Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan provides his expert prediction for South Alabama vs. Georgia State on Friday in Week 9 of the college football season.

South Alabama travels to meet Sun Belt Conference rival Georgia State for a Thursday night game at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta. The Jaguars are 1-6 overall and 0-3 in the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama last played on Oct.

South Alabama vs Georgia State preview, prediction, and betting lines. Both teams have been interesting, but neither one has won a Sun Belt game.

Appalachian State beat Georgia State 41-20, dropping the Panthers to 1-5 overall. Georgia State is winless vs. FBS competition this season.

Georgia State has lost four straight games since its lone victory of the season, 37-21 over FCS opponent Murray State on Sept. 13. The Panthers had a particularly deflating defeat last week, getting outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter of a 41-24 loss at in-state rival Georgia Southern.

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Reinhart led the Georgia State men's basketball program from 1985 to 1994. In 1991, he guided the Panthers to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

Mason Heintschel sets a Pitt freshman record by passing for 423 yards as the Panthers raced by North Carolina State 53-34.

The UCF Knights will host Georgia State for the first time during the 2026 college football season. Their game against UMass was pushed back.