In what should have been a shining moment for Georgia State University to make a rare appearance on national television, the students and alumni put a black eye on the “black out.”
The Panthers, who have a student enrollment that exceeds 50,000, and Red Wolves met in the Georgia Dome live on ESPNU in front of a crowd of 13,363. That wasn’t the only disappointment for the university that evening as the Panthers fell 31-16 to Arkansas State mostly due to disastrous play by the special teams.
Senior kicker Rogier ten Lohuis 50-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Arkansas State senior defensive back Cody Brown and returned for a 57-yard touchdown by redshirt senior defensive back Chris Humes to give the Red Wolves a 10-3 lead.