2016 Georgia Southern Eagles Preview

I had a chance to preview the Georgia Southern Eagles over at The Student Section. Check it out here.

Here’s an excerpt from the preview…..

4 Key Players

Matt Breida, RB – Breida is not the only running back on the roster, but he is definitely the best. He is a smaller back, yet he can get yards inside or out. If he finds a hole, you will be looking at the back of his jersey.

Favian Upshaw, QB – This guy is special in that whenever you put the ball in his hands, he can make you pay. On the ground, he ran for 583 yards on 80 attempts for an average of 7.29 yards per carry.The area where he must improve is in the passing game. On third downs, he completed just 27.8% of his passes. If he can add more of a passing dimension to his game, the Eagles offense could be unstoppable.

B.J. Johnson, WR – We’ve talked multiple times in this preview about how Georgia Southern must improve its passing game. Johnson is clearly the Eagles’ leading receiver, as he caught 15 passes last season and was the only player on the team to average more than one catch per game. With the help of the quarterbacks, Johnson must step up his game in 2016.

Ironhead Gallon, LB – How can we leave a guy named Ironhead out of our preview? We can’t. Georgia Southern’s front seven is stacked with returning talent and one of them is senior Ironhead Gallon. Gallon picked off a pass and took it in for a TD in the spring game. Southern will need more of this in 2016, as the back four is a huge area of concern for the Eagles. The better the front seven plays, the more time the young secondary will get a chance to grow.