GAME PREVIEW: In-State Bragging Rights on the Line in Atlanta

STATESBORO - In-state rivals meet Saturday in Atlanta as the Georgia Southern football squad takes hits the road to take on Georgia State in Sun Belt Conference action. Kickoff is set for 3:32 p.m. at Center Parc Stadium 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 10: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026 • 3:32 PM
Location: Atlanta, Ga. (Center Parc Stadium; 25,000)

Records:
Georgia State: 5-4, 2-3 SBC
Georgia Southern: 5-4, 4-1 SBC

Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+
PBP: Matt Stewart; Analyst: Sam Crenshaw

Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Adam Young (@youngpbp); Analyst: Frank Sulkowski (@TheBigGuyWJCL); Sidelines: Jeff Roberts (@JeffRoberts__)

GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)

Radio Affiliates

Inside The Series
Overall Record Tied, 6-6
In Statesboro Tied, 3-3
In Atlanta Tied, 3-3
1-1 at Georgia Dome
2-2 at Center Parc Stadium

McGee vs. GS 0-2
McGee as GS head coach (interim) 1-0
Helton vs. GAST 3-1
Helton vs. McGee 2-0

Current Streak GS, won three (2023-)
Last Meeting GS 41, GAST 24 (2025)
Longest GS Streak Three (2023-)
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 76-71-1
GS vs. teams from Georgia 26-16-1
GS in state of Georgia 242-72-1

Of Note:

Georgia Southern and Georgia State have met 12 times before with the series tied, 6-6.
Southern won the past three games. The Eagles are 2-2 at Center Parc 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 66 of 118 players on its roster (55.1%) from the state of Georgia.
This will be the third 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: Max Johnson is 10th in the FBS in completions per game at 23.11.
9: Chance Gamble has nine career interceptions, including one in each of the past two games. He had four in his time at Kennessaw State and has five as an Eagle.
8: Georgia Southern is ranked eighth in the FBS in fewest sacks allowed per game at just 0.89.
7: This will be the seventh game in the series played in Atlanta with both teams winning three times. They split a pair of games at Georgia Dome and have split four games played at Center Parc Stadium.
6: Both teams have won six games in the series with the Eagles winning the past three.
5: Quarterback Max Johnson accounted for five touchdowns last week, four through the air and one on the ground, which was his first as an Eagle.
4: Georgia Southern has scored more than 30 points against Georgia State in each of the past four games.
3: This will be the third Georgia Grown Bowl between Southern and 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.
2: Georgia Southern is the only FBS team in the country to start two first-year players at cornerback in the same game when Chace Calicut and Jayden Jackson did it against App State.
1: Clay Helton and Dell McGee played one season together at Auburn, the 1992 season.

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Players Mentioned

Chace Calicut

Chance Gamble

Jayden Jackson

Max Johnson

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