GAME PREVIEW: Georgia Southern Ready For Primetime Action
10/26/2020 11:00:00 AM | Football
Eagles take on South Alabama Thursday at Paulson
Game 6: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 • 7:30 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
GA Army National Guard Military Appreciation Game presented by Whitfield Signs
Records:
South Alabama: 3-2, 2-0 SBC
Georgia Southern: 3-2, 1-2 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN
PBP: Matt Barrie; Analyst: Mike Golic Jr.; Sidelines: Lericia Harris
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES
Inside The Series
Overall: Seventh Meeting (GS leads, 6-0) • 3-0 Home; 3-0 Away
Current Streak: GS, Won 6
Last Meeting: Oct. 3, 2019 (W, 20-17 - 2OT) - Ladd-Peebles Stadium | Mobile, Ala.
Nuggets You Might Want To Consume: In the six previous games between the two squads, GS has outscored South Alabama by a combined 227-62 (37.8-10.3) with South Alabama having yet to top the 20-point mark against the Eagles … The Jaguars have only scored six touchdowns in the series … The 2014 game was the first Sun Belt Conference contest in GS football history … In the six contests, the Eagles have run for 2,089 yards on 339 carries (6.2 YPC) … Twenty-four of 29 Eagle touchdowns have come on the ground, as well … Georgia Southern is 9-5 all-time in games played on Thursdays, 4-2 at home and 5-3 on the road … Georgia Southern has played six teams from the state of Alabama with a modern-era record of 20-8 against non-Power 5 opponents … Jaguar defensive line coach Harland Bower, who is in his third season at South Alabama, was a defensive lineman for the Eagles from 2006-2009 and served as a team captain his senior year … This will be the first home ESPN broadcast at Allen E. Paulson Stadium since the 1989 national championship game against Stephen F. Austin, Erk Russell's last game as the head coach of the Eagles.
Countdown to Kickoff
- 10: The Eagles are 10-2 all-time on ESPN, 2-0 at home.
- 9: Georgia Southern has won nine of its 14 games all-time played on Thursday, including its past four (Texas State and App State in 2018 and South Alabama and App State in 2019).
- 8: The Eagles have scored eight non-offensive touchdowns over the past two seasons: two via punt return and interception return, and one via blocked punt recovery, fumble return, blocked field goal return and kickoff return.
- 7: Wesley Kennedy III leads the Eagles with seven plays of 20 yards or more, two rushes, two passes, two kickoff returns and a punt return.
- 6: Georgia Southern has allowed just six total touchdowns in six games against South Alabama.
- 5: All but five of Georgia Southern's 29 touchdowns in the previous six contests against South Alabama have come via the ground.
- 4: South Alabama mustered just four first downs against the Eagles last season. That total is the lowest allowed in program history.
- 3: Both quarterback Shai Werts and defensive end Raymond Johnson III have started each of the past three games against South Alabama and are on track to start all four games in their career against the Jaguars.
- 2: Last year's game saw the Eagles win on a 37-yard Tyler Bass field goal in the second overtime.
- 1: This will be the first home ESPN broadcast at Allen E. Paulson Stadium since the 1989 national championship game against Stephen F. Austin, Erk Russell's last game as the head coach of the Eagles.
What Else Is Happening
- With the help of associate sponsor Whitfield Signs, we will be recognizing The Military Member of the Game.
- The Georgia Southern Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be hosting a Candy for Cans canned food drive to benefit The Food Bank of Statesboro on Thursday outside of Paulson Stadium. All of Eagle Nation is encouraged to support the food bank by bringing canned and dry food items to the game. There will be a Statesboro Food Bank truck and trailer set up near the MC lot from 5 p.m. until kickoff. Student-athletes from several of our teams will be working this event and collecting cans during this time. They will also be passing out candy bags to those who donate.
- Fans who can't be at the game can purchase a cutout to be part of the game-day atmosphere for the rest of the season. For more information, go to https://gsu-fan-cutouts.aaaflag.com/
Up Next:
Nov. 7 vs. Troy - Statesboro
