Troy runs past Georgia State 37-20

For the third week in a row, the Troy Trojans (5-1, 3-0) jumped out to an early lead and then cruised to a victory to remain undefeated in the Sun Belt. This time it was the Georgia State Panthers (2-4, 1-1) who couldn’t contain Troy’s offense as they piled up 554 yards with 337 coming on the ground.

Troy’s quarterback, Kaleb Barker set the bar for big plays early. On the first play from scrimmage, he scrambled through the Panthers’ defense and ran 75 yards to the Panthers’ four-yard line before he was caught from behind. This set up B.J. Smith’s first touchdown to give Troy a 7-0 advantage 90 seconds into the game.

It looked like the Panthers would even the score, but Tyler Murray made a…