College Football · Week 2 · 2026
Western Carolina 10, Cincinnati 62
Sat, Sep 12
NovaModel entering Week 2
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Box Score
| Western Carolina | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Score | 62 |
| 241 | Total Yards | 690 |
| 74 | Rushing Yards | 418 |
| 167 | Passing Yards | 272 |
| 4.2 | Yards / Play | 8.6 |
| 13 | First Downs | 32 |
| 2/12 (17%) | 3rd Down | 8/11 (73%) |
| 1/2 (50%) | 4th Down | 1/2 (50%) |
| 5-45 | Penalties | 11-105 |
| 27:23 | Time of Possession | 32:37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
Top Performers
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Passing
JC French IV
245 YDS
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Rushing
Gi'Bran Payne
102 YDS
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Receiving
Malachi Henry
87 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 2.
| Western Carolina | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 1-0 |
– | Streak | W1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 34.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 15.0 |
– | Rank this season | #34 |
– | Off. / def. rank | #66 / #66 |
– | Avg. opp. rank | #102 |
– | Rest | 7 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC French IVQB | 21/24 | 245 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Liam O'BrienQB | 5/5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Samaj JonesQB | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | – |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gi'Bran PayneRB | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 2 | 40 |
| Zylan PerryRB | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 40 |
| Cole TabbRB | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 36 |
| JC French IVQB | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Samaj JonesQB | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 13 |
| Zion JohnsonRB | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 1 | 9 |
| Liam O'BrienQB | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 11 |
| James LewisRB | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jayzon ThompsonRB | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malachi HenryWR | 3 | 87 | 29 | 0 | 56 |
| JV GibsonWR | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 50 |
| Isaiah JohnsonWR | 5 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Cade WolfordWR | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Gi'Bran PayneRB | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Gavin GroverTE | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Zion JohnsonRB | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Devyn ZahurskyTE | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Giyahni KontosisWR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Elijah JonesWR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kellen DavisTE | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Larenzo FennerWR | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Lyviel WatersTE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damaine WilsonLB | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Simeon ColemanLB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jacob FinleyDB | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jonathan ThompsonLB | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Antwan Peek Jr.LB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Filip MaciorowskiLB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Thomas JohnsonDE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 |
| Kenny WorthyDB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jasper BeelerDB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Josh HoughDL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| KK MeierDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Keegan HornDE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marqavious SaboorLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick BauerDE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| CJ CriteDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Cam RoetherfordDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Chidera OtutuDL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| D'Angelo HutchinsonDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jaylon White-McClainDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jonathan RuloDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| MJ CannonDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marquaze ParkerDL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Montay WeedonLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Zay JohnsonDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen RusnakPK | 8 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max FletcherP | 1 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zylan PerryRB | 2 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade WolfordWR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
