Jackson State
Tennessee State
12:30 AM · Nissan Stadium

What’s at stake

Tennessee State

  • A win would be one of Tennessee State’s biggest of the season — a 106-spot gap in the power ratings.

Jackson State

  • Jackson State football is an HBCU institution proving its strength independent of any one figure. Walter Payton played here. Deion Sanders rebuilt it and left for Colorado. T.C. Taylor did something harder: he made the program better than the legend that preceded him. This is what institutional resilience looks like.

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The series

Tennessee State leads the series 14-6

20 meetings since 1977 · Jackson State has won the last 4

  • 2026Jackson State 26–24
  • 2022 · neutral siteJackson State 16–3
  • 2021Jackson State 38–16
  • 2019Jackson State 49–44
  • 2017 · neutral siteTennessee State 17–15

The line, and the room

The model and the market don’t fully agree on Tennessee State’s chances here.

evenModel · 37%Market · 16%Jackson StateTennessee State

Home +12.5 · O/U 49.5

Conditions

83°F · 7 mph wind · Fair

Home-field advantage: Strong

Tennessee State is 54% at home, 28% on the road since 2018 (20-17 home, 11-28 away).

Jackson State 26 – Tennessee State 24

Tennessee State 24: 48%Jackson State 26: 52%

Final: Jackson State 26, Tennessee State 24.