Sat, Aug 29, 2026BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX
The Story
Texas Southern beats North Carolina Central 42–30.
SeriesTexas Southern leads 1–0
ClosingClosing North Carolina Central −10.5 · O/U 51.5 · final margin 12Texas Southern covered · Over hit
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Texas Southern | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| NCCUNCCU | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Layne | 16/31 | 131 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Jones | 0/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16/34 | 131 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam'Ron McCoy | 8/19 | 185 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| NCCUNCCU | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Layne | 13 | 116 | 8.9 | 2 | 60 |
| Zion Dobson | 15 | 52 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Plez Lawrence | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | -18 | -18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 39 | 190 | 4.9 | 2 | 60 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athean Renfro | 18 | 163 | 9.1 | 1 | 45 |
| Jacob Washington | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 1 | 21 |
| Cam'Ron McCoy | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Team | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 277 | 7.7 | 2 | 45 |
Receiving
| NCCUNCCU | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Lesane | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Chance Peterson | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Tristan Stitt | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Nasim Cosby | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Brendon Wyatt | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Connor Everett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Mehki Wall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 16 | 131 | 8.2 | 1 | 24 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaquan Mcgee | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 2 | 41 |
| Roriyon Richardson | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Fatu Mukuba | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Kordell Rodgers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jacob Washington | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 3 | 45 |
Fumbles
| NCCUNCCU | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyree Saunders | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Green | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam'Ron McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| NCCUNCCU | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaquavus Hallman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| NCCUNCCU | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehki Wall | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Willis | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Fatu Mukuba | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 130 | 26.0 | 47 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| NCCUNCCU | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehki Wall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson | 0 | 34 | 0.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Jacob Washington | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Danny Green | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 34 | 1 |
Kicking
| NCCUNCCU | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Daniels | 3/3 | 100.0 | 37 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Arana III | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| Ernest Goodwin | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting
| NCCUNCCU | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Marcantel | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Arana III | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Brian Mays | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Totals | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
Defense
| NCCUNCCU | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Truesdale | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zarion Walters | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ayden Davis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Johnson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jakarri Martin II | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Clifford Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Hamilton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Goodridge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juju Laguerre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.J. Campbell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taeshawn Alston | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jovon Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Walker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camereon Cartlidge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Maxwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TrayVaughn Swanigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahzir Dukes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaysen Oriol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khareem Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Texas SouthernTXSO | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Jones | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Garfield Lawrence | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Leary | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Rayborn | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Thompson | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Robinson Jr. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Kizzee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Williams | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Murray | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malachi Philen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaquavus Hallman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Dorsainvil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Machi Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Sumlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amare Garrett | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Hinson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fabian Wells | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwayne Marshall III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lajuan Zaccaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charleston Waugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Guerra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamaal Cherry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevohn Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
North Carolina Central vs Texas Southern Team StatsNCCU vs TXSO Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| North Carolina CentralNCCU | Texas SouthernTXSO | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1ST DOWNS | 19 |
| 5-14 | 3RD DOWN | 5-10 |
| 0-0 | 4TH DOWN | 0-0 |
| 321 | TOTAL YDS | 462 |
| 131 | PASS YDS | 185 |
| 16-34 | COMP/ATT | 8-19 |
| 3.9 | YDS/PASS | 9.7 |
| 190 | RUSH YDS | 277 |
| 39 | RUSH ATT | 36 |
| 4.9 | YDS/RUSH | 7.7 |
| 3-25 | PENALTIES | 12-117 |
| 1 | TURNOVERS | 2 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 1 |
| 1 | INT THROWN | 1 |
| 33:16 | POSSESSION | 26:44 |
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