NCAAF 2023 - Week 1 || FCS - FBS Matchup || Rhode Island vs Georgia State || 8/31/23

1st Quarter you guys have come down here last week at this time it would be a little bit of a struggle maybe for you in the third or fourth quarter he felt like his team would be just fine here tonight I think they will be second alltime meeting between these two opponents the only other time they played back in 2013 in the Panthers lone season in the colonial Panthers 417 winners that day I can say I was there I actually saw it yes folks I witnessed that game the Panthers got the win up at Rhode Island uh it was a big because it was a frustrating season and I don't know maybe the RS want to get some back on us tonight it's been a while it has been a while and the opening kickoff is coming down to Robert Lewis he will field it at the 5 yd line and Lewis will make it back to the 24 and that's where the Panthers will put the ball on offense for the first time today following a 19 yd return by Robert Lewis switched to number one this year they're expecting a big season from him and hoping that he can stay healthy there a lot of things that have changed around with this Georgia State team during the off season some new faces in some places some faces have departed we talked about that a lot with Sean OT he's TI of talk talking about that the people that are here and that guess you look at this guy he's back and that's one of the things you're excited about you look Ranger 18 touchdowns seven interceptions rush for over 60 yards per game he was ninth in the Sun Belt in rushing as a quarterback last year so first and 10 for the Panthers from the 24 as they go on offense for the first time this year and the handoff right up the middle big hole for Marcus Carroll and a first down run for Carol great to see that burst from that young man he's stepping into two running backs that have departed from last season he's going to shoulder most of the load this year and it looks like he's up to it 19 yd pickup on his first snap of the Season Granger goes to the air and completes out here to cradle and cradle gets dropped at the 50 picks up about seven on the play six or seven on the play jakas cradle they're expecting big things from him having to replace Jamari thrash you transferred to Louisville of course cradle has some experience coming from Central Florida Healthy at the start the season that's a big plus for Georgia State second down from the 50 Panthers moving quickly and moving well to start the season Granger on the keeper fakes the pitch picks up the first down at the 38 yd line and that's something you watch that's something you watch for because we talked about the added weight for him you wonder if that would take some away from his Mobility look just fine on that play Matt Trent mcnight the offensive coordinator said actually he got stronger he got faster so first and 10 play action Granger going for the Home Run throwing it out there caught by Lewis for a touchdown 38 yds it takes the Panthers less than 90 seconds to get on the board and that'll build your confidence they have an opening drive of the Season just like that one like clockwork for Georgia State here's another look you talked about Lewis having a Philly in the void the thrash gone now he's off to a great start new kicker for the Panthers this year Liam Rickman and his Pat is up and good so wow the Panthers go 7 6 yards and a buck 14 and a great early start for Georgia State here in 2023 as they bolt out to a s nothing lead on Rhode [Music] Island back in Atlanta Georgia State out to a 7even nothing lead Darren Granger Sam two of two 45 yds passing 38- yd touchdown pass and ran the ball once for 12 yds on that opening drive he's showing you everything that he does well and it's what the Georgia state offense wants to see plus this offensive line that has been retooled we're going to talk about that some as we go along as well but now we're going to see what the Rams can do to respond only one returning starter on that offensive line for the Panthers ball coming down in the end zone and the Panthers new kickoff Specialists Braden Alexander or rather Braden mallister puts it in the end zone and no no return so they'll bring the ball out to the 45 yd line or the 25 yd line that'd be something you're going to get things started from the top we talked about we talk about cassim Hill leading this offense but he's got a veteran offensive line he's got three guys that some people think could play at the next level so let's watch and see what they do for him close to 2600 yd passing last year 19 touchdowns seven interceptions and 235 plus yards per game a year ago Hill going to go to the air on the first play hit from behind and the ball is out scooped up by the Panthers and that's going to be into the end zone we'll see if they score that a touchdown 23 yds on the return as Cody Jones the star backer scooped it up and this game this play is going to go under review ring fi the th was moving forward it's an incomplete pass so the ruling on the field is incomplete pass wow yeah I think so his arm was going forward but it will be under [Music] review one other thing about Georgia state's defensive front you wanted to see if they going to get some be able to bring bring pressure on quarterbacks and you saw it right away from the very beginning there so an incomplete pass score remains 7 nothing and it's going to be second down and [Applause] 10 Hill pressure again fires it's complete up to the 35 yd line Summers with the catch their leading receiver top returning leading receiver here's another look at see if his arm isn't going forward yeah and his arm might have been going forward cuz he was hit from behind it was knocked forward still that's how it looked to me yeah so going to be third down and one both the tight ends in motion flip-flop to the other side of the [Applause] line handoff goes to the 35 yd line first down pick up by Gabe SLO one of the guys in know the stop for Georgia State right there you're going to watch a lot this year it's Justin Abraham he and Jordan vinel johnrey Hunter experienced linebacker core probably the most experienced unit uh section of this defensive unit yeah interesting thing about johnrey Hunter they move him from the outside to the inside backer position he put on some weight too but it's probably the position he's going to get a shot at professionally fake a hand off to Glo overthrows his Target John Irby in the middle of the field brings up second down and 10 same as we take a look at your impact players when the Rams have the ball and look ATO Summers he's preseason allconference selection at wide receiver we watch out for him and Jordan vinzel the same for Georgia State hit man for them on defense Summers had 42 catches a year ago handoff goes to the running back and that's going to be about a 6-y pickup for Gab Sloat they're replacing their star running back from a year ago Marcus the shields who ran for close to 1,200 yards a one-year transfer from St Francis 17 Shamar McCollum was in on the on the stop that's another experience a veteran this defensive unit for Georgia State now it's third down third down and four line to gain is the 45 [Applause] pass is complete in stride caught by Summers still on his feet having trouble getting him on the ground all the way down to the 20 yd line catero Summers with a big catch and run for the Rams goes for 39 yds Big Catch by the preseason all Colonial selection but it's what he does after the game The Yards after the catch dragging a rece receiver that's BR Brown there with him and then Jaylen Tate two of the experience veterans from the Georgia state secondary before they could finally get him down to the ground big body wide receiver with a great catch radius 63 213 and a grad student so first and 10 for the Rams from the 19 fake a hand off to SLO heill going to run it this time and slide down at the 15 yd line I think they're going to put the slide at about the 17 this will be a three-yard pickup for Hill started his career at Maryland in 2017 came off the bench in his freshman season and led the terpens to a victory at Texas but after three games blew out his knee came back the next year played 10 games blew out his knee again again led the terpens to a win over the long [Applause] Wars second down SLO gets the ball SLO going to get cut down at the 12 yd line nice open field tackle that was jiah Johnson played corner for the Panthers a year ago they've moved him to the safety spot covering some ground was Johnson to make that stop Takes Over The Spot antavius Lane who transferred to North Carolina Panthers lost four defensive starters to the transfer [Music] Point some Big Time Players so third down line to gain is the nine and we have our first flag of the game that's going to go against the offense Marshall Lewis our referee working this season opener balart offense number 89 that's going to be on the tight end Brady roor off coach was in an interior Lin position with his s down and then picked up to move to the other position head coach Jim fling down in his 10th season 31 and 62 his record but they've been much better 24 and 24 since 2018 he has done quite a job with this program still wants more yeah seven and four historically would be an outstanding season for Rhode Island he said look we're our that's not our goal we want to get in the FCS playoffs thought they had a shot last year came up a little bit short pass is thrown complete at the 11 yd line Darius Savage second leading returning receiver with the catch now it's going to be fourth down let's see if they kick a field goal here Gavin Pringle there on on stop transferred in from buckna Georgia State team so they're going to bring their kicker freshman Ty gr onto the field Devin Walter the punter is the holder it's a 28 yd kick Donado chanti is the Snapper and a flag as the ball goes through the uprights they were barely beating the play clock there [Applause] here FAL start offense number 70 5yd penalty remains fourth down that goes against the left guard Adam Mna so now a 33 yd field goal attempt for Gro 510 180 firste player out of new Kanan Connecticut High School 33 yds from the right [Applause] hash and the kick is going to be off the upright [Applause] man so gr misses his first field goal attempt of his career bangs off the left upright and Rhode Island after driving driving down the field comes up empty man for a nice drive down the field you had those penalties and then this oh man it was hooking back in just didn't get enough hook it was outside the uprights and then at the last moment started to hook back in actually had he been further out it might have hooked in enough for him he was maybe Too Close For The Hook 10pl 59 yd Drive comes up empty for the Rams and the Panthers go back on off offense from the 20yd [Applause] line play action whips it out here to cradle and cradle up to the 25 yd line Braden price the quarterback making the tackle for the [Applause] Rams Panthers playing with Tempo snapping quickly again hand off goes to Carol he gets wrapped up right there at the line of scrimmage by Malachi BBY bring up third down and short Marcus Carroll stepping into the big shoes as you alluded Sam of Tucker Greg and Chamas Williams Granger sprinting to his right and throwing that's a first down catch up to the 37 yd line Robert Lewis's second catch of the game Lewis with the catch Dean Williams in on the stop his D played in this building yeah he did yeah he did Mitch Williams the famous Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher actually you know what I don't know whether he played in this building or not the Phillies beat the Braves in the 1993 NLCS but that was in the old building so I don't know whether Mitch was still in the game when the Braves moved in here in 1997 97 so second down behind the sticks now for the Panthers pass out here to Lewis third catch of this first quarter for Lewis and he's up to the 43 yd line price making the tackle and it's going to be third down Robert Lewis six touchdown catches in his first seven games a year ago but but then missed four of his last five games with injury keeping him healthy will be important for the Panthers this year Granger out of