Jacoby Brissett throws 35-yard TD with 1:37 left to rally Wolfpack
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jacoby Brissett threw for 291 yards and three second-half touchdowns to help North Carolina State beat Georgia Southern 24-23 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Brissett connected with Matt Dayes on a 35-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline for the go-ahead score with 1:37 left.
Georgia Southern had one last chance, but Kevin Ellison's fourth-down pass from his own 28 fell incomplete with 1:02 left.
Bra'Lon Cherry caught two touchdown passes for NC State, which trailed 17-3 at halftime and 20-10 in the fourth quarter.
Ellison passed for 184 yards and rushed for 116 more to lead the Eagles. Matt Breida had a 61-yard touchdown run for Georgia Southern.
It was the first game as a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision for the Eagles, who won six national championships in the Football Championship Subdivision before joining the Sun Belt Conference.
Game Information
2023 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| Appalachian State | 6-2 | 9-5 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Old Dominion | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| Texas State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| South Alabama | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Arkansas State | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Louisiana | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Southern Miss | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| UL Monroe | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 8-0 | 13-1 |
| Louisville | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| NC State | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Clemson | 4-4 | 9-4 |
| North Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Duke | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Miami | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Boston College | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| Syracuse | 2-6 | 6-7 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Virginia | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Wake Forest | 1-7 | 4-8 |
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