STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern offense put up eight touchdowns and 459 yards of total offense while the defense forced two turnovers in the second spring scrimmage Saturday morning at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
Justin Tomlin opened the scoring early on with a 15-yard touchdown run against the No. 2 defense. After resetting at the 17-yard line,
Khaleb Hood took the option from Tomlin and scurried in from 10 yards out.
AJ Brown scored on a 12-yard wheel route out of the backfield from
Connor Cigelske and then
Sam Kenerson scampered in from 17-yards out to cap the short-yardage portion of the scrimmage.
Later on, Tomlin connected with Hood again, this time for a 52-yard scoring play. Tight end
D.J. Butler had two short scoring catches and
NaJee Thompson caught a late 18-yard touchdown pass from Tomlin.
Myzel Williams had an interception and
Tre Allen had a fumble recovery that would have gone for a 73-yard touchdown had it not been blown dead.
Dillon Springer,
Jon Ferguson,
C.J. Wright and
AJ Watkins all had a sack.
The offense ran for 245 yards and passed for 214 yards.
Tomlin went 7 for 10 (completing his final six passes) for 156 yards and three touchdowns against an interception. Cigelske was 5 for 9 for 37 yards and two touchdowns while Kenerson ran for 46 yards and a score.
Hood caught two passes for 60 yards and a score and also ran for 71 yards and a score on three carries.
Logan Wright had eight carries for 50 yards while tight end
Sean Pelkisson had a 41-yard reception.
The Eagles will begin wrapping up the spring session with two practices next week before holding the Blue-White Spring Game, presented by Southern Exchange, next Saturday at 1 p.m. Details on the day will come out next week.
Of Note:
The 22 starters on Saturday were as follows:
OL:
Brian Miller,
Aaron Dowdell,
Logan Langemeier,
Khalil Crowder,
Caleb Kelly
QB:
Justin Tomlin
RB:
Logan Wright
TE:
D.J. Butler
WR:
Darius Lewis,
NaJee Thompson
SLOT:
Khaleb Hood
DE:
Justin Ellis,
Dillon Springer
NT:
C.J. Wright
ILB:
Todd Bradley-Glenn,
Tre Allen
OLB:
Jalen Jackson,
Benz Josue
CB:
Derrick Canteen,
Darrell Baker Jr.
S:
Anthony Wilson,
Sam Randolph
Free safety
Justin Birdsong (wrist) was held out for precautionary reasons, but has practiced most of the spring.
Beau Johnson and
Chase Hancock continued to be held out after undergoing ankle surgeries.
Jalen White and
Randy Wade Jr. both missed the scrimmage with minor injuries.
Dexter Carter Jr. and
Emil Smith saw their first live scrimmage action of the spring.
All of the quarterbacks were live except Tomlin and Cigelske.
CJ Wright took reps at defensive end and picked up a sack with the one defense on Cigelske.
It was the second straight scrimmage the Eagle offense put up over 400 yards of offense.
