Coming into the ultimate week of the common season, Tennessee State is presently in a three-way tie with UT Martin and Tennessee Tech for second place within the Huge South/OVC standings.
Though a lot would wish to occur for the Tigers to win the convention championship for the primary time since 1999Â and earn the automated qualifying bid, there’s a likelihood.
Within the season finale, TSU will play Southeast Missouri State on Saturday at Nissan Stadium. A win in that sport would, per the Huge South/OVC, arrange this potential regular-season title-clinching state of affairs.
• If Tennessee State defeats Southeast Missouri, Tennessee Tech loses to Japanese Illinois, and UT Martin loses to Lindenwood, TSU and SEMO will every end 6-2. TSU will win the tiebreaker (based mostly on its head-to-head win over SEMO) and earn the AQ).
Even when TSU loses on Saturday, it nonetheless could make the postseason, although it could be unlikely.
In his newest FCS postseason predictions, Hero Sports activities reporter Sam Herder had Tennessee State as one in every of eight bubble groups that would make the playoffs.
In accordance with Herder, the Tigers shall be preventing for one of many previous couple of spots with Japanese Kentucky, UT Martin, Northern Arizona, and New Hampshire—colleges projected to earn the final at-large bids.
The Tigers final made the playoffs in 2013, once they had been an at-large choice. That season, they completed second within the convention behind Japanese Illinois.
