Sunday, September 2, 2012

TSU has facilities to recruit in Florida

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Maybe if Tennessee State had the kind of digs that it has now, Damien Fleming might have been the Tigers’ quarterback instead of FAMU’s.

But the Tigers continue to gain a little more edge in the recruiting battle for Florida football players as they kicked off against FAMU in the John Merritt Classic at LP Field on Saturday.

The Tigers won’t have the Tennessee Titans’ stadium to brag about as their home field much longer, though. They will play one more game at LP Field before moving back to their old digs at Hale Field to round out the season.


The Tigers athletic department is putting the finishing touches on renovations at Hale Stadium, their home field. Hale Stadium has not been used for a regular-season game since 1998 and has been undergoing a $1 million-upgrade that includes a new paint job, a renovated press box and rest rooms.

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