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Georgia State's Darren Grainger had the homecoming he'd dreamed about all season. Grainger threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns only a few miles where he grew up as Georgia State won its first-ever game over a ranked opponent, defeating No. 22 Coastal Carolina 42-40 on Saturday. Nose tackle Thomas Gore wrapped up Coastal's Shermari Jones short of the goal line on a two-point conversion with just over a minute left to secure the win. "I had so much faith in my defense, I knew they'd get a big stop," Grainger said of those heart-stopping final moments. Grainger played in rec leagues in Conway and then at Conway High, only a short distance from the Coastal Carolina campus. He knew his family and friends would turn out and wanted to put on a show. Several fans wore blue T-shirts with Grainger's name and No. 3. By the end, Grainger's edginess turned to joy. "It feels good to be home," Grainger said. "It feels good to get a win over a ranked opponent." The Panthers (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt Conference) had been 0-11 all-time against Top 25 teams and had lost all three times it had faced ranked opponents this season. The Panthers rallied in the fourth quarter to end that run of failure. "It takes 60 minutes and tonight it took every second of that," Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott said. Grainger threw a go-ahead touchdown and Tucker Gregg added his third scoring run after Georgia State blew a 28-16 lead in the second half to go up 42-34. - Georgia State/AP College Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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10/31/21 - Jamyest Williams, rSr/2023, Georgia State, 5-08, 188 (DS#86 RB) + More +

Jamyest Williams scored on a 23-yard run with 26 seconds remaining to lift Georgia State to a 21-14 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday night. Williams' decisive touchdown came barely one minute after Georgia Southern's Logan Wright had tied the score on a 9-yard run with 1:39 left in the fourth. In a game in which the teams would combine for more than 850 yards total offense, the score was tied at 7 entering the fourth quarter. With 11:19 remaining, Georgia State's Tucker Gregg scored on a 3-yard run to give the Panthers a 14-7 lead that stood up until the final two minutes. For Georgia State (4-4, 3-1 Sun Belt), Darren Grainger completed 16 of 27 passes for 141 yards. Williams had 97 yards rushing on 12 carries and Gregg gained 87 yards on 16 carries. For Georgia Southern (2-6, 1-4), Justin Tomlin completed 18 of 27 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown. He had two interceptions, the only turnovers in the game. Wright had 20 carries for 113 of the Eagles' 207 yards rushing. - Georgia State/AP College Football

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RB Jamyest Williams, Georgia State
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10/24/21 - Jamyest Williams, rSr/2023, Georgia State, 5-08, 188 (DS#86 RB) + More +

Jamyest Williams ran for two touchdowns and Darren Grainger threw for two more as Georgia State defeated Texas State 28-16 on Saturday. Williams, who rushed for 77 yards, scored on bursts up the middle for touchdowns of 18 and 28 yards. Tucker Gregg gained 115 yards for the Panthers, giving him 1,072 in his career. Georgia State (3-4, 2-1 Sun Belt) piled up 298 yards on the ground. Grainger added a career-high 106 yards on the ground while also passing for 200 yards. He completed 16 of 25 passes with a 35-yard touchdown bomb to Jamari Thrash and a 27-yard score to Aubry Payne. Brady McBride completed 27 of 47 passes for 255 yards for Texas State (2-5, 1-2). McBride's 8-yard touchdown run pulled the Bobcats to 14-13 in the second quarter. Texas State could only manage a Seth Keller field goal - his third of the game - after halftime. - AP College Football

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RB Jamyest Williams, Georgia State
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10/10/21 - Darren Grainger, rSr/2024, Georgia State, 6-3, 209 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Darren Grainger threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth and Georgia State's ground game churned out 326 yards and four more touchdowns as the Panthers crushed Louisiana-Monroe, 55-21 on Saturday night. The Warhawks scored the game's first touchdown when Chandler Rogers tossed a 25-yard strike to Zach Rasmussen with 9:35 left in the first quarter, but Georgia State roared back to score five touchdowns before Louisiana-Monroe finally answered with a Rogers-to-Zach Jackson touchdown from 18-yards out. Grainger was 18 of 25 for 230 yards and led the Panther (2-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) ground game with 84 yards on 12 carries. Tucker Gregg added 83 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, Jamyest Williams had 67 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and Cornelious Brown IV carried twice for 33 yards and a score. Rogers was 15 of 23 for 208 yards and two touchdowns for UL-Monroe (2-3, 1-2 Sun Belt), carrying 14 times for 72 yards. - Georgia State/AP College Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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10/10/21 - SyVeon Wilkerson, rSr/2025, Georgia State, 5-07, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Michael Chris-Ike and Sy'Veon Wilkerson each topped the century mark in rushing yards and scored two touchdowns apiece and Delaware State beat NCCAA-member Virginia Lynchburg 56-6 on Saturday. Chris-Ike ran for 102 yards and Wilkerson 101. The Hornets (3-3) scored 42 points in the second quarter following a scoreless first. Jared Lewis threw a pair of scores; one to Bizzett Woodley and the other to Trey Gross. Darrius Sample threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Gray for the Dragons. - AP College Football

