Kent State @ South Carolina, Week 1 · 2026

02–5@FINAL573–3
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kent State00000
South Carolina722141457
Game leaders
Kent StateSouth Carolina
PassingDru Deshields12/20 ·63 ydsLanorris Sellers19/23 ·270 yds ·3 TD
RushingDru Deshields3 car ·27 ydsJabree Coleman4 car ·77 yds ·2 TD
ReceivingMason Blakemore2 rec ·21 ydsDonovan Murph4 rec ·92 yds ·2 TD
TacklesRocco Nicholl7 tackles ·1 sackJudge Collier4 tackles

Kent State vs South Carolina Team StatsTeam Stats

Kent StateKENTSouth CarolinaSC
101ST DOWNS35
179TOTAL YDS645
79PASS YDS367
100RUSH YDS278
1TURNOVERS0
25:13POSSESSION34:47

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

Kent StateKent StateC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Dru Deshields12/20633.200
Ethan Thanthanavong1/11616.000
Nolan Good1/200.001
Totals14/23793.401
South CarolinaSCC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Lanorris Sellers19/2327011.730
Cutter Woods6/8739.110
Lucian Anderson III2/22412.000
Totals27/3336711.140

Rushing

Kent StateKent StateCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Dru Deshields3279.0026
Nolan Good22613.0023
Mason Blakemore8263.307
Brandon White5142.806
Ayden Harris263.003
Jakorion Caffey410.302
Donovan Delaney100.000
Totals251004.0026
South CarolinaSCCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jabree Coleman47719.3260
Matthew Fuller10747.4142
Jawarn Howell9626.9016
Isaiah Augustave8435.4111
Christian Clark5295.808
Lanorris Sellers210.505
Team1-8-8.000
Totals392787.1460

Receiving

Kent StateKent StateRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Mason Blakemore22110.5012
Jay Jay Etheridge11616.0016
Wayne Harris3155.008
Hunter Hopperton3124.005
Terik Mulder11111.0011
Donovan Delaney144.004
Jakorion Caffey133.003
Da'Realyst Clark2-3-1.504
Totals14795.6016
South CarolinaSCRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Donovan Murph49223.0237
Nyck Harbor57014.0022
DJ Black36220.7033
Lex Cyrus35317.7041
Mazeo Bennett33411.3118
Stone Furrey22412.0016
Brady Hunt11010.0010
Malik Clark199.009
Mike Tyler372.317
Nitro Tuggle155.005
Sequel Patterson111.001
Totals2736713.6441

Fumbles

South CarolinaSCFUMLOSTREC
DJ Black100
Matthew Fuller100
Totals200

Interceptions

South CarolinaSCINTYDSTD
Kosci Barnes100

Kick Returns

Kent StateKent StateNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Da'Realyst Clark11414.0140

Punt Returns

South CarolinaSCNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Vicari Swain33010.0140

Kicking

South CarolinaSCFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Malik Orsan0/00.004/44
Max Kelley0/00.003/33
Totals0/00.007/77

Punting

Kent StateKent StateNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake Stoeckel837046.30557
South CarolinaSCNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Mason Love13737.00037

Defense

Kent StateKent StateTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Rocco Nicholl7611000
Atiq Muhammad7500000
Sayed Abuhamdeh6300000
Hayden Dawahare5401000
Joel Cordoba4400000
DJ Barnes4300000
Martell Buchanan4300000
Trey Rubinstein3301000
Totals674713000
South CarolinaSCTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Judge Collier4400000
Tomiwa Durojaiye3301000
Gerald Kilgore3200000
Justin Okoronkwo3200000
David Bucey3200000
Troy Pikes2200010
Quay'sheed Scott2200000
Jamian Risher Jr.2200000
Totals423414240

