Jackson State @ Tennessee State, Week 0 · 2026
Sat, Aug 29, 2026Nissan StadiumNashville, TN
The Story
Jackson State edges Tennessee State 26–24.
SeriesTennessee State leads 13–6 · Jackson State won the last meeting, 16–3 · 2022
ClosingClosing Jackson State −12.5 · O/U 49.5 · final margin 2Tennessee State covered · Over hit
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 7 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| Tennessee State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| Jackson StateJKST | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Lockhart | 17/26 | 222 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylin Lee | 23/41 | 265 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Jackson StateJKST | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Blount IV | 15 | 101 | 6.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Emari Matthews | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Jared Lockhart | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nathan Rembert | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 180 | 4.7 | 1 | 16 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylin Lee | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 1 | 14 |
| Brenton Paul | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Zack Simmons-Brown | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 5 |
| Jerimiah Treadaway | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony Taylor | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Truette Tumey | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 89 | 2.7 | 2 | 14 |
Receiving
| Jackson StateJKST | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Jones | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 1 | 88 |
| Jency Riley | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Trevon Kemmerlin | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| Nate Blount IV | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jaden Lockhart | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Nathan Rembert | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Kobe Paul | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sebastien Saint-Louis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Emari Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Delcour II | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 17 | 222 | 13.1 | 1 | 88 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Guy | 9 | 148 | 16.4 | 0 | 45 |
| Cam Bulluck | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Dylan Rodd | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Brenton Paul | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Anthony Taylor | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Francisco Pratts III | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 23 | 265 | 11.5 | 1 | 45 |
Fumbles
| Jackson StateJKST | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jartavious Smart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| Jackson StateJKST | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jartavious Smart | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pat Delcour II | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Nate Blount IV | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daion Gaston | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| Jackson StateJKST | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Smith III | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daion Gaston | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Kicking
| Jackson StateJKST | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Ivaniciuc | 4/4 | 100.0 | 51 | 2/2 | 14 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hurless | 1/1 | 100.0 | 45 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting
| Jackson StateJKST | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kye Collins | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truette Tumey | 2 | 82 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Team | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Totals | 3 | 121 | 40.3 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
Defense
| Jackson StateJKST | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam Sallis | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vernorrius Chaney | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Bass Jr. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Chisholm | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Pulliam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Marshall | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khamauri Rogers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Smith III | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tymon Wells | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Gay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Johnson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J'Cori Hargon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kazarius Bowie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Patterson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildrekus Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Delcour II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Za'Bauri Chandler | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Hill-Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Evans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samson Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Blount IV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Kirk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshaun Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amarion Ware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Foster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Hibbler Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 70 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tennessee StateTNST | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Hale | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epoki Fakaosi | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiki Baker | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syncere Safeeullah | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Huff | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wilson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Taylor | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen LaBranche | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Collins | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terence Carpenter II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenland Lyons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devyn Curtis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Davis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Begne | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikeece Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Jones | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vertonio Weatherton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Price | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShawn Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zack Simmons-Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Britton Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KeShaun Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khy'Lek Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 72 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Tennessee State vs Jackson State Team StatsTNST vs JKST Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| Tennessee StateTNST | Jackson StateJKST | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1ST DOWNS | 22 |
| 12-19 | 3RD DOWN | 6-13 |
| 1-2 | 4TH DOWN | 1-1 |
| 354 | TOTAL YDS | 402 |
| 265 | PASS YDS | 222 |
| 23-41 | COMP/ATT | 17-26 |
| 6.5 | YDS/PASS | 8.5 |
| 89 | RUSH YDS | 180 |
| 33 | RUSH ATT | 38 |
| 2.7 | YDS/RUSH | 4.7 |
| 5-41 | PENALTIES | 7-53 |
| 0 | TURNOVERS | 0 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 0 | INT THROWN | 0 |
| 33:01 | POSSESSION | 26:59 |
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