GEORGIA STATE (2-4, 0-3 SBC) at APP STATE (2-4, 0-3 SBC)
Saturday, Oct. 26 | 1:00 p.m. ET | Kidd Brewer Stadium
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: Georgia State Radio Network on WRAS-FM 88.5, WGTJ-FM 97.5, GSU Athletics mobile app
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ATLANTA-- After falling to Marshall on the road, Georgia State looks to secure its first conference win under head coach Dell McGee at Appalachian State on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Georgia State and App State are meeting for the 11th time is program history. The Panthers are looking for their first win over the Mountaineers.
> The Panthers fell 42-14 to the Mountaineers at home last season.
PANTHERS VS. THE SUN BELT: Despite a slow start to conference play, the Panthers continue to stand in Sun Belt rankings on both sides of the ball.
> The Panthers lead the Sun Belt and rank 11th in the nation for fewest penalties (31).
> Offensively, the Panthers rank top 10 in the Sun Belt in completion percentage (7th with 0.596) team passing efficiency (9th with 125.89) and passing offense (4th with 257.0).
> The Panthers' passing offense ranks fourth in the conference and 41st nationally with 257.0 yards per game.
> Defensively, GSU ranks fourth in the conference and 44th in the nation for fumbles recovered with four. Senior Kevin Swint leads the Panthers with two forced fumbles, while D-Icey Hopkins and Henry Bryant have one.
> KD McDaniel, Izaiah Guy, Henry Bryant and Rykem Laney have all recorded one fumble recovery, all tying for third in the conference and 28th in FBS for fumble recoveries.
TRACKING THE RECORD:
> Senior linebacker Kevin Swint currently has four sacks on the season, which is two away from tying the second place spot for single-season sacks (6) and seven away from breaking the record (10.5).
> Ted Hurst's six touchdowns put him three scores away from breaking the single-season touchdown record (8).
> Liam Rickman stands with seven field goals made, which is on track to break the single-season FG-made record of 15.
NEW STARTING QB: After a GSU-record 36 consecutive games with Darren Grainger as the starting quarterback, Christian Veilleux and Zach Gibson continue the battle for the starting quarterback position.
> After starting quarterback Christian Veilleux for the first five games, Zach Gibson stepped in as the Panthers' quarterback at Marshall (Oct. 17). Gibson went 19-for-32 for 192 yards and two touchdowns against the Thundering Herd.
> Gibson saw his season debut in the final minutes against Old Dominion (Oct. 12), when he went 6-for-6 for 49 yards with one touchdown against the Monarchs.
> The redshirt senior joined the Panthers for the 2024 season as a transfer from Georgia Tech.
> Quarterback Christian Veilluex has started in all six games for the Panthers, leading the team with nine touchdowns and 1301 yards on 118 completions.
Following the road contest at App State, the Panthers continue their four-game road series at UConn (Nov. 1) and James Madison (Nov. 9) before returning to Center Parc Credit Union Stadium on Nov. 16 to host Arkansas State.
