With their backs against the wall, the Georgia Southern football team pulled off a 24-19 win at Marshall Saturday to finish their regular season at 6-6 and become bowl eligible for the fourth-straight season.

The Eagles now will wait on the bowl committees to decide where they will go. Officially, that will be Sunday, but there are occasions when the bowl itself will reveal the teams before that date. Wherever they go, coach Clay Helton is just thankful for the opportunity.

"There are 25 guys in our locker room we fought for because we wanted to give them the opportunity to play in four straight bowl games,” Helton said. “Players like Dalen Cobb, OJ Arnold, Pichon Wimbley, Caleb Cook and Davion Rhodes are leaving a legacy now with this bowl bid. Earning the opportunity to play in a bowl

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