Lincoln Riley will coach against Clay Helton in 2025

Yes, it’s true: #USC vs #GeorgiaSouthern in the 2025 CFB season. Riley versus Helton. This is actually going to happen.

This seems like an April Fools’ joke, but it’s real: Lincoln Riley will coach against Clay Helton in the early stages of the 2025 college football season.

Stop for a minute and think about how wild that will be.

Lincoln Riley. Clay Helton. The man who turned around USC football against the man USC fans desperately wanted to leave for several years. It seems surreal on several levels.

USC fans get to see the man who revived their program coach against the man who allowed the program to languish. It’s hard to wrap the mind around, but it’s happening. We all get to wait two whole years, but it’s now on the schedule, with Helton returning to the Los Angeles Coliseum. It’s a plot twist no one expected, but it will create a lot more buzz than a garden-variety cupcake game.

Georgia Southern can use the money and the learning experience. USC can use the less-than-imposing opponent before a full year of Big Ten football plus the 2025 road trip to Notre Dame. Both sides do get something out of this, so from that vantage point, it’s not ludicrous at all. Nevertheless, USC could have filled this slot with a lot of other opponents. Clay Helton probably didn’t exist on the short list for most observers.

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Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21 Camellia Bowl What Happened, What It All Means

Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21: Camellia Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

Buffalo beat Georgia Southern to win the Camellia Bowl. What happened, who was the player of the game, and what does it all mean?


Buffalo 23, Georgia Southern 21 Camellia Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

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Camellia Bowl What Happened

Buffalo was able to keep the chains moving, was up 14-6 at halftime, and pushed past in the second half with three Alex McNulty field goals to take a late lead. Cole Snyder found Justin Marshall for a 32-ard touchdown pass in the first half, Tajay Ahmed ran for a score, and McNulty was the offense from there.

– Georgia Southern couldn’t stop screwing up. It had chance after chance after chance to come up with takeaways and third down stops, but couldn’t do it. The D was able to hold firm in the second half and force field goals instead of touchdowns, but it still wasn’t enough.

– Georgia Southern QB Kyle Vantrease – a former Buffalo transfer – threw for 352 yards and two touchdown passes including a 79-yarder to Joshua Thompson on the first drive of the second half. He led the way on a late 90-yard touchdown drive to get within two, but UB was able to close it out.

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Camellia Bowl Player of the Game

Justin Marshall, WR Buffalo
He caught 11 passes for 127 yards and a 32-yard touchdown.

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Camellia Bowl Fun Stats

– Time of Possession: Buffalo 38:06 – Georgia Southern 21:54

– Buffalo QB Cole Snyder completed 21-of-38 passes for 265 yards and a score

– Georgia Southern outgained Buffalo 444 to 387

Camellia Bowl What It All Means

Buffalo was crashing hard. It lost three straight and needed to slip past Akron in a rescheduled game just to get here. It came into this with a great gameplan, it got physical, and now the program has its third bowl win in four seasons. With the win, it’s a winning season in the second year under head coach Maurice Linguist. Finishing 7-6, UB has just one losing season since 2016.

This was a maddening way for Georgia Southern to end what was a strong first year under Clay Helton. It put itself in a position to win the game, but it couldn’t force the big plays or big stops defensively, and the offense couldn’t do anything to control the clock. With the loss, the program now has its second losing season in a row after three straight winning campaigns. In the nine years in the FBS it was 3-1 in bowls before this. Now it lost two of its last three.

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College football games on TV today: Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch

Georgia Southern will be making its first bowl appearance in school history when it meets Buffalo in the Camellia Bowl in Alabama.

Georgia Southern will be making its first bowl appearance in school history when it meets Buffalo in the Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Georgia Southern Eagles, who are part of the Sun Belt Conference, finished the regular season with an 84 record. The Eagles were led by head coach Chad Lunsford, who has been at the helm since the 2017 season. On the other side of the field will be the Buffalo Bulls from the MAC after finishing the regular season with a 75 record and has made two previous bowl appearances in the past three years. 

This will be a great game to continue Bowl Season, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action.

