How to Watch Sam Houston vs. Jacksonville State: Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – October 9, 2025

Updated Oct. 9, 2025 7:28 p.m. ET

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Star runner Cam Cook and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2-3) play the Sam Houston Bearkats (0-5) on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET at Elliott T. Bowers Stadium. Interested in watching the game between the Gamecocks and Bearkats? You can do so on CBS Sports Network.

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How to Watch Jacksonville State vs. Sam Houston

When: Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Elliott T. Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas
TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
Live Box Score: FOX Sports

Jacksonville State's 2025 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score
8/28/2025	at UCF	L 17-10
9/6/2025	vs. Liberty	W 34-24
9/13/2025	at Georgia Southern	L 41-34
9/20/2025	vs. Murray State	W 45-10
9/27/2025	at Southern Miss	L 42-25
10/9/2025	at Sam Houston	-
10/15/2025	vs. Delaware	-
10/29/2025	at Middle Tennessee	-
11/8/2025	at UTEP	-
11/15/2025	vs. Kennesaw State	-
11/22/2025	at Florida International	-
11/29/2025	vs. Western Kentucky	-

Jacksonville State 2025 Stats & Insights

Jacksonville State is totaling 405.8 yards per game on offense (59th in the FBS), and rank 103rd on the other side of the ball, yielding 395.2 yards allowed per game.
Jacksonville State has been a bottom-25 pass offense this year, ranking 10th-worst with 144.4 passing yards per contest. The Ddfensive unit is ranked 80th in the FBS (226.6 passing yards allowed per game).
The Gamecocks are totaling 29.6 points per game on offense, which ranks them 63rd in the FBS. Defensively, they rank 93rd, giving up 26.8 points per contest.
The Gamecocks sport the sixth-best offense this season in terms of rushing yards (261.4 rushing yards per game), but they rank 25th-worst on defense (168.6 rushing yards allowed per game).
Despite having a bottom-25 defense on third down that ranks 24th-worst in the FBS (44.1% third-down conversion rate), Jacksonville State has had more success on the other side of the ball, ranking 39th in the FBS by posting a 45.2% third-down percentage.
The Gamecocks have forced seven total turnovers (51st in the FBS) this season and have turned it over seven times (77th in the FBS) for a turnover margin of an even, 67th-ranked in college football.

Jacksonville State 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Cam Cook	RB	614 YDS / 5 TD / 122.8 YPG / 5.5 YPC 11 REC / 125 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 31.3 REC YPG
Gavin Wimsatt	QB	576 YDS (55.8%) / 2 TD / 2 INT 237 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 47.4 RUSH YPG
Brock Rechsteiner	WR	17 REC / 215 YDS / 3 TD / 43 YPG
Caden Creel	QB	141 YDS (60%) / 1 TD / 2 INT 249 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 49.8 RUSH YPG
Trevor Woods	DB	29 TKL / 0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Malcolm Jones	DB	16 TKL / 2 TFL / 2 SACK
Emmanuel Oyebadejo	DL	17 TKL / 1 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Mac Sanders	LB	27 TKL / 0 TFL

Sam Houston's 2025 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Score
8/23/2025	at Western Kentucky	L 41-24
8/29/2025	vs. UNLV	L 38-21
9/7/2025	at Hawaii	L 37-20
9/20/2025	at Texas	L 55-0
10/2/2025	at New Mexico State	L 37-10
10/9/2025	vs. Jacksonville State	-
10/15/2025	vs. UTEP	-
10/31/2025	at Louisiana Tech	-
11/8/2025	at Oregon State	-
11/15/2025	vs. Delaware	-
11/22/2025	at Middle Tennessee	-
11/29/2025	vs. Florida International	-

Sam Houston 2025 Stats & Insights

Sam Houston has plenty of room to improve, as it ranks sixth-worst in total yards per game (277.6) and ninth-worst in total yards surrendered per game (456.8).
Sam Houston has been outplayed on both offense and defense in terms of passing this season, ranking 25th-worst in passing yards (177 per game) and fourth-worst in passing yards allowed (308.4 per game).
The Bearkats have lots of room to get better, as they rank fifth-worst in points per game (15) this season and second-worst in points allowed per game (41.6).
The Bearkats' rushing offense has been a bottom-25 unit this season, posting 100.6 rushing yards per game, which ranks 16th-worst in the FBS. On defense, they rank 75th with 148.4 rushing yards conceded per contest.
Sam Houston has been unproductive on both sides of the ball on third down this season, ranking worst in third-down conversion rate (15.6%) and second-worst in third-down percentage allowed (55.1%).
At -1, the Bearkats have the 77th-ranked turnover margin in the FBS, with six forced turnovers (68th in the FBS) and seven turnovers committed (77th in the FBS).

Sam Houston 2025 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Hunter Watson	QB	618 YDS (58.6%) / 1 TD / 3 INT 156 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / 39 RUSH YPG
Landan Brown	RB	109 YDS / 1 TD / 27.3 YPG / 4.7 YPC 20 REC / 107 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 21.4 REC YPG
Elijah Green	RB	74 YDS / 0 TD / 18.5 YPG / 2.8 YPC 12 REC / 133 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 33.3 REC YPG
Alton McCaskill	RB	110 YDS / 1 TD / 55 YPG / 4.8 YPC 4 REC / 29 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 14.5 REC YPG
Emon Allen	DB	20 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
C.J. Brown	DB	27 TKL / 0 TFL
Alonzo Edwards Jr.	DB	19 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK
Chauncey Chidi	DL	12 TKL / 3 TFL / 2 SACK