PLAY-BY-PLAY

167 plays
Q4South Carolina1 play · -8 yds · 0:06 · End of Game0–57
  1. 0:001st & 10 at SC 22End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:011st & 10 at SC 22Kneel down by South Carolina at USC14 for loss of 8 yards
Q4Kent State4 plays · 17 yds · 2:20 · Punt0–57
  1. 0:064th & 9 at KENT 42#97 J.Stoeckel punt 36 yards to the USC22 fair catch by #23 S.Patterson at USC22
  2. 0:503rd & 12 at KENT 39Shotgun #33 A.Harris rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU42 (#24 K.Britt; #41 K.Sakyi-Prah)
  3. 1:163rd & 7 at KENT 44PENALTY KSU False Start (#72 C.Wilson) 5 yards from KSU44 to KSU39. NO PLAY
  4. 1:472nd & 10 at KENT 41No Huddle-Shotgun #33 A.Harris rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU44 (#90 A.Harris)
  5. 2:001st & 10 at KENT 41Timeout Kent State, clock 02:00
  6. 2:001st & 10 at KENT 41No Huddle-Shotgun #25 D.Delaney Jr. rush right for 0 yards to the KSU41 (#10 G.Wilson)
  7. 2:101st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #10 E.Thanthanavong pass complete short left to #3 J.Etheridge caught at KSU35, for 16 yards to the KSU41 (#29 C.Cisse), 1ST DOWN
  8. 2:261st & 10 at SC 35#32 M.Orsan kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q4South Carolina8 plays · 61 yds · 5:19 · Touchdown0–57
  1. 2:261st & 5 at KENT 5Shotgun #21 J.Coleman rush right for 5 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:26 #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  2. 3:042nd & 2 at KENT 9Shotgun #21 J.Coleman rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU05 (#13 Q.Rhodes-McKee), 1ST DOWN
  3. 3:511st & 10 at KENT 17Shotgun #15 L.Anderson III pass complete short left to #18 S.Furrey caught at KSU19, for 8 yards to the KSU09 (#25 M.Buchanan)
  4. 4:372nd & 1 at KENT 25Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU17 (#25 M.Buchanan; #11 C.Wilborn), 1ST DOWN
  5. 5:221st & 10 at KENT 34Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush right for 9 yards gain to the KSU25 (#25 M.Buchanan)
  6. 6:072nd & 2 at KENT 37Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU34 (#24 T.Mintz), 1ST DOWN
  7. 6:491st & 10 at KENT 45Shotgun #21 J.Coleman rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU37 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh)
  8. 7:321st & 10 at SC 39Shotgun #15 L.Anderson III pass complete short right to #18 S.Furrey caught at USC37, for 16 yards to the KSU45 (#13 Q.Rhodes-McKee), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q4Kent State3 plays · 23 yds · 1:27 · Interception0–50
  1. 7:452nd & 10 at KENT 48Shotgun #2 N.Good pass intercepted by #28 K.Barnes at USC39, End Of Play
  2. 8:171st & 10 at KENT 48Shotgun #5 J.Caffey rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU48 (#11 J.Thomas)
  3. 9:011st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #2 N.Good rush left for 23 yards gain to the KSU48 (#34 J.Risher Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  4. 9:121st & 10 at SC 35#32 M.Orsan kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q3South Carolina11 plays · 86 yds · 10:11 · Touchdown0–50
  1. 9:122nd & 1 at KENT 1Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush middle for 1 yard gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:12 #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  2. 9:551st & 1 at KENT 1Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU01 (#10 H.Dawahare)
  3. 0:002nd & 3 at KENT 5End of 3rd quarter.
  4. 0:242nd & 3 at KENT 5Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush middle for 4 yards gain to the KSU01 (#33 J.Roy; #19 D.Barnes), 1ST DOWN
  5. 1:031st & 10 at KENT 12Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU05 (#4 R.Nicholl)
  6. 1:451st & 10 at KENT 15Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU12 (#52 A.Burgess; #10 H.Dawahare), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:013rd & 2 at KENT 23Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #0 L.Cyrus caught at KSU14, for 8 yards to the KSU15 (#1 A.Muhammad)
  8. 2:142nd & 10 at KENT 31Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 11 yards gain to the KSU23 (#4 R.Nicholl), 1ST DOWN
