Wk 3 · 2026
Ohio Bobcats at South Alabama Jaguars — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, AL
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:00pET
USA -7 · total 49.5 DraftKings opened -4.5 · 2.5 toward USA
Ratings differential USA by 3.9
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Ohio form
W 31-14vs CMUW 13-10at KENTW 35-7vs STOL 36-41at USAW 29-27vs JXST
2026 season
South Alabama form
W 56-49at ARSTW 52-35vs ULML 21-45at UKW 41-36vs OHIOL 24-28at TULN
2026 season
Ohio this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
South Alabama this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 1–1 · South Alabama won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.0 points toward Ohio
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-19 | Ohio 36 — 41 South Alabama | at USA | South Alabama |
| 2024 | 2024-09-07 | South Alabama 20 — 27 Ohio | at OHIO | Ohio |
Ohio leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Matt Vezza QB #9 | 40/58, 439 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Nick Poulos QB #8 | 16/36, 180 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Victor Rosa RB #4 | 56 CAR, 219 YDS, 4 TD |
| Duncan Brune RB #6 | 45 CAR, 184 YDS | |
| Matt Vezza QB #9 | 36 CAR, 182 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Riley Neer WR #15 | 23 REC, 338 YDS, 4 TD |
| Dom Dorwart WR #3 | 11 REC, 160 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Preston Bowman WR #2 | 7 REC, 63 YDS | |
| Riley Palmeter TE #85 | 5 REC, 61 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Michael Molnar LB #25 | 44 |
| Jack Fries LB #27 | 36 | |
| JT Haskins S #3 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Ike Ackerman DE #14 | 3.5 |
| Michael Molnar LB #25 | 1 | |
| Nathan Hale DT #57 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Michael Molnar LB #25 | 1 |
| Kendall Bannister CB #20 | 1 |
South Alabama leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jared Hollins QB #7 | 56/92, 855 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT |
| Bishop Davenport QB #4 | 40/59, 450 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Keenan Phillips RB #3 | 80 CAR, 444 YDS, 5 TD |
| PJ Martin RB #0 | 92 CAR, 423 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Trae'von Dunbar RB #21 | 45 CAR, 248 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Brendan Jenkins WR #12 | 21 REC, 355 YDS, 3 TD |
| Anthony Eager WR #1 | 11 REC, 305 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jeremiah Jones-Thomas WR #2 | 22 REC, 261 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Micah Woods WR #6 | 8 REC, 127 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Cole Blaylock S #14 | 42 |
| Jordan Williams LB #48 | 33 | |
| Dallas Young S #8 | 31 | |
| Sacks | Stephen Johnson DL #56 | 1.5 |
| Damyrion Darby CB #24 | 1.5 | |
| Masey Lewis DL #18 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Damyrion Darby CB #24 | 3 |
| D.J. Moore S #1 | 1 | |
| Jaylen Moson CB #12 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.