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Clarence Jackson scored 24 points as Siena routed Tennessee State 85-69 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Jason McNair, a nephew of former Titans quarterback Steve McNair, scored UT Martin's final touchdown in Saturday's 28-7 win over Tennessee State at LP Field.

Coach. Dave Loos Last year. 19-14, 13-5, second in OVC Outlook. The Governors have advanced to the OVC Tournament championship game six of the last seven years and were picked third in the preseason poll.

Sophomore quarterback Tommy Wornham evades a defender and fires a pass during the football teama s 17-14 victory over Cornell on Oct.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Jonathan Crompton threw for a career-high 331 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another as Tennessee routed Memphis 56-28 on Saturday night.

Tennessee-Martin defeats Tennessee State 28-7 Eds: APNewsNow. Tennessee-Martin 28, Tennessee State 7. NASHVILLE, Tenn.

Unhappy with Dominic Grooms and Calvin McNairl sharing time at quarterback last week, Tennessee State Coach James Webster said he would settle on one to take the majority of snaps today against UT Martin.

John Cooper has paid his dues as an assistant coach in college basketball. He's been an assistant for 15 years, with jobs at Auburn , Oregon , South Carolina and Fayetteville State.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: There are a number of newcomers that coach John Cooper will try to incorporate into the Tigers' rotation, including 6-8, 235-pound Marcus Cowan.

The veterans of the TSU squad shouldn't feel weird with John Cooper doing some changing of the lineups early on.

The Pitt State Gorillas used a physical rushing attack to grind out a 59-41 win over the upstart Fort Hays State Tigers.

Greg Dillon threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as Grambling State routed Mississippi Valley State 50-7 on Saturday.

Lee Sweeney threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Tim Benford with 3:08 to play, sending the Tennessee Tech to a 20-13 win over Tennessee State on Saturday.

In the preseason, Tennessee State Coach James Webster pointed to the last game on the schedule and told his players it would be the biggest of the year.

And then there were none. Murray State's 9-6 upset over Tennessee State knocked the last OVC team from the ranks of the conference undefeateds this past weekend.

Tennessee State Coach James Webster praised his defense in Saturday's 9-6 loss to Murray State, but defensive end Miguel Hall said the unit failed.

Another chapter was added to the Tennessee State quarterbacking saga Saturday night in the Tigers' 9-6 loss to Murray State at LP Field.

Tennessee State Coach James Webster spent the week telling his players to remember last year.

More than a year later, the memory still remains very fresh for the Colonels. After they snapped an eight-game losing streak to Eastern Kentucky University with a 34-20 victory last September in Nashville, Tennessee State players enjoyed a rather raucous postgame celebration on the turf at L.P. Field.

Tennessee State Coach James Webster hoped to get more of his offensive line starters back before today's road game with Eastern Kentucky, but that didn't happen.