Louisiana football vs. Georgia State: Live updates from Ragin' Cajuns homecoming game
END 3 | Georgia State 20 Louisiana football 17
Touchdown Louisiana football. Zeon Chriss is willing the Ragin' Cajuns back into this thing
Nine plays, 54 yards there for the Cajuns offense. Chriss hit Terrance Carter on the 2-yard TD pitch-and-catch.
Don't look now folks, but we've got a ballgame.
2:01 3Q | Georgia State 20 Louisiana 17
Ragin' Cajuns field goal. UL scores on second-half opening drive
It took Des dipping into his bag of tricks with a fake punt after the first three plays of the drive stalled. But Georgia State's defense bends but doesn't break and not allows 3 points.
9:29 3Q Panthers lead Cajuns 20-10.
HALF | Georgia State 20 Louisiana football 7
Touchdown Louisiana football. Jacob Kibodi on the run.
That. Was. Big.
Cajuns cash in the fumble. Jacob Kibodi goes in from the 3 and UL is finally on the board. And this could be extra big as UL gets the ball coming out of the break.
0:30 2Q | Georgia State 20 Louisiana 6 -- PAT pending.
Georgia State Touchdown. Backup QB Mikele Colasurdo scores
In his first handful of plays on the night, Georgia State backup QB Mikele Colasurdo leads the Panther offense down the field and he finishes the 10-play drive with a 3-yard TD run.
4:23 left in the first half, Panthers up 20-0.
Touchdown Georgia State. 2nd TD pass for Darren Grainger
Not only for Grainger but Green's second TD catch tonight.
Panthers are chewing the Cajuns up right now on chunk plays and their efficiency is really high.
Georgia State up two scores. 13-0 9:49 2Q
Touchdown Georgia State. Darren Grainger TD pass
The Panther senior QB spun a perfect ball up the seam to tight end Ahmon Green. One play after a great blitz call from UL to force a 3rd and goal from long, Georgia State hits the big play for a score.
Georgia State draws first blood -- but missed the PAT. 6-0 Panthers 13:07 2Q
END 1 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 0 Georgia State football 0
Louisiana football defense forces Georgia State fumble on goal line
Panthers put together a masterful opening drive and advanced down to the 1-yard line. Standout running back Marcus Carroll reached the ball over but KC Ossai knocked it out. Kendre' Gant picked up the loose ball and returned it to 32.
Refs reviewed the play and upheld the call. UL ball.
Louisiana football's homecoming date with Georgia State this week pits two of the better performing quarterbacks in the Sun Belt Conference against each other.
Freshman Zeon Chriss for the Ragin' Cajuns (4-2, 1-1) and Panthers senior Darren Grainger will take center stage inside Cajun Field on Saturday night (7 p.m., ESPNU).
Defenses on each side will need to generate stops as both offenses are catching steam and putting up points and yards the last few weeks.
Grainger has completed 68.5% of his passes for 1,421 yards with eight touchdowns while being a threat on the ground with 299 rushing yards and five TDs.
In three-plus games, Chriss has thrown for seven touchdowns along with 800 yards and has ran for 317 yards and five scores.
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.
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