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Game Preview: Bearcats Meet Miami at TQL Stadium

Cincinnati looks to remain unbeaten and retain the Victory Bell in the first football game played at TQL Stadium.

Published September 19, 2026

Ohio Sports Hub

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Cincinnati vs. Western Carolina Postgame

Posted 09/13/2026 2:32 AM

Bearcats Run Wild in 62-10 Rout of Western Carolina

Posted 09/13/2026 12:06 AM

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Miami (OH) RedHawks

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Final TQL Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 19,188

Team	1	2	3	4	R
M-OH	14	14	0	3	31
CIN	7	0	14	14	35

Scoring Summary

Q1 14:46

M-OH Scoop Smith 98 Yd Kickoff Return (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 7, CIN 0

Q1 10:53

M-OH Lazaro Rogers 12 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 14, CIN 0

Q1 6:07

CIN Cole Tabb 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 14, CIN 7

Q2 5:52

M-OH David McComb 6 Yd Run (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 21, CIN 7

Q2 0:21

M-OH Maleek Huggins 36 Yd pass from David McComb (Kellan McLaughlin Kick)

M-OH 28, CIN 7

Q3 7:27

CIN JC French IV 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 28, CIN 14

Q3 2:44

CIN Cole Tabb 8 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 28, CIN 21

Q4 13:51

M-OH Kellan McLaughlin 19 Yd Field Goal

M-OH 31, CIN 21

Q4 6:20

CIN JV Gibson 6 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 31, CIN 28

Q4 1:29

CIN Cole Tabb 53 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

M-OH 31, CIN 35

Team Stats

M-OH	Stat	CIN
20	1st Downs	25
410	Total Yards	446
334	Passing	309
17/28	Comp/Att	31/43
76	Rushing	137
6-12	3rd Down	6-14
0-0	4th Down	3-4
2	Turnovers	1
7-57	Penalties	4-40
26:34	Possession	33:26

Game Leaders

CIN Passing

JC French IV

31/43, 309 YDS, 2 TD

M-OH Passing

David McComb

17/28, 334 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

CIN Rushing

Cole Tabb

6 CAR, 78 YDS, 2 TD

M-OH Rushing

Rodney Nelson

7 CAR, 32 YDS

CIN Receiving

JV Gibson

7 REC, 68 YDS, 1 TD

M-OH Receiving

Maleek Huggins

4 REC, 128 YDS, 1 TD

CIN Sacks

Josh Hough

M-OH Sacks

Grant Lyons

CIN Tackles

Antwan Peek Jr.

M-OH Tackles

Blayne Myrick

Football Box Score

Passing

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
David McComb	17/28	334	1	1	61.1

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	31/43	309	2	0	52.8

Rushing

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodney Nelson	7	32	4.6	0	14
David McComb	9	19	2.1	1	11
Lazaro Rogers	2	14	7.0	1	12
D'Shawntae Jones	9	10	1.1	0	4
Cade Yacamelli	1	1	1.0	0	1

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cole Tabb	6	78	13.0	2	53
JC French IV	16	39	2.4	1	11
Gi'Bran Payne	9	32	3.6	0	11
Team	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Zion Johnson	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Maleek Huggins	4	128	32.0	1	41
Damarion Witten	3	84	28.0	0	34
Lynel Billups-Williams	2	45	22.5	0	35
Braylon Isom	3	38	12.7	0	16
Carl Jenkins	2	21	10.5	0	14
D'Shawntae Jones	1	10	10.0	0	10
Scoop Smith	2	8	4.0	0	4

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	7	68	9.7	1	21
Gavin Grover	5	59	11.8	0	29
Larenzo Fenner	3	57	19.0	0	38
Isaiah Johnson	8	57	7.1	0	15
Cole Tabb	4	43	10.8	1	16
Giyahni Kontosis	1	10	10.0	0	10
Malachi Henry	1	8	8.0	0	8
Gi'Bran Payne	2	7	3.5	0	4

Defense

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Blayne Myrick	11	8	0	1	0	0
Malcolm McCain	10	2	0	0	0	0
Brock Uihlein	8	5	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Martin	6	5	0	0	1	0
Grant Lyons	5	2	2	2	0	0
Mychal Yharbrough	4	4	0	0	1	0
Eli Coppess	4	3	0	0	1	0
Tyler Dikos	4	1	1	1	0	0
Brach Rice	4	0	0	0.5	0	1
Ben Minich	3	2	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Antwan Peek Jr.	9	7	1	1	0	0
Jonathan Thompson	6	4	1	2	0	0
Damaine Wilson	6	2	0	0.5	0	0
MJ Cannon	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jasper Beeler	4	3	0	0.5	0	0
Jacob Finley	4	1	0	0.5	1	0
Simeon Coleman	3	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	3	1	1	1.5	1	1
Kenny Worthy	2	2	0	0	0	0
Brian Simms III	1	1	0	0	0	0

Kicking

Miami (OH) RedHawks

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Kellan McLaughlin	1/3	4/4	7

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	0/1	5/5	5

Ohio Sports Hub

Game Preview: Bearcats Meet Miami at TQL Stadium

Cincinnati looks to remain unbeaten and retain the Victory Bell in the first football game played at TQL Stadium.

