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Sun Belt roundup: Breida, Ellison run wild in Georgia Southern’s win over New Mexico State

Matt Breida and Kevin Ellison spearheaded a 507-yard rushing attack and Georgia Southern beat New Mexico State 56-26 on Saturday in Statesboro, Georgia.

Breida ran for 137 yards and Ellison 104, including a career-long 67-yard touchdown run.

Georgia Southern (5-1, 3-0) rolled to a 35-7 halftime lead with Wesley Fields bookending the first-half scoring with a 19-yard run and a 60-yard pass from Ellison, the first Eagles touchdown pass in more than a year. Ellison is the sixth Eagle to reach 2,000 career yards both rushing and passing. L.A. Ramsby and Favian Upshaw each ran for two scores.

Since being shutout against West Virginia, the Eagles have scored 40 or more points in five straight games with Saturday’s total a season high.

Andrew Allen had a career-high 253 yards passing, three touchdowns and an interception for the Aggies (0-6, 0-2)

Three linebackers were ejected for targeting: Georgia Southern’s Deshawntee Gallon and William Bussey and New Mexico State’s Terrill Hanks.

Appalachian State 59, Louisiana-Monroe 14: Taylor Lamb threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Mountaineers (5-1, 2-0) to a victory over the Warhawks (1-5, 0-2) in Monroe, Louisiana.

Georgia State 31, Ball State 19: Nick Arbuckle threw for 412 yards and a touchdown, ran for two more, and the Panthers (2-4) held off the Cardinals (2-5) in a nonconference game in Muncie, Indiana.