Countdown to Kickoff - UL Lafayette - Georgia Southern University Athletics

Here are 10 things about Georgia Southern's Sun Belt Conference game against UL Lafayette that will get you ready for the game, which kicks off at 7:32 p.m. inside Allen E. Paulson Stadium and can be seen on ESPNU:

10: Thursday's game with be the eighth of 10 games played on artificial turf this season for the Eagles.

9: Linebacker Ironhead Gallon is averaging 9.0 tackles per game, fifth-best in the Sun Belt Conference.

8: Senior kicker Younghoe Koo has eight made field goals in his career of 40 yards or longer, including four this season.

7: Seven position players have started all nine games this season.

6: Myles Campbell's 121 yards receiving last week was the most by a GS receiver in the past six years when current Dallas Cowboy safety JJ Wilcox had 121 yards at Chattanooga in 2010.

5: Thursday's contest against UL Lafayette is the fifth of seven games in the state of Georgia for the Eagles this season.

4: Georgia Southern has blocked four kicks this season: two field goals and two punts.

3: The Eagles have won three of their four home Thursday games in program history.

2: This will be the second of two games played on short rest for the Eagles this season.

1: Georgia Southern and UL Lafayette will be meeting in football for the first time on Thursday night.

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Players Mentioned

Myles Campbell

Ironhead Gallon

Younghoe Koo