place between weeks 5 and 13, with one game apiece sprinkled in during weeks 2 and 4. September 21 – Awayat Tennessee TechCookeville,…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops taken to the woodshed by Charlotte

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 35 Tennessee St. 1-1,0-0 OVC 84 Winner Charlotte 1-1,0-0 AAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Tennessee St. 10  11  5  9  35 Charlotte 16  22  18  28  84 The Tennessee State women’s basketball team got a 14-point performance from the bench, but fell 84-35 to the Charlotte 49ers on the road Friday. Sanaa’ St. Andre led the Tigers (1-1) with three points. Caitlin Anderson and Zyion Shannon added six points while Shequana Jackson chipped in as well with four points. The Tennessee State defense was a problem in Friday’s game, forcing 16 Charlotte turnovers.…

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Tennessee State hoops to take on Kentucky State Thursday night

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics OPENING TIP: Following back-to-back season-opening wins against Fisk, the Tennessee State men’s basketball team is set to host its second HBCU opponent, Kentucky State, on Thursday evening at the Gentry Center. WHERE TO WATCH & LISTEN: TSU Basketball can be tuned in on WNSR’s flagship network, which includes 560 AM, 95.9 FM (Nashville), and 107.9 FM (Smyrna), as well as WNSR.com. The broadcast is also available globally on Sirius XM. Additionally, WNSR will offer in-depth pregame coverage 15 minutes prior to tip-off, along with extensive postgame analysis,…

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Slim & Husky’s (TSU) Nike Terminator Highs

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Nike is introducing a collection of Terminators that pays tribute HBCUs and their alumni. One of these special edition Terminators see the athletic giant join forces with Slim and Husky’s a Nashville- based pizza chain founded by Tennessee State alums Clint Gray, Derrick Moore, and EJ Reed. It sports a sail leather upper a with a fur and and tiger stripe overlay at the toe and wrapping the heel. Bold blue Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with red leather straps pull tabs. Other callbacks to their alma mater…

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Tennessee State receives several athletic honors

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State athletic department received multiple academic accolades from the Ohio Valley Conference this week, as the league announced the 2022-23 Team Academic Achievement Award, Medal of Honor, and Commissioner’s Honor Roll. TSU men’s tennis earned the 2022-23 Team Academic Achievement Award. The award is presented annually to each conference-sponsored sport to the member institution’s team with the greatest percent of its eligible student-athletes who earned a 3.25 GPA or higher. TSU had 14 student-athletes earn the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for the 2022-23 academic year.…

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Tennessee State coaches Sutton and McRath invuted to WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy

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Courtesy of Scott Wallace, Tennessee State Athletics Tennessee State University softball head coach Genee McRath and volleyball head coach Donika Sutton enjoyed record-setting campaigns in the 2022-23 athletic year. They have been invited to participate in Denver, Colorado’s WeCOACH Women Coaches Academy Programs. This will be the 20th anniversary of the academy,WeCOACH will host its premier programs, the 52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 6th class of the NCAA Academy 2.0, in Denver, Colorado, from May 21-24, 2023. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Women Coaches Academy, where…

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Tennessee State’s spring football game to take place Saturday afternoon

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE – The Tennessee State football team will wrap up its spring practice schedule on Saturday afternoon as they are set to host their annual Blue vs. White game at Hale Stadium. The team will begin stretch and warmup at 2:45 p.m. followed by the on-field action starting at 3:10 p.m. Admission to the game is free. The game will showcase the offense against the defense and will feature scrimmage-type situations, 7-on-7, individual drills, a short halftime, followed by more on-field action. The offense will be…

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Tennesee State loses in OVC quarters to SEMO 91-83

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91 Winner Southeast Mo. St. 17-16,10-8 OVC 83 Tennessee St. 18-14,10-8 OVC Team 1 2 F Southeast Mo. St. 35  56  91 Tennessee St. 31  52  83 The Tennessee State men’s basketball team looked less like the team that recently won 7 of 8 Ohio Valley Conference game and more like the squad that laid an egg in the season finales against Souther Indiana , as they fell to SEMO, 91-83 in the quarterfinal of the OVC Tournament, TSU was hampered bu turnovers, the 9 they committed turned into 14 SEMO points, and…

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