Overview
- Kentrel Bullock powered a six-carry drive and scored the go-ahead 4-yard touchdown with 1:49 remaining before Tirrell Johnson sealed it with an interception at 1:01.
- Bishop Davenport threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, with Jeremy Scott posting 121 yards and a score and Devin Voisin adding seven catches for 98 yards.
- Georgia State’s Cameran Brown passed for four touchdowns with one interception, and Ted Hurst logged 110 receiving yards and two scores.
- South Alabama improved to 2-6 (1-3 Sun Belt) and stayed in the postseason hunt, while Georgia State fell to 1-7 (0-4) and was eliminated from bowl eligibility.
- Pre-game analysis favored South Alabama by about 6.5 points after extra rest, and the game aired in primetime on ESPN2; elsewhere in the SEC, No. 4 Alabama (6-1) is viewed as a playoff contender heading into its South Carolina matchup.