US EditionKpeenu Scores 3 TDs, FCS Champ North Dakota State Beats Tennessee State 59
Tennessee State Tigers faced a 59-3 defeat after losing 83 players due to graduation and transfers, leading to a significant team disadvantage, coach Tim Polasek noted.
- On Saturday, North Dakota State Bison football team beat Tennessee State Tigers football team 59-3 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn., leading 45-0 at halftime.
- Between graduation and the transfer portal, Tennessee State Tigers football team lost 83 players, and 12-game schedules in the Football Championship Subdivision contribute to more lopsided outcomes.
- Barika Kpeenu opened the scoring and went on to score the game's first three touchdowns, while Jackson Williams' 37-yard punt return set up an early score and NDSU recorded its most first-half points since 2017.
- NDSU head coach Tim Polasek slowed the game's pace late to keep the final margin reasonable, and only a 45-yard field goal by Freddy Perez prevented consecutive shutouts for the NDSU defense.
- With Nissan Stadium set for replacement by a $2.2 billion project, North Dakota State's trip fuels talk of future showcases, including a 2028 FBS game against Oregon.
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NASHVILLE — The scene Friday night on Broadway, the main drag through downtown Nashville filled with bars, neon, live music and enough drunk 20-somethings to make any parent nervous, was that of insanity. Sensory overload. Chaos. Saturday, on the other hand, was as predictably mundane as a random Tuesday in Hoople, North Dakota. North Dakota State 59, Tennessee State 3. More telling, the margin was 45-0 at halftime and somehow it didn't seem tha…
Tennessee State falls to North Dakota State 59-3 in home opener
Tennessee State struggled to find an offensive rhythm and managed just 131 total yards in a 59-3 loss to defending national champion North Dakota State on Saturday at Nissan Stadium. The Tigers (1-1) were limited to four first downs and went 1 of 13 on third-down conversions before a home crowd of 8,569. Their only points came on a 45-yard field goal from freshman kicker Freddy Perez with 4:05 left in the fourth quarter. Perez also missed a 49-y…
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