• Texas Southern returns to action on Saturday as they'll host Virginia University of Lynchburg at 1 p.m. for Homecoming inside Durley Stadium.
• Saturday's contest will feature live audio on KTSU 90.9 FM and will be shown live on SWACTV.
• This marks the sixth time since 2019 and seventh since 2008 TSU will host a home game on campus at Durley Stadium.
• A win over Virginia-Lynchburg this Saturday would give TSU its first four-game winning streak since 2014. TSU last won three consecutve games in 2022.
• The TSU football team was named the STATS/FCS HBCU National Team of the Week the week of Oct. 13.
• TSU will face Virginia University of Lynchburg for the second straight year. VUL is a member of the NCCAA and restarted football in 2011 after stopping play in 1954. VUL has won three games this season with wins over Barber-Scotia, Bluefield State University and SC Central Christian College
• The kick return game has been a bright spot for TSU as they rank first in the SWAC with 28.6 yards per return. Kerien Charlo leads the SWAC with 31.3 yards per return while Trent Leary and Chaunzavia Lewis have also performed well as of late.
• TSU has three players (Isaiah Bogerty, Charles George and Matthew Cooks) rank amongst the top six in the SWAC in tackles per game. Bogerty leads the league with 53 (8.8) total followed by George with 48 (8.0) and Cooks with 44 (7.3).
• TSU had three players earn preseason All-SWAC Second Team honors in Trent Leary (WR), Damarcus Thompson (DE) and Jeremy Ramirez (P).
• Running back Athean Renfro has rushed for 380 yards (126.6 yards) over the past three games on 62 carries.
• TSU forced four turnovers in last weekend's win over Grambling State.
• After several years of offseason changes to the coaching staff, the Tigers finally had stability this offseason with no changes.
• TSU was picked to finish fourth in the SWAC during the annual SWAC Preseason Poll. TSU returns four offensive starters and two on defense.
• Injuries took a major toll for TSU last year as several key players return after season-ending injuries suffered during the Labor Day Classic in linebacker Jacob Williams and quarterback KJ Cooper. Two years ago, Williams was TSU's first 100-plus tackler since 2004 while Cooper led TSU to a Labor Day Classic win in 2024.
• Cris Dishman is the 18th head coach in the history of Texas Southern Football. Dishman inherits a tough task as the program has only had 28 winning seasons in 78 years of existence and hasn't recorded a winning season since 2000.
