THIRD AND DATA

Week 8 · 2026

#8 Texas Tech at Cincinnati

Sat 10/24/2026 12:00 PMNippert StadiumConference

63°Clear0 mph N · 59% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

#8 Texas Tech

24

7–1

Cincinnati

37

5–3

Attendance

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not yet reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

TTUQuarterbacks2 blue chips6
  • 44-star recruitQB15Will Hammond6'2"·2103yr
    1,561 Pass yds6 TD6 Int67.8 Cmp%110 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB4Thomas Castellanos5'10"·1905yr
    189 Pass yds4 TD1 Int48.3 Cmp%182 Rush yds
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB18Kirk Francis ← Tulsa6'2"·2054yr
    0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int0.0 Cmp%
  • 44-star recruitQB10Lloyd Jones III6'4"·2152yr
    career 74 Pass yds2 TD0 Int80.0 Cmp%15 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB16Holden Phillips6'1"·2052yr
    career 8 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%3 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Stephen Cannon6'2"·2051yr
CINQuarterbacks1 blue chip6
  • 33-star recruitQB4JC French IV ← Georgia Southern6'1"·2055yr
    1,773 Pass yds13 TD3 Int67.1 Cmp%289 Rush yds
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB10Liam O'Brien ← Pennsylvania6'0"·2105yr
    18 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%23 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB5Samaj Jones5'11"·2173yr
    9 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%60 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Brooks Goodman6'2"·2121yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB15Will Kocher6'2"·2054yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB22JJ Miller6'0"·1851yr
TTUOffensive line5 blue chips21
CINDefensive line1 blue chip21
  • 33-star recruitDL4Marquaze Parker6'3"·2703yr
    18 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL95Josh Hough ← California (PA)6'2"·3352yr
    15 Tackles4.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Jonathan Rulo6'1"·3201yr
    12 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL11Chidera Otutu ← UTSA6'1"·3003yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 22-star recruitDL26Cam Roetherford6'3"·2805yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Elijah Gunn6'0"·3073yr
    2 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL96Nathan Nunn6'2"·2823yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Kamron Neal6'2"·2682yr
    career 5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL88CD McFee6'4"·3122yr
  • 33-star recruitDL90Darrius Simmons6'3"·3001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL94Juan Bates6'3"·2901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundEDGE10Patrick Bauer ← Illinois State6'3"·2353yr
    28 Tackles7.5 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitEDGE17Brian Simms III6'3"·2404yr
    18 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitEDGE91Drew Logan6'4"·2705yr
    13 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitEDGE16Jaylon White-McClain6'4"·2655yr
    11 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedEDGE54Thomas Johnson ← North Carolina Central6'3"·2554yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitEDGE93Keegan Horn6'3"·2351yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitEDGE34Myles Harrison6'2"·2352yr
    career 2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitEDGE24Terrell Holcomb6'1"·2302yr
    career 2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitEDGE60Lance Dawson6'4"·2581yr
  • 33-star recruitEDGE82James Early6'3"·2572yr
TTUDefensive lineNo blue chips9
  • 33-star recruitDL10A.J. Holmes Jr.6'3"·3005yr
    25 Tackles7.5 TFL6.5 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL98Mateen Ibirogba ← Wake Forest6'4"·3005yr
    18 Tackles2.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Bryce Butler ← Washington6'4"·3203yr
    13 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL1Julien Laventure ← Akron6'0"·2902yr
    13 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL51Jayden Cofield6'2"·3304yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Dylan Singleton6'5"·3002yr
  • 33-star recruitDL90Ayden Johnson6'1"·3401yr
  • 33-star recruitDL91Krush Johnson6'2"·3001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL96Keyshawn Williams6'3"·3153yr
CINOffensive lineNo blue chips19
TTUBacks & tight ends3 blue chips12
  • 33-star recruitRB20J'Koby Williams5'10"·1853yr
    100 Car794 Rush yds6 TD7.9 Rush avg
    25 Rec166 Rec yds6.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB8Cameron Dickey5'10"·2153yr
    66 Car274 Rush yds4 TD4.2 Rush avg
    6 Rec60 Rec yds10.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB0Quinten Joyner5'11"·2204yr
    57 Car249 Rush yds3 TD4.4 Rush avg
    2 Rec38 Rec yds19.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB28Ashton Rowden5'11"·2051yr
    7 Car28 Rush yds0 TD4.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB35Michael Henderson III5'9"·1852yr
    career 1 Car-2 Rush yds0 TD-2.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB33Loic Tshibangu6'0"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB32Sawyer Wilkerson6'0"·2151yr
  • 33-star recruitTE7Terrance Carter Jr.6'2"·2455yr
    20 Rec193 Rec yds2 TD9.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE85Jett Carpenter ← Nevada6'3"·2555yr