  9. 2:391st & 10 at KENT 31No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass incomplete short right to #13 M.Clark thrown to KSU25
  10. 3:131st & 10 at SC 25No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete deep left to #0 L.Cyrus caught at KSU35, for 41 yards to the KSU34, out of bounds at KSU34, 1ST DOWN. #8 J.Cordoba injured on the play
  11. 3:432nd & 3 at SC 21No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short left to #0 L.Cyrus caught at USC25, for 4 yards to the USC25 (#22 D.Pritchard), 1ST DOWN
  12. 4:171st & 10 at SC 14No Huddle-Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush middle for 7 yards gain to the USC21 (#22 D.Pritchard)
Q3Kent State3 plays · 4 yds · 1:57 · Punt0–43
  1. 4:234th & 6 at KENT 29Timeout Kent State, clock 04:23
  2. 4:234th & 6 at KENT 29#97 J.Stoeckel punt 57 yards to the USC14
  3. 4:433rd & 9 at KENT 26Shotgun #2 N.Good rush right for 3 yards gain to the KSU29 (#7 S.Murphy) PENALTY KSU Illegal Shift declined
  4. 5:292nd & 9 at KENT 26Shotgun #2 N.Good pass complete short left to #6 W.Harris caught at KSU21, for 0 yards to the KSU26 (#12 Q.Scott)
  5. 6:141st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #22 B.White rush right for 1 yard gain to the KSU26 (#27 D.Collins)
  6. 6:201st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q3South Carolina11 plays · 72 yds · 4:20 · Touchdown0–43
  1. 6:20Timeout South Carolina, clock 06:20
  2. 6:202nd & 2 at KENT 7No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #5 M.Tyler caught at KSU07, for 7 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:20, 1ST DOWN #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  3. 6:381st & 10 at KENT 15Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU07 (#19 D.Barnes)
  4. 7:133rd & 3 at KENT 19No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #5 M.Tyler caught at KSU20, for 4 yards to the KSU15 (#1 A.Muhammad), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 7:402nd & 6 at KENT 22No Huddle-Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush right for 3 yards gain to the KSU19 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh; #5 T.Aden)
  6. 8:131st & 10 at KENT 26No Huddle-Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush right for 4 yards gain to the KSU22 (#1 A.Muhammad; #17 S.Bridgeman)
  7. 8:313rd & 7 at KENT 42Shotgun #22 J.Howell rush left for 16 yards gain to the KSU26 (#2 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN
  8. 8:392nd & 7 at KENT 42Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass incomplete short left to #0 L.Cyrus thrown to KSU27
  9. 9:261st & 10 at KENT 45No Huddle-Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush left for 3 yards gain to the KSU42 (#88 M.Hazime; #15 S.Abuhamdeh)
  10. 9:432nd & 3 at SC 46No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Woods pass complete short right to #13 M.Clark caught at USC48, for 9 yards to the KSU45 (#7 A.Stockstill), 1ST DOWN
  11. 10:071st & 10 at SC 39Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush right for 7 yards gain to the USC46 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh; #14 T.Bivens)
  12. 10:331st & 10 at SC 28Shotgun #4 I.Augustave rush middle for 11 yards gain to the USC39 (#52 A.Burgess), 1ST DOWN. #0 D.Blachewicz injured on the play
Q3Kent State6 plays · 9 yds · 2:41 · Punt0–36
  1. 10:404th & 13 at KENT 34Timeout Kent State, clock 10:40
  2. 10:404th & 13 at KENT 34#97 J.Stoeckel punt 52 yards to the USC14 #4 V.Swain return 14 yards to the USC28 (#27 L.Lemon)
  3. 11:113rd & 17 at KENT 30Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #25 D.Delaney Jr. caught at KSU26, for 4 yards to the KSU34 (#9 D.Bucey). #54 D.Morell injured on the play
  4. 11:272nd & 17 at KENT 30Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #85 B.Smith thrown to KSU36 QB hurried by #99 G.Brownlow-Dindy
  5. 11:461st & 10 at KENT 37Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #8 D.Clark caught at KSU33, for 7 yards loss to the KSU30 (#31 P.Williams)
