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Max Johnson Throws 4 TD Passes, Adds 1 on the Ground as Georgia Southern Pounds Marshall 49-13
Max Johnson accounted for five touchdowns as Georgia Southern scored on four straight second-half drives and held Marshall to 4 of 13 on third down.
- On Saturday, Georgia Southern quarterback Max Johnson threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score, leading the Eagles to a 49-13 victory over Marshall at Allen E. Paulson Stadium.
- Georgia Southern held a 21-7 halftime lead, bolstered by a 24-yard interception return for a touchdown by Chace Calicut. Johnson threw two touchdown passes in the first half to establish control.
- Jeremiah Ware and Alex Taylor both recorded 94 yards receiving. Ware caught two touchdown passes including a 23-yard score, while Taylor added a 70-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
- Despite totaling 412 yards of offense, Marshall struggled to execute. The Thundering Herd converted only 4 of 13 third downs and committed two turnovers during the loss.
- Georgia Southern will travel to face Georgia State next Saturday at Center Parc Stadium. Marshall returns home to host Appalachian State in the annual Memorial Game, honoring the 75 people who died in the 1970 plane crash.
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The Herald-Dispatch+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
Marshall football: Georgia Southern dominates Herd, takes control of SBC East
STATESBORO, Ga. — In one of the most important Sun Belt East Division games of the season, Georgia Southern stomped on Marshall’s SBC East hopes with a 49-13 destruction on Saturday in Statesboro, Georgia. “Disappointed at the outcome of the game, obviously,” Marshall coach Tony Gibson said.
The Washington Post+14 Reposted by 14 other sources
Max Johnson throws 4 TD passes, adds 1 on the ground as Georgia Southern pounds Marshall 49-13
·Washington, United States
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