GAME PREVIEW: GS Heads to Texas State For Thursday Night Fun
10/8/2018 1:00:00 PM | Football
Short week, Bobcats present challenges for 4-1 Eagles
Game 6: Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 • 7:32 PM (ET)
Location: San Marcos, Texas (Bobcat Stadium; 30,000)
Records:
Georgia Southern: 4-1, 2-0 Sun Belt
Texas State: 1-4, 0-2 Sun Belt
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPNU/WatchESPN
PBP: Mark Neely; Analyst: John Congemi
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
GAME DAY PAGE
Inside The Series
Overall: Fourth Meeting (GS leads, 2-1) • 1-0 Home; 1-1 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 2
Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2015 (W, 37-13) - Allen E. Paulson Stadium | Statesboro, Ga.
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: Texas State won the first game in the series, a 50-35 victory in 2005, but the Eagles have won the past two games (28-25 in 2014 in San Marcos and 37-13 in 2015 in Statesboro) … Georgia Southern is 5-5 all-time in games played on Thursdays, 3-2 at home and 2-3 on the road … Georgia Southern will have a short week to prepare for the Bobcats on Thursday night … Georgia Southern is 3-4 all-time on short rest (less than seven days), losing their last four games of this type after winning their first three short-week games … They face this same scenario in a few weeks when they play at New Mexico State next weekend, followed by a home game with Appalachian State on the following Thursday … Offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse graduated from Texas State in 1982, when it was still known as Southwest Texas State and went on to serve as head coach for six seasons … Over an 11-day span, Georgia Southern will travel a combined 5,410 miles round-trip via bus or plane as they travel to Texas State and New Mexico State.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Georgia Southern has a +10 turnover margin in five games, tied for second-best in the FBS.
9: Wesley Kennedy III leads the team with nine plays of 20 yards or longer (four catches, three KOR, one rush, one PR).
8: Georgia Southern has forced a turnover in eight consecutive games.
7: Starting this week, Georgia Southern will play five of its final seven games on the road to wrap up the regular season.
6: Offensive coordinator Bob DeBesse played for the Bobcats and then served for six seasons as their head coach from 1997-2002, winning 27 games for then-Southwest Texas State.
5: Georgia Southern is 5-5 all-time on Thursday nights.
4: The Eagles have lost their past four games played on short weeks, like this one will be.
3: Georgia Southern will be playing in San Marcos for the third time, where they own a 1-1 mark.
2: Two Eagle players — Chris Harris Jr. and Marcus Rogers — made their first career start last week against USA.
1: Alvin Ward Jr. scored the first defensive touchdown of the season last week on an interception return.
