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Chattanooga HC Rusty Wright Presser Previewing Georgia State
The 10th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs head to Atlanta Saturday for week 2. This weekend's matchup is against Georgia State at Center Parc Stadium (formerly Turner Field). For the Mocs, it's a homecoming for a good chunk of the roster. There are double digits from metro Atlanta. A quarter of the squad comes from Georgia. It's home away from home for the program. The press conference was led off by Head Coach Rusty Wright. He was followed by defensive back Reuben Lowery III and wide receiver Sam Phillps.
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Georgia State Hosts Chattanooga for Season Opener
After falling 35-12 to Georgia Tech in the season opener, the Panthers look to secure the first win of the season against Chattanooga in the home opener on Sept. 7 at 7:00 p.m. at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium. Georgia State and Chattanooga will face each other for the second time in program history, after exactly nine years between the two matches. The Panthers are 0-1 on the series. Running back Freddie Brock leads the Panthers in rushing yards with 61, which ranks ninth in the Sun Belt.
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Georgia Tech Impresses With 35-12 Win Over Georgia State
Given the short distance from the Georgia State campus, I was surprised there was not a lot more blue in the crowd. GT fans filled most of what they didn’t, though. All 6,000+ tickets allocated to students were sold out. Big plays, a balanced offensive attack and defensive stands highlighted the first ever meeting between the two football teams as the Yellow Jackets racked up 499 yards of offense. “The key to it all is being able to get guys touches,” Georgia Tech coach Brent Key said.
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HC Dell McGee Press Conference Previewing Georgia Tech
Coach Key has done an exceptional job. He's an ex-O-Line guy, so you can see the physicality they play with up front. Their quarterback is a dual threat guy. Coach Faulkner has implemented a lot of the run game with the quarterback, utilizing his legs. It's a difficult offense to prepare for. Their defense, watching the FSU game, they were flying around. They appeared to be the faster team. They were hungrier. You could see how tenacious they were. The D-Line is big and physical. They've got edge guys who are twitchy.
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Panthers Open 2024 Season at Georgia Tech
Georgia State opens its 15th season of football (11th at the FBS level) and the Dell McGee era with the Panthers' first meeting at Georgia Tech, set for Saturday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium. This is Dell McGee's first full-time head coaching position. With the leadership change for the Panthers during the off season, Georgia State retained 65 returners and added 54 newcomers to the 2024 roster. Georgia State is facing Georgia Tech for the first time. This is the opening of a home-and-home.
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Battle rages for starting quarterback job at Georgia State
There will be many new faces in the starting lineup for the Georgia State football team in the coming season, but none as obvious as at QB, where the slate has been wiped completely clean. Darren Grainger finished his record-setting career by earning MVP honors at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and is trying to catch on with the Canadian Football League. Mikele Colasurdo, the highly regarded prospect, was the top reserve for three years and left the program. That leaves the key position wide open for HC Dell McGee.
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Georgia State Lands 4-Star Running Back Ladainnian Martin for 2025
Sunday evening yielded a huge bit of recruiting news for the Georgia State Panthers. Running back Ladainnian Martin of Greenville, South Carolina announced his commitment to the Pathers via X. Martin is a 5'10" 175-pound prospect currently enrolled at J.L. Mann High School. He previously played at Greenville's Greer High School. 247Sports gives Martin a four-star rating as the #5 prospect in the state of South Carolina and the #20 running back in the nation for the class of 2025.
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Georgia State Panthers Football: Season Preview and Prediction
Considering the timing, the hiring of Dell McGee was a hit, although it may take a minute for the impact to come into full view Georgia State. His recruiting acumen, which he didn’t have the chance to exercise this cycle, will help. For now, it might be a Year Zero situation. Former Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott’s resignation was one of the stranger moves of the offseason, mostly because it happened during their spring practice. Because of the timing, the roster is in a state of limbo.
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Edge Rusher Cayden Adkins Commits to GSU
Georgia State Football and Head Coach Dell McGee continues to be scorching hot on the recruiting trail and lands a big-time jumbo Athlete in Elba (AL) Edge Rusher Cayden Adkins. Adkins is a 6'2, 235lbs versatile Athlete who is being recruited as an Outside Linebacker / Edge Rusher by the Panthers. He had a monster season in 2023 playing Fullback, Tight End, Defensive End, and Linebacker for the Tigers. He chose the Panthers over public offers from Air Force, Army, Navy, and several FCS programs.
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Nine Panthers Earn Athlon Preseason Honors
Nine members of Georgia State were named to the Athlon Sports Pre-Season All-Sun Belt Team, Athlon sports announced on Tuesday afternoon. Redshirt senior Gavin Pringle led the Panthers after earning All-Sun Belt first-team defense honors for the 2024 Athlon Sports Pre-Season All-Conference polls. After his first season as a Panther, Pringle was named to the All-Sun Belt third team in 2023 after leading the team and tying the Sun Belt lead with four interceptions, one behind the GSU season record.
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Sun Belt Football 2024 Predictions
Change is the biggest storyline for most college football conferences in the 2024 season, but that's not the case in the Sun Belt. The 14-team league will maintain divisions and the same membership as it had in '23. Although the Sun Belt never made a New Year's Six bowl or earned a playoff spot in the four-team format, the recent conference changes could put this league as the best in the Group of 5 ranks. In the East, Appalachian State is the projected frontrunner after winning the division and losing 49-23 to Troy in the conference title game last season.
Show MoreGeorgia State Panthers 2024 Football Schedule/Results
(2024 Record) Overall 0-1/ Sun Belt 0-0 / Home 0-0 / Away 0-1 / Neutral 0-0 / 6th Place East Division
(2023 Record) Overall 7-6/ Sun Belt 3-5 / Home 3-3 / Away 3-3 / Neutral 1-0 / 5th Place East Division
Saturday, August 31
Season Opener
@ Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Lost 35-12
(Bobby Dodd Stadium
At Hyundai Field) Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 7
Home Opener
vs Chattanooga Mocs
7:00 p.m.
(ESPN+)
Center Parc Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 14
vs Vanderbilt Commodores
7:00 p.m.
(ESPN+)
Center Parc Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, September 28
Conference Opener
vs Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt)
TBA
Center Parc Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, October 12
vs Old Dominion Monarchs
(Sun Belt)
TBA
(ESPN+)
Center Parc Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
Thursday, October 17
Conference Road Opener
@ Marshall
Thundering Herd
8:00 p.m.
(ESPN2)
Joan C. Edwards Stadium,
Huntington, W.VA
Saturday, October 26
@ Appalachian State Mountaineers
(Sun Belt)
TBA
Kidd Brewer Stadium,
Boone, NC
Friday, November 1
@ UConn Huskies
(Sun Belt)
7:00 p.m.
(CBS Sports Network)
Pratt & Whitney Stadium
at Rentschler Field,
East Hartford, CT
Saturday, November 9
@ James Madison Dukes
(Sun Belt)
TBA
Bridgeforth Stadium/
Zane Showker Field,
Harrisonburg, VA
Saturday, November 16
vs Arkansas State
Red Wolves
(Sun Belt)
TBA
Center Parc Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
Saturday, November 23
@ Texas State Bobcats
(Sun Belt)
TBA
UFCU Stadium,
San Marcos, TX
Saturday, November 30
vs Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
(Sun Belt)
TBA
Center Parc Stadium,
Atlanta, GA
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