Texas Southern defeats Southern University with last-second field goal

Freshman kicker Miguel Arana secured a 24-21 victory for Texas Southern University (TSU) over Southern University with a 46-yard field goal as time expired at Reliant Stadium. The win, achieved during TSU's Homecoming game before a crowd of 21,523, snapped a five-game losing streak for the Tigers.

Southern University opened the scoring in the first quarter with a touchdown pass from Christian Johnson to Damien Henderson. TSU responded in the second quarter with two rushing touchdowns from Jacob Washington and Athean Renfro to take a 14-7 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, TSU extended the lead to 21-7 following a 41-yard touchdown run by quarterback Cam'Ron McCoy. Southern mounted a comeback in the fourth quarter, led by an 11-yard touchdown run from Trey Holly, which tied the game at 21. After a final 10-play drive by the Tigers, Arana converted the game-winning kick despite a timeout attempt by Southern head coach Marshall Faulk.

With this result, Texas Southern improves to 2-5 overall and 1-3 in SWAC play, while Southern falls to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in conference action.