French IV throws for 313 yards, Georgia Southern becomes bowl eligible with 24-19 win over Marshall

HUNTINGTON, W.Va -- , JC French IV threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns, Camden Brown caught nine passes for 157 yards and two scores, and Georgia Southern defeated Marshall 24-19 on Saturday in a regular-season finale for both teams. The Eagles improved to 6-6 (4-4 Sun Belt Conference) to become bowl eligible, while the Thundering Herd finish at 5-7 (3-5), just shy of a postseason game. Marcus Sanders Jr . scored the Eagles' first touchdown on a 44-yard pass by freshman QB Weston Bryan . French IV connected with Brown late in the first quarter on a 14-yarder to extend Georgia Southern's lead. Field goals from 24 and 42 yards by Marshall's Lorcan Quinn sent the teams to the locker rooms in a one-possession game. The Eagles opened it up with French and Brown's second touchdown connection, a 12-yarder early in the third quarter. Tripp Bryant kicked a 24-yard field goal to make it 24-6.