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Final
 Nippert Stadium, CincinnatiCIN -36.5
FINALWestern Carolina 10, Cincinnati 62CIN covered -36.5CLOSED CIN -36.5

Highlights

6 CLIPS · ESPN
Lex Thomas finds the end zone for 1-yard TDVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
CIN WINNING
WCU WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: CIN 97% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 1 PTS

Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Field Goal Good

Bryan McCollum 33 Yd Field Goal

8:57
3-0
Passing Touchdown

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

3:34
3-7
Q2
Passing Touchdown

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

12:35
3-14
Rushing Touchdown

Lex Thomas 1 Yd Run (Bryan McCollum Kick)

6:23
10-14
Rushing Touchdown

Cole Tabb 36 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

3:00
10-21
Rushing Touchdown

Zion Johnson 3 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

0:38
10-28
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

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

9:10
10-35
Rushing Touchdown

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

5:03
10-42
Rushing Touchdown

Zylan Perry 40 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

2:02
10-49
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

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

11:51
10-55
Rushing Touchdown

Samaj Jones 4 Yd Run (Stephen Rusnak Kick)

0:43
10-62

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Gi'Bran Payne and JC French IV power Cincinnati to big win over Western Carolina

CINCINNATI -- , Quarterback JC French IV passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns, and four different running backs scored rushing touchdowns to lead Cincinnati to a 62-10 win over Western Carolina on Saturday night at Nippert Stadium. French completed 21 of 24 pass attempts before being pulled late in the third quarter. Cincinnati (2-0) outgained Western Carolina (1-2) 690-241 in total yards and rushed for 418 yards as a team. “I like to think of it as a quarterback's best friend is the run, and I think we have a great run game,” French said. “It's going to pay off a lot the further we get into the season.

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Top performers

WCU
PASSINGLex Thomas23/32, 165 YDS
RUSHINGMarlin Cochran3 CAR, 25 YDS
RECEIVINGJake Young5 REC, 49 YDS
CIN
PASSINGJC French IV21/24, 245 YDS, 2 TD
RUSHINGGi'Bran Payne12 CAR, 102 YDS, 2 TD
RECEIVINGMalachi Henry3 REC, 87 YDS

Team stats

WCU · CIN
241
TOTAL YARDS
690
167
PASSING
272
74
RUSHING
418
13
1ST DOWNS
32
2-12
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
8-11
1
TURNOVERS
0
5-45
PENALTIES
11-105
27:23
POSSESSION
32:37

NIPPERT STADIUM, CINCINNATI · ATTENDANCE 34,827

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