    7 Rec83 Rec yds0 TD11.9 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE5Matt Ludwig6'4"·2551yr
    5 Rec60 Rec yds1 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Jason Llewellyn6'5"·2505yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE83Jack Esparza6'4"·2455yr
CINLinebackersNo blue chips15
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB3Antwan Peek Jr.6'1"·2235yr
    62 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB22Jonathan Thompson6'2"·2285yr
    60 Tackles4.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB31Simeon Coleman5'11"·2253yr
    54 Tackles5.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Damaine Wilson ← Georgia State6'3"·2353yr
    41 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB5Marqavious Saboor5'11"·1903yr
    16 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB12Filip Maciorowski ← Northern Illinois6'3"·2354yr
    14 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Montay Weedon6'0"·2173yr
    7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB36Evan Weinberg6'3"·2301yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB33George Leibold6'1"·2203yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB15Jamari Johnson5'10"·1752yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB47Adam Kirtley6'0"·2141yr
  • 33-star recruitLB45Jaxon Newton6'3"·2101yr
  • 33-star recruitLB23Jaidon Windom6'1"·2001yr
  • 22-star recruitLB35Drew Robinson6'2"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB52Ronan Casanova5'10"·2252yr
TTULinebackers1 blue chip21
  • 33-star recruitLB15Austin Romaine ← Kansas State6'2"·2404yr
    66 Tackles4.0 TFL1.5 Sacks2 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB13Ben Roberts6'3"·2455yr
    60 Tackles6.5 TFL1.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB6John Curry6'2"·2354yr
    42 Tackles4.5 TFL1.0 Sacks3 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB9Corey Platt Jr. ← Houston6'1"·2156yr
    16 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB20Adam Trick ← Miami (OH)6'4"·2505yr
    16 Tackles3.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB2Trey White ← San Diego State6'2"·2505yr
    14 Tackles3.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB8Jamond Mathis ← Kent State6'1"·2503yr
    12 Tackles4.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB32LaDamion Guyton6'4"·2351yr
    11 Tackles4.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB97Charles Anderson Jr.6'6"·2753yr
    10 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB45Brock Golwas6'1"·2402yr
    8 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB40Wesley Smith5'10"·2255yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB—Jojo Johnson ← Oregon State6'2"·2904yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Ansel Nedore6'3"·2604yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35Adam Hill6'1"·2303yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB31Cord Nolan6'0"·2201yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB34Kaegan Ash6'0"·2101yr
  • 33-star recruitLB86Sean Robinson6'5"·2252yr
  • 33-star recruitLB36Demarcus Marks6'3"·2151yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB43Chris Lemons6'2"·2154yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB95Christian Bruce6'3"·2701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB56Amarie Fleming ← Allen University6'2"·2301yr
CINBacks & tight ends1 blue chip14
  • 33-star recruitRB3Cole Tabb ← Stanford5'8"·2003yr
    79 Car752 Rush yds10 TD9.5 Rush avg
    17 Rec155 Rec yds9.1 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB6Gi'Bran Payne ← Notre Dame5'10"·2085yr
    78 Car485 Rush yds2 TD6.2 Rush avg
    7 Rec58 Rec yds8.3 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB7Zylan Perry ← Louisiana5'11"·2105yr
    26 Car168 Rush yds1 TD6.5 Rush avg
    6 Rec60 Rec yds10.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB13Zion Johnson5'8"·1922yr
    15 Car49 Rush yds1 TD3.3 Rush avg
    1 Rec11 Rec yds11.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25James Lewis6'0"·2001yr
    2 Car11 Rush yds0 TD5.5 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Jayzon Thompson5'11"·1951yr
    1 Car4 Rush yds0 TD4.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21James Minor5'11"·2031yr
  • 33-star recruitTE87Gavin Grover6'6"·2553yr
    11 Rec110 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitTE85Lyviel Waters6'2"·2453yr
    6 Rec40 Rec yds2 TD6.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE82Ka'Maurri Smith6'5"·2522yr
    3 Rec27 Rec yds0 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE83Devyn Zahursky6'4"·2473yr
    1 Rec9 Rec yds0 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE86Kellen Davis6'3"·2482yr
    1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE88DaMari Witherspoon6'5"·2452yr
  • 33-star recruitTE84Gavin Gregory6'7"·2551yr
TTUReceivers6 blue chips14
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR2Kenny Johnson ← Pittsburgh6'1"·2004yr
    35 Rec548 Rec yds2 TD15.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR3Coy Eakin6'2"·2055yr
    23 Rec263 Rec yds3 TD11.4 Rec avg
  • 55-star recruitWR1Micah Hudson6'0"·2053yr
    13 Rec141 Rec yds0 TD10.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR11Malcolm Simmons ← Auburn6'0"·1803yr
