NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion University Football returns home to Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium to host Georgia Southern for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m.
| Old Dominion (3-3, 2-0 Sun Belt) vs. Georgia Southern (4-3, 1-2 Sun Belt) | |
| Date | Saturday, Oct. 22 • 3:30 p.m. • Norfolk, Va. • Kornblau Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium |
| Where to Watch | ESPN+ |
| Listen | ODU Sports Radio Network |
| Series | Georgia Southern leads 2-0 |
| Game Notes | Old Dominion Georgia Southern |
• Old Dominion returns home after a 49-21 win at previously unbeaten Coastal Carolina. The Monarchs take on Georgia Southern in the annual Homecoming game on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
• Georgia Southern knocked off James Madison last week, 45-38, to give the Dukes their first loss of the season.
• Running back Blake Watson rushed 19 times for a school record 259 yards and three touchdowns. His touchdown runs were from 25, 58 and 67 yards. The 58 and 67-yard runs were the longest of his career. His 13.6 yards per carry were also an ODU single-game record.
Hawkins Shines
Cornerback Tre Hawkins secured 10 tackles, a forced fumble, fumble recovery and pass breakup in the win at Coastal Carolina. The 10 tackles are a career-high. Hawkins now has a pair of fumble recoveries, ranking him third in the country. He's also second on the Monarchs with five pass breakups.
Hawkins was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
Mack Attack
Backup quarterback DJ Mack has played sparingly as a "wildcat" type QB this season, but was most effective at Coastal Carolina in a variety of ways.
He rushed three times for 26 yards and scored on a 20-yard touchdown run.
He also tossed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Spencer. The TD pass was his first since Oct. 2 last season at UTEP.
Sack City
For the second time this season, the ODU defense delivered seven sacks in a game. The Monarchs lead the country with 4.17 sacks per game and are third in the country with 25 sacks.
Denzel Lowry and Deeve Harris had two sacks apiece at Coastal.
Lowry and Ryan Henry lead ODU this season with four sacks each.
Watson Runs Wild
Redshirt junior running back Blake Watson set a school record with 259 yards on 19 carries in ODU's win at Coastal Carolina. Watson's three touchdowns were a career-high and his 58 and 67-yard TD runs were the two longest runs of his career. His 259 yards are the fourth most in the country this season.
Watson had more yards (259) in Saturday's performance than he did entering the game (255).
With the big day, Watson is now 16th in the country with 102.2 yards per game
Most Yards in a Game this season
| Name | School | Opponent | Yards |
| Israel Abanikansa | Pittsburgh | Virginia Tech | 320 |
| Jaydn Ott | California | Arizona | 274 |
| Blake Watson | Old Dominion | Coastal Carolina | 259 |
| Samson Evans | Eastern Michigan | Arizona State | 258 |