It was the 28th meeting between Tennessee State University and the University Of Tennessee Martin, however, no game may have been as memorable as the one they played on Saturday, November 17, to celebrate Senior Day with 3,618 friends, fans, and family in Hale Stadium on a relatively warm, sunny autumn afternoon. Head Coach Rod Reed finished his ninth season at the helm of the Tigers with a 53-47 record, and that 53rd victory came in overtime.
After holding a 12-3 halftime lead, anchored by senior DeVon Johnson’s first touchdown of the day from TSU QB Cameron Rosendahl, the Skyhawks tied the game at 18-18 early in the fourth quarter. Johnson caught his 2nd TD midway through the period to give the Tigers a 25-18 lead, which held until Devonte Howard of UTM scored on a 43 yarder to tie the game at 25-25 with ten seconds remaining.
In overtime, TSU won the coin toss and went on defense, holding the Skyhawks to a 20-yard field goal. TSU took possession for the final time, capping a 4-play drive with a 4 yard touchdown on — you guessed it — senior DeVon Johnson’s third score of the day! Your final — 31-28, TSU.
Prior to the game, eleven football seniors were honored, along with two senior Cheerleaders: Cochilla Wright, a Biology major and Brionne Young, Criminal Justice major. During half-time, the Aristocrat of Bands saluted their nineteen seniors. After the football game, the TSU mens basketball team handily defeated the visiting Bulldogs of Fisk University 113-61 in Gentry Center with 1,682 in attendance. TSU was led by junior guard Tripp Davis, who had a monster game with 24 points, six rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
These 11 TSU Tiger football players were honored on Saturday, November 17:
5 Treon Harris
Position: WR
Miami, Fla. (Florida)
Arts & Sciences
13 DeVon Johnson
Position: WR
Huntsville, Ala. (Alabama A&M)
Human Performance & Sports Sciences
26 LaQuarius Cook
Position: S
Birmingham, Ala. (Wenonah HS)
Human Performance & Sports Sciences
30 Blair Edwards
Position: LB
Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City HS)
Human Performance & Sports Science
44 Landon Brazile
Position: DE
Dayton, Ohio (Cincinnati)
Graduate Student
45 Dell Porter
Position: DE
Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)
Graduate Student
64 Thomas Burton
Position: OL
Memphis, Tenn. (Whitehaven HS)
Arts & Sciences
67 Justin Brooks
Position: OL
Memphis, Tenn. (Melrose HS)
Arts & Sciences
75 Chidi Okeke
Position: OL
Anambra, Nigeria (LSU)
Arts & Sciences
94 Jeremy Patterson
Position: DT
Screven, Ga.(Wisconsin)
Arts & Sciences
99 LaDarrius Jackson
Position: DT
Birmingham, Ala. (USF)
Arts & Sciences
19 TSU Aristocrat of Bands Seniors were honored on Saturday, November 17
NAME
HOMETOWN
MAJOR
Amber Baldwin
Atlanta, GA
Criminal Justice with a Minor in Sociology
Keyuna Bufford
Jackson, TN
Health Science with a concentration in Therapeutic Studies
Tyona Caldwell
Memphis, TN
Chemistry, with a concentration in Biochemistry, and a Minor in Psychology
Marcus Cooper
Washington, D.C.
Chemistry, concentration in Professional Chemistry
Xavier Ellis
Stone Mountain, GA
Criminal Justice, Minor in International Affairs
Jalynn Gordon
Milwaukee, WI
Business Administration, with a Concentration in Management
Emmaly Gott
Chattanooga, TN
Health Science Chalyce Harris Decatur, GA Health Care Administration and Planning, Minor in Business
Briana Henderson
Memphis, TN
Health Sciences with a concentration in Physical Sciences
Briauna Hollingshead
Memphis, TN
Business Administration, Concentration in General Business, with a Minor in Entrepreneurship
Bryant Howard
Memphis, TN
Political Science
Katelyn Miles
Birmingham, AL
Computer Science
Alexisia Milton
Atlanta, GA
Elementary Education
Doris Morrow
Memphis, TN
Psychology
Rodney Ragin
Atlanta, GA
Commercial Music Technology
Darien Smith
Detroit, MI
Criminal Justice, Minor in Psychology
Belinda Solomon
Birmingham, AL
Health Care Administration and Planning, Minor in Business
Ennis Tait
Cincinnati, OH
Commercial Music Business
Ahlynn Wright-Roberts
Stone Mountain, GA
Accounting
