The student led, student read news organization at Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne Media Group
The student led, student read news organization at Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne Media Group
All content by Amanda Arnold
Bryan Johnston is finishing his fifth season at Georgia Southern University. He is the Associate Athletic Director for Public Relations and Communications.

250 football games and counting: Bryan Johnston plays key role in Georgia Southern Athletic Department

Amanda Arnold
April 23, 2020

“It felt like and still feels like a movie”: Men’s golf found out about tournament cancellation from Twitter during practice

Amanda Arnold
April 17, 2020

Looking back at the iconic 2013 win over Florida in the Swamp

Amanda Arnold
April 15, 2020
Chad Lunsford is the head coach of the Georgia Southern football team. He is entering his third full season as head coach and has had to halt spring practice as a result of COVID-19.

Chad Lunsford discusses the state of Georgia Southern football during NCAA dead period

Amanda Arnold
April 9, 2020

COLUMN: Dear GS men’s basketball seniors, the NCAA did you dirty

Amanda Arnold
April 7, 2020
Coaches around the country have had to digitally recruit student-athletes due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Second-year Head Coach Anita Howard has had to come up with innovative ways to intrigue athletes at home.

What’s it like being a Division I coach and having to recruit during a global pandemic?

Amanda Arnold
April 7, 2020
Before Georgia Southern, Brian Burg was an assistant coach for the Texas Tech men's basketball team. He was named head coach of the Eagles on March 29.

‘I will not let you down. We will win’: Brian Burg speaks at first press conference as head coach

Amanda Arnold
April 3, 2020
Mekhia Freeman is the first senior on the Georgia Southern softball team to announce that they will use their extra year of eligibility. She was leading the conference in batting average when the season ended.

‘I didn’t even have to think about it’: Mekhia Freeman will return for a fifth softball season

Amanda Arnold
April 3, 2020
Quan Jackson has been a sigificant playmaker for the Georgia Southern men's basketball team. He enters the transfer portal after the departure of former Head Coach Mark Byington.

Quan Jackson enters transfer portal, second Eagle since departure of Mark Byington

Amanda Arnold
March 31, 2020
Calvin Wishart shoots a free throw in Hanner Fieldhouse. Wishart is a rising junior guard from Minnesota.

Calvin Wishart enters transfer portal after departure of Mark Byington

Amanda Arnold
March 30, 2020
Amanda Arnold is a senior journalism major and managing sports editor for The George-Anne.

OPINION: The longer we don’t listen, the worse it’ll get

Amanda Arnold
March 30, 2020

Incoming Athletic Director speaks about vacant men’s basketball coaching position

Amanda Arnold
March 24, 2020
Though he was successful at Georgia Southern, social media has been calling for Mark Byington's job for months.

COLUMN: Social media has been calling for Byington’s job for months now

Amanda Arnold
March 23, 2020

Georgia Southern Head Coach Mark Byington resigns in favor of James Madison

Amanda Arnold and Elijah Jackson
March 20, 2020

Jake Maples: From junior college to one of the top golf tournaments in the country

Amanda Arnold
March 11, 2020

Women’s basketball takes early exit from Sun Belt Tournament

Amanda Arnold
March 11, 2020

Eagles defeat Louisiana after huge comeback and advance to conference quarterfinals

Amanda Arnold
March 9, 2020
PREVIEW: Ragin' Cajuns travel to Statesboro for second round of Sun Belt Tournament

PREVIEW: Ragin’ Cajuns travel to Statesboro for second round of Sun Belt Tournament

Amanda Arnold
March 9, 2020

Georgia Southern basketball prepares for Sun Belt Tournament

Amanda Arnold
March 6, 2020

Georgia Southern golf wins Colleton River Collegiate over fifteen competitors

Amanda Arnold
March 4, 2020

Georgia Southern drops four games at Auburn Invitational, holds their own against top competitors

