Georgia Southern Shuts Out Charleston Southern 31-0
Georgia Southern scored 21 points in the first quarter and then, apparently, felt that was enough. The final was 31-0 over Charleston Southern, and the last score came at 7:17 of the third quarter. The final 22 minutes of the game had no points at all.
It started fast. Jamarian Samuel ran in from seven yards, Ashton Hollins caught a 57-yard touchdown from Max Johnson, and Weston Bryan scored from a yard out with 16 seconds left in the first quarter. Tripp Bryant kicked a 32-yard field goal with 19 seconds left in the half, and Ty Cummings ran 18 yards for the last touchdown midway through the third quarter.
The numbers are lopsided in the way you would expect. Georgia Southern had 521 yards, 351 through the air and 170 on the ground, did not throw an interception, lost one fumble and got six sacks on defense. Johnson was 28 of 39 for 281 yards and a single touchdown, which is a quiet day for a quarterback in a 31-point win. Hollins did the loudest work, eight catches for 106 yards and the long score, though he also lost a fumble.
Georgia Southern is 1-0 and Charleston Southern is 0-1. For fantasy owners the takeaway is that Hollins (24.6 points) is the receiver to like and the backfield was a team effort. Samuel and Johnson each cleared 12 points without breaking a sweat. Nobody needed a hero because the game was over by the end of the first quarter.