PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Texas Southern took a 17-6 advantage into intermission but the Tigers were unable to hold off the Panthers in the second half as Prairie View A&M rallied back for a 29-25 victory on Sunday night in what was the debut of PVAMU's newly built stadium.
After taking their first lead of the game Prairie View briefly surrendered it in the fourth-quarter when TSU's Averion Hurts' 2-yard TD run put Texas Southern up 25-22 with 8:55 left.
The Panthers retook the lead and capped the scoring less than two minutes later on Green's second TD pass to Hodge.
Prairie View scored 16 straight points in the first six minutes of the second half - Green threw a 9-yard TD pass to Hodge, Damond Jackson sacked Texas Southern's Hurts for a safety and Green scored on a 1-yard keeper for a 22-17 lead with 9:08 left in the third quarter.
Derrick Griffin hauled in six catches for 90 yards and a touchdown for TSU. Tigers starting quarterback Jay Christophe left the game with a leg injury late in the first half after looking very impressive during his debut of the 2016 campaign.
Terrence Singleton led PVAMU with10 tackles while Jarius Moore paced TSU with five tackles including 3.5 behind the line of scrimmage. Â
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