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A pair of teams from the East Division of the Sun Belt collide on the gridiron down in the Peach State. The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the road as they make the trip to face the Georgia Southern Eagles Saturday evening. Appalachian State knocked off Old Dominion 27-14 on the road last Saturday in their previous contest though they failed to cover as a 17-point favorite in the game. Georgia Southern suffered a third straight loss as they were dumped 23-10 at home by Marshall last Saturday, failing to cover as a 5.5-point underdog in their most recent game. In the all-time series between the teams, the Mountaineers own a 5-3 advantage and have won the last two meetings, including a 27-3 home victory in the most recent matchup on November 27, 2021.
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Appalachian State snapped a two-game skid as they jumped on Old Dominion early before cruising to the victory. The Mountaineers improved to 6-5 on the season and stand 3-4 in the East Division of the Sun Belt with the victory. Against Old Dominion, Appalachian State led 10-0 after the opening quarter, 24-0 at the half and 27-0 after three quarters before the Monarchs tallied a pair of touchdowns in the final 7:05 to make the final score more respectable. The Mountaineers rolled up a 498-394 advantage in total offense, picked up 24 first downs while allowing 20 and controlled the clock by a 32:42 to 27:18 margin. They also forced the lone turnover in the game as well.
The Mountaineers enter this game 43rd in the nation in passing offense as they average 250.7 yards per game through the air and tied for 39th in the nation by running for 188.8 yards per game. Appalachian State is 32nd in the FBS in scoring offense with 33.7 points per game and 49th in scoring defense as they allow 24.5 points per contest. Chase Brice is 204 of 322 passing for 2,668 yards with 27 touchdowns and six interceptions this season. He has run for 77 yards and four scores on the ground. Ryan Burger (four of six, 40 yards, 23 rush yards) and Brady McBride (two of three, 33 yards) have seen limited work this season. Camerun Peoples leads the run game with 101 carries for 593 yards and five scores this season. Nate Noel (75 carries, 433 yards, three TD), Daetrich Harrington (72 carries, 315 yards, three TD) and Ahmani Marshall (56 carries, 298 yards, three TD) have all seen their share of work in the run game as well. Dashaun Davis leads the team in the receiving department as he has hauled in 36 balls for 426 yards and three scores this season. Christian Horn (31 catches, team-high 545 yards, four TD), Kaedin Robinson (22 receptions, 370 yards, two TD) and Dalton Stroman (18 grabs, 318 yards, four TD) each have exceeded the 300-yard receiving mark this season. Michael Hughes has connected on all 46 extra point attempts and five of seven field goal attempts with a long of 40 this year.