The Georgia Southern Eagles looked like they may have taken a step in the right direction last year as back-to-back 6-7 seasons transformed into an 8-win regular season under coach Clay Helton and fell just short of a berth in the conference championship.

This year has gotten off to a rocky start and Eagle Nation has been increasingly upset on social media at the thought of regression.

Helton took over the program from Chad Lunsford who posted a 28-21 record with two bowl game wins. Lunsford was let go after a 1-3 start in 2021 with Eagle athletics director Jared Benko famously saying that 7-6 and 8-5 records are not acceptable at Georgia Southern. The Eagles currently have a 22-22 overall record in Helton’s fourth year and while he shares the frustration with the JMU loss he feels the

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