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RB SyVeon Wilkerson, Georgia State
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10/06/21 - SyVeon Wilkerson, rSr/2025, Georgia State, 5-07, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

OCT 4 STATS FCS NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Sy'Veon Wilkerson, Delaware State, RB, Fr., 5-9, 205, Elkridge, Maryland,...Wilkerson has been the workhorse in each of Delaware State's two wins this season, this time carrying the ball a program-record 40 times for 169 yards in a 33-27, double-overtime victory at Wagner. He rushed for a 13-yard touchdown in the second quarter and caught one pass for 11 yards. Honorable Mention: Noah Bodden, QB, Grambling State; Nazevich Burris, WR, Stetson; James Conway, LB, Fordham; Ah-Shaun Davis, QB, Lafayette; Zevi Eckhaus, QB, Bryant; RJ Martinez, QB, Northern Arizona; Noah Palm, DB, New Hampshire; Dominick Poole, DB, The Citadel; Jackson Waring, QB, Illinois State. - STATS FCS Football

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RB SyVeon Wilkerson, Georgia State
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09/28/21 - SyVeon Wilkerson, rSr/2025, Georgia State, 5-07, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

SEPT 13 MEAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Delaware State's Sy'Veon Wilkerson (RB, 5-9, 205, Fr., Chicago, Ill.) rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown against Georgetown, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. - MEAC Football

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RB SyVeon Wilkerson, Georgia State
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09/28/21 - SyVeon Wilkerson, rSr/2025, Georgia State, 5-07, 215 (DS#999 RB) + More +

SEPT 6 MEAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Delaware State running back Sy'Veon Wilkerson (RB, 5-9, 205, Fr., Chicago, Ill.) rushed for a game-high 92 yards in the Hornets' season-opening win over Bowie State on Saturday, finding the end zone three times on 26 carries - including an 11-yard score with 5:38 left in the game that put Delaware State up two possessions. - MEAC Football

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09/25/21 - TJ Finley, rSr/2026, Georgia State, 6-6, 230 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Shedrick Jackson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Finley with 45 seconds remaining, and No. 23 Auburn rallied to beat Georgia State 34-24 on Saturday. Auburn trailed Georgia State by 12 points at halftime and avoided losing to a Sun Belt team for the first time in program history. Finley, an LSU transfer who replaced starting quarterback Bo Nix late in the third quarter, led Auburn (3-1) on a 98-yard scoring drive in the final minutes. Safety Smoke Monday sealed the victory, returning an interception 36 yards for a score on the second play of the ensuing drive. Led by running back Tucker Gregg, Georgia State (1-3) generated 299 yards of offense and 24 points before halftime, but was unable to add to its lead in the final quarters. The Tigers' special teams started the comeback with a touchdown off a blocked punt late in the third quarter, and their defense allowed only 85 yards in a second-half shutout. - Auburn/AP College Football

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QB TJ Finley, Georgia State
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09/19/21 - Darren Grainger, rSr/2024, Georgia State, 6-3, 209 (DS#34 QB) + More +

Darren Grainger completed just six passes, but two of them went for touchdowns - including a go-ahead 34-yarder to Ja'Cyais Credle in the third quarter - to help Georgia State turn back Charlotte 20-9 in nonconference play on Saturday for the Panthers' first win of the season. Charlotte took a 7-0 lead on Chris Reynolds' 36-yard scoring strike to Elijah Spencer midway through the second quarter. After the two teams traded punts, Grainger needed just two plays to pull Georgia State even - hooking up with Jamari Thrash for a 35-yard TD at the 4:03 mark to forge a 7-7 halftime tie.