an empty set sprinting and throwing and that's a first down catch across the 50 yd line for Georgia State he drew him offside flag his first catch of the game they're going to decline the penalty offside Defense number eight in the neutral zone at the snap penalties declin ZTA plays the first down so same here in the first quarter the Panthers and Granger have distributed the ball to all three of the first team wide receivers Lewis three catches cradle has two catches Williams has a catch and so far the offensive line is looking good gives Granger time going for the Home Run going for cradle contact and we got a flag out on price at the nyd line let's see if this is going to be offensive or defensive pass interference it's going to go against the defense Braden price was white there R him stride for stride like he had his hands on him Defense number 26 15 yd penalty automatic first [Applause] down I'm looking at the time that Granger has like I said I'm watching this offensive line this reconfigured offensive line for Georgia State they've been able to run successfully the pass blocking for him has looked good so far Ranger is 6 for six with that time 79 yards the only returning starter for the Panthers is at left tackle the super senior number 52 Travis Glover they lost two starters on the offensive line to the transfer portal Jakari Carter now in the game he goes in motion Carroll gets the hand off he crashes down to the 24 yd line picks up seven on the play I came to the spring game and I saw Carol and he looked a little bit bigger to me you talk about guys who gained some weight he figured he's going to have the buck of the carries this year so he got prepared for it 510 210 senior rushed for over 600 yards as the number three back for most of the season in this Panthers offense going to be close to the first down with that carry right there 14th in the sun Bel conference but he really came on strong for Georgia State late in the season especially after jamas Williams got hurt and this season was ended prematurely hand off to Carol again no Granger is going to keep it and Granger lunges forward to the 21 and he is close to the first down that was Evan Stewart their top returning tackler making the stop but he gets the first down first and 10 for the Panthers well coach ly loves to talk about Evan Stewart and what he can do the way plays the game he evoked the name of Dick buus when he talked about this guy I'm like whoa he's a transfer from Boston College Jakari Carter gets the sweep Carter inside the 15 and driven Out of Bounds at the 14 yd Line Jordan Colbert making the tackle going to bring up third down and about three Panthers already rolled up seven first downs here in the the first quarter and 120 yds of total [Applause] offense Carol gets the handoff right up the middle runs into his own man and knocks off the helmet Travis Glover he'll have to come out of the game Carol ran right into his big left tackle he's making his 46th career start today 67 Bing Chuck WMA goes in for him and he's a story yeah Carol didn't knock off his Helman I think the defender knocked it off yes and you're right shukuma is a big story for the Panthers Carroll right up the middle again spins down inside the one yd line and down inside the one right back to the line of scrimmage is the Panthers play with Tempo here second down and goal and Carol skips into the end zone for the touchdown scored six touchdowns a year ago that's his first year in 2023 and the Panthers have a 13 to nothing lead great running by Carol to finish off that drive hard running inside BS his line there right behind 76 Jonathan Brown 65 Avery Reese who steps into the void at Center for Malik Sumpter all all conference we've been here seemed like forever and so Avery ree is stepping in there at Center 12pl drives so the Panthers showing their versatility first drive was quick four plays 76 yards this one's different it's more methodical 12 plays 80 yards close to 5 minutes Panthers on top 14 to nothing here in Atlanta and off to a great start in 2023 [Music] 5 scoring drive 12 plays 80 yards nearly 5 minutes Marcus Carroll six carries 26 of the 80 yards on that drive and saying he's got a chance to have a really big season he could be a top five rusher in the Sun Belt the way they're going to use him this year he's on the do Walker watch list but a lot of people he's kind of still flying below the radar because he wasn't out front last season I think he's going to get on some people's radar real quick he keeps running the way he's doing starting tonight just another and a long line of really good running backs you know the Panthers love to run the ball with their head coach Shawn Elliot former offensive lineman he likes to grind it same time man he's got an offense here with Trent Mite as his OC they can open it up and throw it too you've seen that already here in the first quarter like I alluded to you've seen the versatility they could be they beat you over the top on the first touchdown they kind of grinded you into the ground on the second touch and I spent some time with the new Center uh Avery Reese and he says you know what there was word out last season that we weren't the best offensive line in the Sun Belt so we got a little chip on our shoulder this year we don't care if we never throw the ball I wanted to run it every every play well as you alluded to ree is the guy that was promoted from backup to replace Malik Sumpter at that Center position this year so first and 10 as the Rams go back on offense they're down two scores settled for a field goal attempt on their opening drive and missed it first Carry of the game for for Jaden Griffin and he gets stopped at the line of scrimmage heard a lot of talk about Dennis and what we expect from him up front Georgia State in on that play I think that's going to be the big question mark for the Rams is what do they have in the running game they brought in some new guys Sloat and Griffin we've seen so far those were guys that were in the program Hill steps up and throws it out of bounds I mean he really threw it out of bounds heads up play by Hill as we mentioned started his career Maryland had injury problems there was controversy in the program you might remember head coach got fired transferred out went to Tennessee was with the volunteers for a year never got on the field in 2020 he transferred to the Rams he's found a home here for sure he's got a chance to go down as one of the greatest quarterbacks in program history third down and and 10 from the 25 Rush is coming at him hard he steps up in the pocket and throws underneath the SLO first down and more for SLO up to the 44 yd line good catch and run by Gabe SLO 19 yd pickup that's what you watch for against the quarterback like cassim Hill like you say his versatility and things that he can do finds that receiver just looking for who's open right there and gets it to slow to has a nice run after the catch that's a time take time let's see if a timeout has been called here first charge timeout Georgia State Timeout on the field so the Panthers burn their first timeout 316 to play in the quarter Georgia State leading cassim Hill third all time in Rams passing 39 passing touchdowns that's third all time in program history 3 63 passes completed he's fifth there and now he's just 16 yards away from being third all time in total offense should get that very soon if not on this play going to take a sack however back at the 34 yd line Panthers have done a really good job of putting pressure on cassim Hill that's Kevin swin number nine the transfer from Clemson who starred at Carolton high school started his career in the ACC has come home to finish fin you figured he was going to come out to be one of those impact guys there you see him in there along with number 10 Henry Bryant recording the sack Henry Bryant another guy who transferred in from the ACC he was at Louisville so a big loss second down and 19 on the play 32 total newcomers and 19 4-year transfers for the Panthers right up the middle Hill takes a shot in the middle of the field at the 49 Y Line gets a lot of it back going to bring up third down and medium 14 yd pickup that play that's number seven getting the Run wow that was Baris Brown on the tackle nearly some head-to-head contact right there that was Devin frell in on that play coach told us that we we would see him some tonight yeah Devin frell the young man from Milton high school started his career at Virginia [Applause] Tech pass is caught by summers at the 40 that's a first down and down to the 35 man you talk about catch radius that was UND display with that play you just throw it up there you get the elevator go there and bring it down very forgiving Target and he moves the chains yeah 16 yard pickup Sam I like what I've seen from cero Summers he's now got three catches over 60 yards and cassim Hill with that pass right there goes third time third now all time in Rhode Island history in total offense pass complete out on the edge and that Summers again with his fourth catch of the quarter good looking Prospect he was under recruited coming out of Coatsville Pennsylvania High School signed with St Francis I think this young man's got a future second down hill throws low was it caught by Irby ruled incomplete at the 24 ring on the fields an incomplete pass third down he just threw that one too low and bounced it and Irby the intended target young man battling back he missed two full seasons because of injury 2020 2021 ninth play of the drive coming up for the rigns remember though FCS they did not play at all in 2020 The Fall season was wiped out they came back and played a truncated schedule in the spring of 2021 that counted as the 2020 [Applause] season third down hill firing in the middle and it is caught by Savage and that'll be a first down at the 16 yd line 13 yd pickup Sam he'll knows how to find an open receiver he does and he has some talented receivers and Savage is wanted to transfer it in from Old Dominion and he moves to six again this is another drive that they've gotten there now let's see what they do when they get down in this area remember they had those penalties last time and then they missed a field goal attempt first and 10 final minute of the first quarter Savage gets dropped at the 18 yd line they're going to spot the original line of scrimmage as his forward progress but Jaylen Tate who steps up becomes a starter at safety this year made the [Music] tackle that might have been the final play of the quarter let's see if they try to get off a snap here as the clock is now at 10 seconds they don't seem like they're in any hurry that's going to be the end of the quarter that's the end of the first quarter so the Panthers with a big first quarter they roll up 141 yards eight first downs score on both of their possessions a quick drive a methodical Drive 14 nothing lead for Georgia State but Rhode Island trying to score for the first time they'll have the ball at the 16 when we get back to the start of 2nd Quarter the second alltime meeting Panthers beat the Rams 21-7 actually it was 41 to7 in 2012 at Rhode Island the only season the Panthers played in the colonial which is an FCS and the Panthers moved to the Sun Belt in 2013 where they have been ever since so second down and 10 and movement up front the right tackle with the infraction that's going to be Lorenzo Thompson I think no actually that's going to be Brock Bea at the bottom of that graphic we just saw we me we mentioned the Ferman game in 2019 that was the game they played after the big win at Tennessee and Darren Granger who was at Ferman at the time threw for over 300 yards in that game and Georgia state had to survive for a 4842 win yeah next year he here playing for Georgia state that leads to an interesting conversation we'll get to as the night goes on so penalty called on the Rams so second down now and long SLO gets the hand off and slow bangs off a couple of Defenders and reaches the 20yd line so I asked that of course in this day and age of the transfer portal and the free agency of movement of so many players I asked coach Elliot do you bookmark players are you watching a game and you know do you notice players and put it in the