Posted 09/19/2026 11:05 AM

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Western Carolina Catamounts

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Final Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 34,827

Team	1	2	3	4	R
WCU	3	7	0	0	10
CIN	7	21	21	13	62

Scoring Summary

Q1 8:57

WCU Bryan McCollum 33 Yd Field Goal

WCU 3, CIN 0

Q1 3:34

CIN JV Gibson 5 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 3, CIN 7

Q2 12:35

CIN Lyviel Waters 2 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 3, CIN 14

Q2 6:23

WCU Lex Thomas 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 14

Q2 3:00

CIN Cole Tabb 36 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 21

Q2 0:38

CIN Zion Johnson 3 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 28

Q3 9:10

CIN Gi'Bran Payne 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 35

Q3 5:03

CIN Gi'Bran Payne 17 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 42

Q3 2:02

CIN Zylan Perry 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 49

Q4 11:51

CIN Liam O'Brien 11 Yd Run (Max Lemasters PAT failed)

WCU 10, CIN 55

Q4 0:43

CIN Samaj Jones 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

WCU 10, CIN 62

Team Stats

WCU	Stat	CIN
13	1st Downs	32
241	Total Yards	690
167	Passing	272
24/37	Comp/Att	28/31
74	Rushing	418
2-12	3rd Down	8-11
1-2	4th Down	1-2
1	Turnovers	0
5-45	Penalties	11-105
27:23	Possession	32:37

Game Leaders

CIN Passing

JC French IV

21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD

WCU Passing

Lex Thomas

23/32, 165 YDS

CIN Rushing

Gi'Bran Payne

12 CAR, 102 YDS, 2 TD

WCU Rushing

Marlin Cochran

3 CAR, 25 YDS

CIN Receiving

Malachi Henry

3 REC, 87 YDS

WCU Receiving

Jake Young

5 REC, 49 YDS

CIN Sacks

Marquaze Parker

CIN Tackles

Simeon Coleman

WCU Tackles

Andre Jackson Jr.

Football Box Score

Passing

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	C/ATT	YDS	INT	QBR
Lex Thomas	23/32	165	0	--
Isaac Lee	1/3	2	1	--
Patrick Harding	0/2	0	0	--

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	QBR
JC French IV	21/24	245	2	68.7
Liam O'Brien	5/5	18	0	15.1
Samaj Jones	2/2	9	0	--

Rushing

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marlin Cochran	3	25	8.3	0	21
Josh Perry	7	24	3.4	0	7
Lex Thomas	5	18	3.6	1	8
Joshua Balloon	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jadarius Dobie	1	3	3.0	0	3
Derrick Davis Jr.	2	0	0.0	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	12	102	8.5	2	40
Zylan Perry	5	76	15.2	1	40
Cole Tabb	5	72	14.4	1	36
Samaj Jones	8	52	6.5	1	13
JC French IV	7	52	7.4	0	14
Zion Johnson	5	26	5.2	1	9

Receiving

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jake Young	5	49	9.8	19
Jai Boyd	6	32	5.3	9
Santana Carlos	2	26	13.0	25
AJ Colombo	2	17	8.5	13
Kha'leal Sterling	1	12	12.0	12
Josh Perry	2	11	5.5	9
Derrick Davis Jr.	2	7	3.5	7
Bode Burns	1	6	6.0	6

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malachi Henry	3	87	29.0	0	56
JV Gibson	5	79	15.8	1	50
Isaiah Johnson	5	20	4.0	0	9
Cade Wolford	4	18	4.5	0	12
Gi'Bran Payne	2	14	7.0	0	10
Gavin Grover	1	12	12.0	0	12
Zion Johnson	1	11	11.0	0	11
Devyn Zahursky	1	9	9.0	0	9

Defense

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Andre Jackson Jr.	7	3	0.5	0
Alant'e Reese	7	3	0	0
Ken Moore Jr.	6	3	0.5	0
Ja'Torian Mack	6	0	0	0
Nassor Ashenafi	5	2	1	0
Na'koma Simpson-Nealy	4	4	0	0
Ryan McKinnis	4	3	0	0
Jermiyah Douglas	4	3	0	0
Braylon Jones	4	2	0	1
Braeden Barger	4	1	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Simeon Coleman	8	1	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	7	4	0	0	0
Jonathan Thompson	6	5	1	0	0
Jacob Finley	6	3	0	0	0
Antwan Peek Jr.	5	2	0	0	1
Thomas Johnson	4	1	0	0	2
Filip Maciorowski	4	1	0	0	0
Kenny Worthy	3	3	0	0	0
KK Meier	2	1	0	1	0
Marqavious Saboor	2	1	0	0	1

Kicking

Western Carolina Catamounts

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Bryan McCollum	1/1	1/1	4

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Stephen Rusnak	0/0	8/8	8
Max Lemasters	0/0	0/1	0

Ohio Sports Hub

Bearcats Run Wild in 62-10 Rout of Western Carolina

Cincinnati rushed for 418 yards and scored nine touchdowns while improving to 2-0.