Georgia Southern vs. Buffalo

  • When: Tuesday, December 27
  • Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: ESPN, ESPN Deportes
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

NCAA Football Odds and Betting Lines

NCAA odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were updated at 11:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

Georgia Southern (-6) vs. Buffalo 

O/U: 67

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Georgia Southern vs. UAB, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch college football

The Georgia Southern Eagles will meet the UAB Blazers in Week 3 of the college football season on Saturday from Protective Stadium.

The Georgia Southern Eagles will meet the UAB Blazers in Week 3 of the college football season on Saturday from Protective Stadium.

Georgia Southern has started off the season with two straight wins after knocking off Nebraska 45-42 and will look for their 3rd win today. Meanwhile, UAB will look to rebound after losing to Liberty by seven points last week to bring their record to 1-1 on the season.

This will be another great day of college football, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action on Saturday.

Georgia Southern vs. UAB

  • When: Saturday, September 17
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: fubo Sports Network
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
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Georgia Southern vs. UAB (-12.5)

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Georgia Southern vs. UAB, live stream, preview, TV channel, time, how to watch college football

The Georgia Southern Eagles will meet the UAB Blazers in Week 3 of the college football season on Saturday from Protective Stadium.

The Georgia Southern Eagles will meet the UAB Blazers in Week 3 of the college football season on Saturday from Protective Stadium.

Georgia Southern has started off the season with two straight wins after knocking off Nebraska 45-42 and will look for their 3rd win today. Meanwhile, UAB will look to rebound after losing to Liberty by seven points last week to bring their record to 1-1 on the season.

This will be another great day of college football, here is everything you need to know to watch and stream the action on Saturday.

Georgia Southern vs. UAB

  • When: Saturday, September 17
  • Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: fubo Sports Network
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
NCAA Football Odds and Betting Lines

NCAA odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Odds were updated at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Georgia Southern vs. UAB (-12.5)

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GAME NOTES: Nebraska vs. Georgia Southern

The Huskers look to make it two in a row on Saturday when they play host to the Georgia Southern Eagles!!

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are looking for their second win of the season this Saturday when they host the Georgia Southern Eagles at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska enters the game with a record of 1-1 after defeating North Dakota 38-17 last weekend. Georgia Southern is 1-0 on the season after a 59-7 victory over Morgan State in their season opener. First-year head coach Clay Helton leads the Eagles after spending six years as the head coach at USC.

Saturday will also include six inductions to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame and Ag Day, which will honor the state’s agricultural history. We’ll also see the Cornhuskers break out their first alternate uniforms of the year. This weekend’s game will kick off at 6:30 pm CT on FS1.

Stay tuned to Cornhuskers Wire for all the latest information on this weekend’s matchup.

What you need to know about the Georgia Southern Eagles

Don’t know much about Nebraska’s upcoming opponent Georgia Southern? Get the skinny right here:

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Nebraska welcomes an unfamiliar opponent to Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening in the Georgia Southern Eagles. The Cornhuskers come into the game at 1-1 after breaking their 7-game losing streak with a 38-17 win over FCS member North Dakota on Sept. 3. Georgia Southern will make a 1,201 mile trip to Memorial Stadium fresh off a 59-7 thumping of Morgan State in their first game of the season.

The Huskers and Eagles have never met on the football field before and the game is Nebraska’s 18th all time against opponents from the Sun Belt Conference. On the other end, Georgia Southern has played two Big Ten opponents in their short history in the FBS, losing on both occasions. The Eagles were an FCS member until 2014 and won the Sun Belt that same year. In their FCS tenure, Georgia Southern won six championships between 1985 and 2000.

Listed below is key facts, stats and players from Nebraska’s Week 2 opponent:

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Georgia Southern Eagles odds, tips and betting trends | Week 2

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The Nebraska Cornhuskers play the Georgia Southern Eagles on Saturday, Sept. 10, and if you’re looking to do some last-minute betting research, you’re in luck! We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook.

The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Central time and can be seen on Fox Sports 1.

The Cornhuskers and the Eagles are squaring off for the first time ever. Georgia Southern is a member of the Sun Belt Conference after making the jump from FCS to FBS in 2014. 

