Prairie View-Texas Southern football rivalry crosses family lines, creates memories

Prairie View-Texas Southern football rivalry crosses family lines, creates memories

Brothers Bert (left) and Douglas Simmons (right) share an unbreakable bond and love for each other, but they draw a line when it comes to the Texas Southern-Prairie View rivalry. Credit: Aswad Walker/Houston Defender. Before brothers Douglas and Bert Simmons can sit down, the Prairie View and Texas Southern cracks start coming. You know, Texas Southern doesn’t have admission standards. The girls were always prettier at Prairie View. The entire t…

She’s from PVAMU; He’s from TSU: A Labor Day Classic love story born of rivalry

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 29, 2025) – When Labor Day Classic weekend wraps up and football fans go home, for some, the friendly rivalry will not stop there. The weeklong celebration, hosted by Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and Texas Southern University (TSU), has long marked the friendly rivalry between Texas’ two iconic Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For the Newsomes, it will determine who has “bragging rights” — at least u…