Georgia Southern Kicks and Runs past Old Dominion
Three field goals from Tripp Bryant (33, 43 and 31 yards) did the quiet work here. Georgia Southern turned 410 yards into a 23-15 win over Old Dominion, and the kicker supplied nine of the points that built the cushion.
Old Dominion struck first, a 20-yard Quinn Henicle pass to Leon Haughton Jr. with 9:02 left in the first quarter. Georgia Southern answered before the quarter ended with an 11-yard Terrance Gibbs run, and that was the last time the game was tied. The Eagles led from there. Bryant kicked his three field goals across the second quarter, the last with 52 seconds left in the half to make it 16-7, and Gibbs caught an 11-yard touchdown from Turner Helton late in the third. Georgia Southern went into the fourth up 23-7.
Old Dominion did make a run at it. TJ Johnson took a Ryan Huff pass 71 yards with 11:13 left, and Huff hit Haughton for the two-point conversion to cut it to 23-15. That was the last score of the day for either side.
The stat sheet explains the rest. Georgia Southern rushed for 138 yards on 34 carries against 65 on 32 for Old Dominion, sacked the Monarchs four times (Old Dominion got to Helton once) and threw one interception to Old Dominion's zero. Old Dominion also fumbled the ball away twice, and Huff's line shows 5 carries for minus 10 yards.
Georgia Southern moves to 3-4. Old Dominion falls to 2-5. For fantasy, Gibbs was the surprise of the night: a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown from a back with six carries.