Georgia Southern QB McKinnon rushes for 316 yards in 24-16 FCS win over Central Arkansas
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Georgia Southern quarterback Jerick McKinnon ran for 316 yards on 24 carries, scored two touchdowns and passed for another as the Eagles defeated Central Arkansas 24-16 Saturday to advance to the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.
McKinnon's rushing total was the second best ever for the Eagles (9-3), 17 yards short of Adrian Peterson's 1999 school and FCS playoff record. He fell 5 yards short of the Southern Conference record of 321 set this season by Wofford's Eric Breitenstein.
McKinnon ran for touchdowns of 57 and 6 yards and hit Darreion Robinson for a 32-yard score — one of just two completions in seven attempts for McKinnon.
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The Eagles, the FCS' leading team in rushing, piled up 404 on the ground to improve their playoff record at home to 33-3. They'll play at Old Dominion next week.
Wynrick Smothers passed for 251 yards for the Bears (9-3) but was just 16-of-41.