Georgia Southern holds off Coastal Carolina for road victory

CONWAY, S.C. (Interstat) — In an NCAA Football Bowl Division game, Max Johnson completed 18 of 29 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns and rushed twice for 13 yards as visiting Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina 31-24 on Saturday at Brooks Stadium. Weston Bryan added 88 rushing yards and a touchdown, highlighted by a 67-yard scoring run. River Helms caught four passes for 89 yards and a touchdown, Alex Taylor had six receptions for 77 yards and a score, and Zay Hilliard caught an 18-yard touchdown for the Eagles. Deuce Bailey completed 19 of 33 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 14 times for 58 yards for the Chanticleers. Robby Washington returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown and caught three passes for 34 yards. Brandon Tyson made 10 tackles for Georgia Southern, Jakyri Jones had nine and Diego Aviles added eight. Marcellius Pulliam recorded 10 tackles for Coastal Carolina, while Travis Roman had eight. Georgia Southern improved to 2-3. Coastal Carolina fell to 1-4.