WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — CJ Evans returned a kickoff 99 yards for the game’s final touchdown as Tennessee State beat Howard 27-14 on Saturday.
After Jarett Hunter ran it in from 9 yards out to pull the Bison within a touchdown at 20-14, Evans took the kickoff with one foot on the end line, cut hard behind a block at the 20 and evaded a would-be tackler at the 30 before racing the rest of the way for the score.
Draylen Ellis ran for a 27-yard touchdown to open the scoring in the final minute of the first quarter and James Lowery kicked field goals from 40 and 39 yards out a minute apart to stake the Tigers (6-2) to a 13-0 lead. Eden James put the Bison on the scoreboard with a 2-yard run to make it 13-7 at the break…