JC French
| Georgia Southern Eagles – No. 12 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Business |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Georgia) |
James Charles French IV (born December 4) is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Southern Eagles. He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.
High school career
[edit]French attended Blessed Trinity Catholic High School in Roswell, Georgia. A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Memphis over offers from Arkansas State, Virginia Tech, and Tulane.[1][2]
College career
[edit]French redshirted as a freshman at Memphis, before entering the transfer portal.[3] He transferred to Georgia Southern University to play for the Georgia Southern Eagles. After playing sparingly his first season with the Eagles, French was named the team's starting quarterback entering the 2024 season.[4][5] In his first career start against Boise State, he threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns in a 56–45 defeat.[6]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | |||
| 2022 | Memphis | DNP | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 0 | — | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 122 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 153.4 | 14 | 48 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 13 | 8–5 | 269 | 410 | 65.6 | 2,831 | 6.9 | 17 | 11 | 131.9 | 117 | 239 | 2.0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 1–2 | 52 | 87 | 59.8 | 528 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 125.1 | 20 | 46 | 2.3 | 1 | |
| Career | 26 | 16 | 9−7 | 334 | 513 | 65.1 | 3,481 | 6.8 | 23 | 14 | 131.4 | 151 | 343 | 2.3 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Barnes, Evan (November 13, 2021). "Three-star quarterback JC French commits to Memphis football". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Three-star QB from Georgia commits to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Evan. "Memphis football QB JC French enters transfer portal". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "The French Selection". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "French accent: Eagles tab soph as starting QB". coastalcourier.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "QB French finding his way as leader of GS offense". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
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