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Eagles vs Jaguars Final: 24-9 - Recap

The Jaguars had no answer for Favian Upshaw on Saturday as the Eagles rolled to a 24-9 win at Ladd Peebles Stadium.

Georgia Southern was a favorite by -13.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 57.0.

Favian Upshaw rushed for 108 yards, while Kevin Ellison added 86 yards in the win. BJ Johnson and Montay Crockett added 63 and 42 receiving yards respectively.

Xavier Johnson rushed for 21 yards for South Alabama, while Tyreis Thomas added 20 yards. Dallas Davis threw for 279 yards for the Jaguars, while receivers Kevin Kutchera and Gerald Everett had 69 and 64 yards respectively.

South Alabama lost the offensive yardage battle to Georgia Southern 441-352 yards in Saturday's game. Georgia Southern had more first downs as that total ended up 23-19.

The time of possession battle favored Georgia Southern as their offense was on the field for 35:26, longer than the 24:34 of their opponents.

Georgia Southern heads into a 3 battle against Louisiana-Monroe. South Alabama, meanwhile, will have their next action against Louisiana-Lafayette.