Title Sport Date
Eagles Advance to Saturday with Ninth-Inning Rally Baseball May 24, 2013
Women's Basketball Adds a Pair of Transfers Women's Basketball May 23, 2013
Eagles Take SoCon Opener Behind Hess' Shutout Performance Baseball May 23, 2013
Men’s Basketball Set to Play in 2013 Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball May 23, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletics Announces Bishop Club Seating for Football Football May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 20-26 Athletics May 20, 2013
Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
Men’s Basketball Adds Transfer Trent Wiedeman Men's Basketball May 9, 2013
Baseball Steps Out of Conference to Face Clemson Baseball May 9, 2013
Softball Thunders Past Chattanooga 6-2 in SoCon Tournament Opener Softball May 8, 2013
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Football Returns to the Road at Rival Furman

Live Stats // Game Notes // Video Streaming // Georgia Southern Radio Network // Game Day Central

VIDEO: Preview interview with Coach Jeff Monken -- 10-17-2012
VIDEO: Preview interview with junior QB Jerick McKinnon -- 10-18-2012
VIDEO: Preview interview with senior DT Brent Russell -- 10-18-2012
VIDEO: Preview interview with senior S J.J. Wilcox -- 10-18-2012


STATESBORO, Ga. - After playing their lone home game in October last weekend, the Georgia Southern Eagles return to the road Saturday at Furman. Kickoff for the Paladins' homecoming is set for 1:30 p.m.

Third-ranked Georgia Southern (5-1, 4-1) has won four-straight games after an early season loss to The Citadel. The Eagles moved into first place in the Southern Conference standings after a 17-9 win over #4 Wofford last week. GSU used 137-yards and two touchdowns from SoCon Offensive Player of the Week, Dominique Swope (Buford, Ga.), to move on top of Wofford in the standings.

Georgia Southern has rushed for 300 or more yards in all but one game this season and ranks second in the FCS with 408.33 yards per game. Swope is tied for 15th in the country with 110.33 rushing yards per game and has 662 yards and 10 touchdowns on the year. The Sophomore B-Back has scored a rushing touchdown in seven-straight games and has already surpassed his previous season-high total for touchdowns.

The Eagles' defense will have to once again transition from defending a rushing team to defending a balanced-passing attack this week. GSU's defense ranks second in the FCS in total defense with 266.50 yards allowed per game. John Stevenson (Stone Mountain, Ga.) leads the team with 49 tackles and three pass breakups, while defensive end Javon Mention (Tampa, Fla.) has five sacks on the year.

Furman (2-5, 1-3) has dropped two-straight games after defeating Presbyterian and Western Carolina. The Paladins are coming off of a 31-10 loss to Chattanooga last week. Furman's offense is averaging 220.0 passing yards per game and nearly 400 yards of offense per contest; however, their defense is allowing 390.6 yards per game.

The Paladins have one of the top  receiving threats in the SoCon in Will King and the second-leading rusher in the conference in Jerodis Williams. King has a third of Furman's 1,540 passing yards and has caught 34 passes for 541 yards and three touchdowns, while Williams has 815 rushing yards and seven touchdowns.

Saturday's game can be heard across the state of Georgia on the Georgia Southern Radio Network and locally in Statesboro on the flagship Boomer 103.7 FM. For fans traveling to Greenville, S.C. the game can be heard on 102.1 FM.

Fans can download "Eagles GATA" to their android devices or iPhones and continue to follow their Eagles at GSEagles.com, facebook.com/GSAthletics and twitter.com/GSAthletics.

Category: Football
Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 11:32
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