Previewing Georgia State’s 2021 Non-Conference Schedule

With an expanded playoffs on the horizon, Group of Five schools’ non-conference games are more important than ever. If a G5 team wants to be one of the committee’s at-large selections, winning the conference won’t be enough. You’ve got to win against other conferences, especially the Power Fives.

For the Georgia State Panthers, that means putting on a great show in these four games in 2021.

9/4 vs Army (Independent)

Georgia State opens the season at home against Army. While by no means a powerhouse, the Black Knights perennially sit on the fringes of the AP Top 25.

Army and Georgia State have only played once: a 28-21 Panthers victory in 2019. At the time, Army was still receiving votes in the…