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Georgia Southern uses 'Walking Dead' as inspiration for Georgia Tech game

Georgia Southern is in its first season as an FBS program and it is preparing to head to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech of the ACC, so the team has turned to AMC's hit show The Walking Dead for a little inspiration.

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Georgia Southern uses 'Walking Dead' as inspiration for Georgia Tech game
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Georgia Southern is in its first season as an FBS program and is preparing to head to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech of the ACC, so the school has turned to AMC's hit show The Walking Dead for a little inspiration.

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The poster uses an early promo for the show, which showed people fleeing Atlanta in droves, and added in two buses carrying the Georgia Southern football team to show what is being called an #EagleApocalypse.

While the Yellow Jackets are 20-point favorites over the Eagles, you definitely have to give Southern credit for some clever imagery.

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