North Carolina Central Eagles vs Texas Southern Tigers
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Punt- Touchdown
- Interception
- Punt
- Field Goal
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCCU | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| TXSO | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
Who won: Texas Southern 42-30
The Texas Southern Tigers beat the North Carolina Central Eagles 42-30 on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Shell Energy Stadium. The Texas Southern outscored the NC Central 21-3 in the 3rd quarter. Cam'Ron McCoy led the Texas Southern in passing yards (8/19, 185 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Nelson Layne led the NC Central in passing yards (16/31, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Layne | 16/31 | 131 | 4.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Jones | 0/3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | 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 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyree Saunders | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | 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 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehki Wall | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehki Wall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Daniels | 3/3 | 100.0 | 37 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Marcantel | 5 | 225 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
