Texas State built momentum at times during Saturday’s game at Georgia Southern. The team just couldn’t sustain it for long enough, falling 40-38 in Statesboro, Georgia.
After a first quarter that saw the Bobcats (1-9, 1-5 Sun Belt) net a loss of five yards and trailing 17-7 — their only score coming from a 97-yard kickoff return by senior wide receiver Jeremiah Haydel — the maroon and gold began making big plays against the Eagles (6-2, 4-2).
Texas State put together an 11-play, 75-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown rush by redshirt freshman running back Calvin Hill. Georgia Southern redshirt senior quarterback Shai Werts was intercepted by junior cornerback Jarron Morris on the first play of the next drive, setting the visitors up on the hosts’ 43-yard line. Junior quarterback Tyler Vitt found junior wide receiver Marcell Barbee over the middle on the next play, who took it to the end zone for a 43-yard score that gave the Bobcats their first lead of the game at 21-20.
