North Carolina A&T @ Tennessee State, Week 1 · 2025

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Sat, Aug 30, 2025Nissan StadiumNashville, TN

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
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North Carolina A&T770721
Tennessee State737724

PLAY-BY-PLAY

152 plays
Q4Tennessee State3 plays · -4 yds · 2:28 · Punt21–24
  1. 2:524th & 14 at NCAT 49Mark Shenouda punt for 40 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 13
  2. 3:483rd & 15 at TNST 50Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the NCAT 49
  3. 5:202nd & 15 at TNST 50Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line
  4. 5:201st & 15 at TNST 50Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the 50 yard line
  5. 5:201st & 10 at NCAT 45Tennessee State Penalty, false start (Veguer Jean-Jumeau) to the 50 yard line
Q4North Carolina A&T3 plays · -6 yds · 1:39 · Punt21–24
  1. 5:204th & 16 at NCAT 9DJ Page punt for 40 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 45
  2. 6:594th & 11 at NCAT 14North Carolina A&T Penalty, delay of game (DJ Page) to the NCAT 9
  3. 6:593rd & 11 at NCAT 14Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Jayvonne Dillard
  4. 6:592nd & 10 at NCAT 15Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 14
  5. 6:591st & 10 at NCAT 15Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the NCAT 15
Q4Tennessee State5 plays · 14 yds · 2:59 · Punt21–24
  1. 6:594th & 6 at TNST 39Mark Shenouda punt for 46 yds
  2. 9:583rd & 6 at TNST 39Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery, broken up by Aaron Harris
  3. 9:582nd & 10 at TNST 35Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 4 yds to the TNST 39
  4. 9:581st & 10 at TNST 35Kendric Rhymes run for no gain to the TNST 35
  5. 9:582nd & 6 at TNST 29Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 6 yds to the TNST 35 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:581st & 10 at TNST 25Kendric Rhymes run for 4 yds to the TNST 29
  7. 9:581st & 10 at NCAT 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q4North Carolina A&T7 plays · 83 yds · 4:17 · Touchdown21–24
  1. 9:582nd & 21 at NCAT 34Braxton Thomas pass complete to Amonte Jones for 66 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) (Andrew Brown KICK)
  2. 14:152nd & 6 at NCAT 49Braxton Thomas run for no gain to the NCAT 49 North Carolina A&T Penalty, illegal block (Gabe Navarro) to the NCAT 34
  3. 14:151st & 10 at NCAT 45Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 49
  4. 14:153rd & 6 at NCAT 33Braxton Thomas pass complete to Amonte Jones for 12 yds to the NCAT 45 for a 1ST down
  5. 14:152nd & 10 at NCAT 29Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the NCAT 33
  6. 14:152nd & 5 at NCAT 34North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Jaylen Baker) to the NCAT 29
  7. 14:151st & 15 at NCAT 24Braxton Thomas run for 10 yds to the NCAT 34
  8. 14:151st & 10 at NCAT 29North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Terien George) to the NCAT 24
  9. 14:151st & 10 at NCAT 17Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 12 yds to the NCAT 29 for a 1ST down
  10. 14:151st & 10 at TNST 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Kennedy return for 17 yds to the NCAT 17
Q4North Carolina A&T10 plays · 66 yds · 2:52 · Missed FG21–24
  1. 0:233rd & 7 at TNST 24Braxton Thomas run for 3 yds to the TNST 21
  2. 0:292nd & 7 at TNST 24Braxton Thomas pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
  3. 2:001st & 10 at TNST 27Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 24
  4. 2:002nd & 6 at TNST 41Braxton Thomas pass complete to Elijah Kennedy for 14 yds to the TNST 27 for a 1ST down
  5. 2:001st & 10 at TNST 45Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 41
  6. 2:001st & 10 at NCAT 24Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 31 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
  7. 2:003rd & 1 at NCAT 22Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down
  8. 2:522nd & 12 at NCAT 11Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jamison Warren for 11 yds to the NCAT 22
  9. 2:521st & 10 at NCAT 13Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 11
  10. 0:064th & 4 at TNST 21Andrew Brown 38 yd FG MISSED , Matthew Wilson return for no gain to the TNST 21
