STATESBORO – Jamyest Williams scored the game-winning touchdown on a 23-yard run with 26 seconds remaining to lift Georgia State to a 21-14 Sun Belt Conference football win over Georgia Southern Saturday night in Paulson Stadium.
After Georgia Southern tied the game 14-14 with 1:39 to play on a Logan Wright 9-yard run, Georgia State came right back with a 73-yard drive to retake the lead. Quarterback Darren Grainger ran four times for 33 yards before Williams, who finished with 97 yards, broke free up the middle for the game-winning score.
Justin Tomlin connected with Khaleb Hood for a 27-yard gain and then found Derwin Burgess Jr.