Georgia State heads to Jacksonville State for rematch

Georgia State (1-1) will look to rebound from their loss to Old Dominion, as they hit the road for the first time this year and take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1-1) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. JSU defeated the Panthers 34-27 in overtime last season after a controversial call took away a game-tying touchdown pass from Georgia State. After JSU scored on their first possession of overtime play, Kelton Hill threw a fourth down pass to Arthur Williams to seemingly tie it up. The ref signaled touchdown, the crowd went crazy, but the call was soon  Dome thriller. With this bitter defeat still on Georgia State's mind, they'll look to settle the score this time around. JSU will not be entering the matchup at full strength. Senior quarterback Marques Ivory, a Georgia native, broke his fibula in their season opening victory over Tennessee- Martin and has since undergone surgery. Sophomore Coty Blanchard, the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, stepped into the starting spot last weekend and threw for 164 yards and a pick on 13-23 passin in a 38-17 loss to Chattanooga. Georgia State will have its own questions to deal with at the quarterback position. Both Bo Schlechter and Drew Little struggled in their 40- 17 loss to Old Dominion. Little was solid against JSU last season with 227 yards through the air, but zero touchdowns. Neither team found much success on either side of the football last weekend and both will be looking to improve across the board.JSU gave up 508 yards of total offense to Chattanooga, and Georgia State gave up 277 rushing yards to ODU. Georgia State ran for only 85 yards, and JSU faired even worse, collecting a feeble 55 yards on the ground. If Georgia State wants to get their season back on track against a weakened opponent, they'll need to exhibit more focus on the field in order to cut down on penalties (They had nearly 100 yards of them last weekend), protect the football and exploit their opponent's deficiencies, some of which are eerily similar to their own.