Q3North Carolina A&T11 plays · 47 yds · 5:4214–17
  1. 0:092nd & 12 at TNST 28Braxton Thomas sacked by Byron Davis for a loss of 5 yards to the TNST 33 Braxton Thomas fumbled, recovered by TNST Stephon Shivers , return for 0 yards
  2. 1:011st & 15 at TNST 31Champ Long run for 3 yds to the TNST 28
  3. 1:011st & 10 at TNST 26North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Gabe Navarro) to the TNST 31
  4. 1:014th & 5 at TNST 38Champ Long pass incomplete to Wesley Graves for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Micah Gay) to the TNST 26 for a 1ST down
  5. 5:513rd & 1 at TNST 34Champ Long run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 38 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by NCAT Champ Long
  6. 5:512nd & 18 at NCAT 49Champ Long pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 17 yds to the TNST 34
  7. 5:511st & 15 at TNST 48Shimique Blizzard run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCAT 49
  8. 5:511st & 10 at TNST 43North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Jayvonne Dillard) to the TNST 48
  9. 5:512nd & 5 at NCAT 42Shimique Blizzard run for 15 yds to the TNST 43 for a 1ST down
  10. 5:511st & 10 at NCAT 37Shimique Blizzard run for 5 yds to the NCAT 42
  11. 5:513rd & 10 at NCAT 25Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 12 yds to the NCAT 37 for a 1ST down
  12. 5:512nd & 18 at NCAT 17Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jailen Hicks for 8 yds to the NCAT 25
  13. 5:511st & 10 at NCAT 25Braxton Thomas sacked by Bryce Gray for a loss of 8 yards to the NCAT 17
  14. 5:511st & 10 at TNST 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Tennessee State1 play · 60 yds · 0:10 · Touchdown14–17
  1. 5:511st & 10 at TNST 40Kendric Rhymes run for 60 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK)
Q3North Carolina A&T3 plays · 6 yds · 2:20 · Punt14–10
  1. 6:014th & 4 at NCAT 16DJ Page punt for 44 yds
  2. 8:213rd & 11 at NCAT 9Braxton Thomas pass complete to Michael Carlock-Williams for 7 yds to the NCAT 16
  3. 8:212nd & 9 at NCAT 11Braxton Thomas pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 9
  4. 8:211st & 10 at NCAT 10Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 11
Q3Tennessee State3 plays · 67 yds · 0:50 · Touchdown14–17
  1. 15:002nd & 11 at TNST 32Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 17 yds to the TNST 49 for a 1ST down
  2. 14:191st & 10 at TNST 49Kendric Rhymes run for 51 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK)
  3. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  4. 15:001st & 10 at TNST 33Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 32
Q3Tennessee State10 plays · 33 yds · 6:3414–10
  1. 8:212nd & 3 at NCAT 48Kendric Rhymes run for 6 yds to the NCAT 42 for a 1ST down
  2. 8:214th & 18 at TNST 50Mark Shenouda punt for 44 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 4 yds to the NCAT 10
  3. 14:551st & 10 at NCAT 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Devaughn Slaughter return for 18 yds to the TNST 19
  4. 15:003rd & 9 at NCAT 41Jonathan Palmer sacked by Marquis Hood for a loss of 9 yards to the 50 yard line Jonathan Palmer fumbled, recovered by TNST Jonathan Palmer , return for 0 yards to the 50 yard line
  5. 15:002nd & 8 at NCAT 40Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 41
  6. 15:001st & 10 at NCAT 42Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the NCAT 40
  7. 15:001st & 10 at TNST 45Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Brock Montgomery for 7 yds to the NCAT 48
  8. 15:002nd & 2 at TNST 38Kendric Rhymes run for 7 yds to the TNST 45 for a 1ST down
  9. 15:001st & 10 at TNST 30Kendric Rhymes run for 8 yds to the TNST 38
  10. 15:003rd & 6 at TNST 23Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Tyson Edwards for 7 yds to the TNST 30 for a 1ST down
  11. 15:002nd & 11 at TNST 18Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the TNST 23
  12. 15:001st & 10 at TNST 19Devaughn Slaughter run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 18
Q2Tennessee State2 plays · 0 yds · 0:09 · End of Half14–10
  1. 0:091st & 10 at TNST 29Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards
  2. 0:091st & 10 at NCAT 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 44 yds , Ii Travis Pearson return for 8 yds to the TNST 29
