College Football · Week 2 · 2026
Texas Southern 10, UTEP 51
Sat, Sep 12
NovaModel entering Week 2
Built only from games played before this one.
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#123
35.5
Box Score
| Texas Southern | UTEP | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Score | 51 |
| 211 | Total Yards | 491 |
| 112 | Rushing Yards | 252 |
| 99 | Passing Yards | 239 |
| 3.4 | Yards / Play | 9.1 |
| 13 | First Downs | 21 |
| 6/17 (35%) | 3rd Down | 5/10 (50%) |
| 1/1 (100%) | 4th Down | 1/1 (100%) |
| 14-112 | Penalties | 4-46 |
| 36:36 | Time of Possession | 23:24 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles Lost | 1 |
Top Performers
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Passing
EJ Colson Jr.
239 YDS
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Rushing
Tavorus Jones
104 YDS
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Receiving
Kam Thomas
92 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 2.
| Texas Southern | UTEP | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 0-1 |
– | Streak | L1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 0.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 51.0 |
– | Rank this season | #123 |
– | Off. / def. rank | #124 / #118 |
– | vs top 25 | 0-1 |
– | Avg. opp. rank | #15 |
– | Rest | 8 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Colson Jr.QB | 14/21 | 239 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | – |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavorus JonesRB | 16 | 104 | 6.5 | 1 | 33 |
| Raymond Moore IIIQB | 3 | 93 | 31 | 1 | 79 |
| EJ Colson Jr.QB | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 1 | 13 |
| Lamar SperlingRB | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam ThomasRB | 2 | 92 | 46 | 1 | 83 |
| Carver CheeksWR | 3 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| Jeremiah NashWR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Cash CheeksTE | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 2 | 16 |
| Royal CapellWR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaden SmithWR | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Jaylan BrownWR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Tavorus JonesRB | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier SmithDB | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Garrett HawkinsLB | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Isaiah BogertyLB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Adarius HutchinsonDB | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jayden WilsonLB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Donavan HowardDB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Esteban GuilloryDB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant StewartDB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Shay SmithLB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Ashton CokerDL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Chace BiddleDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Elijah FieldsDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jaime GuerreroDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jimmy LeonDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Justin ContentDB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Justin LeeLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Oryend FisherDL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Royce WilsonDE | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Shakaun BowserDL | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Copelin WindfontLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Decorian ThompsonDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Derek BurnsDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jerrell BrasherDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Joshua ShawDE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kaleb MilesDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kane White-TinsleyDB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kofi Taylor-BarrocksDE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| LaTristan ThompsonDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Leander ParrishDL | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Sterling MilesDE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| TJ TillmanDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos ArreolaPK | 9 | 35 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady BraunP | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Kick Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nik HenryWR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 21 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam ThomasRB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah NashWR | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymond Moore IIIQB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shay SmithLB | 0 | 0 | 1 |
