Kent State Golden Flashes @ South Carolina Gamecocks — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Golden Flashes Kent State KNT 0-1, 0-1 Away
0
Final
57
Gamecocks South Carolina SCAR 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
KNT 0 0 0 0 0
SCAR 7 22 14 14 57
Top Performers
Passing Yards
D.
D. DeShields QB KNT
63 PASS
L.
L. Sellers QB SCAR
270 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D. DeShields QB KNT
27 RUSH
J.
J. Coleman SCAR
77 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Blakemore RB KNT
21 REC
D.
D. Murphree K SCAR
92 REC
Passing
Kent State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. DeShields 12/20 63 0 0 1 65.2
N. Good 1/2 0 0 1 0 16.7
E. Thanthanavong 1/1 16 0 0 0 118.8
South Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Sellers 19/24 270 3 0 1 153.1
C. Woods 6/7 73 1 0 0 149.7
L. Anderson 2/2 24 0 0 0 116.7
Rushing
Kent State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Blakemore 8 26 3.3 0 7
D. DeShields 3 27 9.0 0 26
B. White 5 14 2.8 0 6
J. Caffey 4 1 0.3 0 2
D. Delaney 1 0 0.0 0 0
N. Good 2 26 13.0 0 23
A. Harris 2 6 3.0 0 3
South Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Fuller 10 74 7.4 1 42
L. Sellers 2 1 0.5 0 5
C. Clark 5 29 5.8 0 8
J. Coleman 4 77 19.3 2 60
I. Augustave 8 43 5.4 1 11
J. Howell 9 62 6.9 0 16
Receiving
Kent State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Kelley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
M. Blakemore 2 2 21 10.5 0 12 0
D. Clark 2 3 -3 -1.5 0 4 0
B. White 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
W. Harris 3 4 15 5.0 0 8 0
T. Mulder 1 3 11 11.0 0 11 0
J. Caffey 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
H. Hopperton 3 3 12 4.0 0 5 0
B. Smith 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Delaney 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Etheridge 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
South Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. Hunt 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
N. Harbor 5 6 70 14.0 0 22 0
M. Bennett 3 5 34 11.3 1 18 0
M. Tyler 3 3 7 2.3 1 7 0
N. Tuggle 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
D. Murphree 4 4 92 23.0 2 37 0
S. Patterson 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
D. Black 3 4 62 20.7 0 33 0
L. Cyrus 3 4 53 17.7 0 41 0
M. Clark 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
S. Furrey 2 2 24 12.0 0 16 0
Defense
Kent State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Rubinstein 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dawahare 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Barnes 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Muhamad 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Nicholl 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Roy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bivens 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Aden 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Terrero 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
S. Bridgeman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Abuhamdeh 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Burgess 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Pritchard 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Wilborn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Rhodes-McKee 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Mintz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Buchanan 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Collier 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Currence 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Scott 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Durojaiye 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
G. Brownlow-Dindy 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Leach 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Herring 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Addison 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Pikes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Risher 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Williams 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Okoronkwo 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Collins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Sakyi-Prah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Collins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Cisse 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Harris 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Britt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Kent State
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South Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Kelley 0/0 3/3 3 0
M. Orsan 0/0 4/4 4 0
Returns
Kent State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Clark 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
South Carolina
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Kent State
South Carolina
179 Total Yards 645
10 First Downs 34
5 Passing 21
4 Rushing 12
1 Penalty 1
5/14 3rd Down Eff. 9/10
79 Passing Yards 367
100 Rushing Yards 278
1 Turnovers 0
5-35 Penalties 3-25
25:11 Possession 34:49
0/0 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 0 - 57
0 - 57 2:26
M. Orsan XP
0 - 56 2:26
J. Coleman TD
0 - 50 9:12
M. Orsan XP
0 - 49 9:12
I. Augustave TD
Q3 0 - 14 0 - 43
0 - 43 6:20
M. Orsan XP
0 - 42 6:20
M. Tyler TD
0 - 36 13:21
M. Orsan XP
0 - 35 13:21
D. Murphree TD
Q2 0 - 22 0 - 29
0 - 29 1:10
M. Kelley XP
0 - 28 1:10
D. Murphree TD
0 - 22 6:25
M. Kelley XP
0 - 21 6:25
J. Coleman TD
0 - 15 12:42
(Team) 2PC
0 - 13 12:42
M. Bennett TD
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 4:18
M. Kelley XP
0 - 6 4:18
M. Fuller TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: SCAR +57 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 5, 2026
Time
4:45 pm
Duration
1h 0m