back of your mind if this guy ever comes up in the transfer portal this is somebody I want to take a look at he said yes it's just kind of the nature of the Beast you kind of have to now [Music] yeah Hill hands in the pocket and fires and it is caught in the end zone for a touchdown super catch in traffic by John urby 20yd touchdown reception and the Rams are on the board and that was he'll sh what you can do what he can do if you give him some time got good protection there and he rifled that one in I mean there's no doubt that cassim Hill can lead teams to big victories he's done it many times in his career before he got to Rhode Island and since he got to Rhode Island and as we were talking to coach fliming just the other day I said look you got a quarterback you got a chance that's the name of the game in college football in the NFL too if you got a quarterback you got a chance in every game Pat is Up and Good by grth and it's 14-7 so the Rams answer back Big Catch by Herby In The End Zone Rhode Island cuts it to 147 RH Island 14-7 match stood along with Sam praw opening minute of the second quarter and a 12pl 75 yd drive by Rhode Island covered 5 minutes and Hill was 5 of six for 74 yd on that drive Matt say what you will um I don't know if there's concerned with Georgia State defensively but the Rams have shown they can mount drives of good distance and chew up some time on the clock the early one didn't pay off that one did yeah I think the early returns are that the Rams are going to have trouble running the ball on the Panthers but so far they've been able to pass the ball on the Panthers as long as they can keep the heat off of Hill he's got a chance and the Panthers going to have a hard time with him return by Lewis up to the 32 yd line that's where the Panthers go on offense they've scored on both of their possessions this will be their first of the second quarter 21 yd return by Lewis kickoff returns a rarity with Georgia state in the past we're seeing them tonight well with the fair catch rules and you get the ball at the 25 yard line it becomes a strategic decision here where the ball comes down do you return it or you just take the ball at the 25 25 is great starting field position most teams will settle for that Panthers get a little bit better on the return by Lewis they'll start at the 33 is where they put it down Rangers seven for seven so far 86 yards Carol got hit in the back field bounced off that man and Falls forward to the 43 close to a 10yd pickup for Carol showing great balance on that play he's just showing how he's running the football and like I said the thing he just prepared himself so well for for this season Breaking some tackles there niney pickups what they call it Granger scrambling to his right being chased as he throws that's a first down catch to Carol First Catch out of the backfield for Carol you can expect a lot more than that coming up this season had five catches out of the back field last year Trent mcnight said he kind of envisions this season perhaps unfolding like it did in 2019 when Trey Barnett at the time became the go-to back and had the bulk of the carries catch made by Lewis LS with his fourth catch of the game second down and five line to gain is the 43 Williams in motion KZ Adams in the game for the first time gets his first Carry struggles to get back to the line of scrimmage M Makai bethl making the tackle for the Rams Adams brings a little something different can make you miss those type running backs a little change of pace for Georgia State offensively when he comes into the game third down and six ball at the 49 and backfield set now we have encroachment I believe on the Rams and a free play for the Panthers and the ball was caught at the 45 yd line by Tek Williams they're probably going to take the penalty right here Defense number 35 5yd penalty repeat third down coach Shawn Elliot he was really satisfied with preseason practice thought it was one of the best that he's been through and starts his seventh season as the Panthers head coach he said they never hit that monotony level usually in preseason practice couple of weeks in you start to get hit that monotony level they got so many new players battling for spots on this starting lineup and in the depth chart that uh stayed pretty Lively the entire summer Marcus Carroll gets wrapped up did pick up the first down [Music] however eight AJ paa in on the [Music] stop going for the Home Run William streaks open and caught for the touchdown High leak Williams 42 [Applause] yds as Darren Granger dropped it in a bucket it's 20 to7 once again when you're going to give Darren Granger that kind of time the offensive line did it once again on this play gave him plenty of time to find his receiver and he just hung it out there and let Williams go and get it well sea Elliot told us that Granger in Pre season practice has been precise on his assignments and deliveries you can't be any more precise then 10 for 10 to start the [Applause] game wow what a start to the season for Darren Granger Rickman on for the Pat and he's splits the upright 217 Panthers have scored every time they've touched the ball two big touchdown passes by Grangers so far in this game 38 yds to Lewis and 42 to Williams two [Music] t wonderful start to the season for Darren Granger he came in starting the season fourth MO in program history in passing yards closing in on Nick Arbuckle's program record led the team in rushing last year his third season is the Panthers starting quarterback even named to the watch list for Maxwell and Manning Awards certainly deserves it he's really worked hard in his time here he's 10 for 10 to start this game for 38 yds I believe or thereabouts is close to that 3 for3 52 yards on that last Drive ball coming down in the end zone Rams will take a knee and bring it out to the 25 so 21-7 lead Ranger on the horn upstairs to Trent mcnight the offensive coordinator from the top we talked about two veteran quarterbacks and they have been having an impact in this game oh they've been great and Hills 9 for 13 for 127 in a touchdown so both of the veteran quarterbacks have not disappointed here today B making his 15th consecutive start five years he's been the starting quarterback pass thrown complete to Summers going to cut inside and look for a running Lane and go down at the 32 33 yd line they'll spot the 32 that'll be a seven ydd pickup it's that man again yeah he's got five catches he's approaching 100 yds here in the first half they lost all conference wide receiver Ed Lee their top receiver from a year ago he signed with the Patriots in the off season was cut earlier this month second down play action pocket for Hill going for the Run he's got two guys in the same area code I mean literally Irby and Savage were running side by side down the field the road Island offensive line gave Hill time just hung it out there too far that offensive line anchored by number 75 you see him right there the Right Guard Nick kareah making his 38th straight start tonight First Team all conference and a third team allamerican at the end of last season got the same kind of preseason honors this year so third down and three Hill heavy Rush steps up to avoid it going to try to run for the sticks and get there he does head play by cassim Hill that's what you expecting that veteran quarterback he he's he's going to take what you give him reverse angle shot right here first yep first and 10 for the Rams ball at the 41 yd line if you're wondering how he became a seventh year quarterback he had catastrophic knee injuries his first two years of college 2017 and 2018 at Maryland he was on the fast track to be a great power five quarterback Big Run for the Iowa State transfer first time neon Silas has touched the ball 20- yard pickup for Silas he says keep it going you talked about the Run game needing to compliment what Rhode Island's been able to do through the air this is a start for it Silas one of the guys that they brought in transfer along with McKenzie that could help them get the Run game going this year first and 10 [Music] [Applause] going to get the rock again Silas wow takes a big hit Gavin Pringle came up from his cornerback position and brought the [Music] wood still a four- yd pickup for silus on the play wber Pringle comes up at the end here and says hello nice to have you in town w [Music] Silas is the guy who's bounced around he's from Memphis played his high school ball in the Tampa area at steinbrener high school started his career at Iowa State and a timeout is going to be called first charge timeout Rhode Island Timeout on the field we'll step aside with 9 minutes to play in the half Georgia State up by 14 the head 217 Georgia State on top of Rhode Island Matt Stewart Along With Sam praw thanks for joining us here 2023 season opener from Center Park Stadium Rhode Island backto back seven in Four Seasons best two-year run the programs had in close to 40 years going back to the early 80s second down coming out of the ti timeout called by the Rams and Hill in the pocket he's in trouble ball is out and he jumps on top of it going down for the quarterback sack that was Abraham who got his mits on him now it's going to be third down three- yd loss on the play when they saw that ball come out they couldn't fall on it just a great bull rush right there by the Panthers Abraham forced the fumble and nearly got on top of it so now it's going to be third down and nine line to gain is the 29 hill rush is coming again stands in there fires complete first down catch and run that's Herby who had the 20yd reception for a touchdown earlier in the quarter 13 yd pickup when they needed nine great pass here by Hill who finds this guy and Herby makes the catch and hangs on to it moves the sticks first got another drive going here Matt they do first and 10 from the 25 yd line they're approaching 200 yds of offense here in the first half Panthers have 203 Rams at 186 Hill is 11 for 16 145 these two quarterbacks dueling each other here slowed on the kick carry Rams his body down for a two- yd pickup jont Trey hunter in on that tackle for the Panthers as's a look at Hunter we talked about how he added some weight moved from the outside to the inside linebacker position preseason second Team all Sun Belt coach Elliott said things will be a little bit different for him in that inside linebacker spot you got things coming right at you rather than approaching them from the angle as an outside linebacker Chad Stags the new defensive coordinator saying nothing but his Praises fake on the play by Hill sold it well gets close to the first down with the Run seveny pickup cassim Hill looks like he's got some blood on him yeah look he might got a suffered a cut there on that play some kind of way so third down and one ball just outside the 15 yd line Silas hops from one spot to the other gets the hand off right up the middle and gets the first down Deon Silas they might have something there with that young man picks up the first down down to the 10 yd line he was looking for a roll when he he brought a different right he's but he's brought a different kind of energy to this offense coming in and he's bringing up some success in the Run game mentioning this is a veteran offensive line three returning starters we mentioned kareah Thompson delis sudas the center all those guys 25 straight starts or [Applause] more Hill rolling to his right throwing on the Run broken up at the goal line trying to get it to the tight end or and a fine play by Pringle the corner Pringle a transfer from Bucknell watching Neil again rolling up he's got his got his receiver there but Pringle comes up makes a great stop trying to go to rock the tight end Pringle one of three newcomers from the transfer portal finding their way into the starting lineup on opening day the other two coming on the offensive line Bill stands in there has a pocket throws jump ball and it is caught no [Applause] incomplete it's going to be ruled intercepted by Georgia State that's going to be a touch back Cody Jones must have come up with the inter an interception by the defense in the end zone resulting in a Touchback back wow Cody Jones won the jump ball let's take another look at this he