  6. 12:253rd & 5 at KENT 30Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush right for 7 yards gain to the KSU37 (#17 J.Okoronkwo), 1ST DOWN
  7. 13:112nd & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #0 M.King rush middle for 5 yards gain to the KSU30 (#97 K.Collins)
  8. 13:171st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #89 T.Mulder thrown to KSU30 broken up by #31 P.Williams
  9. 13:211st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q3South Carolina6 plays · 75 yds · 1:39 · Touchdown0–36
  1. 13:21Timeout South Carolina, clock 13:21
  2. 13:211st & 10 at KENT 37No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete deep right to #6 D.Murph caught at KSU04, for 37 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:21, 1ST DOWN #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  3. 13:353rd & 7 at SC 43Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short middle to #6 D.Murph caught at KSU39, for 20 yards to the KSU37 (#18 N.Johnson; #1 A.Muhammad), 1ST DOWN
  4. 13:472nd & 7 at SC 43No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass incomplete deep left to #83 D.Black thrown to KSU20
  5. 13:501st & 10 at SC 40No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 3 yards gain to the USC43 fumbled by #28 M.Fuller at USC41 recovered by USC #28 K.Barnes at USC43, End Of Play
  6. 14:432nd & 7 at SC 28No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC35, for 12 yards to the USC40 (#1 A.Muhammad), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  7. 15:001st & 10 at SC 25Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 3 yards gain to the USC28 (#4 R.Nicholl)
  8. 15:001st & 10 at KENT 35#96 S.Leonard kickoff 65 yards to the USC00, Touchback
Q2Kent State6 plays · 19 yds · 1:10 · End Of Half0–29
  1. 0:003rd & 7 at KENT 42End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:423rd & 7 at KENT 42Shotgun #5 J.Caffey rush right for 2 yards gain to the KSU44 (#8 J.Collier)
  3. 0:462nd & 9 at KENT 40Timeout South Carolina, clock 00:46
  4. 0:462nd & 9 at KENT 40Shotgun #22 B.White rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU42 (#17 J.Okoronkwo)
  5. 0:511st & 15 at KENT 34Timeout South Carolina, clock 00:51
  6. 0:511st & 15 at KENT 34Shotgun #22 B.White rush middle for 6 yards gain to the KSU40 (#0 F.Johnson; #17 J.Okoronkwo)
  7. 0:541st & 10 at KENT 39PENALTY KSU False Start (#54 D.Morell) 5 yards from KSU39 to KSU34. NO PLAY
  8. 0:563rd & 7 at KENT 28Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #89 T.Mulder caught at KSU24, for 11 yards to the KSU39 (#9 D.Bucey; #40 A.Addison), 1ST DOWN
  9. 1:022nd & 10 at KENT 25Timeout South Carolina, clock 01:02
  10. 1:012nd & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #22 B.White rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU28 (#13 T.Durojaiye)
  11. 1:071st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #89 T.Mulder thrown to KSU25 QB hurried by #40 A.Addison
  12. 1:101st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q2South Carolina7 plays · 87 yds · 2:19 · Touchdown0–29
  1. 1:103rd & 14 at KENT 29No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete deep right to #6 D.Murph caught at KSU00, for 29 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:10, 1ST DOWN #14 M.Kelley kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  2. 1:292nd & 15 at KENT 30Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #23 S.Patterson caught at KSU36, for 1 yard to the KSU29 (#10 H.Dawahare)
  3. 1:442nd & 10 at KENT 25PENALTY USC False Start (#3 M.Bennett Jr.) 5 yards from KSU25 to KSU30. NO PLAY
  4. 1:441st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass incomplete deep left to #3 M.Bennett Jr. thrown to KSU05
  5. 1:501st & 10 at SC 42Timeout South Carolina, clock 01:50
  6. 1:471st & 10 at SC 42Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #83 D.Black caught at KSU39, for 33 yards to the KSU25 (#2 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN
  7. 2:151st & 10 at SC 29Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #83 D.Black caught at USC42, for 13 yards to the USC42, out of bounds at USC42, 1ST DOWN
