Panthers Going Bowling After 28-20 Win Over Arkansas State

“We got to do a lot of soul-searching in here” – those was the words of Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott after a 45-16 defeat at the hands of Appalachian State on October 2, a loss that dropped them to 1-4 on the season. But the flip switched from that point and the Panthers have won five of their last six games to clinch a third straight bowl appearance and a fourth in five seasons under Coach Elliott. It wasn’t always pretty today, but Georgia State found a way to put away a pesky Arkansas State team, 28-20, to improve to 6-5 on the season and 5-2 in Sun Belt play. The loss dropped the Red Wolves to 2-9 on the season and 1-6 in the conference.

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Upon Further Review: Louisiana

It looked for much of the night like Georgia State was finally going to clear their largest remaining hurdle and beat a ranked Louisiana team, making a statement in the Sun Belt Conference in the process. Alas, when all was said and done and the clock read all zeroes, it was a 21-17 loss and another disappointing outcome. What to make of another instance of “Close but no cigar”? This is Upon Further Review.

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