going to throw it out there watch for 32 in the dark Jersey how did he come down with that just reaches in there with one hand and just pulls it out the other question is was he inbounds when he came down with it the call on the field is interception there's great camera work right there and it looks like he did catch it wow yep [Applause] Daryl Miller veteran sideline cameraman one of the best in the business coming up with that shot right there yeah coach [Applause] Fleming I don't know that he threw a challenge flag on that no they're not going to challenge that's fantastic camera work yeah and it was and you saw the replay and he got the ball in control of it for sliding out of bounds so the Panthers go on offense from the 20yd line after the interception by Cody Jones another one of the newcomers for the Panthers Granger has trouble picking it up and he's going to take a loss back at the 12 yd line that was Gomes Emanuel Gomes the safety who got to him first real mistake that Grangers made in this game and I don't know if that was his mistake low a bad exchange low snap [Music] so second down Panthers way behind the sticks right now second and 17 pass thrown complete to Thompson cadarius Thompson with his first catch slight gain on the play going to bring up third down and long Panthers four for four on third down conversion Sam this is going to be a challenge for him he's going to be third and 13 see what they do to overcome this at mq on first down under four and a half to play in the half goes with the hard count in his own man jumps F start offense number 79 5yd penalty remains third down Montavious Cunningham who has battled back and won the right tackle job back red Church sophomore out of Clark Central High School in Athens Georgia the Gladiator now it's third and 18 it's the first penalty on the Panthers empty bag field set for Georgia State Ranger takes the snap from the six fires out here quickly Carter toari Carter with his first catch and bobbled it at the end going to be well short of the first down he's tackled at 25 and the Panthers going to have to punt for the first time 13 yd pickup but they needed 18 and that is what the Rhode Island defense needed they needed to come up with with with a stop and figure some things out to slow down the Georgia state offensive attack they're going to get the ball back here with about three minutes and some change left of halftime let's see what Kate Loggins the new punter for Georgia State he's standing at the 11 yd line been in the program promoted after Michael Haynes slowed on the return took it at the 37 he's across the 50 and down to about the 43 yd line got a flag down on the field F position let's check the flag right in front of the Georgia state bench got two players that got tangled up a 38 yd punt 17 yd return let's check the penalty call before we step aside for a break here Shawn Elliot in his seventh season as the Panthers head coach 34 and [Applause] 38 personal foul unnecessary ruus number 15 of the kicking Team 15 yards is added to the end of the run first down so it's not going to get the Panthers a first down but it'll back him up from the return that was Malachi BBY called for the penalty actually it's on the Panthers pardon me will'll step aside Rams take over at the 30 yd line 3177 left in the half the penalty was on Terrell Gordon of Georgia State not on Malachi BBY of Rhode Island so as a result the Rams have the ball first and 10 at the Panthers 30 so after throwing an interception In The End Zone on their previous possession they're right back down there a chance to cash in again Hill is 11 of 18 passing here in the first half Griffin goes in motion they throw it the other way on a tunnel screen and it's going to be caught but dropped for a loss on the play that was Savage with the catch lost a yard well like I said when the defense had had to stop they're going to get the ball back with three minutes and some change they have some time here now they try to get some points on the board six at most three but they do have a chance to try to score Rams have two FBS victories in program history umash and Yukon the Panthers next opponent next week Hill fires in the middle it's caught by Summers and Summers all the way down to the 20 yd line dragging Defenders with him 11 yd pickup he's hard to bring down it took three Panthers that time that's catch number seven for Summers he's up to 88 yards receiving in the first half great opening night for him catch there's Johnson and hutter first and 10 ball at the 20yd line keeper Hill slings it out here and it's caught by Irby kept it off the ground picks up five on the pl to the [Music] 15 Rams now back in the Red Zone box stopped at 15 2 Herby will come off the field two years ago the Rams won at UMass [Music] 3522 Hill hangs in the pocket stays alive and throws it out of bounds it'll bring up third down but they've been in games against FBS teams just last year for intentional grounding quarterback was outside The Tackle Box threw the ball beyond the line of scrimmage they're down just last year they were down 2414 at halftime to pit lost 4524 they were 2417 at Virginia Tech in 2019 going to the fourth quarter lost 3417 that's cassim Hill he's been here before but a big third down play right here [Music] slow snap picks it up gets it out of there hot caught by slope wide open for the touchdown Rhode [Applause] Island wow Sloat was as open as you can be 15yd touchdown catch it's 21-13 man it was trouble with the snap and I think the Georgia State Defense all converged going toward the ball take another look low snap everybody goes at the ball and leaves Sloat all alone didn't pay attention to the running back coming out of the back field on the wheel [Applause] route Pat attempt coming up by gr and we have a 2114 game so five plays 30 yds 97 seconds Rhode Island down just to score here they were able to cash in on the field position after getting a stop after the Panthers got the interception in the end zone here's another look and this ball just just picked it up and got rid of it just happened to have both all alone and here both sides of the ball Sam you see the value of the veteran quarterback both of these quarterbacks in complete Command of their offensive schemes and it showed you here here in the first half the 214 game some of the instincts you see and we've seen with Hill on that particular play you don't panic you know you get possession of the ball clearly and then you see who's there bill is thrown for 177 and a couple of touchdowns and Granger getting ready to lead the offense back out there's 12 for 12 for 155 Hill was four for 50 all 30 yards four for five all 30 yards on that drive in the air what's interesting about the Panthers is they thrown for 155 run for only 58 returned by [Applause] Lewis and Lewis up to the 31 yd line 21 yd return that's where the Panthers will go back on offense 135 to play in the quarter here's your test you got a minute 35 left until halftime it's plenty of time to get down the field and put some points on the board this offensive L has been giving Darren Granger plenty of time have not recorded a sack the Panthers have two here in the first half Granger low snap again goes to the air far side of the field long throw and it's caught at the 42 yd line Lewis with the catch his fifth catch of the half cranger now 13 for 133 it's a 12yd pickup Le is having quite a game understatement 14 for 14 as the ball goes quickly to Carroll just a couple of yards on the play for Marcus Carroll Carol has rushed for 55 yards today scored a touchdown that was his second catch of the game it's second down in seven Granger with the option to pitch hold on instead and lunges forward a flag comes out at the end of the play might have a roughing penalty here un sportsmanlike Granger had trouble just getting back to the line of scrimmage this will be a big penalty right here with 111 to play in the half coach Jim Fleming was the defensive coordinator for George O ly for becoming the head coach at Rhode Island DEC ago Play It's third down where they pick up the [Applause] lundry and Sean Elliott wants a timeout we got it second charge timeout Georgia State this will be a 30 second timeout here's reverse angle [Music] and they could have gotten a late hit there I think 97 came running in there late that's Jaylen Brown and I think that's what they initially thought they picked up the flag though I guess they talked it out so it's going to be third down and seven coming out of this timeout for the Panthers it's funny going back to the coach bleming story and working with George O who folks in Atlanta know very well from his days as Georgia Tech's defensive coordinator and then head coach right and then George at the last stop of his career UCF and Jim Fleming choked he said my two years with with Coach O were were the best 14 years of my life right but he said look seriously though he's the only head coach I've worked with in my life that I can honestly say made me better third down and [Music] seven firing and was it caught they're going to rule incomplete William did not come up with it so fourth down Panther is going to have to give it back with 105 to go in the half and the Rams have two timeouts remaining that's the first incompletion for Granger after 14 straight to start the game yep that one hit the ground for sure SLO standing deep for the Rams back at the 11 Loggins rugby style kick kicks it away from Sloat it bounces back towards SLO he thought about running up there and scooping it but he changed his mind as the Panthers down the ball at the seven yd line 47 yard kick for Cade loggin and that was what was needed going try to pin them deep and give them less than a minute on the clock so let's see what they do with the here they going to take a knee get to the locker room use their timeouts try to get the ball down the field wait and see what happens first and 10 ball at the seven once again you got this veteran quarterback you you so what did you say you got a quarterback you got a chance they got a little under a minute to play Let's see if he can get them in the field goal range yeah the Panthers only chance of slowing this guy down they got to affect the quarterback they got to get him off his spot got to put pressure on him Georgia stick got Personnel make sure they got the right people on the field here Panthers have only one timeout remaining in the half looks like they're going to take a safety formation here just take a knee and get out of here get to the locker [Music] room so nothing the Panthers can do about it right here and I think they're going to have to snap it one more time before we call it a half what a half for cassim Hill 15 of 23 for 177 couple of touchdowns so the Panthers did they call the timeout yeah the Panthers called the timeout interesting huh that's an interesting timeout the Rams were already headed to the locker room the whole sideline was heading to the locker room and Sean Elliot said not so fast third and final charge timeout Georgia State this will be a 3C timeout so there's nothing really 29 take look at the resume for Shawn Elliott a lot of work is going into that resume thank you yeah well three Bowl wins they played in three in a row up until last year [Music] ended up going 4 and eight there were wins that they could have had that didn't get in particular right here in the stadium against Charlotte and ULM that would have put him at six wins they had chances to pull off some power five off upsets of South Carolina and North Carolina but did not ended up being a disappointing season and the tough thing is Georgia State LED in the second half in seven of eight losses yeah and one of the big reasons why uh sea Elliott wanted to start spring football practice as soon as he could they started the day after the Super Bowl it was hardly spring it was more like winter football practice late winter football practice and was happy to get the uh the quick start here on Thursday night instead of Saturday here on Labor Day weekend said they want to get that bad taste out of their [Applause] mouth well the Panthers have a 2114 lead as the teams head to the locker room after two quarters of play 3rd Quarter Hill and Darren