2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

North Carolina Central at Texas Southern

North Carolina CentralEaglesMid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Texas SouthernTigersSouthwestern Athletic Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: North Carolina Central at Texas Southern
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
North Carolina Central	14	10	3	3	30
Texas Southern	0	14	21	7	42

Excitement index: 6.27
North Carolina Central final win probability: 0.5%
Texas Southern final win probability: 99.5%

Full comparison

Team stats

North Carolina CentralTexas Southern

First downs: 25; 19
Third-down efficiency: 5-14; 5-10
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-0; 0-0
Total yards: 321; 462
Passing yards: 131; 185
Completions / attempts: 16-34; 8-19
Yards per pass: 3.9; 9.7
Rushing Yards: 190; 277
Rushing Attempts: 39; 36
Yards per rush: 4.9; 7.7
Penalties / yards: 3-25; 12-117
Turnovers: 1; 2
Fumbles lost: 0; 1
Interceptions: 1; 1
Time of possession: 33:16; 26:44
Passes defended: 3; 4
QB hurries: 4; 4
Sacks: 2; 3
Tackles: 30; 44
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 1
Tackles for loss: 3; 8
Total fumbles: 0; 2
Fumbles recovered: 1; 0
Passes Intercepted: 1; 1
Interception TDs: 0; 0
Interception Yards: 0; 0
Kicking Points: 12; 5
Kick returns: 2; 5
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 27; 130
Passing touchdowns: 1; 3
Punt returns: 1; 3
Punt Return TDs: 0; 1
Punt Return Yards: 19; 51
Rushing touchdowns: 2; 2

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

North Carolina Central

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Nelson Layne	16/31	131	4.2	1	1
Joshua Jones	0/3	0	0.0	0	0

Texas Southern

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Cam'Ron McCoy	8/19	185	9.7	3	1

Rushing

North Carolina Central

Player	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

Texas Southern

Player	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

Receiving

North Carolina Central

Player	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

Texas Southern

Player	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

Fumbles

North Carolina Central

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tyree Saunders	0	0	1

Texas Southern

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Danny Green	1	1	0
Cam'Ron McCoy	1	0	0

Defensive

North Carolina Central

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Joshua Truesdale	7	4	0	0	0	0
Zarion Walters	6	5	2	3	0	2
Ayden Davis	6	3	0	0	1	0
Jordan Johnson	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jakarri Martin II	3	1	0	0	2	0
Cameron Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
John Clifford Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cole Hamilton	2	2	0	0	0	0
Trey Goodridge	2	1	0	0	0	0
Juju Laguerre	2	1	0	0	0	0
M.J. Campbell	2	0	0	0	0	1
Taeshawn Alston	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jovon Wright	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jayden Walker	1	1	0	0	0	0
Camereon Cartlidge	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua Maxwell	1	1	0	0	0	0
TrayVaughn Swanigan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jahzir Dukes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaysen Oriol	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khareem Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Southern

Player	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

Interceptions

North Carolina Central

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ayden Davis	1	0	0

Texas Southern

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jaquavus Hallman	1	0	0

Kick returns

North Carolina Central

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mehki Wall	2	27	13.5	15	0

Texas Southern

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Marcus Willis	4	83	20.8	26	0
Fatu Mukuba	1	47	47.0	47	0

Punt returns

North Carolina Central

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Mehki Wall	1	19	19.0	19	0

Texas Southern

Player	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

Kicking

North Carolina Central

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Riley Daniels	3/3	100.0	37	3/3	12

Texas Southern

Player	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

Punting

North Carolina Central

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jake Marcantel	5	225	45.0	0	1	55
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

Texas Southern

Player	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

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

North Carolina CentralTexas Southern

Total predicted points added

Plays: 74; 55
Overall · Total: -0.9; 26.1
Overall · Q1: 10.6; -1.4
Overall · Q2: 2.3; 12.9
Overall · Q3: -7; 8.4
Overall · Q4: -6.8; 6.2
Passing · Total: -3.1; 10.4
Passing · Q1: 4.7; -3.1
Passing · Q2: 3.5; 12.1
Passing · Q3: -6.7; 2.1
Passing · Q4: -4.7; -0.6
Rushing · Total: 9.2; 16.3
Rushing · Q1: 5.9; 1.6
Rushing · Q2: 3.2; 0.9
Rushing · Q3: 1.9; 7
Rushing · Q4: -1.7; 6.8