Amanda Arnold
March 2, 2020
‘They couldn’t find any pants that actually fit me’: Simeon Carter reflects on his unusual path to discovering basketball

‘They couldn’t find any pants that actually fit me’: Simeon Carter reflects on his unusual path to discovering basketball

Amanda Arnold
February 24, 2020

Opinion: Being a black female in sports journalism is hard…especially at a PWI

Amanda Arnold
February 20, 2020

A quick conversation before a flight to Japan brings star Texas pitcher to Statesboro

Amanda Arnold
February 18, 2020

Georgia Southern suffers key conference loss to App State after ‘selfish’ performance

Amanda Arnold
February 15, 2020

Jaiden Hamilton’s career high performance leads Eagles to snap losing streak against Arkansas State

Amanda Arnold
February 8, 2020
The Georgia Southern softball team leans over the gate watching the next Eagle at bat. The team will begin regular season with the Bash in the Boro tournament this weekend.

Georgia Southern softball’s new coffee bean culture at the forefront of the 2020 season

Amanda Arnold
February 5, 2020
Ike Smith, redshirt-senior guard, tallied 11 points in a non-conference matchup against Radford. The sudden death of NBA great Kobe Bryant has lingered in the back of his head all week.

Ike Smith reflects on Kobe Bryant’s legacy

Amanda Arnold
January 31, 2020

Men’s basketball routs Troy at home

Amanda Arnold
January 30, 2020
Amanda Arnold, junior journalism major, is the Managing Sports Editor for The George-Anne.

Selection committee, keep the Rooney Rule in mind for the next athletic director

Amanda Arnold
January 29, 2020
Former Georgia Southern safety Donald Rutledge participated in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.

Donald Rutledge forces fumble in Collegiate Bowl, impresses NFL scouts

Amanda Arnold
January 27, 2020

QUICK HITS: Men’s basketball unable to seal a final second win against rival

Amanda Arnold
January 25, 2020
Former Georgia Southern cornerback Kindle Vildor will be playing in the Reese's Senior Bowl on Saturday.

Catching up with Kindle Vildor at the Reese’s Senior Bowl

Amanda Arnold
January 24, 2020

Men’s players to watch: Southern vs. State

Amanda Arnold
January 24, 2020

Basketball fights through injury woes as they prepare to defeat Georgia State for the first time in two years

Amanda Arnold
January 22, 2020

Anita Howard speaks on Alexis Brown and staying consistent during program rebuild

Amanda Arnold
January 16, 2020
The Georgia Southern football team ended with a 7-6 overall record.

A look back at the Cure Bowl

Amanda Arnold
January 16, 2020
The Georgia Southern men's basketball team holds an 11-7 record.

Men’s basketball starts conference play on the right foot

Amanda Arnold
January 14, 2020
Georgia Southern Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein has been hired as the deputy athletic director at Ole Miss

Georgia Southern Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein hired at Ole Miss following resignation

Amanda Arnold
January 13, 2020

Basketball rolls over ULM in first home game of 2020

Amanda Arnold
January 9, 2020
Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein has resigned after eight years at Georgia Southern University.

Georgia Southern Athletic Director Tom Kleinlein resigns after eight years

Amanda Arnold
January 3, 2020

QUICK HITS: Georgia Southern loses to Liberty in Cure Bowl after a slow offensive performance

Amanda Arnold
December 21, 2019

Behind Enemy Bylines with The Champion

Amanda Arnold
December 16, 2019
The team will play the Liberty Flames on Dec.21 in Orlando.

Georgia Southern accepts Cure Bowl invitation for second straight bowl appearance under Chad Lunsford

Amanda Arnold
December 8, 2019
Georgia Southern student gives presentation on replacement migration, sparking outrage online

Georgia Southern student gives presentation on replacement migration, sparking outrage online

Amanda Arnold and Sarah Smith
December 3, 2019

How did the merger affect student athletes at Armstrong?