Granger have been as good as advertised and hill now at 248 yds the one interception the lone blemished on his record tonight Georgia State LED 14 to nothing less than 11 minutes into this game and have been outscored 21-7 since let's see how the Panthers respond as Lewis takes it at the 5 yd line and Lewis on the return gets submarined at the 26 so that's where the Panthers will start on offense for the first time here in the third quarter 23 yd return by Lewis and the Panthers have been as you pointed out earlier they have been much more active in the return game than they have in Prior years in past years they would just settle for letting go through the end zone and doing the fair catch but they now are seeking to uh see if they can better their starting field position I mean they've had Seasons where they had less than five kick returns the whole year they were just taking Fair catches but they're letting Lewis bring it back so the ball at 28 first and [Music] [Applause] 10 pass is thrown complete out to the 31 yd line good fake that's Lewis with the catch Lewis with his sixth catch of the the game 13 s Gibbs right there on the stop wouldn't let him move any further after making that catch four yd pickup second down and six line to gain is the 38 first time tonight outside of the opening 90 seconds of the game the Panthers haven't had the lead heavy Rush coming right up the middle Granger runs away from it scrambling and goes down at the 31 yd line the SA Brent Jackson came up from his position in the defensive back field to make the tackle now it's going to be third down watch for Jackson 31 preseason all Colonial transfer out of buck nil now he was teammates of Gavin Pringle not only were they teammates they were roommates last year at Bucknell the Panthers new cornerback third down Panthers are four for six on their third down conversions tonight [Music] line the gain the 38 Rush coming at Granger throws it up for grabs and broken up at the 50 yd line trying to get it to Lewis gibs and Colbert were there fourth down Panthers failed they're going to have to give it back and if you're Georgia State that's not what you want for when your first possession of the second half especially when Rhode Island scored so quickly Rams rated 21st in the country in the FCS poll loggin booming kick backing up Sloat to get it at the 18 a chance to return it here Sloat changes arms and gets driven Out of Bounds at the 30 yd line that's what the Rams will begin their second possession 48 yd kick by Loggins maybe did not have enough air underneath it for a 12yd return so Rams playing with a lot of confidence as they get go as they get ready to go back out there on offense now if you heal you come back and see do you go to your ground game or do you go right to the air once again it's been successful for you I mean the ram have actually outrushed the Panthers 6859 that's maybe the most surprising statistic development in this game so far the Panthers rush for over 200 yards each of the last four seasons 200 yards per game on average they are nowhere close to that number right now handoff goes to Silas trying to get around the edge and will and Silas makes something out of nothing right there and he has been the running back that has gotten them to move when he's been in the game he came into the game and on his first car he had a big run here he is still going to get you something it's a four- yd pickup second down and six for [Music] Silas they leading rusher five carries 38 yards RPO Hill keeps it Hill goes down Veno makes the tackle right there at the line of scrimmage third down Jordan vinal great story been a consistent player Georgia State right in the middle of that defense preseason second Team all Sunbelt third down and five watch that guy play as high school ball you and I both did out North North paing North paing High School Rams are a phenomenal 10 for 12 on their third down conversions tonight eight straight third down conversions going back to the first half and unable to complete it inside the 35 yd line trying to go to Maris Fanon first time he's been targeted tonight that was Pringle on the coverage it's going to be fourth down we got a slow getting up down there on that play got tripped up on their M prinkle he's coming off he's staying on he's coming off he's staying on he doesn't know what he's going to do he's coming [Music] off Jakari Carter standing deep for the Panthers back at the 29 Walter on the punt and heavy rush and they run right into him did they get a piece of it app apparently they did and it's going to be down at the 32 yd line they got a piece of that so it is not roughing the punter now we got a flag down on the field it just looked like it just came out well I think I think the Rhode Island coaching staff is arguing that the ball was not touched which be would be roughing the punter there well now they change it they didn't drop the flag right away which led me to believe that they had touched the ball that's going to be the key if you touch the ball then the punter is free [Applause] Gain but they have ruled roughing the punter on the Panthers that's going to give the Rams a first down at the 49 yd [Applause] line the contact did impact the trajectory of the punt establish that for sure but but then they touch the ball impact with the player or impact with the ball yeah I don't think they touched the ball I think they just clobbered the punter here's the reverse angle on it yeah the ball never got touched so that is truly roughing the punter right there and a first down for the Rams at the 50 yd line are right at it 49 and2 great up opportunity for Rhode Island right here let's see if they take a shot Hill scrambling throws gets it out of there hot slow up to the 46 yd line cross Midfield he a little bit hobbled yeah's got a little hobble there with heel he's in don't worry I'm staying in I'm staying in he's trying to work it free there Hill was 16th in the country last year in FCS and points responsible for game looks like he kind of got caught on that back half muscle or ankle second down he's okay staying in line the gain is right at the 40 Rams playing with a lot of momentum right now they've kind of taken that away from Georg State Hill all kinds of time goes to the opposite side and throws it away this one thing he doesn't mind doing he's done that several times in this game there's nothing there to try to force he just throws it out of bounds that's that's something else that veteran quarterbacks do I mean he's had a longer college career than some guys have NFL careers yeah he's a Savvy quarterback he's seen a lot he's played in huge games on the biggest stage it's reflected in his performance here tonight he's thrown for [Music] 252 third down it's Irby in motion firing it's caught by Summers another big catch by him and the ball comes out at the end but Summers got on top of it that's going to be a first down for the Rams in the 35 that goes for 11 and the Rams trying to come in here and score their second ever FBS Victory Under head coach Jim Fleming once again you see that catch radius just throw it up there kind of high he can get it for you first and 10 ball at the 35 Silas gets the rock benzal makes the tackle at the [Music] 33 second down Eight coming up [Music] not that this necessarily tells the story but it kind of tells a story here tonight nearly 20 minutes time of possession for the Rams in this game less than 13 for the Panthers second down Silas again running hard down inside the 30 the 28 he goes hard running off that right side behind there Nick kareah we mentioned him [Music] earlier all Amer Rams have run nearly 20 plays more than the Panthers in this game as well 5233 and it's more than that now as we're under the 99-minute mark ninth play of the drive right here they're controlling the clock and the tempo of the game Hill stands in the pocket fires that's complete that's a first down cutting back across the field the 15 the 10 inside the 10 touchdown Maris bu Canon 28 yards Rhode Island leads for the first time tonight for the yards after the catch and you can just see that coming take another look here let's see how many guys had a shot at him there's one two three four got a great block right there five five guys had a shot at getting him on the ground and did not do it and we got a whistle here we had a player that player for the Panthers was late getting off the field because of injury that's Jeremiah Johnson the safety wow Rhode Island has outscored the Panthers 28-7 since Georgia State took a 14 to nothing lead less than 11 minutes into this game gr for the Pat and it is good squeezed it in there and a 28-21 lead [Applause] and cassim Hill just still getting it done and Mar EES Buchanan with just his second Catch of the Day weaves his way all across the field all the way and gets it in for six Rhode Island trying to pull off an upset here in the Rhode Island has scored 21 points in the last 5 and 1/2 minutes on the clock to take a 28-21 lead on Georgia State rolled up 371 yds run 53 plays to the Panthers 33 time of possession 24 minutes to the Panthers under 13 by almost every metric and statistic they are controlling this game Sam see if the Panthers can get things going again Lewis watches it go out of bounds wisely does and the comeback by Rhode Island four touchdowns since falling behind 217 and cassim Hill right in the middle of it Sam yeah he is he's doing the doing the work tonight finding his receivers this is a great pass catch and run right there by Darius Savage with the touchdown four touchdown passes for Hill tonight ties his career high this is the last and most recent he had four against New Hampshire back in November of 2021 what way to start the season for cassim hill cassim hill a first and 10 for the Panthers ball the 35 yard line work to do for Darren Granger he's going to run it Ranger open field tackle Brent Jackson gets him on the ground after a three- yd gain you wondered how was how they would start this possession off you just want to get something positive going now how do you follow up that play second down and seven Granger going to keep it again and run for the first down looking for a running Lane goes down at the 46 so Granger kind of taking things into his own hands with his feet 16 yd pickup right there we talked about him throwing the ball early but remember his rushing yardage last season he was ninth in the Sun Belt in rushing led the Panthers in [Applause] rushing how about that totally faked me out the ball goes to Lewis all the way down to the 27 yd line Panthers moving quickly down the field Carroll gets the hand off this time and Caroll lunges down inside the 25 to the 23 Darren Granger now sixth all time on the Panthers rushing list with his performance here tonight needs 19 to move into fifth Carroll gets it again gaping hole right up the middle Marcus Carroll going to Sprint into the end zone for a Panthers [Applause] touchdown so the Panthers get it right back doing it on the ground by and large 23 yd run for Carol as second touchdown of the night and that's Georgia State football and the Panthers have been successful in recent years is because the ground game has been doing things well and who finishes off Marcus Carroll getting his second touchdown of the night and a huge block by Jonathan Brown there at the line of scrimmage to open up the big hole for Marcus Carroll now there is a flag down on the field the touchdown will [Applause] stand so I don't know if you could hear him but that was unsportsmanlike conduct after the score so likely some kind of a celebration penalty and the penalty will be assessed to the kickoff five plays 65 yards under two minutes for the Panthers and Rickman will try to even it up and he does chips it through 2828 Marcus Carroll second rushing touchdown of the night followed the block of Jonathan Brown and Sprints into the end zone 23 goes 23 for six and we're tied up at 28 Matt stew Along With Sam krenshaw under six and a half to go here in the third quarter in the game tied here in the 2023 season opener that dve of what Georgia State needed now the Panthers need to get a stop and so far they haven't been able to do that very effectively against this Rams