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.14; 1.61
Overall · Q1: 1.42; 0.96
Overall · Q2: 1.19; 2.04
Overall · Q3: 0.95; 1.63
Overall · Q4: 0.61; 1.67

Field position

Average starting field position: 63.9; 69.5
Average starting predicted points: 1.83; 1.5

Havoc

Total: 16.4%; 17.6%
Front Seven: 9.1%; 10.8%
Defensive backs: 7.3%; 6.8%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 74; 55
Overall · Total: -0.01; 0.47
Overall · Q1: 0.63; -0.1
Overall · Q2: 0.12; 0.81
Overall · Q3: -0.32; 0.76
Overall · Q4: -0.42; 0.44
Passing · Total: -0.09; 0.58
Passing · Q1: 0.68; -0.76
Passing · Q2: 0.39; 1.34
Passing · Q3: -0.61; 0.68
Passing · Q4: -0.59; -0.32
Rushing · Total: 0.26; 0.46
Rushing · Q1: 0.59; 0.17
Rushing · Q2: 0.36; 0.13
Rushing · Q3: 0.19; 1
Rushing · Q4: -0.25; 0.57

Rushing profile

Power Success: 75%; 100%
Stuff Rate: 22.2%; 14.3%
Line Yards: 97; 128
Line Yards Average: 2.7; 3.7
Second Level Yards: 49; 68
Second Level Yards Average: 1.4; 1.9
Open Field Yards: 80; 106
Open Field Yards Average: 2.2; 3

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 7; 5
Points: 23; 28
Points Per Opportunity: 3.29; 5.6

Success rates

Overall · Total: 40.5%; 47.3%
Overall · Q1: 58.8%; 42.9%
Overall · Q2: 52.6%; 50%
Overall · Q3: 27.3%; 63.6%
Overall · Q4: 25%; 35.7%
Standard Downs · Total: 46.9%; 52.8%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 62.5%
Standard Downs · Q2: 50%; 40%
Standard Downs · Q3: 42.9%; 66.7%
Standard Downs · Q4: 42.9%; 44.4%
Passing Downs · Total: 28%; 36.8%
Passing Downs · Q1: 80%; 16.7%
Passing Downs · Q2: 66.7%; 66.7%
Passing Downs · Q3: 0%; 50%
Passing Downs · Q4: 11.1%; 20%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

North Carolina Central

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Tyree Saunders	WR	2.7%	0%	0%	0%	12.5%	0%	5.7%
Mehki Wall	WR	6.8%	0%	10.5%	13.6%	0%	0%	14.3%
Plez Lawrence	RB	14.9%	5.9%	31.6%	9.1%	12.5%	27.8%	2.9%
Brendon Wyatt	RB	6.8%	0%	10.5%	4.5%	12.5%	0%	14.3%
Joshua Jones	QB	4.1%	0%	0%	0%	18.8%	0%	8.6%
Chance Peterson	WR	6.8%	11.8%	5.3%	9.1%	0%	0%	14.3%
Nasim Cosby	WR	4.1%	0%	5.3%	4.5%	6.3%	0%	8.6%
Zion Dobson	RB	23%	41.2%	5.3%	27.3%	18.8%	41.7%	5.7%
Rodney Lesane	TE	2.7%	5.9%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.7%
Nelson Layne	QB	55.4%	52.9%	57.9%	59.1%	50%	22.2%	91.4%
Connor Everett	TE	2.7%	5.9%	0%	4.5%	0%	0%	5.7%
Tristan Stitt	WR	6.8%	11.8%	5.3%	9.1%	0%	0%	14.3%

