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Georgia State Defeats Georgia Southern 30-24 - Recap

Cornelious Brown IV sliced and diced the Eagles defense for 372 yards as Georgia State handed Georgia Southern a 30-24 defeat on Saturday at Center Parc Stadium.

Georgia State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -2.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 51.5.

Cornelious Brown IV completed 28 of 39 pass attempts for 372 yards for the Panthers in the win.

Logan Wright rushed for 143 yards for Georgia Southern, while Matt LaRoche added 43 yards. Shai Werts threw for 67 yards for the Eagles, while receivers Khaleb Hood and Malik Murray had 44 and 17 yards respectively.

Georgia Southern lost the offensive yardage battle to Georgia State 427-370 yards in Saturday's game. Georgia State had more first downs as that total ended up 22-13.

The time of possession battle favored Georgia Southern as their offense was on the field for 30:48, longer than the 29:12 of their opponents.