College Football · FBS · Week 7 · Recap

West Virginia Beat Cincinnati 45-42 as Michael Hawkins Jr. Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 17, 2026

Cincinnati Bearcats42@West Virginia Mountaineers45

The West Virginia Mountaineers edged the Cincinnati Bearcats 45-42 at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, WV on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in FBS college football Week 7 action.

Cincinnati led 21-14 at halftime. West Virginia came back after the break to take the win. The fourth quarter swung it: West Virginia outscored its opponent 24-14.

West Virginia moves to 4-3, while Cincinnati falls to 4-2.

Top performers

• JC French IV (CIN, QB): 22/30, 389 YDS, 3 TD
• Cole Tabb (CIN, RB): 15 CAR, 118 YDS, 2 TD
• Malachi Henry (CIN, WR): 2 REC, 128 YDS
• Michael Hawkins Jr. (WVU, QB): 25/33, 464 YDS, 3 TD
• Michael Hawkins Jr. (WVU, QB): 26 CAR, 77 YDS, 2 TD
• DJ Epps (WVU, WR): 8 REC, 163 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 8:53CINJV Gibson 4 Yd pass from JC French IV7-0
2. Q2 11:56WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 12 Yd Run7-7
3. Q2 4:55CINIsaiah Johnson 51 Yd pass from JC French IV14-7
4. Q2 2:19WVUMichael Hawkins Jr. 2 Yd Run14-14
5. Q2 1:22CINCole Tabb 28 Yd Run21-14
6. Q3 12:32WVUJosh Sapp 4 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.21-21
7. Q3 1:34CINJC French IV 1 Yd Run28-21
8. Q4 14:51WVUDJ Epps 37 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.28-28
9. Q4 11:23CINCole Tabb 11 Yd pass from JC French IV35-28
10. Q4 7:29WVUAmari Latimer 3 Yd Run35-35
11. Q4 5:35CINCole Tabb 6 Yd Run42-35
12. Q4 3:44WVUCam Cook 40 Yd pass from Michael Hawkins Jr.42-42
13. Q4 0:00WVUJack Cassidy 35 Yd Field Goal42-45

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