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Texas Southern Beat NC Central 42-30 as Cam'Ron McCoy Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, August 29, 2026

North Carolina Central Eagles30@Texas Southern Tigers42

The Texas Southern Tigers beat the North Carolina Central Eagles 42-30 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, TX on Saturday, August 29, 2026 in FCS college football Week 1 action.

NC Central led 24-14 at halftime. Texas Southern came back after the break to take the win. The third quarter swung it: Texas Southern outscored its opponent 21-3.

Texas Southern moves to 1-0, while NC Central falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Nelson Layne (NCCU, QB): 16/31, 131 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• Nelson Layne (NCCU, QB): 13 CAR, 116 YDS, 2 TD
• Rodney Lesane (NCCU, TE): 2 REC, 36 YDS
• Cam'Ron McCoy (TXSO, QB): 8/19, 185 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
• Athean Renfro Jr. (TXSO, RB): 18 CAR, 163 YDS, 1 TD
• Jaquan McGee (TXSO, WR): 4 REC, 115 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 7:16NCCUNelson Layne 60 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 0:46NCCUConnor Everett 10 Yd pass from Nelson Layne14-0
3. Q2 11:49TXSOJaquan McGee 11 Yd pass from Cam'Ron McCoy14-7
4. Q2 4:30NCCUNelson Layne 2 Yd Run21-7
5. Q2 0:20TXSOJaquan McGee 25 Yd pass from Cam'Ron McCoy21-14
6. Q2 0:00NCCURiley Daniels 25 Yd Field Goal24-14
7. Q3 13:54TXSORoriyon Richardson 45 Yd pass from Cam'Ron McCoy24-21
8. Q3 9:47TXSOJordan Thompson 34 Yd Punt Return24-28
9. Q3 4:35NCCURiley Daniels 32 Yd Field Goal27-28
10. Q3 2:17TXSOAthean Renfro Jr. 14 Yd Run27-35
11. Q4 12:45NCCURiley Daniels 37 Yd Field Goal30-35
12. Q4 2:07TXSOJacob Washington 20 Yd Run30-42

Team stats

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