    2 Rec91 Rec yds2 TD45.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR14Bryson Jones6'3"·1952yr
    4 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR6Jalen Jones ← Alabama State5'8"·1803yr
    4 Rec26 Rec yds0 TD6.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR13Chase Campbell6'0"·2001yr
    3 Rec25 Rec yds0 TD8.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR9Donte Lee Jr. ← Liberty6'3"·1903yr
    4 Rec15 Rec yds0 TD3.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR21Tristian Gentry6'0"·1802yr
    career 4 Rec45 Rec yds0 TD11.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Leyton Stone6'3"·2002yr
    career 3 Rec42 Rec yds1 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR19Michael Dever6'1"·1952yr
    career 1 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR84Imari Jehiel6'0"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR88Quintaelyn Joyner6'0"·2052yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR80Kai Powell5'11"·1852yr
CINDefensive backsNo blue chips17
  • 33-star recruitCB0Jacob Finley ← Northern Illinois6'0"·1905yr
    45 Tackles6 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitCB8Kenny Worthy6'0"·1883yr
    25 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedCB14KK Meier ← UTSA6'0"·2055yr
    9 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB6Zay Johnson6'2"·1853yr
    3 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB25Daniel James5'10"·1833yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB13Patrick Williams5'10"·1752yr
    0 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB29Kameron Hurst6'0"·1661yr
  • 33-star recruitCB21Jamarion McKinney6'2"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundS18Jasper Beeler ← Northern Illinois6'1"·1942yr
    58 Tackles1 PD
  • 22-star recruitS2MJ Cannon ← Bowling Green6'3"·2135yr
    42 Tackles4 PD3 Int
  • 33-star recruitS30D'Angelo Hutchinson ← Louisville6'3"·2005yr
    11 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitS19CJ Jones5'9"·1952yr
    4 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitS20CJ Crite6'1"·2072yr
    1 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitS27Markell Taylor5'11"·2101yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitS7Ty Goodwill ← South Alabama6'3"·1953yr
    career 44 Tackles7 PD2 Int
  • 33-star recruitS46Xavier Starks5'11"·2051yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundS32Landen Schaefer6'0"·1852yr
TTUDefensive backs6 blue chips22
CINReceiversNo blue chips16
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR11JV Gibson6'2"·2083yr
    34 Rec461 Rec yds4 TD13.6 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR9Malachi Henry ← Central Arkansas6'0"·2054yr
    10 Rec334 Rec yds2 TD33.4 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR0Isaiah Johnson5'11"·1843yr
    27 Rec259 Rec yds1 TD9.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR2Larenzo Fenner ← South Dakota6'2"·1832yr
    14 Rec185 Rec yds1 TD13.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR18Giyahni Kontosis6'1"·2052yr
    5 Rec39 Rec yds0 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR14Elijah Jones5'11"·1953yr
    3 Rec29 Rec yds0 TD9.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Cade Wolford ← Kent State5'10"·1953yr
    4 Rec18 Rec yds0 TD4.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR16Flynn Schiele ← Colorado School of Mines6'4"·2102yr
    career 2 Rec58 Rec yds0 TD29.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR27Taizaun Burns5'10"·1752yr
  • 33-star recruitWR17H'eij Jackson6'4"·2061yr
  • 33-star recruitWR20Joshua Smith6'5"·2051yr
  • 33-star recruitWR19Dadrien Waller6'3"·2051yr
  • 33-star recruitWR80Jalen Williams6'5"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR37Ryan Taleb5'7"·1752yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR89Pierce Ayers5'10"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR39Christian Moulton5'10"·1791yr
TTUKickersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK48Stone Harrington6'3"·2103yr
    17 FG21 FGA52 Long81 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK39Jacob Hand ← Texas Tech6'1"·1803yr
    career 4 FG5 FGA56 Long13 Pts
CINKickersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK99Stephen Rusnak6'0"·1856yr
    6 FG9 FGA54 Long51 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK93Max Lemasters5'6"·1753yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long0 Pts
TTUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP49Will Karoll ← UCLA6'4"·2154yr
    27 Punts47.1 Avg13 In 20
  • 22-star recruitP37Ian Hershey5'11"·1855yr
    career 14 FG23 FGA50 Long81 Pts
    72 Punts38.9 Avg15 In 20
CINPuntersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitP31Max Fletcher6'6"·1905yr
    27 Punts45.8 Avg11 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP35Dino Beslagic6'4"·2035yr
    career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long2 Pts
    12 Punts39.6 Avg9 In 20

Previous 2 meetings vs. Texas Tech

Cincinnati 0–1–1 vs Texas Tech

  • 2024 · wk 5Cincinnati 41 @ Texas Tech 44
  • 1968 · wk 2Texas Tech 10 @ Cincinnati 10

Previous meeting vs. Scott Satterfield

Texas Tech 1–0 vs Scott Satterfield

  • 2024 · wk 5Cincinnati 41 @ Texas Tech 44

Previous meeting vs. Joey McGuire

Cincinnati 0–1 vs Joey McGuire

  • 2024 · wk 5Cincinnati 41 @ Texas Tech 44

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