Amanda Arnold
December 3, 2019

Panthers go down in Paulson Stadium

Amanda Arnold
December 2, 2019
The Georgia Southern volleyball team finished 7-20 in Chad Willis' first year as head coach.

Chad Willis’ first season with Georgia Southern volleyball

Amanda Arnold
December 2, 2019
Georgia Southern has high hopes for a bowl game after last year's Camellia Bowl victory over Eastern Michigan.

Bowl predictions: What they’re thinking about Georgia Southern football

Amanda Arnold
November 29, 2019

Georgia Southern prepares to take on rival GSU in season finale

Amanda Arnold
November 29, 2019
Both teams hold a 6-4 overall record.

Football travels to Arkansas State after big home win

Amanda Arnold
November 21, 2019

The man behind ‘Swag like Chad’

Amanda Arnold
November 18, 2019
Junior guard Tatum Barber tallied ___ points in the loss.

Basketball falls to KSU in first home game

Amanda Arnold
November 17, 2019
Shai Werts rushed for two touchdowns in Saturday's big win.

Georgia Southern secures bowl nod with 51-29 victory over ULM

Amanda Arnold
November 16, 2019
The Georgia Southern men's basketball team defeated Radford by three on Friday.

Eagles defeat Radford behind big second half

Amanda Arnold
November 15, 2019

Howard debuts as first African-American female head coach in school history

Amanda Arnold
November 15, 2019
The team says goodbye to six seniors after Wednesday's loss to Georgia State in the first round of the Sun Belt Championship.

Men’s soccer ends season with crushing tournament loss to Panthers

Amanda Arnold
November 13, 2019

Returning from injury, Ike Smith using experience to his advantage

Amanda Arnold
November 5, 2019
The Georgia Southern football team defeated NMSU on Saturday with their teammate in mind.

A homecoming victory with a deeper meaning

Amanda Arnold
October 26, 2019
The Georgia Southern football team defeated New Mexico State on Saturday in a non-conference matchup.

QUICK HITS: Eagles roll over Aggies in homecoming downpour

Amanda Arnold
October 26, 2019

The Comeback of Wesley Kennedy III

Amanda Arnold
October 24, 2019
Weekend of Oct. 17: What you missed in Georgia Southern Athletics

Weekend of Oct. 17: What you missed in Georgia Southern Athletics

Amanda Arnold
October 21, 2019
The Georgia Southern football team defeated Coastal Carolina, 30-27, on Saturday.

QUICK HITS: Eagles defeat Chanticleers in a triple overtime battle

Amanda Arnold
October 19, 2019
Shayla Smith enters her last season as an Eagle.

God and Georgia Highlands help to mold Eagle into a stronger person

Amanda Arnold
October 18, 2019
The Georgia Southern soccer teams swept rival Georgia State this weekend

Weekend of Oct.10: What you missed in Georgia Southern Athletics

Amanda Arnold
October 14, 2019

Women’s soccer prepares for Jaguars and Panthers in action-packed weekend

Amanda Arnold
October 11, 2019

Georgia Southern men’s soccer team will travel to Atlanta to take on rival Georgia State

Amanda Arnold
October 10, 2019

Goalie Lauren Karinshak: ‘It’s my senior year and I want to get the ring’

Amanda Arnold
October 10, 2019
Aldair Cortes was named Sun Belt Player of the Week after a strong performance against Wofford.

Aldair Cortes named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week

Amanda Arnold
October 9, 2019
The Georgia Southern men's soccer team holds a 6-6-2 record after Tuesday's tie.

Men’s soccer travels to South Carolina for last non-conference contest of the season

Amanda Arnold
October 8, 2019

Volleyball’s Baylor Bumford named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after setting another school record

Amanda Arnold
October 8, 2019
Senior Isaiah Crawley will participate in the dunk contest held at Eagle Madness.