  8. 3:032nd & 4 at SC 19No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #3 M.Bennett Jr. caught at USC18, for 10 yards to the USC29 (#18 N.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
  9. 3:161st & 10 at SC 13No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #6 D.Murph caught at USC17, for 6 yards to the USC19 (#14 T.Bivens)
Q2Kent State4 plays · 20 yds · 2:56 · Punt0–22
  1. 3:294th & 2 at KENT 45#97 J.Stoeckel punt 42 yards to the USC13
  2. 4:063rd & 7 at KENT 40Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #18 H.Hopperton caught at KSU44, for 5 yards to the KSU45 (#0 F.Johnson)
  3. 4:552nd & 10 at KENT 37Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #5 J.Caffey caught at KSU36, for 3 yards to the KSU40 (#34 J.Risher Jr.), out of bounds
  4. 5:401st & 10 at KENT 37Shotgun #5 J.Caffey rush middle for 0 yards to the KSU37 (#33 T.Pikes)
  5. 6:081st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #0 M.King caught at KSU37, for 12 yards to the KSU37 (#9 D.Bucey), 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:251st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q2South Carolina6 plays · 92 yds · 1:56 · Touchdown0–22
  1. 6:25Timeout South Carolina, clock 06:25
  2. 6:251st & 5 at SC 40No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Coleman rush middle for 60 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:25, 1ST DOWN #14 M.Kelley kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  3. 6:451st & 10 at SC 35No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers sacked for loss of 0 yards to the USC35 (#33 J.Roy, #0 D.Blachewicz) PENALTY KSU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from USC35 to USC40. NO PLAY
  4. 6:573rd & 1 at SC 33No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush right for 2 yards gain to the USC35 (#5 T.Aden), 1ST DOWN
  5. 7:062nd & 6 at SC 28No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #1 N.Tuggle caught at USC34, for 5 yards to the USC33 (#14 T.Bivens)
  6. 7:381st & 10 at SC 24Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 4 yards gain to the USC28 (#20 R.Terrero Jr.)
  7. 7:442nd & 10 at SC 8Timeout Kent State, clock 07:44
  8. 7:542nd & 10 at SC 8Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #83 D.Black caught at USC13, for 16 yards to the USC24 fumbled by #83 D.Black at USC23 forced by #20 R.Terrero Jr. recovered by USC #83 D.Black at USC22, #83 D.Black for 2 yards to the USC24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  9. 8:161st & 10 at SC 8No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass incomplete short right to #8 N.Harbor thrown to USC13. The previous play is under automatic review - "Incomplete pass". CALL UPHELD
Q2Kent State7 plays · 31 yds · 4:15 · Punt0–15
  1. 8:214th & 18 at KENT 46Timeout Kent State, clock 08:21
  2. 8:214th & 18 at KENT 46#97 J.Stoeckel punt 46 yards to the USC08, out of bounds at USC08
  3. 9:063rd & 12 at SC 48Shotgun #12 D.DeShields sacked for loss of 6 yards to the KSU46 (#40 A.Addison)
  4. 9:432nd & 15 at KENT 49Shotgun #0 M.King rush middle for 3 yards gain to the USC48 (#33 T.Pikes)
  5. 9:491st & 15 at KENT 49Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #22 B.White thrown to KSU44
  6. 10:141st & 10 at SC 46PENALTY KSU False Start (#73 W.Johnson) 5 yards from USC46 to KSU49. NO PLAY
  7. 10:491st & 10 at KENT 28Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush right for 26 yards gain to the USC46 (#8 J.Collier), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  8. 11:353rd & 6 at KENT 19Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #0 M.King caught at KSU14, for 9 yards to the KSU28 (#8 J.Collier), 1ST DOWN
  9. 11:462nd & 6 at KENT 19Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #85 B.Smith thrown to KSU23
  10. 12:261st & 10 at KENT 15Shotgun #0 M.King rush right for 4 yards gain to the KSU19 (#39 C.Herring)
  11. 12:361st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 64 yards to the KSU01 #8 D.Clark return 14 yards to the KSU15 (#14 J.Currence)
