After allowing UMass to score half of a hundred points last season, Georgia Southern was able to avenge that loss tonight as the Eagles ran the ball down the Minutemen’s throat en route to a 34-13 home win.
I wrote in my preview that ideally quarterback Shai Werts would throw the ball very little and lower the opportunity to make mistakes through the air, which GS did, as Werts went 6-9 (nice) while throwing for 154 yards and two scores with no picks.
The Eagles offense was a little slow to get things going to kick off the game, but got clicking in the second quarter by way of 17 points on scores from Werts to tight end Cam Brown and a short run by the quarterback along with a long 41-yard boot by Tyler Bass.