2017 Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic: Preview

Saturday's Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic will be carried live on Aspire TV.

Series history with Morehouse
* 82 years ago, Morehouse and Tuskegee played for the first time at A. J. McClung Memorial
Stadium in Columbus, Georgia. The series began in 1902 and TU owns at 71-27-7

Outscoring the Maroon Tigers
* Tuskegee has won 19 of the last 23 meetings against Morehouse outscoring them 166-36
in the last four meetings

Last Meeting - 2016
Kevin Lacey tossed four touchdown passes and threw for 300 yards as TU's second half
surge led them past Morehouse 28-19. Osband Thompson finish with 10 tackles in the win

Chattahoochee River Golden Tigers
*Three players (Dashae Hubbard, Cordarius White, and Daymeonta White) all
hail from the city of Columbus, Georgia

Golden Tigers return to the sideline as coaches again in 2017
* Three former Golden Tigers continue to give back to their alma mater, returning to the
sidelines is: Kelvin Powell, Ramone Nickerson and Andre Brunson.

Slater vs. The House
* Tuskegee head coach Willie Slater, who is in his 12th season enters Saturday's game with
a 10-1 advantage when coaching against Morehouse

Reflecting Back - 2014
* The last time Tuskegee posted a 3-2 record after their first five games was 2014. That
same year The Golden Tigers claimed the SIAC Championship

October fest
* In the last five seasons, Tuskegee has posted a record of 20-2 in the month of October.
Their last defeat came in 2015 against UNC-Pembroke

Homecoming Change
* Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee University Athletic Department announce that
the university's 2017 homecoming game has been rescheduled from November 4 to the
Golden Tigers' matchup with the Central State Marauders on October 28. The change in
the date for homecoming will not affect the 1 p.m. scheduled kickoff time on October 28

Tuskegee leads SIAC, ranked second in NCAA Football attendance
*For the third consecutive year, and the seventh time in school history, Tuskegee University
football finished second in attendance in NCAA Division II according to the numbers
released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Golden Tigers
finished first among schools in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Running back by committee
* Four running backs (Eric Bight, Marquez Burdette, Justice Owens), have all scored
touchdowns this season.

Road Warriors
* Out of 10 games this season, seven will be played on the road. Tuskegee is featured
in three annual classics leaving only three hame games in 2017

Tuskegee Digital Network
Frank Lee and Ken Woodard will provided commentary for the 2017 football season. Lee
returns to booth after providing play-by-play duties for the Golden Tigers for over 25
years. Woodard will provide color analysis for the network. The former TU great played
linebacker with Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is
also known

To find the listing in your area, go to http://aspire.tv/find-channel/ and put your zip code into the space provided. 

In the Atlanta area, the game can be seen on:
 
158 AT&T U-verse TV
 
1158 AT&T U-verse TV - HD
 
188 Comcast Atlanta
 
381 DIRECTV - HD

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