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Jackson St Beat Tennessee St 26-24 Behind Nate Blount IV's 101-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, August 30, 2026

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The Jackson State Tigers edged the Tennessee State Tigers 26-24 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, TN on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

Tennessee St led 17-10 at halftime. Jackson St came back after the break to take the win. The third quarter swung it: Jackson St outscored its opponent 13-0.

Jackson St moves to 1-0, while Tennessee St falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Jared Lockhart (JKST, QB): 17/26, 222 YDS, 1 TD
• Nate Blount IV (JKST, RB): 15 CAR, 101 YDS
• Jabari Jones (JKST, WR): 4 REC, 117 YDS, 1 TD
• Daylin Lee (TNST, QB): 23/41, 265 YDS, 1 TD
• Daylin Lee (TNST, QB): 13 CAR, 40 YDS, 1 TD
• Jayden Guy (TNST, WR): 9 REC, 148 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 7:46JKSTJabari Jones 88 Yd pass from Jared Lockhart7-0
2. Q1 2:04TNSTBrenton Paul 9 Yd Run7-7
3. Q2 6:49TNSTDaylin Lee 1 Yd Run7-14
4. Q2 1:56TNSTPreston Hurless 45 Yd Field Goal7-17
5. Q2 0:26JKSTAndrew Ivaniciuc 38 Yd Field Goal10-17
6. Q3 11:10JKSTAndrew Ivaniciuc 45 Yd Field Goal13-17
7. Q3 7:06JKSTEmari Matthews 2 Yd Run20-17
8. Q3 1:13JKSTAndrew Ivaniciuc 51 Yd Field Goal23-17
9. Q4 8:48TNSTFrancisco Pratts III 5 Yd pass from Daylin Lee23-24
10. Q4 2:31JKSTAndrew Ivaniciuc 21 Yd Field Goal26-24

Team stats

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