The Eagles are coming to the Dome in October. Georgia State football has learned when they will host their long time all-sports rival Georgia Southern. According to multiple sources, the Eagles from Statesboro will travel to the Georgia Dome on Saturday, October 25th to face the Panthers.

This is the fourth known game on the 2014 schedule joining the home opener on Wednesday, August 27th vs. Abilene Christian, Saturday, September 13th vs. Air Force, Saturday, September 20th at Washington and Saturday, November 22nd at Clemson.

This particular date is critical for both fan bases this game will sit on the University of Georgia's BYE week before their matchup with Florida in Jacksonville. Georgia Tech will be on the road at Pittsburgh so there will be one game in the city of Atlanta for fans to descend upon the Dome. We discussed how an October date would likely be ideal as it would give both to play a full month of games and allow some lead time for travel and planning.

Keep it locked to PantherTalk.com as the official Sun Belt schedule will be released on Saturday, March 1st.