Last week, the Huskers were knotted up at 17 against North Dakota, an FCS member, before reeling off 21 straight points in the second half for a victory. Running back Anthony Grant helped solidify his status in the backfield with 23 carries for 189 yards and two touchdowns, earning Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts. Fellow tailback Ajay Allen tallied 60 yards and 11 carries and a score. The Huskers have played Sun Belt opponents 17 times and won 15 of those games. 

In their first game under new head coach Clay Helton, Georgia Southern won in convincing fashion over Morgan St., 59-7. The Eagles put up over 500 yards of offense. Last season, Georgia Southern went 3-9 and the program is 0-2 all-time against Big Ten foes. 

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Clay Helton was hardly awful at USC.

A good guy who everyone liked – you don’t survive a 5-7 season at that place if you rub people the wrong way – he won a Pac-12 title, won a Rose Bowl, and it wasn’t nearly enough for a program that demands College Football Playoff consideration.

He knows how to get an offense going, and now he gets to tweak a Georgia Southern program that also rightly expects success – albeit on a different scale.

The Eagles came into 2021 with three straight winning seasons and bowl appearances, but the O couldn’t get going, the losses kept rolling, and in comes Helton to change all of that.

With eight starters back on offense, six back on D, and with what should be one of the Sun Belt’s better kicking games, things should bounce back fast.

Georgia Southern Eagles Preview 2022: Offense

The offense has been in a pivot from the triple option style for a while, but now the new coaching staff really will adjust a bit more with a spread style that incorporates even more of a balance. Whatever it’s going to be, it has to work a whole lot better than the version of last year that struggled to average 20 points and 340 yards per game.

The running game wasn’t good enough, the passing game wasn’t efficient, and now it all has to be better with eight starters back.

The hope is for Buffalo transfer Kyle Vantrease to add a steady veteran presence. The sixth-year quarterback can run, but he’s more of a passer who can do a little of everything. The Eagle quarterbacks combined to throw for five touchdown passes and 12 picks – Justin Tomlin is gone, but Cam Ransom isn’t a bad No. 2 option to work around.

The receivers are in place to help. The emphasis wasn’t on the passing game so the numbers weren’t amazing, but Khaleb Hood led the way with 35 catches and 442 yards, and there’s just enough speed around to hit more deep plays. Three of the five touchdown catches went to TE Beau Johnson, a 6-1, 225-pound junior who needs to be a featured target.

The running backs need more room to move. The Eagles have high-powered runners who should average over five yards per carry. Leading rusher Logan Wright is gone, but juniors Gerald Green and Jalen White combined for over 800 yards, nine touchdowns, and 5.6 yards per pop.

The offensive front that couldn’t generate a push and allowed way too many plays behind the line gets back just about everyone around all-star guard Khalil Crowder.

Georgia Southern Eagles Preview 2022: Defense

The defense tried to help the cause, but it wasn’t great against the run and finished 110th in the nation overall. It’s not as experienced as the offensive side, but six starters are back with just enough upside to be a whole lot stronger under the new coaching staff.

The line should be the early strength. Sixth year senior Justin Ellis returns after tying for the team lead with five sacks. Combined with veteran Dillon Springer, the Eagles have the ends.

Now they need the tackles to form a solid rotation with good interior pass rusher CJ Wright gone off the nose.Size and bulk will be an early issue, but 300-pound former North Carolina transfer Kristian Varner should help.

The linebacking corps went young last season, and now it should pay off. Eldrick Robinson is gone to Wake Forest, and Michael Edwards is off to East Carolina. There was next to nothing happening in the backfield from the outside linebackers – that’s about to change under the new staff – but the inside guys have to emerge.

The secondary has to be far, far better. It will be thanks to the return of star CB Derrick Canteen, one of the best defensive players in the Sun Belt who missed most of last year with a torn pectoral muscle.

Leading tackler Anthony Wilson is back at one safety spot after making 78 tackles, and versatile Justin Birdsong returns for a fifth year after finishing fourth on the team with 49 stops.

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