STATESBORO - Ashton Jeanty scored six touchdowns and ran for 267 yards as the Boise State football team downed Georgia Southern, 56-45, Saturday afternoon at Allen E. Paulson at Evans Family Field.
The Broncos jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter when Jeanty broke off two long touchdown runs. The Eagles got on the board in the second quarter when Jalen White punched it in from 2 yards out. A 31-yard field goal by Gavin Stewart brought the Eagles to within five early in the quarter. Right before the end of the half, Dalen Cobb hauled in an 18-yard touchdown catch on a spectacular grab to get the Eagles back into it.