McCloud, Black lead unbeaten James Madison to 41-13 win over Georgia Southern
James Madison safety Jacob Thomas (27) latches onto Georgia Southern wide receiver DeAndre Buchannon (15) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. Credit: AP/Daniel Lin
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Jordan McCloud threw three touchdown passes, Kaelon Black scored three times and unbeaten James Madison avenged a tough loss from last season with a 41-13 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday.
The Dukes (6-0, 3-0 Sun Belt) were unbeaten and ranked No. 25 last year when they lost to the Eagles 45-38 on a late touchdown.
McCloud threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt and a 10-yarder to Black in the first quarter and Camden Wise added a pair of field goals for a 20-6 halftime lead. In a 21-point third quarter, McCloud threw a second TD pass to Black, who added a 20-yard rushing score.
Davis Brin was 31-of-52 passing for 271 yards and two of the Bulldogs' three interceptions, one of those picks made by Chauncey Logan, who had a game-leading 11 tackles.
The Eagles (4-2, 1-1) ran for just 64 yards against the nation's top rushing defense, which came in giving up only 38.6 yards per game on the ground.
JMU snapped an eight-game losing streak to Georgia Southern that went back to 1986.
