Venue & Game Info
Kickoff: 3:30 PM CT / 4:30 PM ET
Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee (Capacity: 69,143)
Event: Legacy Series Game 1 of 4 (home-and-home through 2028)
Broadcast: ESPN+ (Dan Laing – PxP, Dean Cokinos – Analyst) Radio: WNSR 560 AM / 95.9 FM / 107.9 FM (TSU) & WJAB 90.9 FM (AAMU) Sirius XM Ch. 380 / 970 (app)
Weather Outlook (Nashville, TN — Sept. 13)
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Temperature at Kickoff: ~82°F, “feels like” mid-80s
Humidity: ~58%
Wind: Light SSW at 5–7 mph
Precipitation:
Impact: Warm but not extreme; minimal weather effect on passing/kicking
Injury & Availability Report
Tennessee State:
No major starters ruled out
QB rotation continues; both signal-callers expected to see snaps
RB Jalen Rouse (All-OVC 2024) healthy
Alabama A&M:
No major starters ruled out
QB Cornelious Brown IV healthy after 5-TD performance vs. Alcorn State (260 pass yds, 69 rush yds)
WR Isaiah Kendricks (team-high receptions) available
Recent Form
Tennessee State:
L 31–10 vs. No. 1 North Dakota State — defense held early, offense sputtered late
W 27–14 vs. Mississippi Valley State — strong ground game, opportunistic defense
Alabama A&M:
W 41–31 vs. Alcorn State — explosive start, 21 first-quarter points
L 38–20 at Southern Miss (FBS) — competitive early, faded in second half
Series History
All-Time: Tennessee State leads 21–8
Last Meeting: 2010 — Alabama A&M 20, Tennessee State 12
Trend: Alabama A&M has won 6 of last 10 meetings; TSU’s largest win was 42–7 in 2004 at Nissan Stadium
Betting Trends
Tennessee State: 3–2 ATS in last 5 home games
Alabama A&M: 4–1 ATS in last 5 vs. non-conference opponents
Over has hit in 4 of last 6 Legacy Series-type HBCU classics
Game Odds
Alabama A&M Bulldogs 51.5
Tennessee State Tigers – 3.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 12, 2025
