James Charles French IV (born December 4) is an

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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

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at the

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over offers from Arkansas State,

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, and

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College career

French redshirted as a freshman at Memphis, before entering the

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. He transferred to

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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. In his first career start against

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, he threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns in a 56–45 defeat.

Statistics

References

External links

Georgia Southern Eagles bio
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