MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Darren Grainger accounted for 325 yards and four touchdowns in leading Georgia State to a 51-20 rout of Ball State in the Camellia Bowl.
Grainger passed for 203 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 122 yards and a fourth TD. He completed 15 of 19 passes and carried 11 times, including a play fake midway through the third quarter when he scampered 34 yards untouched into the end zone.
The 8-5 Panthers won for the seventh time in eight games and dominated the lone bowl played on Christmas Day.
Tight end Aubrey Payne had two touchdown catches for Georgia State, along with career-highs of eight catches and 109 yards.
Ball State finished 6-7 and couldn’t summon up many big plays after Drew Plitt’s 56-yard touchdown bomb to Jayshon Jackson for an early lead.