offense Randy Jordan on the return and he's up to the 31 and a flag comes out 22 yd return for 22 Randy Jordan let's check the call the mics been fixed for the official batter's probably died it's just like your remote you got got to keep the batteries fresh batteries you got to have work here we go dur in the return go Block in the back number 14 the return team 10yd penalty set from the spot on the fou first down Marcus Carroll in his first game as the number one back on the depth chart 12 carries 82 yards two touchdowns tonight Sam he has looked good very much so it goes back to the spring seeing this young man work have himself ready to really carry the load and he's showing you that he's capable of doing it here tonight the only running back other than KZ Adams who got one carry in the first half to carry the ball tonight Granger seven carries from his quarterback position now the Rams go back on offense cassim Hill with his next completion probably goes over 300 yards for the night he's at 291 SLO gets the hand off Sloat follows his blocker and SLO is up to the 28 yd line had number 64 Sebastian deudas the center for the Rams leading the way deudas making his 26 consecutive start tonight one of those three kind of anchor offensive linemen in this offensive front for the Rams he just got right behind big 64 just followed him that was a niney pickup Rams two possessions two touchdowns here in the third quarter the Panthers two possessions a touchdown and a punt second down and one Hill fires and it's caught by the tight end out to the 50 yd line that's schaer Kevin schaer First Catch of the night for him goes for 24 gets the ball to Midfield big Target once again he finds schaer transfer out of Ruckers take there on the stop in Georgia State 65 245 out of hwit New Jersey ball square up at the 50 First Carry of the game for McKenzie the big back stiff arms gets close to 10 on the play Jaden McKenzie first time we've seen him tonight offense number 89 10yd penalty repeat first down get wiped out holding on the tight end McKenzie 63 230 and a Westchester college so that's the fourth different back not counting in the quarterback that we've seen carry the ball for the Rams tonight works for him gets him a first down yeah gets backed up on the holding call so it's going to be first and 20 now ball at the 40 would have had the first down close or close to a first down at the other 40 second penalty on this drive hill now with 316 passing yards tonight going back to the air again flushed out of the pocket and throwing to the far sideline and incomplete trying trying to get the ball to slope the running back coming back on the play and that was John Trey hunter in the coverage doing more like what he used to see him be do when he was outside linebacker drop back into coverage like you said he' added some pounds and he's inside but he still still seems to cover well there Well Chad stag says the strength and conditioning coach fans really did a super job with hunter in the offseason did put on the weight cuz he moved from outside to inside backer says he's really rocked up and runs like a gazelle and can cover out of the back field second down hill pocket breaking down throwing off his back foot and throws it to the sideline out of bounds so a good chance for the Panthers to get their def the quarterback was outside the pocket so a good chance for the Panthers to get their defense off the field here as the Rams are facing third and 20 [Music] they are 12 for 15 on third down conversions in this game [Applause] s just a phenomenal number it really [Applause] is Hill looks to the sideline SLO in the back field with [Applause] him a whistle here going to call a timeout game oh offense 5yd penalty they're down so if they wanted the timeout they didn't get it in time I thought they were going for the timeout that's going to back him up and make it third and 25 there's no fallou for delay game first charge timeout Rhode Island this will be a 30 second timeout I thought they got the timeout the official missed it there the first time around so you got a third and 25 coming up right here Georgia State benches clear everybody's coming out and huddling up and really this defense has to find some solutions Matt that they this is a crucial time in the game uh if they're going to tip things back Georgia state's way the defense has to come up with a stop here I mean you look at the numbers this Rams offense has been able to put up so far 405 total 316 in the air 89 on the ground 18 first downs 12 of 15 on third down conversions 57 total plays 19 more than the Panthers in time of possession they have not reset that yet they do after the end of The Possession but nearly a double Advantage at the start of this possession for the Rams and the Panthers 24 to less than 13 minutes time of possession not typically a big stat sometimes but here tonight has been Pro Silas on the Run going to be cut down well short of the first down it's going to be a punting situation for the Rams Silas picks up seven on the [Music] play Reverse angle for little Collision right there between brown and McCullum silus is going to be a good running back I like what I've seen from the Iowa State transfer here tonight he's right at 50 yards maybe goes over it right there with that run for the night in his first game with the Rams Walter on the punt I think second time last time he punted he got clobbered and a roughing penalty on the Panthers are coming after it again he gets it out of there with the left foot and Carter Fields it going out of bounds let's see where they spot it the 12 43 yd kick for Walter and Panthers get it back with three 36 to play in the quarter in a tie ball game 28-28 now let's see how they come back with on offense we saw the ground game last time we saw Granger call his own number and say you know what you know let me make some contributions running football made a nice run and it opened things up for the past game let's see how they do it this time well the ground game has been the Panthers identity since sha Elliot became the head coach averaged over 20 30 yards rushing per game over the last four seasons ball goes to Carol and Caroll gets about three on the play 23 last year 220 the last four seasons I was 10 off but they were one of 18 programs in the country last year to average more than 200 rushing and 200 passing per game [Music] as you can see that's what they're looking to do they're looking to come out and really establish that running attack and one of the great things about a running attack Sam is it helps keep your defense off the field right now that's what the Panthers defense needs they have been out there way much way more than the offense has been tonight third down short Carroll got hit in the back ffield does not get the first down penetration from the safety amanuel Gomes comes up with a huge tfl and the Panthers are going to have to punt it back wow they were facing a third and two and Gomes gets in the back field and drops Carrol for a [Music] loss great defensive stop forces the Panthers to the punt see if Loggins can get some air underneath this thing his kicks have been deep but line drives affording an opportunity for SLO to bring it back loggin another line drive kick SLO has to retreat to get that it hits the ground there'll be no return on this kicks out of bounds inside that 30 yd line so loggin does his job that's a 53 yd bomb with no return less than two minutes to go in this in this quarter Matt and and you know that that was that' be disappointing for Georgia State to try to come out and really re establish the Run game uh something that's been the bread and butter uh to try to sustain it and they can't can't even get a first down how do you stop like you said you you do that when you're able to sustain you're able to rest your your defense but you also keep number eight off the field and here he is he's back eight is back back with 316 in the air tonight not yet in the fourth quarter play action they dump it off slow runs it out here to the 43 yd line there's going to be holding on the Rams 15yd pickup they're going to wipe that off the [Music] board holding offense number 78 10yd penalty repeat first down that's Lorenzo Thompson fifth year senior one of those anchor guys making his 25th 26 consecutive start here tonight playing in his 39th career game that's a big human right there yeah he is pre-season All Conference pre uh preseason East West Bowl watch 67 295 kind of got that Aquaman hair going too yeah he does did he that wouldn't mess with him out there limping around a little bit I didn't see him take a hit he's taking some hits this might be a cramp Hill goes opposite side of the field and pick could be six it will be Gavin Pringle in his Panthers debut with a pick six to put Georgia State back on top [Applause] talk about the right place for the right time and I'm looking right now at heel the way he threw that ball if he's favoring something with his leg that call that cause that pass to drift 23 yd pick six for Gavin Pringle second pick that Hill has thrown tonight and it gives Georgia State a 34-28 lead and you might be right we had just mentioned that he was hobbling a little bit so maybe didn't get his legs underneath him on that throw late man on the field for the Rams and Rickman with the pat it's 3528 celebration time for Gavin Pringle let's see I don't know didn't look like it had anything to do with the throw and un luck he kind of armed it just armed it like didn't you know you use your whole body when you throwing he seemed like he just armed it and maybe that's something you know you watch for yeah looked like he was trying to drop it in there for the Target Savage and it sailed on him a little bit Panthers had a school record 25 takeaways a year ago with 13 picks and 12 fumble recoveries 11th most in FBS and a big one here tonight any coach will tell you is Big when your defense scores points well they've had two big pickoffs both in scoring opportunities one that turned into six for the Panthers and the other denied the ram six when the Panthers got the pick in the end zone so now mallister will kick off kick will sail to the back of the end zone so the Rams back behind again after briefly taking a lead here in the third quarter Panthers have scored twice since falling behind 28-21 to reclaim the lead at 3528 watch now to see how how how how how cassim Hill moves we did see Devon Ferell the Milton graduate get in the game for One Snap earlier in the game but heill comes back out here to direct the offense so ball at the 25 90 seconds left in the third quarter Ro the tight end goes in motion to the other side that's Silas in the back field going to get the hand off and Silas gets hit right there at the line of scrimmage great Pursuit by the Panthers that was leech taii leech transfer from Lehi getting the tackle no gain on the play second down and 10 leech out of nor dest toown PA 511 207 [Applause] senior play clock now or game clock under 1 minute to play in the third quarter nothing doing for Hill he runs it right into the line of scrimmage now a little bit of a scuffle that's kareah their All Conference guard lost his helmet going to be third down closing in on the end of the third quarter and a big third down play coming up right here the Panthers have not done a great job of getting them off the field on third Downs numbers starting to go a little bit better in the Panthers favor 12 of 16 now for the Rams here in the third quarter at one point they were 10 of 12 [Applause] [Music] Sloat the hand off and slow right up the middle close to the first down Panthers got caught looking at what they thought was an obvious passing situation they hit him with the Sloat run to move the sticks he got just enough and that's going to be the final play of the third quarter Hill still favoring that leg as he walks to the sideline 45 minutes in the books in Atlanta heading to the final 15 here at Center Park Stadium 14 points in the second and third quarter for the Rams to get them back in the game but a pick six by [Applause] 4th Quarter Pringle so a big development here as we start the fourth quarter the last play of the third under review they have ruled that slope came up