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Appalachian State stays in the Group of 5 race with big win at Georgia State

No team from the Sun Belt Conference has ever appeared in one of the New Years Six bowl games since the implementation of the BCS, but No. 25 Appalachian State (9-1, 5-1 Sun Belt) will remain in the running to bring that drought to an end this season. The Mountaineers roared back to form a 21-7 deficit in the first quarter to rout Georgia State (6-4, 3-3 Sun Belt) Saturday night in Atlanta,…

Appalachian State scores 28 straight points to lead Georgia State at halftime

Looking for a game or two to keep on your Group of 5 radar this evening? No. 25 Appalachian State is leading Georgia State 35-21 in Atlanta as the Mountaineers hope to remain in the running for a spot in the New Years Six bowl lineup at the end of the year.

Georgia State got the scoring started after the defense came up tall with two consecutive three-and-outs. After being forced to punt after a…

Dan Ellington leads Panthers to a dramatic victory over Kennesaw State

The football gods lifted an unknowingly curse on the Panthers Thursday as Georgia State won their first season-opening game since 2014. Led by Dan Ellington, the junior transfer quarterback from Itawamba Community College, the Panthers executed a two-minute drill that ended with Ellington lofting an eight-yard touchdown pass to wideout Diondre Champaignewith 40 seconds remaining on the clock to…

WATCH: Georgia State basketball coach Ron Hunter catches TD in spring game

The Georgia State Panthers were among the teams holding spring games or scrimmages on Saturday as the spring football season continues this month. As we tend to see from week to week, Georgia State took a chance to have a light-hearted moment during their spring game when they invited men’s basketball head coach Ron Hunter to step on the field and see if he can catch a pass.

During the spring…