Texas Southern

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Kordell Rodgers	TE	3.6%	7.1%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	11.1%
Zyion Claville	WR	1.8%	0%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.6%
Cam'Ron McCoy	QB	45.5%	42.9%	75%	45.5%	14.3%	17.1%	100%
Roriyon Richardson	WR	1.8%	0%	0%	9.1%	0%	0%	5.6%
Jacob Washington	RB	12.7%	14.3%	0%	9.1%	28.6%	17.1%	5.6%
Athean Renfro	RB	32.7%	28.6%	31.3%	36.4%	35.7%	48.6%	5.6%
Jaquan Mcgee	WR	9.1%	0%	25%	9.1%	0%	0%	27.8%

Average player PPA

North Carolina Central

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Tyree Saunders	WR	-0.15	—	—	—	-0.15	0	-0.15
Mehki Wall	WR	-0.65	—	0.01	-1.08	—	0	-0.65
Plez Lawrence	RB	0.03	-0.41	0.08	-0.41	0.51	0.07	-0.41
Brendon Wyatt	RB	-0.11	—	-0.24	0.89	-0.48	0	-0.11
Joshua Jones	QB	-0.34	—	—	—	-0.34	0	-0.34
Chance Peterson	WR	0.07	0.06	1.02	-0.39	—	0	0.07
Nasim Cosby	WR	0.18	—	0.84	0.29	-0.58	0	0.18
Zion Dobson	RB	-0.11	-0.11	-0.7	-0.13	0.14	-0.05	-0.54
Rodney Lesane	TE	1.18	0.6	1.76	—	—	0	1.18
Nelson Layne	QB	0.04	0.62	0.34	-0.25	-0.54	0.52	-0.07
Connor Everett	TE	1.22	2.8	—	-0.36	—	0	1.22
Tristan Stitt	WR	0.39	0.82	1.06	-0.38	—	0	0.39

Texas Southern

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Kordell Rodgers	TE	-0.23	-0.36	-0.11	—	—	0	-0.23
Zyion Claville	WR	-0.81	—	-0.81	—	—	0	-0.81
Cam'Ron McCoy	QB	0.58	-0.11	1.12	0.48	-0.32	0.79	0.58
Roriyon Richardson	WR	4.05	—	—	4.05	—	0	4.05
Jacob Washington	RB	0.16	0.2	—	0.42	0.07	0.19	-0.03
Athean Renfro	RB	0.43	0.3	-0.16	0.68	0.95	0.48	-0.35
Jaquan Mcgee	WR	2.46	—	3.15	-0.31	—	0	2.46

Total player PPA

North Carolina Central

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Tyree Saunders	WR	-0.3	0	0	0	-0.3	0	-0.3
Mehki Wall	WR	-3.2	0	0	-3.2	0	0	-3.2
Plez Lawrence	RB	0.3	-0.4	0.5	-0.8	1	0.7	-0.4
Brendon Wyatt	RB	-0.5	0	-0.5	0.9	-1	0	-0.5
Joshua Jones	QB	-1	0	0	0	-1	0	-1
Chance Peterson	WR	0.3	0.1	1	-0.8	0	0	0.3
Nasim Cosby	WR	0.5	0	0.8	0.3	-0.6	0	0.5
Zion Dobson	RB	-1.8	-0.8	-0.7	-0.8	0.4	-0.7	-1.1
Rodney Lesane	TE	2.4	0.6	1.8	0	0	0	2.4
Nelson Layne	QB	1.6	5.5	3.7	-3.3	-4.3	4.1	-2.1
Connor Everett	TE	2.4	2.8	0	-0.4	0	0	2.4
Tristan Stitt	WR	1.9	1.6	1.1	-0.8	0	0	1.9

Texas Southern

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Kordell Rodgers	TE	-0.5	-0.4	-0.1	0	0	0	-0.5
Zyion Claville	WR	-0.8	0	-0.8	0	0	0	-0.8
Cam'Ron McCoy	QB	14.5	-0.6	13.4	2.4	-0.6	4.8	10.4
Roriyon Richardson	WR	4.1	0	0	4.1	0	0	4.1
Jacob Washington	RB	1.1	0.4	0	0.4	0.3	1.1	0
Athean Renfro	RB	7.8	1.2	-0.8	2.7	4.7	8.2	-0.3
Jaquan Mcgee	WR	12.3	0	12.6	-0.3	0	0	12.3