^{Gruca made six birdies and an eagle on his way to a career-best round. He opened the day with a 1-over 73. The senior is tied for second just one off the lead of South Florida's Chase Koepka. Koepka, who is ranked No. 13 by Golfweek, shot 68-69 on the opening day of the GSU-hosted event.}

^{Sun Belt rival South Alabama opened play with rounds of 283 and 280 to stand at 13-under with the lead entering Tuesday's final round. No. 28 South Florida is second at 12-under par, followed by the Panthers in third. Chattanooga, which shot a tournament-record 15-under 273 in the afternoon stands in fourth. The Mocs had three players shoot 67 in the afternoon to move to 10-under. Ole Miss and VCU are tied for fifth at 4-under.}

^{“It was a great day all-around,” head coach Joe Inman said. “The course was in wonderful shape and we saw some really great scoring conditions.}

^{“I really like the position we are in entering the final round. Tyler Gruca really put us on his back in the second-round and gave us a chance to win our home tournament on Tuesday. I am looking forward to giving it our all during the final 18 holes.”}

^{Freshman Nathan Mallonee began the day with a career-low 69 and followed with a 72 in the afternoon to stand at 3-under and tied for 10th.}

^{Junior Damon Stephenson fired rounds of 70 and 72 to sit at 2-under and tied for 13th with 18 holes to play. Fellow junior Davin White is 2-over after rounds of 72 and 74, tied for 35th entering the final round.}

^{Sophomore Jonathan “J.J.” Grey is tied for 46th. After opening the day with a 1-under 71, Grey shot 77 in the afternoon and is 4-over entering the final round.}

^{Georgia State has its entire roster playing in this week's 84-man event. Senior Victor Lavin, competing as an individual is tied for 18th after rounds of 70 and 73 to stand at 1-over.}

^{Senior Ross Mclister, also competing as an individual, shot a career-low 68 in the second-round to move into a tie for 35th following a first-round 78.}

^{Senior Kevin Lee fired a pair of 75s and is tied for 65th, while fellow senior Grant Cagle shot rounds of 79 and 75 to stand tied for 77th entering the final day.}

^{Koepka holds a one-stroke lead over Gruca, South Alabama's Michael Garretson, Georgia Southern's Scott Wolfes and Chattanooga's Liam Johnson, who is ranked 10th in Golfstat.}

^{Wolfes finished tied for second in last year's event, leading the Eagle to victory. Georgia Southern is eight entering Tuesday's final round.}

^{Troy's Clay Vannoy had the shot of the day, making a hole-in-one on the par-3, 8th hole. It was Vannoy's first-ever hole in one as he shot a 3-under 69, including a 32 on the front nine of his second round. He is tied for 18th entering the final round.}

^{The field includes three top 50 squads in the latest Golfweek rankings, along with 11 teams ranked in the top 100.}

^{Live scoring of the final round will be available at Golfstat.com. All three days of the event are open to area golf fans and admission will be free.}

^{For more information about the third annual AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, visit GeorgiaStateSports.com and click on the tournament logo on the men's golf page.}