Georgia State defense leads to win over South Alabama

Nick Arbuckle passed for 311 yards and accounted for two touchdowns to back an outstanding performance by the Georgia State defense as the Panthers earned their second straight win, 24-10 over South Alabama Saturday at the Georgia Dome.

The Georgia State (4-6, 3-3 Sun Belt) defense held South Alabama (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt) to just 10 points and 284 yards, both lows under head coach Trent Miles. GSU shut out the Jaguars in the second half and limited USA to 112 yards on 28 plays after halftime, including just nine yards on three plays in the third quarter. South Alabama managed just one play longer than 20 yards in the game, and that was a 24-yard pass completions.

Georgia State now hosts Troy next Friday at 2 p.m. at the Georgia Dome. Coverage on Sky 96.3 begins at 1:30.