Week 2 · 2026
Western Carolina at Cincinnati
Sat 09/12/2026 07:00 PMNippert Stadium
77°Clear3 mph ENE · 89% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Western Carolina
10
1–2
Cincinnati
62
2–0
Attendance
—
not yet reported
Western CarolinaWCU
CincinnatiCIN
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 23/32 | 165 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Isaac Lee | 1/3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Patrick Harding | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | JC French IV | 21/24 | 245 | 10.2 | 2 | 0 |
| CIN | Liam O'Brien | 5/5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Samaj Jones | 2/2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Marlin Cochran | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 21 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | Lex Thomas | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 1 | 8 |
| WCU | Joshua Balloon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WCU | Jadarius Dobie | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WCU | Anthony Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Derrick Davis Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Gi'Bran Payne | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 2 | 40 |
| CIN | Zylan Perry | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 40 |
| CIN | Cole Tabb | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 36 |
| CIN | JC French IV | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 |
| CIN | Samaj Jones | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 1 | 13 |
| CIN | Zion Johnson | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 1 | 9 |
| CIN | Liam O'Brien | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 11 |
| CIN | James Lewis | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| CIN | Jayzon Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Jake Young | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | Santana Carlos | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 25 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 13 |
| WCU | Kha'leal Sterling | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WCU | Josh Perry | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | Derrick Davis Jr. | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | Bode Burns | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| WCU | Kale Woodburn | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| WCU | Austin Cunningham | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| CIN | Malachi Henry | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 56 |
| CIN | JV Gibson | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 50 |
| CIN | Isaiah Johnson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| CIN | Cade Wolford | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
| CIN | Gi'Bran Payne | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| CIN | Gavin Grover | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| CIN | Zion Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| CIN | Devyn Zahursky | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| CIN | Giyahni Kontosis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| CIN | Elijah Jones | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| CIN | Kellen Davis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| CIN | Larenzo Fenner | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| CIN | Lyviel Waters | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Anthony Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Alant'e Reese | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Andre Jackson Jr. | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ja'Torian Mack | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ken Moore Jr. | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Nassor Ashenafi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Beady Waddell V | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Braeden Barger | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Braylon Jones | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Caleb Young Jr. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jaden Meeks | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jermiyah Douglas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Na'koma Simpson-Nealy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Ryan McKinnis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Caleb Turner-Allen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Devin Brown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayden Cornelius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Joshua Collins | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayden Joselin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jordan Martin-Durham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marco Patierno | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Marseille Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Trystan Anderson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Brandon Joseph II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Chase Kerns | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Christian Robbins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Derrick Davis Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Dylan Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Hank Bodine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Jakoby Diamond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | Terrell Poyser | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Damaine Wilson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Simeon Coleman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Jacob Finley | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Jonathan Thompson | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Antwan Peek Jr. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Filip Maciorowski | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Thomas Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Kenny Worthy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Jasper Beeler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CIN | Josh Hough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | KK Meier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Keegan Horn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Marqavious Saboor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Patrick Bauer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | CJ Crite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CIN | Cam Roetherford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Chidera Otutu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | D'Angelo Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Jaylon White-McClain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Jonathan Rulo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | MJ Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Marquaze Parker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CIN | Montay Weedon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | Zay Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Marqavious Saboor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Bryan McCollum | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 |
| CIN | Stephen Rusnak | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8/8 | 8 |
| CIN | Max Lemasters | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Mark Fitzgerald | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| CIN | Max Fletcher | 1 | 53 | 53.0 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | Richard Hollis | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| WCU | Jadarius Dobie | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
| CIN | Zylan Perry | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 24 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Cade Wolford | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
Previous meeting vs. Team
Cincinnati 1–0 vs Western Carolina
- 2005 · wk 3Western Carolina 3 @ Cincinnati 7
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