STATESBORO - It's Homecoming in Statesboro as the Georgia Southern football team welcomes in-state rival Georgia State to Allen E. Paulson Stadium to town. Kickoff on Saturday is set for 7:02 p.m. and it will be carried on ESPN+. 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 7: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 • 7:02 PM   
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field; 25,000)
WHITE OUT • HOMECOMING

Records:
Georgia State: 1-5, 0-2 SBC
Georgia Southern: 2-4, 0-2 SBC

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Danny Waugh, Analyst: Jayson Foster; Sidelines: Whitney Haworth

Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Frank Sulkowski

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GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)

Overall Record: GAST leads, 6-5
In Statesboro: GAST leads, 3-2
In Atlanta: Tied, 3-3

McGee vs. GS: 0-1
Helton vs. GAST: 2-1
Helton vs. McGee: Helton leads, 1-0

Current Streak: GS, won two (2023-)
Last Meeting: GS 38, GAST 21 (2024)
Longest GS Streak: Two (twice)
Longest GAST Streak: Three (twice)

Largest GS Win: 38 points (2014 in Atlanta)
Largest GAST Win: 27 points (2015 in Statesboro)

GS vs. current Sun Belt Members: 72-72-1
GS vs. teams from Georgia: 27-16-1
GS in state of Georgia: 237-69-1

GS at Allen E. Paulson Stadium: 220-52
Helton at Paulson Stadium: 15-6

Of Note:

• Georgia Southern and Georgia State have met 11 times before with the Panthers leading series 6-5.
• Southern won the past two games to close the gap. The Eagles are 3-3 at Paulson Stadium against their in-state rival.
• Georgia State head coach Dell McGee was an assistant coach at Georgia Southern in 2014 and 2015. He served as the interim head coach for the Eagles in the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl, leading the team to a 58-27 win over Bowling Green.
• Georgia Southern has 69 of 116 players on its roster (59.5% )from the state of Georgia.
• This will be the second Georgia Grown Bowl between Georgia Southern and Georgia State. The Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Grown has partnered to support each institution to highlight the rivalry and showcase Georgia's No. 1 industry – agriculture. After the game, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper will present the winner of the match up with the Commissioner's Cup – a symbol of Georgia's excellence in agriculture, education, and athletics.

Countdown to Kickoff
10: Georgia Southern has 10 rushing touchdowns and 10 passing touchdowns this season.
9: Quarterback JC French IV has thrown has thrown at least one touchdown pass in nine straight games.
8: Dalen Cobb leads the team with a 29.8-yard average on just eight kickoff returns this season, including a 95 yarder for a touchdown.
7: After tallying just one and a half tackles for loss in his first three years combined, MJ Stroud already has seven and a half TFLs this year in just six games.
6: This will be the sixth meeting between the two rivals in Allen E. Paulson Stadium with the Panthers leading 3-2 in Statesboro.
5: The Eagle defense forced five 3 and outs against Southern Miss after forcing six total in the first five games.
4: Georgia Southern has only allowed three points in the fourth quarter of the last four games combined.
3: Georgia Southern has never won three games in a row in the series against the Panthers, something it will try to do on Saturday for the first time.
2: Receiver Camden Brown is just the second Eagle ever to have three straight 100-yard receiving games, joining Raja Andrews who did it in 2008. Brown had 118 yards against Maine, 111 at James Madison and 158 against Southern Miss.
1: Georgia State head coach Dell McGee won his one game as interim head coach of Georgia Southern, leading the Eagles to a 58-27 win over Bowling Green in the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

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