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Georgia State vs. Rhode Island: How To Watch, Preview, Prediction

Date/Time: Thursday, Aug. 31, 7:00 p.m. EST

TV: ESPN+

Location: Center Parc Stadium, (Atlanta, Georgia)

2022 record: URI 7-4 (5-3) GSU 4-8 (3-5)

Previous meetings: Georgia State leads all-time series 1-0; beat Rhode Island 41-7

Preview

Common sense dictates that FBS team Georgia State should have no issue dismantling FCS school Rhode Island...But college football doesn’t care about common sense.

Since becoming an FBS team in 2013, the Panthers have lost five times to FCS teams, most recently in 2017. That was HC Shawn Elliott’s first season with the reins.