Q2North Carolina A&T4 plays · 33 yds · 1:08 · Touchdown14–10
  1. 0:123rd & 1 at TNST 1Braxton Thomas run for 1 yd for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK)
  2. 1:202nd & 1 at TNST 1Braxton Thomas run for no gain to the TNST 1
  3. 1:201st & 5 at TNST 5Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the TNST 1
  4. 1:201st & 10 at TNST 33Jailen Hicks run for 22 yds to the TNST 11 Tennessee State Penalty, personal foul (Sammy Taylor) to the TNST 5
Q2Tennessee State2 plays · 1 yds · 0:32 · Interception7–10
  1. 1:202nd & 9 at TNST 22Jonathan Palmer pass intercepted
  2. 1:521st & 10 at TNST 21Devaughn Slaughter run for 1 yd to the TNST 22
Q2North Carolina A&T3 plays · 4 yds · 2:11 · Punt7–10
  1. 1:524th & 6 at NCAT 44DJ Page punt for 35 yds
  2. 4:033rd & 15 at NCAT 35Braxton Thomas run for 9 yds to the NCAT 44
  3. 4:033rd & 10 at NCAT 40North Carolina A&T Penalty, false start (Noah Okoye) to the NCAT 35
  4. 4:032nd & 6 at NCAT 44Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCAT 40
  5. 4:031st & 10 at NCAT 40Braxton Thomas run for 4 yds to the NCAT 44
  6. 4:031st & 10 at TNST 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 65 yds , Elijah Kennedy return for 25 yds to the NCAT 40 Tennessee State Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Jakobe Freeman) to the NCAT 40
Q2North Carolina A&T2 plays · 0 yds · 0:137–7
  1. 7:182nd & 10 at NCAT 20Champ Long sacked by Ravon Johnson for a loss of 4 yards to the NCAT 24 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by TNST Syncere Safeeullah , return for 0 yards
  2. 7:311st & 10 at NCAT 20Champ Long pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
Q2North Carolina A&T2 plays · 0 yds · 0:497–7
  1. 9:522nd & 10 at NCAT 50Champ Long sacked by James Stewart for a loss of 2 yards to the NCAT 48 Champ Long fumbled, recovered by TNST Syncere Safeeullah , return for 0 yards
  2. 10:411st & 10 at NCAT 50Jailen Hicks run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Q2Tennessee State3 plays · -16 yds · 2:29 · Punt7–7
  1. 10:414th & 26 at TNST 14Mark Shenouda punt for 51 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 15 yds to the 50 yard line
  2. 13:103rd & 16 at TNST 24Jonathan Palmer sacked by Tim Alderman for a loss of 10 yards to the TNST 14
  3. 13:103rd & 11 at TNST 29Tennessee State Penalty, delay of game (Jonathan Palmer) to the TNST 24
  4. 13:102nd & 8 at TNST 32Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for a loss of 3 yards to the TNST 29
  5. 13:101st & 10 at TNST 30Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the TNST 32
Q2Tennessee State7 plays · 1 yds · 3:10 · Field Goal7–7
  1. 7:183rd & 32 at NCAT 35Jonathan Palmer run for 12 yds to the NCAT 23
  2. 7:182nd & 8 at NCAT 11run for a loss of 24 yards to the NCAT 35 fumbled, recovered by TNST Caleb Mccreary rush middle for loss of 24 yards to the NCT35, fumble by TEAM recovered by TSU McCreary,Caleb, McCreary,Caleb rush (Blankumsee,Kamari).
  3. 7:181st & 10 at NCAT 13Kendric Rhymes run for 2 yds to the NCAT 11
  4. 7:183rd & 5 at NCAT 19Kendric Rhymes run for 6 yds to the NCAT 13 for a 1ST down
  5. 7:182nd & 10 at NCAT 24Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for 5 yds to the NCAT 19
  6. 7:181st & 10 at NCAT 24Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Devaughn Slaughter, broken up by Ty Williams Jr.
  7. 4:084th & 20 at NCAT 23Freddy Perez 41 yd FG GOOD
Q2Tennessee State5 plays · 7 yds · 2:21 · Punt7–7
  1. 7:314th & 15 at NCAT 41Mark Shenouda punt for 41 yds
  2. 9:521st & 15 at NCAT 41Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards, broken up by Aaron Harris
  3. 9:521st & 10 at NCAT 36Tennessee State Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCAT 41
  4. 9:522nd & 5 at NCAT 43Kendric Rhymes run for 7 yds to the NCAT 36 for a 1ST down
  5. 9:521st & 10 at NCAT 48Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the NCAT 43
  6. 7:433rd & 15 at NCAT 41Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Kendric Rhymes
  7. 8:292nd & 15 at NCAT 41Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Jason Hoath Jr. for no gain to the NCAT 41
Q2North Carolina A&T3 plays · -1 yds · 1:39 · Punt7–7
  1. 13:104th & 11 at NCAT 33DJ Page punt for 37 yds
  2. 15:003rd & 15 at NCAT 29Champ Long run for 4 yds to the NCAT 33
