Nashville, TN - The one thing Tennessee State did well last season was run the football. But the Tigers couldn’t do it during Saturday night’s scrimmage. The defense prevented the offense from getting into any type of rhythm for the better part of the scrimmage and left Coach Rod Reed with mixed emotions.
“We’ve got to start fast,” Reed said. “Offensively we didn’t wake up until way later in the scrimmage. The defense came out with good intensity and got after them. While I wasn’t happy with the way the offense started, I was pleased with the way the defense stopped the run. Any championship defense has got to be able to stop the run.”
The defense held the offense to 32 yards on the first 12 running plays. The defense also forced three-and-outs on the first three possessions and allowed only a field goal on the first 10 series. The offense didn’t score a touchdown until the 12th series.
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