JC French
{{Short description|American football player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
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|name=JC French
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|school=Georgia Southern Eagles
|currentnumber=12
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class=File:Redshirt.svg Sophomore
|major=Business
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|height_ft=6
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|weight_lb=210
|pastschools=
- Memphis (2022)
- Georgia Southern (2023–present)
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|highschool=Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Georgia)
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|espn=4685345
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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
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.{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Evan |title=Three-star quarterback JC French commits to Memphis football |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2021/11/13/memphis-football-adds-commitment-three-star-quarterback-jc-french/8610398002/ |date=2021-11-13 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Three-star QB from Georgia commits to Memphis |url=https://dailymemphian.com/article/25330/three-star-quarterback-jc-french-commits-memphis |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Daily Memphian |language=en}}
College career
French redshirted as a freshman at Memphis, before entering the transfer portal.{{Cite web |last=Barnes |first=Evan |title=Memphis football QB JC French enters transfer portal |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2022/12/17/memphis-football-jc-french-enters-transfer-portal/69737627007/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Commercial Appeal |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |title=The French Selection |url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/sports/jc-french-named-georgia-southern-starting-quarterback-for-season-opener/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.statesboroherald.com}}{{Cite web |title=French accent: Eagles tab soph as starting QB |url=https://coastalcourier.com/sports/french-accent-eagles-tab-soph-starting-qb/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=coastalcourier.com}} In his first career start against Boise State, he threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns in a 56–45 defeat.{{Cite web |title=QB French finding his way as leader of GS offense |url=https://www.statesboroherald.com/sports/qb-french-finding-his-way-as-leader-of-gs-offense/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=www.statesboroherald.com}}
=Statistics=
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| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="5"| Rushing | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |
| colspan="16"style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Memphis Tigers|color=white}}"| Memphis Tigers | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| colspan="15" |{{abbr|DNP|Did not play}} | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16"style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Southern Eagles|color=white}}"| Georgia Southern Eagles | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 10 || 0 || 0–0 || 13 || 16 || 81.3 || 122 || 7.6 || 1 || 1 || 153.4 || 14 || 48 || 3.4 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 13 || 13 || 8–5 || 269 || 410 || 65.6 || 2,831 || 6.9 || 17 || 11 || 131.9 || 117 || 239 || 2.0 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Career{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jc-french-1.html|title=JC French College Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=October 31, 2024}} | 23 | 13 | 8−5 | 282 | 426 | 66.2 | 2,953 | 6.9 | 18 | 12 | 132.7 | 131 | 287 | 2.2 | 2 |
References
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External links
- [https://gseagles.com/sports/football/roster/jc-french/6359 Georgia Southern Eagles bio]
{{Georgia Southern Eagles quarterback navbox}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Players of American football from Roswell, Georgia
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Memphis Tigers football players
Category:Georgia Southern Eagles football players
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