ach ian ▁State ▁ ▁App al ach ian ▁State ▁leads ▁the ▁series ▁ 1 8 – 1 5 – 1 ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁Georgia ▁State ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁with ▁Georgia ▁State ▁is ▁tied ▁ 3 – 3 ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁ ▁Nick name ▁The ▁athlet ics ▁teams ▁of ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁University ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁E ag les . ▁However , ▁the ▁school ▁has ▁gone ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁nick names . ▁From ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁the ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁First ▁District ▁A & M ▁school ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Culture ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁background ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁nick name ▁was ▁the ▁Blue ▁T ide . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁were ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Prof ess ors ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁school ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁teacher - training ▁college . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁when ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁renamed ▁Georgia ▁Southern ▁College , ▁a ▁student ▁vote ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁new ▁mas cot ; ▁among ▁the ▁ 1 0 4 ▁entries , ▁vot ers ▁chose ▁E ag les ▁over ▁Col on els ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁margin . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁a ▁contest ▁was ▁held ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁mas cot , ▁incoming ▁fresh