MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jackson State gashed Tennessee State for 338 yards on the ground and rolled to a 49-44 win at the 30th Southern Heritage Classic at the Liberty Bowl. The 49 points was the most points by Jackson State in the Southern Heritage Classic and ended a six-game losing streak in the series to TSU. "I'm very proud of this team," JSU head coach John Hendrick said. "It wasn't pretty, but we did not give up and left it all on the field. We faced adversity and respo

In an effort to expose diverse students to opportunities in the technology field, Tennessee State University launched an initiative last week that brings students from across the country to learn from tech-giant Apple. The inaugural HBCU C2 Presidential Academy, hosted on Friday by TSU, is meant to expose students of color to coding and application development."The goal is to make sure HBCUs are not only up to date, but are creators and innovators of this new technology," sai

Legendary track and field coach Ed Temple passed away late Thursday evening (Sept. 21) at the age of 89. Temple coached the Tennessee State Tigerbelles from 1953 to 1994 and served as head coach of the U.S. Olympics women's teams in 1960 and 1964 and assistant coach in 1980. Under his direction,Wilma Rudolph, became the first American woman to win three gold medals at a single Olympics, in Rome in 1960. She won the 100 and 200 meters and teamed with a trio of Tigerbelles, Mar