Basketball, volleyball set to host Eagle Madness for fans and students

Amanda Arnold
October 7, 2019
The Georgia Southern men's soccer defeated Wofford, 3-2, on Friday.

Weekend of Oct.3: What you missed in Georgia Southern Athletics

Amanda Arnold
October 7, 2019
The Georgia Southern men's soccer team holds a 4-5 record going into the match.

Men’s soccer looks to get back on track against Wofford

Amanda Arnold
October 4, 2019

Georgia Southern football not hitting ‘panic button’ after 1-3 start

Amanda Arnold
October 3, 2019

Former Georgia Southern forward starts pro career overseas

Amanda Arnold
October 2, 2019

Men’s soccer loses four out of last five games after Tuesday’s defeat

Amanda Arnold
October 2, 2019

Volleyball goes 0-2 in first weekend of conference play on the road

Amanda Arnold
September 30, 2019
Lydia Odlin enters her final season as an Eagle with two conference championships under her belt.

The walk-on who became a two-time conference champion

Amanda Arnold
September 30, 2019
The Georgia Southern football team fell to Louisiana 37-24 on Saturday.

QUICK HITS: Georgia Southern not able to overcome Louisiana’s strong rushing game in 37-24 loss

Amanda Arnold
September 28, 2019

PREVIEW: Volleyball coaching staff to visit old stomping grounds with Georgia Southern in tow

Amanda Arnold
September 26, 2019
Bryant is a sophomore outside hitter for the Georgia Southern volleyball team.

Volleyball’s Maddie Bryant: ‘I didn’t even think I was that good’

Amanda Arnold
September 25, 2019
Story received player of the year her senior season before enrolling early at Georgia Southern in January.

Gymnast to Goalie: Sara Story

Amanda Arnold
September 23, 2019

Volleyball comes up short in Tennessee Invitational

Amanda Arnold
September 23, 2019

Women’s soccer has strong performances in first weekend of conference play

Amanda Arnold
September 23, 2019

Women’s soccer opens conference play on the road

Amanda Arnold
September 20, 2019
The team has improved to 4-3 overall.

Volleyball has big weekend in first home tournament

Amanda Arnold
September 16, 2019

Eagles fall short in last non-conference game of the season

Amanda Arnold
September 16, 2019
Caleb Byrd averaged 35 points in his two seasons at Rome High School.

Men’s basketball picks up first commit in class of 2020

Amanda Arnold
September 12, 2019

How his pro career almost didn’t happen

Amanda Arnold
September 12, 2019
The men's soccer team will take on Mercer at home on Friday.

Eagles suffer first loss of the season to FGCU

Amanda Arnold
September 9, 2019

Women’s soccer struggles on the field during hurricane break

Amanda Arnold
September 9, 2019

Georgia Southern volleyball team defeats USC Upstate after Dorian affects schedule

Amanda Arnold
September 9, 2019

Justin Tomlin goes for nearly 200 yards in his first collegiate start

Amanda Arnold
September 7, 2019
The Georgia Southern football team bounced back against Maine on Saturday with a 26-18 victory at home.

Quick Hits: Georgia Southern tops Maine in first home game of the season

Amanda Arnold
September 7, 2019

Chad Lunsford remains confident in team’s ability after one-sided LSU loss

Amanda Arnold
August 31, 2019

Georgia Southern volleyball set to start 2019 campaign with first-year Head Coach Chad Willis at the helm

Ryan Kostensky and Amanda Arnold
August 29, 2019
Birch tallied a season high of four points against Wake Forest last season.

Leading Eagle defensive specialist Brooke Birch found her voice on the court

Amanda Arnold
August 27, 2019

Eagles outperform The Citadel in first victory under interim head coach

Amanda Arnold
August 26, 2019
Elsa Borjesson (2) has returned for her senior season as a defender for the Eagles.

Eagles travel to Savannah to take on the Citadel Bulldogs

Amanda Arnold
August 25, 2019
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