The State of Georgia pulls out of the game on Rocky Top

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Georgia State opened its season Saturday with the biggest win in its history.

The Panthers traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, and eliminated the Tennessee Volunteers 38-30 at Neyland Stadium. They scored the first goal, and then sent throughout the day the message that the first advance, even if it came from a turn, was not a coincidence.

The Panthers took a 28-23 lead with 8:56 to play in the fourth quarter. The Panthers briefly had a 29-23 lead over Tra Barnett's 19-yard touchdown when they converted a two-point conversion, but a penalty for offensive pass interference canceled the points and repelled the Panthers' goal attempt. 15 yards, so Brandon Wright scored the extra point.

With 7:10 to play, Guarantano escaped the blitz of half-viral Evan Jones. Linebacker Jhi'Shawn Taylor picked up the ball in Tennessee 39. The Panthers took advantage of the players' rotation when Dan Ellington scored on a quarterback, scoring 22 yards for a touchdown at 4:45.

Trajan Stephens-McQueen's interception with a 14:14 playing time sealed the win, scoring a 48-yard goal by Brandon Wright, while he was still playing at 2:37, giving a 38-point lead. 23 at the GSU.

"This represents the world for our university, our football program," Georgia State coach Shawn Elliott told The Associated Press after the match.

Jauan Jennings, of the Flights, scored on an 18-yard pass with two seconds to play, which improved the score for the Flights.

Georgia State beat Tennessee 213-93 in the rushing yards, and the Panthers scored 24 first tries against 21 for the Vols. The GSU beat Tennessee by the time of ball possession, 30: 34-29: 26.

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The Panthers scored the first goal on Seth Paige's 4-yard run after three minutes of play, with a Tennessee turn-over giving the ball to Georgia State. Ty Chandler escaped the second game since the scrum and Ed Curney picked up the ball in Tennessee 23.

Six games later, Paige scored.

Tennessee responded with a game of 16 yards and 78 yards that ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Guarantano to Marquez Callaway, who tied the score at 7-7.

The Vols took the lead at 14-7 after a 31-yard run from Chandler nine seconds into the first quarter.

The state of Georgia has continued to harass Flights, engaging in a long road. Ellington sent a 17-yard pass to Cornelius McCoy for a touchdown with 3:11 to play before half-time which crowned a 16-game, 81-yard drive.

At the end of the time set by Brent Cimaglia, Brent Cimaglia led 17-14 at halftime.

Georgia State got the ball to start the second half and amassed 75 yards in nine games, ending with a 6-yard pass for Ellington to Aubry Payne with a 10:30 time to play in the third quarter, giving a 21-17 advance to the GSU.

Cimaglia scored a goal in 48 seconds with a time of 3:32 to qualify for third base, thus reducing the GSU's lead to 21-20.

Four minutes after the start of the fourth quarter, Ellington escaped and Tennessee regained the lead over the No. 24 Flights. In the ensuing run, Tennessee took the lead at 23-21 thanks to a 31 yards by Cimaglia.

It's the 10th football season in Georgia State. The first game of September 2, 2010 produced a 41-7 win over Shorter. The Panthers joined the Sun Belt Conference and the FBS for the 2013 season. Since joining the conference, Georgia State has registered between ages 19 and 54 before playing Saturday and between 2 and 10 last season.

Georgia State received $ 950,000 from Tennessee to play.