a yard short of the first down so it's going to be fourth and one as we start the fourth quarter now R look down and that's the right call you can see is knee is down right there the position of the ball is not at the 35 it's at the 34 so they got the call right and so this is big because instead of having first and 10 to start the fourth quarter it's now fourth and one for the Rams at their own 342 yd line let's see what they do here they have not brought out the punt unit big play here for Georgia State if they can find a way to get a stop big play for the Rams to see if they can pick up the first down yep Sam that's what we would call a big play for both teams so fourth down and a yard less than a yard Hill going to try to pull him offside I think doing his best right there quarterback keeper and Hill picks up the first down that's a gutsy call right there even though it's fourth in less than a yard you're in your own end and down a score well that's when you lean on an offensive line that is as talented and as decorated as the one that Rhode Island has Jim Fleming 10 season as the Rams head coach and he'll slow getting up had to be helped up by his offensive line line he's taken a lot of contact in this game Panthers do have two quarterback sacks those were early on so ball at the 36 and a first and 10 for the Rams just underway in the fourth quarter Matt Stewart Along With Sam krenshaw thanks for joining us for the 2023 season opener handoff goes to Sloat and Sloat not going anywhere yep Kevin swin leading the charge for the Panthers right there swin number nine in on that start also number 52 Anthony bloom in on the stop for Georgia State swin was a fourstar linebacker out of Carolton High School when he signed with the Clemson Tigers just never really could make it work in Clemson he's come home to play for the Panthers here in his senior season [Music] second down and 10 pass is thrown it's caught by slope and Abraham gets him stops him from picking up the first down but that's a nice 8 and 1/2 yd gain big pickup and Abraham is really Trucking to get over there and make that [Music] stop brings up third and short yard and a half line to gain is just about the 47 keeper hill hill going to be close to the first down with second effort I think he used that big body of his he's two yep and stick strong dude another look Reddit didn't give the ball to McKenzie kept it instead it was just able to fight through that Tackle by the safety Jeremiah Johnson the pick up the first down first and 10 ball at the 47 Rams down a score after the pick six by Gavin Pringle late in the third quarter McKenzie wow big contact from the safety Tai leak Tai leak McKenzie is a big dude 230lb running back came on and met he head on at the line of scrimmage that's a one- yd loss on the play took several blue jerseys to get on on this one yeah benal was in on it too and McKenzie one of those guys is going to be hard to bring him down with one guy under 11 A2 left in regulation and a 35-28 lead for the Panthers Herby goes in motion he hasn't had a ball come his way here in the second half at least not yet the ball goes instead right in the middle First Catch of the game for Mena Jamal Mena with the reception down to the 44 nyd pickup it's third down and one Sam looks like we're headed for another fantastic finish here atanta yep and it didn't look like that early on when he first started Panthers jumped out to a 14 nothing lead in less than 11 minutes on the clock but the Rams battled back actually LED 28-21 in the third quarter since then the Panthers scored 14 on a six-minute expan reclaim the lead right there in the middle they didn't get it going to bring up a big fourth down as they gave the ball to Silas and Henry Bryant there along with Kevin swin two of the transfers SN from Clemson Bryant from Louisville make a big stop right in the middle there's nine there's 10 joining in with him making the start bring one up fourth down and this is now two this is no longer fourth and one this is fourth and Two 11th play of the drive coming up for the Rams and a timeout is going to be called by Georgia State we'll step aside with them first charge timeout Georgia State time out on the field Rams trying to even up the score game summary we're scoreless so far here in the fourth quarter Panthers leading 3528 Rams trying to do something about that Sam they're facing fourth and two at the Panthers 45 and a half and they're going for it it looks like Panther defense came up big on third down can they bring it back one more time out of the shotgun they flip-flop the tight ends and now slow flipflops to Bill stops to look at the sideline nine on the play clock now five now under Center going to try to draw him off sides and not going to be able to as the play clock goes to zero game offense 5yd penalty and remains fourth down so the Rams went for it on Fourth and less than a yard in their own end at their own 34 but here on Fourth and two at the Panthers 45 A2 they're going to P yeah I thought they would go fourth I really did I'm I'm um maybe they saw something though that third down play that made them figure okay let's let's try to kick it and see if they can't in the Panthers deep in their own end they have 95 yards rushing tonight Silas has been their number one rusher the newcomer from Iowa state with 51 yds on the ground I would think you would go with someone like I got like McKenzie McKenzie's got that size short yardage but they're going to kick it away Walter snap goes back short kick coming down fair catch called for made at the 17 yd line and that's where the Panthers are going to go back on offense now 947 so the Panthers have not done their typical great job of establishing the Run game they are up to 113 now but now's the time time where we see whether they're able to bleed the clock run the ball grind this game out score and put the game Out Of Reach and we know that's what that man loves he loves offensive lineman offensive line coach um it's been the calling card for Georgia State during his tenue here so Panthers back on the ball at the 17 yard line Granger going to sprint out to the far side and grer is going to get about four or five on the play AJ Peña made the tackle sophomore playing his first game of his sophomore season man he had a great freshman year five quarterback sacks Carol gets the hand off and that's Peña again back-to-back tackles for AJ Peña Panthers trying to go up Tempo here here's your third down play let's see how uptempo they actually are they hurry up to the line of scrimmage but now they're going to start burning some clock still have 20 on the play clock so plenty of time to stand there and let the clock run oh going to snap it right away and Carrol gets the first down and more across the 40 foot race Carol pass the 40 finally caught from behind at the 12 Y Line touchdown saving Tackle by S Gibbs the corner but a huge gain for Carol perhaps a back breaker in this game went 63 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Yards First and 10 ball at the 12 Carol again right up the middle again touchdown third touchdown run of the tonight for Carol this one goes for 12 after he printed 63 to get him down there and it's [Applause] 4128 is Carol doing what he you figured he would do for this team he knows he's got to carry him we go back to the ground game and it works leaning on that reconfigured offensive line that's something watch today big run right here to set up the set up the score that was the 63 yd run that preceded his 12 yd touchdown run right here and the Pat is up and good 4228 so the Panthers have answered the Rams run 210 run with a 210 run of their own after falling behind 2821 the Panthers now lead at 4228 and Marcus Carroll 15 carries for 17 4228 lead here in Atlanta 2023 season opener Matt Stewart alone with Sam krenshaw career high from Marcus Carroll 75 yds rushing in the fourth quarter it's the fourth best rushing total single game in Georgia State History Jordan on the return gets sto at the 21 that's where the Rams go back on offense now they're down two scores with 810 to go in regulation still time now still time in this game but Georgia state has done some things to really frustrate Rhode Island team and now you want to see how cassim Hill is is is moving when he comes back out so coaches always their life is being second guess but perhaps coach Fleming second guessing himself for not going for it on fourth down and two and giving the ball back to the Panthers who gashed him in the Run [Applause] game Hill in the pocket avoids the rush got a man open CAU at the 45 let's see if that's going to be a long touchdown Brown finally gets to beanan inside the 10 75 yd pickup and just like that Rams are back in business bruis brown with a touchdown saving stop here but Bo he Dro that in that's the perfect spot and now they're knocking at the door first and goal to go at the three yd line well that's how you get right back in the game right you got to play like that look at passing [Music] [Applause] number 408 yds passing for Hill tonight Hill going to keep and he'll not going to get there that was Anthony bloom making the tackle actually lost some yardage on the play maybe two yards going to be second and goal but now from the five 6 and A2 minutes to play in regulation keeper Hill right into the end zone untouched 5yd touchdown run for cassim Hill and it's 4234 didn't take him long at all that at all number eight calls his own number to finish the drive off that big pass play to Buchanan got them in position for this now G one for the pat and the kick is right through the upright three plays 79 yds touchdown run by Hill at the end after he threw a 75 yd pass to Buchanan to get him down there 4235 in Atlanta still plenty of football left in this one game 5 4 3 2 4235 with 627 left in regulation Matt Stewart Sam kensaw hope you've enjoyed this highly entertaining college football opener here at Center Park Stadium tonight we still got a long way to go in this one now the Rams are the ones who need a stop Lewis takes it at the three will re will try to return it and this time he doesn't get back to the the 25 so there you roll the dice and instead of fair catching the ball you don't get it back to the 25 just a 20 yd return yeah that's different like I said recent years we haven't seen many returns by Georgia State at least they attempting them tonight things have gotten a little crazy here big plays you had the 63 yd run by Marcus Carroll on the very next play went 12 yds with a score and then the Rams on their very first play 75 yds up top as he'll dropped it right into the red basket of yanan he didn't get into the end zone but two plays later Hill did and we're at 4235 first and 10 for the Panthers from their own 25 nice move by Granger stuck his foot in the ground and cut up field and picks up 12 on the play [Applause] my statisti says Kevin Barn says 13 not 12 Kevin's always right nice run for first down by Granger there good way to start this drive first and 10 Granger giv time going deep looking for cradle and it's intercepted at the 20 yd line or did they rule that incomplete incomplete complete I thought that Gibbs would come down with it no instead cradle actually had the ball but they rulle it incompletion yeah you saw coach Elliott pointing at cradle and said he caught it he didn't catch it it went through gibbs's hands hit the ground and then cradle ended up on top of it kind of a bang bang play we've seen plenty of those here tonight so second down and 10 Granger going to cut up and not get a lot of running room that time that was Gabe salomons making the tackle got a penalty flag here got some scuffling going on back at the 40 yard line what was going on got a couple of big fellows about 20 yards down field what was going on there I don't know I mean those guys these are Big these are the big guys this wasn't like DBS and wide receivers if that's who the flag was on official still trying to sort it out for us after the play on Sportsman live conduct offense number 79 that's number 79 is first on Sportsman life conduct follow the game 15 y penalty the down counts it will be third down wow that's Montavious Cunningham like I said the right tackle and