Overview

• The freshman totaled 140 rushing yards with two scores and 78 receiving yards with a 68-yard touchdown, then iced the game with a 27-yard run in the final two minutes.
• Quarterback Drew Mestemaker went 14-of-26 for 234 yards with a touchdown and added a 4-yard scoring run, and Miles Coleman scored on an 18-yard reverse.
• South Alabama fell to 1-4 for the first time since 2019, dropping its fourth straight game after pulling within six points late in the fourth quarter.
• The Jaguars went 7-for-19 on third down and were hurt by a turnover deep in their own end, back-to-back holding penalties, and an offsides on an onside kick that preceded a 44-yard re-kick return and a North Texas touchdown.
• South Alabama saw multiple defensive backs leave with injuries and next travels to Troy, while North Texas carries its unbeaten run into Week 6.