Kennesaw State plays its first ever game as a FBS program on Friday night, when Jacksonville State visits Fifth Third Stadium.
There’s only two teams left that haven’t played a conference game in the CUSA – and they face off on Friday night as Week 5 of the college football season gets underway. In that matchup, Jacksonville State (1-3, 0-0 CUSA) visits Kennesaw State (0-4, 0-0 CUSA) at Fifth Third Stadium. Not only is this the first conference game of the year for Kennesaw State but it’s the program’s first-ever conference game at the FBS level, having moved up from FCS in the offseason. Kennesaw State is also still looking for its first win at the FBS level outright. The Owls so far have faced UTSA, Louisiana, and San Jose State for FBS opponents, and played FCS UT Martin last week.
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Game Date: Oct. 4, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBSSN
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Jax State made the move of FBS two years ago, and finished 9-4 last year. This year, the Gamecocks were picked to finish in third place in the CUSA preseason poll.
Rich Rodriguez’s team begins conference play on a high, after picking up its first win of the 2024 season last week. The Gamecocks made the most of their homecoming game, blowing out Southern Miss 44-7. Jax state put up 509 yards of total offense and averaged eight yards per play. On defense they recorded three interceptions.
The two newest FBS programs – Kennesaw State and Jax State have a history from meeting in FCS contests. The Owls won three of those four meetings, but Jax State won the most recent matchup in 2022 – a 35-28 overtime game in Jacksonville, Alabama.
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