Overview

• Georgia Southern broke a 34-34 tie with a six-play, 65-yard drive capped by OJ Arnold’s six-yard run midway through the fourth quarter.
• Tripp Bryant tied the game with a 43-yard field goal after Jacksonville State’s 17-point surge turned a 31-17 halftime deficit into a 34-31 lead.
• Dalen Cobb returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, the program’s first such score since 2023, fueling the early cushion.
• Quarterback JC French IV completed 16 of 24 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown and added a rushing score, while linebacker Brandon Tyson recorded 11 tackles.
• Jacksonville State’s Gavin Wimsatt threw for 178 yards and a touchdown and ran for two scores as Cam Cook rushed for 120 yards before the Eagles forced a late punt to close the game.