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Countdown to Kickoff - South Alabama

Eagles head to Mobile for Sun Belt contest with Jaguars

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Kyunnie Shuman - Georgia Southern Athletics

Football | 9/6/2016 12:37:00 PM

Here are 10 things about Georgia Southern's upcoming Sun Belt Conference game against South Alabama that will get you ready for the game, which kicks off at 6 p.m. local (7 p.m. Eastern) inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium:

10: Ten of Georgia Southern's 12 games will be played on artificial turf, including Saturday's game at South Alabama.

9: L.A. Ramsby has rushed for a touchdown in nine straight games played.

8: Eight Eagles made their first collegiate start in the opener against Savannah State.

7: Coach Tyson Summers became the seventh GS coach out of 10 in the modern era to win his opener.

6: Senior quarterback Kevin Ellison is one of six players all-time at Georgia Southern to both run and pass for 2,000 career yards or more.

5: Five different Eagle players scored via rushing touchdown in last week's 54-0 win over Savannah State.

4: Georgia Southern is looking to break a four-game losing streak in road openers.

3: Montay Crockett had a career-high three receptions for a career-high 73 yards against Savannah State last week.

2: Georgia Southern is the only FBS team with two players on its roster with 2,500 or more career rushing yards.

1: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the home of the Eagles' first bowl game, is the same place GS won its first Sun Belt game.
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Players Mentioned

Kevin Ellison

#4 Kevin Ellison

QB
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
L.A. Ramsby

#1 L.A. Ramsby

RB
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
Montay Crockett

#9 Montay Crockett

WR
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior

Players Mentioned

Kevin Ellison

#4 Kevin Ellison

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
QB
L.A. Ramsby

#1 L.A. Ramsby

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
RB
Montay Crockett

#9 Montay Crockett

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
WR