Late field goal lifts TSU to victory; PV falls to Grambling

Eric Medina drilled a 51-yard field goal as time expired, and Texas Southern came back to beat Alabama A&M 34-31 on Saturday night at BBVA Compass Stadium.

The victory is the third straight conference win for the Tigers (3-2, 3-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) and their first three-game SWAC win streak since 2000.

Medina’s kick capped a five-play, 34-yard drive, highlighted by an Averion Hurts 13-yard completion to Austin Watts and a roughing-the-passer penalty to put the Tigers in field-goal range.

Hurts threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns and added 55 yards rushing with a score. Larry Clark had 104 yards receiving for the Tigers. GRAMBLING ST. 36 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M16

Devante Kincade threw for 207 yards and one score and rushed for 90 yards and two more touchdowns as the Tigers picked up their third straight win, rolling over the Panthers in Dallas.

Grambling (4-1, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) amassed 503 yards while limiting the Panthers to 289.

Prairie View (3-2, 3-1) jumped out to a 16-0 lead, but Grambling charged back to tie at 16 at the half. It was all Grambling in the second half. WESTERN KENTUCKY 50 HOUSTON BAPTIST 3

Nicholas Norris scored three touchdowns, and the Hilltoppers scored on their first eight pos- sessions on their way to routing the Huskies in a non-conference game at Bowling Green, Ky.

The only points for HBU (2-3) came on a 25-yard field goal by Alec Chadwick with 34 seconds left in the opening quarter. LOUISIANA TECH 28, UTEP 7

Ryan Higgins passed for 191 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 42 yards and another score, and the Bulldogs beat the Miners in Ruston, La.

After scoreless second and third quarters, UTEP (1-4, 0-1) got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter with a 10-yard pass from Ryan Metz to Hayden Plinke. LAMAR 38, SE LOUISIANA 14

Carson Earp rushed for 79 yards and two touchdowns, and Kade Harrington ran for 143 yards and another score as the Cardinals got their first win of the season, rolling over the Lions in Beaumont.

Earp threw for 130 yards on 9-of-15 passing and had scoring runs of 17 and 13 yards for Lamar (1-3, 1-1 Southland Conference). TEMPLE 45, SMU 20

Ryquell Armstead scored a pair of touchdowns as the Owls recovered from an early picksix to defeat the Mustangs in Philadelphia.

Freshman Ben Hicks went 22-for-42 for 199 yards and two touchdowns for SMU (2-3, 0-1 American Athletic Conference).