Q1South Carolina8 plays · 85 yds · 3:01 · Touchdown0–15
  1. 12:41Timeout South Carolina, clock 12:41
  2. 12:413rd & 6 at KENT 18No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #3 M.Bennett Jr. caught at KSU09, for 18 yards to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:41, 1ST DOWN #87 B.Hunt pass attempt Successful
  3. 13:052nd & 14 at KENT 26No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Clark rush middle for 8 yards gain to the KSU18 (#3 D.Jackson III)
  4. 13:161st & 10 at KENT 22Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #5 M.Tyler caught at KSU27, for 4 yards loss to the KSU26 (#32 T.Rubinstein)
  5. 13:391st & 10 at KENT 37Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass incomplete deep left to #1 N.Tuggle thrown to KSU02 broken up by #1 A.Muhammad PENALTY KSU Pass Interference (#1 A.Muhammad) 15 yards from KSU37 to KSU22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  6. 13:572nd & 3 at KENT 42Shotgun #10 C.Clark rush middle for 5 yards gain to the KSU37 (#19 D.Barnes), 1ST DOWN
  7. 14:151st & 10 at KENT 49Shotgun #10 C.Clark rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU42 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh)
  8. 14:531st & 10 at SC 29Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC37, for 22 yards to the KSU49 (#32 T.Rubinstein), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  9. 0:002nd & 6 at SC 19End of 1st quarter.
  10. 0:172nd & 6 at SC 19Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush right for 10 yards gain to the USC29 (#1 A.Muhammad), 1ST DOWN
  11. 0:361st & 10 at SC 15Shotgun #10 C.Clark rush middle for 4 yards gain to the USC19 (#15 S.Abuhamdeh)
Q1Kent State6 plays · 13 yds · 3:36 · Punt0–7
  1. 0:424th & 9 at KENT 38#97 J.Stoeckel punt 47 yards to the USC15 fair catch by #4 V.Swain at USC15
  2. 0:513rd & 9 at KENT 38Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short right to #4 J.Kelley thrown to KSU50 QB hurried by #40 A.Addison and #33 T.Pikes
  3. 1:382nd & 11 at KENT 36Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #18 H.Hopperton caught at KSU35, for 2 yards to the KSU38 (#14 J.Currence)
  4. 2:001st & 10 at KENT 37Shotgun #0 M.King rush left for 1 yard loss to the KSU36 (#13 T.Durojaiye)
  5. 2:373rd & 3 at KENT 32Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #18 H.Hopperton caught at KSU38, for 5 yards to the KSU37 (#19 D.Leach), 1ST DOWN
  6. 3:272nd & 2 at KENT 33Shotgun #5 J.Caffey rush middle for 1 yard loss to the KSU32 (#99 G.Brownlow-Dindy)
  7. 4:091st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #6 W.Harris caught at KSU32, for 8 yards to the KSU33, End Of Play
  8. 4:181st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback
Q1South Carolina7 plays · 87 yds · 2:42 · Touchdown0–6
  1. 4:18Timeout South Carolina, clock 04:18
  2. 4:181st & 7 at KENT 7No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 7 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:18 #14 M.Kelley kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
  3. 4:512nd & 5 at KENT 20No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #8 N.Harbor caught at KSU20, for 13 yards to the KSU07 (#18 N.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was out of bounds". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (04:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #8 N.Harbor caught at KSU20, for 13 yards to the KSU07 (#18 N.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN)
  4. 5:051st & 10 at KENT 25No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.Clark rush middle for 5 yards gain to the KSU20 (#4 R.Nicholl)
  5. 5:262nd & 5 at KENT 30Shotgun #16 L.Sellers rush middle for 5 yards gain to the KSU25 (#32 T.Rubinstein), 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:121st & 10 at KENT 35No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 5 yards gain to the KSU30 (#44 A.Bottiggi; #33 J.Roy)
  7. 6:281st & 10 at KENT 45No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #87 B.Hunt caught at KSU38, for 10 yards to the KSU35 (#2 J.Cordoba), 1ST DOWN
