GEORGIA STATE (0-1, 0-0 SBC) vs OLE MISS (1-0, 0-0 AAC)
Saturday, Sept. 6 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Center Parc Credit Union Stadium 
TV: ESPN+
RADIO: Georgia State Radio Network in Atlanta on WRAS-FM 88.5, in Gainesville on WGTJ-FM 97.5, GSU Athletics mobile app
 
 
ATLANTA-- After starting the 2025 season on the road, Georgia State hosts Memphis for the home opener at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7:00 p.m. ET. 
 
Georgia State and Memphis are meeting for the second time in program history, and the first in Atlanta. The Panthers are looking for their first win against the Tigers. 
This week's game concludes the home-and-home series between the Panthers and Tigers, which was originally scheduled for the 2020 season. 
 
After the first game of the 2025 season, head coach Dell McGee and the Panthers staff added veteran transfer TJ Finley to the active roster. 
 
 
PRESEASON HONORS 
Senior Wide receiver Ted Hurst earned 2025 SBC Preseason First-Team Offense, 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team, 2025 Freaks List by The Atlantic, 2025 HERO Sports G5 Preseason All-American and Preseason Biletnikoff Award Watch List honors following a standout 2024 season. Hurst was a 2024 All-Sun Belt Second-Team Offense and 2024 College Football Network All-Sun Belt Offense honoree. 
 
Senior defensive tackle Henry Bryant earned SBC preseason Second Team Defense and 2025 Phil Steele Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team honors. Bryant was a 2024 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention selection and was named to the 2024 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team Defense.
 
2024 RECAP
In the Panthers' first season under head coach McGee during the 2024 season, Georgia State finished 3-9 (1-7 SBC) on the season, with wins over Chattanooga, Vanderbilt and Texas State. 
 
The Panthers lead the Sun Belt and finished top 50 in the nation for fewest penalties per game (5.27).   
 
Defensively, GSU finished the 2024 season ranking second in the conference and top 20 in the nation for fumbles recovered with eight. Henry Bryant led the Panthers and the Sun Belt with two fumble recoveries, finishing eighth in the nation. 
 
UP NEXT
After hosting Memphis for the home opener, Georgia State stays in Atlanta to host Murray State on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 p.m.