There's a rare December date for the Sun Belt's fiercest football rivalry.
Playing for the 28th straight season, App State (7-3, 5-2) and Georgia Southern (7-4, 4-3) will meet again Saturday at 6 p.m. in Statesboro, Ga. Second place in the Sun Belt's East Division will be at stake with ESPN3 televising the game and 6,250 fans being permitted in Paulson Stadium, where the Eagles have posted 10 consecutive victories.
App State, which leads the overall series 19-15-1 but has dropped the last two matchups, is tied for fourth place nationally with 27 road wins since both programs made the FCS-to-FBS transition in 2014.