Hughes helps Tennessee St. beat Tennessee Tech 41-14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Micheal Hughes completed 22 of 27 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns to help Tennessee State beat Tennessee Tech 41-14 on Saturday night.
DeVon Johnson had five receptions for a career-high 138 yards, including a 33-yard touchdown catch on Tennessee State's first offensive play fewer than two minutes in. Treon Harris, a former quarterback who transferred from Florida in January of 2017 and moved to wide receiver in the spring, had 73 yards and two scores on five catches.
Tennessee Tech (0-7, 0-4 Ohio Valley Conference), which had a three-game win streak in the series snapped, has lost 10 in a row dating to its 30-26 win over Tennessee State (3-3, 2-2) on Oct. 28.
The Golden Eagles went three-and-out on each of their first three possessions and, after they lost a fumble on their fourth, Hughes led TSU on a nine-play, 80-yard drive that made it 24-0 when Harris scored on a 7-yard catch with 12:35 left in the first half.
Earl Harrison's 3-yard touchdown run gave the Tigers a 41-0 lead going into the fourth quarter.
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2020 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Jacksonville State | 6-1 | 9-2 |
Murray State | 5-2 | 5-2 |
Austin Peay | 4-2 | 4-5 |
Southeast Missouri State | 4-3 | 4-4 |
UT Martin | 3-4 | 3-4 |
Tennessee Tech | 2-5 | 2-5 |
Tennessee State | 2-5 | 2-5 |
Eastern Illinois | 1-5 | 1-5 |
Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | 3-6 |