The 49ers (2-1) used a safety to take a 9-7 lead, but Grainger put Georgia State in front for good with his scoring strike to Credle with 5:06 left in the third quarter. Jamyest Williams capped the scoring for the Panthers with a 13-yard TD run in the final quarter. Grainger finished with 139 yards on 12 pass attempts with one interception for Georgia State. Destin Coates rushed for 83 yards on just four carries. Tucker Gregg ran for 76 yards on 22 carries, Williams carried seven times for 73 and Grainger added 64 on 16 totes as the Panthers piled up 298 of their 437 total yards on the ground. Reynolds completed 13 of 28 passes for 158 yards for Charlotte. The 49ers were held to 276 yards of offense. - AP College Football

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QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State
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07/29/21 - Shamarious Gilmore, rSr/2022, Georgia State, 6-3, 301 (DS#27 OG) + More +

Georgia State senior offensive lineman Shamarious Gilmore, the only four-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection in GSU history, has been named to the preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy for the second straight year. The prestigious Outland Trophy has been awarded since 1946 to the nation's most outstanding interior lineman on offense or defense. The preseason watch list, announced Tuesday by the Football Writers Association of America, recognizes 80 returning standout interior linemen. Gilmore, the super senior from Riverdale, Ga., and Drew High School, is a four-year starter at left guard who has started 47 straight games. He is a key figure in the top three rushing seasons in program history in 2018, 2019 and 2020 and has helped the Panthers average 221 yards rushing, 433 yards of total offense and 32 points per game over the last two years. - Georgia State Football

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OG Shamarious Gilmore, Georgia State
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07/26/21 - Roger Carter, rSr/2022, Georgia State, 6-2, 256 (DS#8 FB) + More +

Roger Carter, Georgia State's two-time All-Sun Belt Conference tight end, has been named to the 2021 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. The John Mackey Award is presented annually by the Friends of John Mackey to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. Carter, the super senior from Columbia, S.C., has been a key component in Georgia State's high-powered offenses with his pass-catching and blocking ability. The three-year starter has 76 career receptions for 901 yards and 10 touchdowns in 44 career games. Carter's 10 career touchdown catches are sixth in Georgia State history and tied for first among tight ends. - Georgia State Football

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FB Roger Carter, Georgia State
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07/25/21 - TJ Finley, rSr/2026, Georgia State, 6-6, 230 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Auburn drew some attention earlier this summer when it added former LSU quarterback TJ Finley, who left LSU after taking over for an injured Myles Brennan only to lose the job to fellow freshman Max Johnson. As a result, Finley joined an Auburn quarterback room that featured two-year starter Bo Nix along with super senior Grant Loy and true freshman Dematrius Davis. Fans have talked a great deal about Finley's role during his first fall as an Auburn Tiger, but it isn't clear whether he is seen as a viable candidate to start or instead a talented backup to Nix. There will likely be questions asked to Harsin or Nix about what Finley is expected to do this season. - Opelika-Auburn News

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QB TJ Finley, Georgia State
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07/22/21 - Shamarious Gilmore, rSr/2022, Georgia State, 6-3, 301 (DS#27 OG) + More +

The offensive promise of this year's Georgia State football team is obvious from the choice of four players as first-team selections on the preseason All-Sun Belt Conference team that was announced Tuesday. Six other players were included on the second team, two on offense and four on defense. Georgia State, which was 6-4 and won the LendingTree Bowl last season, returns 11 starters from the team that averaged a school-record 33.3 points per game. The Panthers return nine starters from a defense that ranked seventh in the nation in sacks, with 35.

Named to the first team were running back Destin Coates, guard Shamarious Gilmore, receiver Sam Pinckney and kicker Noel Ruiz. Second-team selections were tight end Roger Carter, receiver Cornelius McCoy, defensive linemen Hardrick Willis and Dontae Wilson, and defensive backs Antavious Lane and Quavian White. The Panthers were picked to finish third in the East Division by the conference coaches, behind Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State, who tied for first, and ahead of Georgia Southern and Troy. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to win the West Division. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

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OG Shamarious Gilmore, Georgia State
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07/20/21 - Hardrick Willis, rSr/2022, Georgia State, 6-2, 260 (DS#999 DE) + More +

Already Georgia State's career leader in sacks, senior defensive end Hardrick Willis will look to add to that total this fall. Three-year starter and two-time All-Sun Belt performer has 12.0 career sacks, including 10.5 sacks and 15.5 tackles for loss over the last two seasons. Last fall, the Jonesboro, Ga., native was second on the team and third in the Sun Belt with 6.0 sacks, helping Georgia State rank No. 7 in FBS with a school- record 35 sacks. He was also a key contributor on a GSU defense that allowed averages of 3.86 yards per rush (school record) and 136.7 rushing yards per game (second-best in school history).

Willis teams with senior noseguard Dontae Wilson to give the Panthers a veteran presence on the defensive line, where every key contributor returns. Willis will always hold a special place in Georgia State football lore for a huge play that he made in the Panthers' iconic victory at Tennessee in 2019. That afternoon at Neyland Stadium, on the second play of the game, he caused a fumble that teammate Ed Curney recovered at the UT 23 to set up a touchdown and start the Panthers on their way to the 38-30 win, the first in school history against a Power 5 opponent. - Georgia Southern Football

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DE Hardrick Willis, Georgia State
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