Written by Michael Thervil
It can easily be argued that Saturday’s game between Texas Southern University against Southern University was one that TSU could have and should have had by any stretch of the imagination. However, despite this, TSU lost this game. For many TSU football fans, it boiled down to one of two things, either TSU lost the aggression that they had on the field in the first half, or they became complacent in the second half of the game. But unlike the disappointed fans and detractors of the TSU football team, we’re not in the business of “Monday Morning Quarterback” around the water cooler in the office. Unfortunately for Texas Southern University, they lost to Southern University 19 to 22.
Taking a look at the leaderboards, when it comes to passing yards, TSU’s Jace Wilson had a 13-30 that earned him 90 yards and Texas Southern’s Noah Bodden was 13-32 with a total of 181 yards and scored a touchdown. Looking at rushing yards, TSU’s Athean Renfro had 11 carries for 49 yards while Texas Southern CJ Russell acquired 10 carries for a total of 55 yards. With it came to receiving yards, the leaders of Saturday's game were TSU’s Trenton Leary receiving 7 passes with a total of 59 yards while Texas Southern Cam Jefferson received 3 with 37 yards.
In terms of kick returns, Texas Southern CJ Russell had 2 returns, with 56 yards gained for an average of 28.0 while Tyler Kirkwood also had 2 returns, gaining 20 yards with an average of 10.0. Talking about punt returns, Tyler Kirkwood earned one return, fell by -1 yards and averaged out -1.0. Observing kicking, Southern University's Joshua Griffin kicked 3 for 3 field goals at 100 %, currently his longest run/rush stands at 40 yards and currently earning 10-point total points of the season. Southern University’s Kenny Pham earned his place on the leaderboard Saturday for 5 punts over a total of 208 yards with a current season average of 41.0 to date.
Looking at TSU, Chaunzavia Lewis earned his spot on the leaderboard for obtaining 5 returns and110 yards, bringing his season average to 22.0 in kick returns; and when it came to punt returns, he also appeared on the leaderboard by earning 3 returns for 18 yards bringing his seasonal average to 6.0. TSU’s Christian Avelar made the leader boards for kicking with 1 for 2 field goals at 50.0%, with his longest run/rush standing at 38 yards currently scoring 5 points for the season. Lastly, Jeremy Ramirez made the leaderboard by punting 245 yards for 7 punts, placing him with a current season at 35.0.
Overall, if you’re a fan of college football, this was a game that you shouldn’t have missed. Both teams played well. The only one worded question that is on the minds of TSU Football fans right now is “Rematch?”
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