STATESBORO - Davis Brin and JC French combined to throw for 357 yards and four touchdowns as the Georgia Southern football team held its final full scrimmage of the preseason Saturday morning at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
The receivers stole the show as seven different players had at least 28 yards and 14 players had at least one reception. The scoring started on the first drive as Brin marched the first-team offense down the field 75 yards on six plays, hitting Derwin Burgess Jr. on an 18-yard touchdown pass to cap the drive. Also scoring touchdowns were Jjay Mcafee, Dalen Cobb and Josh Dallas. In total, the offense tallied 500 yards of offense in the scrimmage.
Elhadj Fall had a sack, Kevin Speed has a late interception and both Caimon Mathis and Shemar Bartholomew had pass breakups for the defense.
Following the practice, head coach Clay Helton surprised the team by putting senior defensive lineman Kierron Smith on scholarship.
The Eagles will go into mock game week next week, turning their attention fully to The Citadel. The opener against the Bulldogs is set for Saturday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. at Paulson Stadium. Tickets may be purchased at
GSEagles.com/tickets.
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