Random observations compiled after watching the Georgia Southern Eagles edge Chattanooga 23-21 on Saturday. — For the first time this season, the Eagles looked like Jerick McKinnon’s team. It wasn’t the prettiest offensive game for McKinnon or the Eagles, but it proved, or at least alluded to, the fact that as No. 1 goes, so goes GSU. Sure, McKinnon still shared some snaps with backup quarterback Kevin Ellison, but McKinnon is a difference maker regardless of where he’s lined up. — Speaking of Ellison, it’s a good thing he’s getting some experience.