JC French IV threw for 171 yards and a landing as Georgia Southern defeated rival Appalachian State 29-10 on Monday afternoon within the JLab Birmingham Bowl in Alabama.
Within the third postseason assembly of the longstanding “Deeper Than Hate” rivalry, French guided the Eagles’ offense effectively by finishing 18 of 25 passes. He additionally rushed for 38 yards within the decisive win for Georgia Southern (7-6).
The Eagles’ offense was additionally boosted by OJ Arnold dashing 11 occasions for 152 yards. It is the primary bowl win for Georgia Southern since 2020 and first beneath fourth-year coach Clay Helton.
Matthew Wilson paced App State (5-8) with 238 yards of whole offense. He piled up 110 yards and a landing on 12 carries and accomplished 12 of twenty-two passes for 128 yards.
After forcing the Mountaineers right into a three-and-out, the Eagles opened the scoring by discovering the tip zone on their first possession, capping off an 11-play drive with Terrence Gibbs scoring on a 1-yard run. Tripp Bryant tacked on two of his three area objectives for Southern within the first half because the Eagles entered intermission forward 13-7 following Wilson’s landing, a 6-yard run early within the second quarter.
Following Weston Bryan’s 3-yard scoring run early within the third quarter, the Eagles reached their largest lead halfway via the quarter. French took a snap on first-and-10 out of the shotgun and lofted a 32-yard cross over the pinnacle of two Mountaineers to seek out Marcus Sanders Jr. in the long run zone to make it 26-7. Sanders completed with 5 catches for 72 yards.
Georgia Southern received the turnover battle 4-1. Dorrian Smith was the star on protection for the Eagles, coming away with two interceptions and one deal with for loss.
Whereas App went 3-of-10 on third and fourth downs, Southern transformed 5-of-11.
App State and Georgia Southern have performed at the least as soon as a season since 1993, relationship again to their days within the FCS ranks. The Eagles have received 4 of their final 5 conferences. Monday’s conflict marked the groups’ first neutral-site matchup.
–Area Stage Media
