GA Southern vs. Jacksonville St - News - September 19, 2026 | FOX Sports

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31

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Darius Cannon - Has five receptions Cannon caught five passes for 54 yards against Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Impact Cannon impressed at Murray State last season, but this performance was largely built on one 38-yard catch. Now, there are guys who break off big plays, of course, but prior to this outing Cannon had three catches for 13 yards against FBS competition.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Deondre Johnson - Finds end zone Johnson caught three passes for 61 yards and a touchdown Saturday versus Georgia Southern.

Impact Johnson has been over 60 yards in each of the last two games, and he has 11 catches over four games. However, he has been targeted 16 times, and never more than five times in a game, so his conversion rate has been particularly high.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jalen Likely - Catches TD in return Likely ran six times for eight yards and had two catches for 16 yards and a touchdown against Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Impact Likely did not play in Week 2 with an injury, and while he saw the field here, clearly he got nothing going on the ground. This was not a uniform experience for the Gamecocks, and the team now has to really worry about its backfield rotation.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Lucas Farrington - Breaks off TD run Farrington ran four times for 44 yards and a score against Georgia Southern on Saturday.

Impact The Gamecocks are used to operating a run-first, run-second offense built around a workhorse back and a rushing QB. They have the latter in Caden Creel, but do not seem to have the former. Farrington led the team in rushing yards in this game, and he delivered the only rushing TD, but he has 12 carries on the season.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Caden Creel - Throws two TDs Creel went 17-for-24 for 194 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia Southern on Saturday. He also ran 10 times for 38 yards.

Impact This is not the offense that JSU wants to operate, but it seems clear the team lacks a proper number-one running back to pair with Creel's legs in 2026. He has attempted at least 23 passes in every game for the Gamecocks in 2026, something he only did twice all of last year, but other than lighting up Eastern Kentucky he has yet to wow on that front.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Terrance Gibbs - Misses another outing Gibbs (undisclosed) did not play in Saturday's 31-27 loss to Jacksonville State.

Impact Gibbs has now missed back-to-back outings with an undisclosed injury. The 6-foot running back will now look to make a return for this Saturday's game against Houston.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Nix's punt return TD, clutch interception by Lyles lift Jacksonville State over Georgia Southern

Caleb Nix returned a punt 75 yards for the go-ahead score, Tristan Lyles had a game-saving interception in the red zone, and Jacksonville State erased a 14-point halftime deficit e...

SEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks

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EAST		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	James Madison	4-0	1-0	W4
2	Appalachian State	3-0	0-0	W3
3	Marshall	3-1	0-0	W3
4	Georgia State	3-1	0-0	W1
5	Georgia Southern	1-3	0-0	L3
6	Coastal Carolina	1-3	0-0	L2
7	Old Dominion	1-3	0-1	L3

WEST		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	Louisiana	3-1	0-0	W2
2	Troy	2-1	0-0	L1
3	Arkansas State	2-2	0-0	W1
4	South Alabama	2-2	0-0	L1
5	Louisiana Tech	1-2	0-0	L2
6	Southern Miss	1-3	0-0	L3
7	Louisiana-Monroe	0-3	0-0	L3

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EVENT INFO

AmFirst Stadium

AmFirst Stadium

Jacksonville, AL

Sep 19, 2026

16,142

3 Hours 6 Minutes