North Dakota State staged a late rally past Georgia Southern to advance to the FCS championship game.
Georgia Southern is 30 minutes away from advancing to the FCS championship game.
The North Dakota State Bison and Sam Houston State Bearkats will meet next month in the 2012 NCAA FCS title game -- a rematch of last year's championship, which was won by the Bison.
North Dakota State staged a late rally past Georgia Southern to advance to the FCS championship game.
Georgia Southern is 30 minutes away from advancing to the FCS championship game.
The Eagles have made their way to the national semifinals, but will face their toughest opponent yet.
After previous stints as a running back, wide receiver and cornerback, Jerick McKinnon switched to quarterback this season and became Georgia Southern's starter. He's proved to be a steadying for the Eagles.
If the Eagles hope to beat North Dakota State on Friday in the FCS semifinals, they'll need to lean heavily on quarterback Jerick McKinnon and running back Dominique Swope -- much like they have all year long.
The Eagles haven't successfully kicked a field goal since October, and the coaching staff will go with the hottest hand in practice this week for their FCS playoff quarterfinal against North Dakota State on Friday night.
Georgia Southern faces North Dakota State in the FCS playoff quarterfinals on Friday, and will go against an NDSU defense that hasn't given up a playoff touchdown since they faced the Eagles last year.
The top-seeded Bison could be ready for Georgia Southern's unique offensive attack.
After helping the Eagles to victory last week, Dominique Swope should be back to play in the FCS semifinals.
Behind a 28 point 4th quarter outburst, Georgia Southern advances to the Semifinals for the third consecutive year.
Georgia Southern advanced to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs for the third straight year, and there it will meet North Dakota State for the second straight season.
Head coach Jeff Monken was grinning from ear to ear when the Eagles blasted off 28 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to make it to the FCS semifinals
Georgia Southern's defense stepped up late as they upset Old Dominion, 49-35, on Saturday to advance to the FCS semifinals for the third consecutive year.
Despite trailing 35-21 in the fourth quarter, the Georgia Southern Eagles topped the Old Dominion Monarchs in the FCS quarterfinals, 49-35.
There could be a lot of points scored in the FCS playoff game between Georgia Southern and Old Dominion on Saturday. Both teams rank among the nation's top 10 in total offense.
While the Georgia Southern Eagles are set to play the Old Dominion Monarchs on Saturday, their athletic department may be pondering a move to the FBS level of college football.
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