  8. 6:491st & 10 at SC 13No Huddle-Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush right for 42 yards gain to the KSU45 (#4 R.Nicholl), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q1Kent State3 plays · 24 yds · 1:39 · Punt0–0
  1. 7:004th & 1 at KENT 47Timeout Kent State, clock 07:00
  2. 7:004th & 1 at KENT 47#97 J.Stoeckel punt 48 yards to the USC05 #4 V.Swain return 8 yards to the USC13 (#25 M.Buchanan), out of bounds
  3. 7:453rd & 8 at KENT 40Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #6 W.Harris caught at KSU46, for 7 yards to the KSU47 (#8 J.Collier)
  4. 7:542nd & 8 at KENT 40Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #6 W.Harris thrown to KSU45 broken up by #97 K.Collins
  5. 8:281st & 10 at KENT 38Shotgun #22 B.White rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU40 (#12 Q.Scott)
  6. 8:371st & 10 at KENT 23Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short left to #22 B.White thrown to KSU20 PENALTY USC Roughing The Passer (#55 J.Walker) 15 yards from KSU23 to KSU38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
Q1South Carolina7 plays · 18 yds · 3:14 · Punt0–0
  1. 8:394th & 18 at SC 40Timeout South Carolina, clock 08:39
  2. 8:394th & 18 at SC 40#24 M.Love punt 37 yards to the KSU23, out of bounds at KSU23
  3. 9:163rd & 14 at SC 44No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers sacked for loss of 4 yards to the USC40 (#4 R.Nicholl)
  4. 9:262nd & 14 at SC 44No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass incomplete deep middle to #3 M.Bennett Jr. thrown to KSU30
  5. 9:351st & 15 at SC 43Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush left for 1 yard gain to the USC44 (#4 R.Nicholl; #7 A.Stockstill)
  6. 9:551st & 10 at SC 48PENALTY USC False Start (#62 N.Hay) 5 yards from USC48 to USC43. NO PLAY
  7. 10:233rd & 5 at SC 42No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #3 M.Bennett Jr. caught at USC45, for 6 yards to the USC48 (#19 D.Barnes), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  8. 10:492nd & 13 at SC 34No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short right to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC33, for 8 yards to the USC42 (#1 A.Muhammad)
  9. 11:131st & 10 at SC 37Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 3 yards loss to the USC34 (#10 H.Dawahare)
  10. 11:471st & 10 at SC 22Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short left to #8 N.Harbor caught at USC21, for 15 yards to the USC37 (#2 J.Cordoba), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q1Kent State6 plays · 19 yds · 3:07 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:534th & 2 at KENT 44#97 J.Stoeckel punt 42 yards to the USC14 #4 V.Swain return 8 yards to the USC22 (#10 H.Dawahare)
  2. 12:123rd & 3 at KENT 43Shotgun #0 M.King rush left for 1 yard gain to the KSU44 (#13 T.Durojaiye) PENALTY KSU Illegal Formation declined
  3. 12:222nd & 3 at KENT 43Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass incomplete short middle to #8 D.Clark thrown to USC47
  4. 13:061st & 10 at KENT 36Shotgun #0 M.King rush left for 7 yards gain to the KSU43 (#1 G.Kilgore)
  5. 13:553rd & 1 at KENT 34Shotgun #0 M.King rush middle for 2 yards gain to the KSU36 (#1 G.Kilgore), 1ST DOWN
  6. 14:362nd & 6 at KENT 29Shotgun #0 M.King rush middle for 5 yards gain to the KSU34 (#7 S.Murphy; #1 G.Kilgore)
  7. 14:431st & 10 at KENT 25Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #8 D.Clark caught at KSU28, for 4 yards to the KSU29, End Of Play
  8. 15:001st & 10 at SC 35#14 M.Kelley kickoff 65 yards to the KSU00, Touchback

FAN NEWS

2026 season

Write about Kent State or South Carolina?

Link a team hub in a post on your own blog and it shows up here, in front of the fans looking for exactly it. Free, no exclusivity, and the link back to you is the whole point.

Get Your Blog Featured →

MORE WEEK 1 GAMES

#1@
FINAL
Miami 45, Stanford 6
ESPN
@#2
FINAL
BYU 63, Utah Tech 7
@#3
FINAL
Ohio State 56, Ball State 3
BTN
VS#4
FINAL
Notre Dame 41, Wisconsin 13
NBC
@#5
FINAL
Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3
91Games in Week 1Full schedule →