FAU (0-1) is coming into Saturday's game against Georgia Southern (1-0) with a chip on their shoulder after giving up 400 rushing yards to Florida last week. The Eagles run a triple-option offense and are known for being a tenacious rushing team, averaging 267.2 rushing yards per game last season, which ranked fifth in the nation in 2020. To start the season, they have the third-most rushing yards as a team after week one, putting up 360 yards against Gardner-Webb.
"Georgia Southern is going to present a lot of the same problems we saw a week ago with defending the quarterback and defending the option plays," defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said.