GAME PREVIEW: Eagles Set to Take On Ranked Razorbacks

STATESBORO - The Georgia Southern football team will head to Fayetteville, Arkansas, this weekend to take on the 20th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (CT)/4 p.m. (ET) on Saturday and will be broadcast on the SEC Network. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:

Game 3: Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 • 3 PM (CT) / 4 PM (ET)
Location: Fayetteville, Ark. (Razorback Stadium; 76,000)

Records:
#20 Arkansas: 2-0, 0-0 SEC
Georgia Southern: 1-1, 0-0 SBC

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: SEC Network
PBP: Dave Neal; Analyst: Deuce McAllister; Sidelines: Andraya Carter

Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Russ Brown
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GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)

Inside The Series
Overall: First meeting
Current Streak: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A
Of Note:

Georgia Southern is 1-13 all-time against current teams from Southeastern Conference. The Eagles' lone win came against Florida in The Swamp to end the 2013 season.
This will be the first of two games against teams from the state of Arkansas this season as the Eagles will host Arkansas State on Oct. 2. Georgia Southern is 3-4 all-time against teams from The Natural State.
Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko worked at Arkansas from 2011-15 as the director of business operations. Arkansas Executive Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel Butler Benton spent the 2020 season at Georgia Southern as the Director of Player Personnel.
Arkansas has six players on its roster from the state of Georgia. GS has none from Arkansas.
The Eagles are 0-2 all-time playing in the state of Arkansas.

Countdown to Kickoff

10: Safety Justin Birdsong had a career-high 10 tackles last week against Florida Atlantic.
9: The Georgia Southern defense recorded nine tackles for loss, including five sacks, against the Owls. They have 15 tackles for loss, including eight sacks, in two games.
8: Arkansas will be the eighth AP-ranked FBS opponent Georgia Southern has played since moving to the FBS in 2014. The Eagles are 2-5 in the previous seven games, knocking off App State twice.
7: Seven different Eagle players have made their first start at Southern thus far in the first two weeks.
6: Slot receiver Khaleb Hood had a career-high six receptions last week at FAU.
5: Georgia Southern has already gone for it on fourth down eight times in two games, converting five of those tries into first downs.
4: Georgia Southern has lost all four games played on grass under head coach Chad Lunsford. After playing on grass just three times in Chad Lunsford's first 46 games, this will be the second straight week the Eagles will play on natural turf after playing at FAU last week.
3: This will Georgia Southern's third appearance on the SEC Network. The Eagles lost to Auburn in 2017 and to LSU in 2019 on the network.
2: Georgia Southern has played two previous games in the Natural State, falling to Arkansas State in both 2016 and 2019.
1: The Eagles have one win over current Southeastern Conference opponents, a 26-20 victory over Florida to end the 2013 season.

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Players Mentioned

Justin Birdsong

Khaleb Hood

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