Georgia State scores in final minute to top Georgia Southern

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By Itoro Umontuen | on October 31, 2021

By The Associated Press

Photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Jamyest Williams scored connected a 23-yard tally with 26 seconds remaining to assistance Georgia State to a 21-14 triumph implicit Georgia Southern connected Saturday night.

Williams’ decisive touchdown came hardly 1 infinitesimal aft Georgia Southern’s Logan Wright had tied the people connected a 9-yard tally with 1:39 near successful the fourth.

In a crippled successful which the teams would harvester for much than 850 yards full offense, the people was tied astatine 7 entering the 4th quarter. With 11:19 remaining, Georgia State’s Tucker Gregg scored connected a 3-yard tally to springiness the Panthers a 14-7 pb that stood up until the last 2 minutes.

For Georgia State (4-4, 3-1 Sun Belt), Darren Grainger completed 16 of 27 passes for 141 yards. Williams had 97 yards rushing connected 12 carries and Gregg gained 87 yards connected 16 carries.

For Georgia Southern (2-6, 1-4), Justin Tomlin completed 18 of 27 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown. He had 2 interceptions, the lone turnovers successful the game. Wright had 20 carries for 113 of the Eagles’ 207 yards rushing.

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