LIGHT IT BLUE: Senior Day Win Caps Record-Setting Home Season

ATLANTA -- Georgia State led South Alabama 28-3 with 10 minutes to play when Panthers' head coach Shawn Elliott called a timeout.

Senior defensive end Terry Thomas had just made a fourth-down stop at the GSU 7-yard line, effectively sealing the victory. The Panthers took over, and senior quarterback Dan Ellington handed off to another senior, running back Tra Barnett, who raced 17 yards, running behind a powerful offensive line anchored by senior left tackle Hunter Atkinson.

That's when Elliott signaled for the timeout, but it wasn't to discuss strategy or stop the clock.

It was to allow those seniors, who have meant so much to the program, to walk off the field at Georgia State Stadium for…