Following their 38-6 loss on Saturday to Florida Atlantic, Georgia Southern was probably not looking forward to their trip to Fayetteville.
Especially after seeing what Arkansas did to Texas in front of a ESPN nationally televised audience.
That being said, the Eagles should be getting some key players back in time for Saturday’s 3 p.m. kickoff.
Quarterback Justin Tomlin is now eligible after serving an academic suspension and running back J.D. King is returning from an ACL injury he suffered in Week 7 a year ago.
“We’ve got to go back to the drawing board, we have to soul search. We have to make sure as coaches that we’re putting our guys in position to play Georgia Southern football.”
— Andrew Goldstein (@AndyGold24) September 13, 2021
Return of an old friend
Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Jared Benko worked at Arkansas from 2011-15 as the director of business operations. Arkansas Executive Director of Recruiting and Player Personnel Butler Benton spent the 2020 season at Georgia Southern as the Director of Player Personnel.
Other notes
- Georgia Southern is 1-13 all-time against current teams from Southeastern Conference. The Eagles’ lone win came against Florida in The Swamp to end the 2013 season.
- This will be the first of two games against teams from the state of Arkansas this season as the Eagles will host Arkansas State on Oct. 2. Georgia Southern is 3-4 all-time against teams from The Natural State.