STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) – The Georgia Southern Eagles will be facing an in-state rival on national television Thursday night.
The Eagles will face the Georgia State Panthers at 7:35 p.m. at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
This will be the 10th meeting between the Georgia rivals as both look to keep pace with James Madison in the Sun Belt conference standings.
During Thursday night’s game, former Eagle head coach Paul Johnson will be honored at the end of the first quarter. Johnson is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Eagles won two Division 1-AA titles under Johnson in 1999 and 2000.
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