Buoyed by a stifling defense and an opportunistic and ball-control offense, the Georgia Southern football team downed James Madison 28-14 Saturday night at Allen E. Paulson Stadium/Evans Family Field.
In a thrilling finish, Dexter Williams II threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Derwin Burgess Jr. with just one minute left, leading Georgia Southern to the largest second-half comeback in Allen E.
On Georgia Southern’s scoring drive after the Marshall safety, Eagles quarterback J.C. French got hurt after a 12-yard run. Enter Williams, transfer from Indiana who’d seen little action before ...
Backup quarterback Dexter Williams II came on in the fourth quarter and led three touchdown drives to help Georgia Southern rally from a 20-point deficit and beat Marshall 24-23 Saturday night.