JC French

JC French
Georgia Southern Eagles – No. 12
PositionQuarterback
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
MajorBusiness
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolBlessed 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

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

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

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Memphis Tigers
2022 DNP
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[7] 23 13 8−5 282 426 66.2 2,953 6.9 18 12 132.7 131 287 2.2 2

References

  1. ^ Barnes, Evan (November 13, 2021). "Three-star quarterback JC French commits to Memphis football". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Three-star QB from Georgia commits to Memphis". Daily Memphian. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ Barnes, Evan. "Memphis football QB JC French enters transfer portal". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "The French Selection". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "French accent: Eagles tab soph as starting QB". coastalcourier.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "QB French finding his way as leader of GS offense". www.statesboroherald.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "JC French College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 31, 2024.