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Georgia Southern Rolls Past Maine 45-17 Behind Balanced Attack

The result sets up Georgia Southern's Sun Belt opener at James Madison next Saturday.

Overview

  • The Eagles outgained the Black Bears 516-243 and converted 9 of 15 third downs.
  • OJ Arnold rushed for 85 yards with a touchdown and threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Camden Brown.
  • JC French IV completed 19 of 31 passes for 253 yards, and Brown had a career-best 118 receiving yards with a score for his fourth straight game with a touchdown catch.
  • Georgia Southern turned a 17-14 halftime edge into a rout by outscoring Maine 28-3 in the second half.
  • Maine dropped to 0-4 and is the CAA’s lone winless team, as MJ Stroud recorded 2.5 sacks and Jackson Wheeler recovered a muffed punt to set up a Georgia Southern touchdown.