Texas Southern Beats Grambling State 23-20 in Overtime Behind Renfro's 233 Rushing Yards
Down 10-3 entering the fourth quarter, Texas Southern scored 14 points in the fourth and six more in overtime to beat Grambling State 23-20 at W.W. Thorne Stadium, behind Athean Renfro Jr.'s 233 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
HOUSTON - For three quarters, Texas Southern had three points. Then the fourth quarter and overtime belonged to the Tigers. Texas Southern beat Grambling State 23-20 in overtime on Saturday night at W.W. Thorne Stadium, rallying from a 10-3 deficit entering the fourth quarter.
Athean Renfro Jr. carried the comeback: 21 rushes for 233 yards and two touchdowns, in a Texas Southern ground game that piled up 317 rushing yards and 432 total yards against Grambling's 286. Quarterback Cam'Ron McCoy threw for 115 yards and added 46 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
Grambling's Ashton Frye threw for 98 yards and a touchdown to Lantavious Murphy and ran for 56 yards and a score, and Theodore Caballero kicked two field goals - including Grambling's three points in overtime. Texas Southern answered with six in the extra period, and Miguel Arana III's field goal and two extra points completed the home scoring line.
The quarter splits mark the shape of the night: scoreless first quarter, 3-3 at halftime, Grambling 7-0 in the third, Texas Southern 14-7 in the fourth, and 6-3 in overtime. The win closes Halloween night in Houston with the home team walking off its own field a winner in a SWAC game played through patchy rain at 71 degrees.