he was like 20 yds downfield was it like that scene in The Blind Side remember when Michael orig just kept blocking him right off the field was that what was going on let's take another look here so watch 7 that's exactly what's happening still going still going still going well he anded 63 Travis Timmons they were Trevor Timmons they were teamed up on him that's a big penalty for the Panthers though so now it's going to be third down and [Applause] 22 great chance for the Rams to get a stop get the ball back here with five minutes to go in the game to try to tie it [Applause] up that was not a smart [Applause] penalty 10 on the play clock clock is still running game clock [Music] [Applause] to now five on the play clock Granger up top for cradle cradle could not come down with it great coverage that was Randy Jordan who we've seen in the return game for the Rams all night comes up with a big play right there it's Fourth Down Panthers got to give it back just see coach Elliot saying look he had him had a fist full of Jersey that's a great recovery by Jordan that was going to go back shoulder and a chance for Cradle to make a great catch and Granger just two of four for 23 yds passing here in the second half loggin standing at his 11 to kick and slow deep at the 34 to receive another line drive kick then a hit in front of slow and take a big bounce for the Panthers roll dead at the 27 48 yd kick by Loggins and a timeout with 4 52 to go Rams going back on offense and down a touchdown downtown Atlanta to start a Labor Day weekend in our 2023 colge football opener here in Sun Bel football everybody else playing on Saturday you saw commissioner Keith Gil join us at halftime big game coming up in New Orleans that South Alabama tan game that's going to be a fun game and of course hostal Carolina heading out to Los Angeles take on UCLA here tonight Panthers still trying to close this one out and the Rams go back on offense from the 25 pass is thrown complete to the 32 then the ball squirts out they're going to rule that incomplete on the fields an incomplete pass second [Applause] down another look throw it out there and yeah it comes out that's Isaiah guy red shirt freshman on the coverage he's not on the two deep so that means they've gone three deep at the quarterback position here late in the this fourth quarter second down and 10 guy coming off the edge he got picked up on the block off the hands of [Music] Buchanan that's something we haven't seen much of tonight the receivers have been really good Rhode Island third down and 10 now watch guy coming off the edge there Flo really good job of pass protection although they didn't get the pass completion third down and 10 kind of get the feeling if you're the Rams you can't give the ball back [Applause] here Hills got a pocket throws downfield and it is incomplete now it's going to be fourth down they have to punt they got no recourse trying to connect with Herby jentre Hunter was that looked like he may have gotten a hand on that got a hand up in front of it take another look here watch for number one shot of the pick right there just over his outstretched hands so Jakari Carter standing deep for the Panthers back at the 36 Walter standing at his 12 to punt boms it out of there spinning kick Carter fair catch called for made at the 41 33 yd kick with lots of air underneath it now the Panthers back on offense with 4 31 left in regulation how many first downs how many first downs would it take well let's see they still have two timeouts I don't know that we're I don't think I don't think we're in that situation I think the Panthers got to come down here and try to [Music] score look for him to go back to the Run game I think they can I think they can afford to try to get the stop here they don't have to worry too much about the time just yet [Music] Carol right up the middle they got to try to keep that from happening Carol has gashed him the last three times he's touched the ball on run straight up the middle that's eight yards on the carry for Carol he's already got himself a career night tonight he's got a shot at 200 before the night is over he's at 176 on 16 carries right now had a 63 y earlier in this quarter that was huge yeah keep for Granger this time and Granger gets thrown to the ground right there at the 50 that was Evan Stewart the linebacker third down and short bringing up a third down here and which play do you call you range you to give it or do you give it back to Carol are you asking me I'm giving it to Carol I'll give it to Carol too I'm protecting my quarterback I don't want to see him get any more you know I don't want to see the quarterback get hit I'm the coach Carol up the middle gets the first down ran right through the tackle of bethl who held on but Carol gets the first down just a really strong season opener for Marcus Carroll Ren right there behind Jonathan Brown and Avery Reese the left guard they can keep him healthy Sam Marcus Carroll is going to have a record setting season rushing the ball I think CU it's pretty clear the way things look right here of course it's a long season but based on what we've seen here tonight they feel like Carol's the dude I mean the dude that's going to get like 90% of the carries hasn't been like that for a while now since Trey Barnett did it in 2019 and Carol second effort gets an extra yard [Music] Freddy Malay made that tackle second down so now we are in that territory where they've got to get a stop they got two timeouts Panthers doing a really good job of burning clock here we're at 216 on the clock and 203 on the play clock so the Panthers don't have to snap this ball until there's less than two minutes left in the game so I would say after this play Rams got a burn a [Music] timeout ball goes to Carol Carol got stopped got a yard there's the timeout call by the Rams with 151 to go they've got one left second charge timeout is I tell you what this be a 30 second timeout Panthers have done an excellent job of just burning this clock down like a candle I mean because we're now at 151 we're now down at a place if the Rams don't get the stop here Panthers win the game Sam you were right I was wrong they burned this clock really well they they're burning it well uh they need to finish and here's a look at the schedule coming up Yukons next University of Connecticut that'll be the next home game this will be the first time since I think 2014 the Panthers have had back-to-back home games to start the season then the conference opener on ESPN that's a Thursday night game at Coastal and the Panthers first conference game here at home against the reigning Champions Troy Trojans on September 30th so third down right here Rams got to get a stopper the game's over [Applause] play clock 765 snap of the ball Granger going to keep it and Granger down to the 38 did not get the first down about a yard short so the Rams used their last time out and now this really is game on the line right here 30 second time out and with you I probably would have kept giving it the ball to Carol but but but but Grant has been managing things the second half he's asserted himself a little more to run the football in the second half of this game he is such a big part of their ground game he let him in rushing last year but given the Panthers situation in backup quarterbacks can't afford to let the guy get hurt I mean so I mean it's it's a it's a fine line that you walk here Sam because he's such a big part of the ground game it's hard to protect him but he's built for that and that's what we ever talk about the extra weight that he has on he's built better for it now than he was last year than he was last year right so that's other thing he's he's built for this uh he knows the team will need him to do that this season and he didm be showing it here in the first game of the season now can they get this one yard let's see if they just try to pull them off sides with the snap count play at 18 plenty of time the clock has stopped of [Applause] course snap goes to Carol it's going to be close I don't think he got it I think the Rams got it I think the Rams came up with the stop based on where the official has his foot down I don't think he has [Music] it we might have to have an old-fashioned measurement they're going to bring the chains out for the oldfashioned measurement You Don't See This Much Anymore W you really don't Fleming he thinks his guys got the stop Panthers think they got the first down and it's going to be awful close depends upon where they set that ball down on the ground stretching the chains he got it I think or did he maybe he didn't he got it he did get it wow by a whisker woo man that was close it wasn't even the nose it was the skin of the nose of the football the Panthers going to get out of here with a win tonight barring some kind of catastrophe on their end fumbling or turning over the ball [Applause] so what are they doing I have no idea they're going to measure again measure it again and this time they don't have it they found a ex and they still say first down well that was weird because the official that was very strange I it looked like the official at the end pushed the stick [Applause] back stretch the chain out but then push the stick back I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before Jim Fleming is wondering the same thing he can't believe it it looked like the official they stretched it out and it didn't look like it was close enough and then he pushed the stick back and I don't know why they were measuring a second time to begin with yeah I don't know why you done it one time wow I don't know why they did it a second time that's an odd finish to this game right there so the Panthers going to go into a victory formation with 135 to go no more timeouts remaining for the Rams man ring on the field that the runner reach the line of the game previous play is under further review well I I thought that is a no-brainer right there right that's got to be under review that's just a crazy play right there oh my goodness so play Under review to see if the spot of the ball stands and Shawn Elliot's out there in the middle of the field arguing his case and of course the call on the field is a first down after rolling on the field stands first down interesting well things got really complicated here at the end very here's a look at it now okay now here's the run on the review on the review on the reverse angle and it's hard to tell in that mass of humanity where the ball should have been spot down yeah but I was kind of interested to see what appeared to be the official moving the stick on the second measurement maybe was I don't know why there was a second measurement maybe that was an optical illusion on my part but it it certainly looked like is it what you saw yeah but I don't I don't know so the Panthers in a victory formation here at the 37 yd line and the play clock is moving Granger eyeing the play clock takes a knee I think the Panthers will have to snap it one more time to sec secure a 4235 victory over Rhode Island a lot of people didn't know exactly what we get to see with this Georgia State team because of all the the transfers and the new faces uh and trying to establish roles and we saw on defense tonight they're still trying to establish some roles they lost like you said some real true leaders on that defensive side of the ball those are some things that got to get fixed up yukon's going to be a tougher test when they come in here next week one final snap of the ball there is the knee and that should do it for the Panthers and Marcus Carroll record setting night here to start the 2023 season as he goes for a career-high 184 and does the gritty shout out the other folks I of hate Bill Charter Carol ended up scoring three touchdowns tonight on 23 carries Jim Fleming tough loss for the Rhode Island Rams as they gave the Panthers a battle here in the seas an opener but they will start 0 and one on the season Panthers hosting the Yukon Huskies next Saturday that'll be a 7:00 kick here on ESPN plus Rhode Island they actually host Stony Brook next Friday night in their CAA opener so they're already in conference play in week two and Stony Brook coming up next next week for them