Posted 09/13/2026 12:06 AM

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly: Cincinnati vs. Western Carolina Postgame

We assess the best and worst from Cincinnati’s 62-10 destruction of Western Carolina.

Posted 09/13/2026 2:32 AM

Game Preview: Bearcats Host Catamounts Under the Lights

Cincinnati looks to improve to 2-0 before turning its attention toward rivalry week.

Posted 09/12/2026 3:38 AM

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Boston College Eagles

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Final Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Attendance: 37,097

Team	1	2	3	4	R
BC	0	0	8	7	15
CIN	3	7	14	10	34

Scoring Summary

Q1 8:27

CIN Stephen Rusnak 54 Yd Field Goal

BC 0, CIN 3

Q2 7:48

CIN JV Gibson 4 Yd pass from JC French IV (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 0, CIN 10

Q3 10:48

CIN JC French IV 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 0, CIN 17

Q3 5:24

CIN JC French IV 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 0, CIN 24

Q3 2:01

BC Evan Dickens 4 Yd Run (Mason McKenzie Run for Two-Point Conversion)

BC 8, CIN 24

Q4 5:00

CIN Stephen Rusnak 44 Yd Field Goal

BC 8, CIN 27

Q4 1:58

CIN JC French IV 1 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

BC 8, CIN 34

Q4 1:02

BC Johnathan Montague Jr. 23 Yd pass from Mason McKenzie (Luca Lombardo Kick)

BC 15, CIN 34

Team Stats

BC	Stat	CIN
24	1st Downs	17
388	Total Yards	339
223	Passing	85
18/35	Comp/Att	11/15
165	Rushing	254
4-13	3rd Down	5-12
1-4	4th Down	1-1
2	Turnovers	0
7-37	Penalties	7-69
31:19	Possession	28:41

Game Leaders

BC Passing

Mason McKenzie

18/35, 223 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

CIN Passing

JC French IV

10/14, 77 YDS, 1 TD

BC Rushing

Mason McKenzie

20 CAR, 78 YDS

CIN Rushing

Gi'Bran Payne

14 CAR, 108 YDS

BC Receiving

Javarius Green

6 REC, 74 YDS

CIN Receiving

JV Gibson

4 REC, 54 YDS, 1 TD

BC Sacks

Christian Hudson

0.5

CIN Sacks

Josh Hough

1.5

BC Tackles

Anthony Palano

CIN Tackles

Jonathan Thompson

Football Box Score

Passing

Boston College Eagles

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
Mason McKenzie	18/35	223	1	1	46.8

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	QBR
JC French IV	10/14	77	1	0	81.0
Malachi Henry	1/1	8	0	0	--

Rushing

Boston College Eagles

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mason McKenzie	20	78	3.9	0	16
Evan Dickens	11	47	4.3	1	18
Bo MacCormack III	7	40	5.7	0	11

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Gi'Bran Payne	14	108	7.7	0	31
JC French IV	10	52	5.2	3	20
Cole Tabb	6	37	6.2	0	19
Zion Johnson	6	31	5.2	0	18
Zylan Perry	7	21	3.0	0	7
Samaj Jones	1	6	6.0	0	6

Receiving

Boston College Eagles

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Javarius Green	6	74	12.3	0	20
Johnathan Montague Jr.	2	55	27.5	1	32
Brady Clough	4	31	7.8	0	13
Evan Dickens	1	27	27.0	0	27
Bo MacCormack III	1	12	12.0	0	12
Jaedn Skeete	1	8	8.0	0	8
Nedrick Boldin Jr.	1	8	8.0	0	8
Zeke Moore	1	7	7.0	0	7

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
JV Gibson	4	54	13.5	1	21
Larenzo Fenner	2	11	5.5	0	6
Max Fletcher	1	8	8.0	0	8
Gavin Grover	1	8	8.0	0	8
Giyahni Kontosis	1	5	5.0	0	5
Zylan Perry	1	0	0.0	0	0
Isaiah Johnson	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Defense

Boston College Eagles

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Anthony Palano	13	6	0	1
KP Price	10	6	0	0
Max Tucker	5	4	0	0
Carter Davis	5	2	0	1
E'Lla Boykin	4	2	0.5	0.5
Kris Jones	4	1	0	1
Bodie Kahoun	3	2	0	0
Charlie Comella	3	2	0	0
Demetrius Ballard	3	2	0	0
Marcus Upton	3	2	0	0

Cincinnati Bearcats

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Antwan Peek Jr.	9	5	0	0	1	0
Jonathan Thompson	9	3	1.5	1.5	0	1
Simeon Coleman	6	4	0	1	0	0
Jasper Beeler	6	4	0	0	0	0
Josh Hough	5	1	1.5	1.5	0	1
Patrick Bauer	4	3	0	1	1	0
Jacob Finley	4	2	0	0	0	0
Damaine Wilson	4	1	0	0	1	1
MJ Cannon	3	3	0	1	2	0
Chidera Otutu	3	2	0	0	0	0