  3. 15:002nd & 10 at NCAT 34Braxton Thomas run for a loss of 5 yards to the NCAT 29
  4. 15:001st & 10 at NCAT 34Champ Long pass incomplete to Wesley Graves
Q1North Carolina A&T3 plays · 7 yds · 0:57 · Punt7–7
  1. 2:054th & 3 at NCAT 21DJ Page punt for 50 yds
  2. 3:023rd & 3 at NCAT 21Champ Long pass incomplete to Amonte Jones
  3. 3:022nd & 3 at NCAT 21Champ Long pass incomplete to Michael Carlock-Williams
  4. 3:021st & 10 at NCAT 14Shimique Blizzard run for 7 yds to the NCAT 21
Q1Tennessee State3 plays · -4 yds · 1:45 · Punt7–7
  1. 3:024th & 14 at TNST 33Mark Shenouda punt for 53 yds
  2. 4:473rd & 14 at TNST 33Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Brock Montgomery
  3. 4:472nd & 5 at TNST 42Devaughn Slaughter run for a loss of 9 yards to the TNST 33
  4. 4:471st & 10 at TNST 37Kendric Rhymes run for 5 yds to the TNST 42
Q1North Carolina A&T3 plays · 1 yds · 2:04 · Punt7–7
  1. 4:474th & 9 at NCAT 36DJ Page punt for 27 yds
  2. 6:513rd & 10 at NCAT 35Champ Long pass complete to Shimique Blizzard for 1 yd to the NCAT 36
  3. 6:512nd & 11 at NCAT 34Champ Long run for 1 yd to the NCAT 35
  4. 6:511st & 10 at NCAT 35Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 34
  5. 6:511st & 10 at TNST 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 63 yds
Q1Tennessee State1 play · 82 yds · 0:11 · Touchdown7–7
  1. 6:511st & 10 at TNST 18Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Devaughn Slaughter for 82 yds for a TD (Freddy Perez KICK) (Freddy Perez KICK)
  2. 7:021st & 10 at NCAT 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 64 yds , Devaughn Slaughter return for 17 yds to the TNST 18
Q1North Carolina A&T9 plays · 85 yds · 4:35 · Touchdown7–0
  1. 7:071st & 10 at TNST 40Wesley Graves run for 40 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK)
  2. 11:422nd & 3 at TNST 43Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the TNST 40 for a 1ST down
  3. 11:421st & 10 at NCAT 50Wesley Graves run for 7 yds to the TNST 43
  4. 11:423rd & 8 at NCAT 40Champ Long pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  5. 11:422nd & 11 at NCAT 37Champ Long pass complete to Amonte Jones for 3 yds to the NCAT 40
  6. 11:421st & 10 at NCAT 38Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 37
  7. 11:423rd & 4 at NCAT 21Braxton Thomas run for 2 yds to the NCAT 23 for a 1ST down Tennessee State Penalty, illegal block (Kaiki Baker) to the NCAT 38 for a 1ST down
  8. 11:422nd & 5 at NCAT 20Champ Long run for 1 yd to the NCAT 21
  9. 11:421st & 10 at NCAT 15Jailen Hicks run for 5 yds to the NCAT 20
Q1Tennessee State4 plays · 10 yds · 0:58 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:424th & 10 at TNST 48Mark Shenouda punt for 32 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 5 yds to the NCAT 47 North Carolina A&T Penalty, illegal block (Antoine Bell) to the NCAT 15
  2. 12:403rd & 10 at TNST 48Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete
  3. 12:402nd & 10 at TNST 48Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Tyson Edwards
  4. 12:401st & 10 at TNST 48Jonathan Palmer pass incomplete to Jason Hoath Jr.
  5. 12:401st & 10 at TNST 38Kendric Rhymes run for 10 yds to the TNST 48 for a 1ST down
Q1Tennessee State3 plays · -6 yds · 2:16 · Punt7–7
  1. 14:494th & 16 at TNST 23Mark Shenouda punt for 45 yds , Amonte Jones returns for 2 yds to the NCAT 34
  2. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  3. 2:052nd & 11 at TNST 28Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 4 yards to the TNST 24
  4. 2:051st & 10 at TNST 29Kendric Rhymes run for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 28
  5. 15:003rd & 15 at TNST 24Jonathan Palmer pass complete to Kendric Rhymes for a loss of 1 yard to the TNST 23
Q1North Carolina A&T3 plays · 9 yds · 2:14 · Punt0–0
  1. 12:404th & 1 at NCAT 34DJ Page punt for 46 yds , Anthony Taylor returns for 18 yds to the TNST 38
  2. 14:541st & 10 at TNST 35Freddy Perez kickoff for 57 yds , Aaron Harris return for 17 yds to the NCAT 25
  3. 15:003rd & 11 at NCAT 24Champ Long pass complete to Amonte Jones for 10 yds to the NCAT 34
  4. 15:002nd & 10 at NCAT 25Wesley Graves run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCAT 24
  5. 15:001st & 10 at NCAT 25Wesley Graves run for no gain to the NCAT 25

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