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Big second half pushed UTSA past Texas Southern, 52-24

September 25, 2022September 25, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Texas Southrrn Athletics: 24 Texas Southern 1-3 , 1-1 52 UTSA 2-2 , 0-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 10 7 0 24 UTS 14 7 14 17 52 SAN ANTONIO – A second half surge was the difference as Texas Southern dropped a 52-24 hard-fought decision at UTSA on Saturday inside the Alamodome. TSU opened the game with a bang as LaDarius Owens broke free for a 39-yard run on the drive’s first play but the drive would stall ultimately as TSU was forced to punt. UTSA would…

North Texas downs Texas Southern, 59-27

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics: 27 Texas Southern 0-2 , 0-1 59 North Texas 2-1 , 1-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 3 14 7 3 27 UNT 10 35 7 7 59 Big plays by North Texas was the difference in the game as the Mean Green claimed a 59-27 win over TSU Saturday night at Apogee Stadium. After the first TSU drive stalled due to untimely penalty in the first quarter, North Texas scored the game’s first points via a 43-yard field goal after a nine-play, 38-yard drive…

Texas Southern gets by Jackson State 54-50 in SWAC tourney opener

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Brandon King

Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information 50 JSU 54 TSU Team 1 2 F JSU 33 17 50 TSU 28 26 54 For the second consecutive postseason, TSU went down to the wire with Jackson State and came up with big plays down the stretch after a 54-50 opening round win at the SWAC Tournament. With news of JSU’s head coach retiring once its season concludes, Wednesday’s opener had even more pressure for No. 2 TSU as emotions were turned up for JSU prior to the game. In addition to the…

Texas Southern gets by Grambling 67-61

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 Staff

Courtesy Texas Southern Sports Information 67 TSU 61 GSU Team 1 2 F TSU 34 33 67 GSU 29 32 61 History says TSU and Grambling State would play a close game and they did just that as TSU went on a 10-3 run over the final two minutes to claim a 67-61 win Wednesday night in Grambling. TSU would lead for nearly seven minutes to open the first half but Grambling State kept chipping away and tied it at 12-all on a Quintin Murell layup. TSU would miss its next four…

SWAC Football National Signing Day

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Brandon King

February 2 was National Signing Day for HS and college footballers to officially announce where they would continue the next phase of their playing careers. Below are recaps of the moving and shakings of SWAC teams on 2022 Signing Day. From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: National Signing Day Updates Alabama A&M Recap Alabama State Recap Alcorn State Recap Bethune-Cookman Recap Florida A&M Recap Grambling State Recap Jackson State Recap Mississippi Valley State Recap Prairie View A&M Recap Southern Recap Texas Southern Recap Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Recap

Texas Southern stuns No. 20 Florida 69-54

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Brandon King

Courtesy of Texas southern Sports Information: 69 TSU 54 UF Team 1 2 F TSU 35 34 69 UF 25 29 54 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Texas Southern men’s basketball made history once again as they became the first team in SWAC history to defeat a ranked opponent from the SEC after an impressive 69-54 win over No. 20 Florida Monday night. “I thought our guys did a tremendous job tonight getting off to a great start,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “I thought we had a very solid first half of basketball.”…

SWAC Football Week 9 Honorees

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Staff

from the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Texas Southern’s Andrew Body, Southern’s Ray Anderson and Luke Jackson along with Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive- Andrew Body quarterback, Texas Southern Body was a dual-threat for the Tigers as he rushed for 121 yards and one touchdown while passing for 271 yards and four touchdowns in TSU’s 59-17 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. He was responsible for a total of…

Grambling ends losing streak with win over Texas Southern

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 Staff

From Grambling State Sports Communications Defense Sparks Grambling State to Win Over TSU GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team got two scores from its defense as the Tigers celebrated Homecoming with a 34-20 victory over Texas Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday afternoon at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Grambling State (3-4 overall, 2-2 SWAC) started slow but used a 17-point third quarter to pull away from Texas Southern.TSU capitalized on a turnover by GSU starting quarterback Noah Bodden as Andrew Body took advantage of…

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Texas Southern battled back from a 10-point halftime deficit and changed the flow of the game as they claimed its second win in NCAA history after defeating Mount St. Mary’s 60-52 Thursday night at Assembly Hall. TSU would score the first two points after a pair of John Walker III free throws but Mount St. Mary’s answered with a three-pointer and led briefly until a three-pointer by Michael Weathers with 15:28 remaining. However, the Mountaineers answered with a three-pointer and wouldn’t relinquish the…

SWAC Commissioner meeting with member Presidents on fate of fall sports

July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 Brandon King

Though the MEAC, CIAA, and the SIAC have all announced their plans to cancel fall sports, the fate of SWAC sports has yet to be decided. The commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference is meeting with the presidents of the member schools discuss whether the sports seasons will go forth as planned. From Grambling State University: SWAC Council of Presidents to Meet With Commissioner Monday, July 20 Grambling State University has not released any decisions concerning our Fall 2020 sports schedule. The SWAC Council of Presidents have a scheduled meeting with our SWAC…