Jackson State's Clayton Moore has hand in 6 TDs in SWAC win

HOUSTON, Texas -- Clayton Moore passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more to lead the Jackson State Tigers over the Texas Southern Tigers 45-35.

Moore ran for 101 yards and completed 18 of 36 passes for 363 yards. Moore connected with Rico Richardson on a 44-yard pass for a touchdown. Richardson caught two other passes for touchdowns.

Texas Southern (1-2, 1-1 SWAC) led 21-14 at halftime, but Jackson State scored 17 points in the third quarter.

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Jackson State storms back

HOUSTON — For weeks, all Clayton Moore asked for was an opportunity.  Since transferring to Jackson State from Akron University over the summer, the junior quarterback had spent the first two weeks of the season toting a clipboard and watching from the sideline as the Tigers' offense struggled to find any semblance of consistency.

When most might have complained, he kept quiet.  He also kept working.  "I have to get better every day," Moore said earlier this week.

Given the start Saturday in JSU's SWAC opener at Texas Southern, Moore didn't disappoint. Instead, he threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 121 yards and three more touchdowns to help lead the Tigers to a 45-35 win in the first football game played in Texas Southern's new BBVA Compass Stadium.

Afterward, Moore peeked his head into the media interview room unsure of exactly where he was supposed to go. "I've only done this once before," Moore said.

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TSU falls in debut at BBVA Compass

Texas Southern wanted to make its inaugural game at BBVA Compass Stadium a night to remember. The game was memorable, but TSU fans might want to forget the outcome.

TSU rallied from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to take a lead, but Jackson State surged back in the closing minutes to spoil the Tigers' home opener with a 45-35 victory Saturday night.

TSU (1-2, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) went up 35-31 when running back Edward Perkins-Loving scored on a 5-yard run with 9:31 left.

But Jackson State (1-2, 1-0) quickly regrouped, with quarterback Clayton Moore diving into the end zone from 5 yards out to put his team ahead for good with 6:03 remaining.

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