Georgia Southern football

2022 - 9 - 10

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Game recap: Georgia Southern stuns Nebraska Cornhuskers with ... (Savannah Morning News)

The Sun Belt Conference's Georgia Southern Eagles face the host Nebraska Cornhuskers for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff.

Georgia Southern drove, but quarterback Kyle Vantrease throws the intercepton] [After a clutch 4th-and-1 by Georgia Southern, the Eagles turned ball over. Georgia Southern's defense hasn't solved Nebraska's offense, which just went 84 yards on 13 plays in 4:59, culminated by Ajay Allen's 7-yard TD run. Backup QB Logan Smothers had a big run, with the ball punched out by Georgia Southern linebacker Marques Watson-Trent and recovered by Dillon Springer. Georgia Southern hangs on against Nebraska for second-ever win against Power 5 opponent] Touchdown Kyle Vantrease on a designed run] [Froth the 8 yard linke, with the quarterback stretching the ball over the goal line. The former Huskers star QB, a member of two national championship teams, is trying to turn around a program that has gone 4-8, 5-7, 3-5, 3-9 and now 1-2 under his watch.

Nebraska tied with Georgia Southern at halftime (HuskerExtra.com)

Nebraska punted twice but otherwise matched the Eagles in a shootout resembling an AAC game. Quarterback Casey Thompson was sharp throughout, going 13-of-16 ...

Thompson on the next play lofted the ball over a Georgia Southern linebacker over the middle to Brody Belt for a 21-yard touchdown. The Huskers again turned to Grant from there six times on its 10-play, 76-yard scoring drive, including a 4-yard capper on a zone read. The Huskers countered with six-play, 75-yard burst ending with another Thompson designed run, this time from two yards out. Georgia Southern — a Sun Belt team receiving $1.423 million from NU for the game — looked more like Georgia on offense. A Brian Buschini 65-yard punt bailed out the Huskers — momentarily. A special-teams penalty set up Nebraska’s first drive at its own 10-yard line and netted minus-1 yards after Thompson took a sack.

Nebraska vs. Georgia Southern: Live updates, score, results ... (CBSSports.com)

Live scores, highlights and updates from the Nebraska vs. Georgia Southern football game.

Both Nebraska and Georgia Southern have easy wins in recent memory. Their wins bumped Nebraska to 1-1 and Georgia Southern to 1-0. The Nebraska Cornhuskers will stay at home another week and welcome the Georgia Southern Eagles at 7:30 p.m.

Live updates: Georgia Southern 45, Nebraska 42; FINAL (247Sports)

INTERCEPTION: Marques Buford picks off Vantrease after Garrett Nelson forced pressure from the edge. The Huskers take over at its own one-yard line. FIELD GOAL: ...

TOUCHDOWN: Georgia Southern methodically drives the field and finishes it off with a touchdown run from Jalen White to open the scoring. The matchup on Saturday will be the first all-time between Nebraska and Georgia Southern. with the broadcast to be shown on FS1 with Noah Eagle and Mark Helfrich on the call. TOUCHDOWN: Gerald Green with a 47-yard touchdown run to put Georgia Southern back in the lead. The game can also be streamed on the FoxSports App, or heard live on Huskers Radio Network affiliates and on Huskers.com. TOUCHDOWN: Casey Thompson keeps it for his second rushing touchdown of the day and third overall, helping the Huskers tie things back up. TOUCHDOWN: Anthony Grant scores his first touchdown on the day from the 4-yard line. - Punter Brian Buschini had a 65-yard punt on his first punt of the evening. Thompson went for 31 yards through the air and Nebraska overcame a holding penalty that threatened to derail the drive. From there Anthony Grant carried Nebraska inside the 10-yard line with several runs. TOUCHDOWN: Ajay Allen plows into the end zone to tie things back up as the Huskers got a stop and then drove the ball killing much of the third quarter and capped it off with a 7-yard touchdown run. Initially ruled incomplete, officials reversed the call when it was revealed Washington's knee hit the turf while in possession of the ball.

First-year coach Clay Helton's Georgia Southern Eagles 'got after us ... (ESPN)

In taking down Nebraska in stunning fashion, 45-42, Georgia Southern became the third Sun Belt Conference team to pull off a major upset on the road ...

[Khaleb Hood](https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4568419/khaleb-hood) before he took off up the middle on a designed quarterback run for the go-ahead score. Grant carried 27 times for 138 yards and a score. The Eagles (2-0) piled up 642 yards, none bigger than the 75 they moved in 11 plays for the winning touchdown. "We win as a team and lose as a team, and we got beat today. Before the Eagles worked their magic, Marshall upended Notre Dame and Appalachian State knocked off Texas A&M. It was also the third major upset of the day from Sun Belt Conference programs.

How to Watch Georgia Southern at Nebraska in College Football ... (Sports Illustrated)

Kyle Vantrease and Georgia Southern will take the field against Casey Thompson and Nebraska on Saturday night.

Nebraska went to Northwestern and lost in the first game of its season 31-28 in a close contest. However, the Eagles are undefeated while the Cornhuskers are 1-1 after playing in a pre-week one game. Georgia Southern and Nebraska both enter the second week of college football after winning last week.