Running back, Indiana State, 2025–⁠26

Max McCool

Number
No. 20
Height
6′1″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Newburgh, IN

Max McCool plays running back for Indiana State. Last time out, against Youngstown State: 11 carries, 38 yards, 2 TD; 4 catches, 39 yards.

2026 so far

131 rushing yards, 4 TD

Last game: 11 carries, 38 yards, 2 TD; 4 catches, 39 yards vs. Youngstown State, L 24–⁠57

Next game: at Illinois State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 10@PUR
  2. 25@EIU
  3. 17VAL
  4. 41@SDAK
  5. 38YSU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Youngstown State, 2026

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2026Indiana State411313.2437

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Indiana State20RBFr.
2026Indiana State20RBSo.6′1″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026Indiana State (FCS)49-0.223rd (n=478)0.10-10.816%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Indiana State 6 games, 131 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Southeast Missouri StateL 21–⁠23––––––
Sep 4atPurdueL 19–⁠4451016––
Sep 12atEastern IllinoisW 42–⁠3552501225
Sep 19vs.ValparaisoW 39–⁠16101708––
Oct 3atSouth DakotaL 14–⁠441041114––
Oct 10vs.Youngstown StateL 24–⁠571138237439

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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