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KENNESAW STATE OWLS 2019 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES » SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 » DIX STADIUM BROADCAST INFO THE MATCHUP TV: ESPN3 KENNESAW STATE (1-0, 0-0) Play-by-Play: Michael Reghi Ranking (FCS/Coaches): 9/7 Analyst: Jerod Cherry Head Coach: Brian Bohannon (Georgia, ‘93) Career Record: 38-12 (5th Season) KSU RADIO NETWORK Record at Kennesaw State: 38-12 (5th Season) Play-by-Play: Brian Giffin Analyst: Brandon Joseph Sideline: Nathan McCreary KENT STATE (0-1, 0-0) Ranking: NA The Station: Atlanta Sports X Head Coach: Sean Lewis (Wisconsin, ‘07) The Dial: 1230 AM; 106.3 FM Career Record: 2-11 (2nd Season) Digital: TuneIn App Record at Kent State: 2-11 (2nd Season) WHERE WE RANK TOP STORYLINES OFFENSE » • Kennesaw State travels to Kent State • Dating back to Week 2 of the 2017 season, Category Stat Big South FCS Saturday looking for its first victory over an KSU has won 24 of its last 27 games, Total 592.0 1st 7th FBS opponent in program history. including going 5-2 against FCS ranked Scoring 59.0 1st 4th Rushing 433.0 1st 1st teams. Passing 169.0 3rd 71st • The Owls are looking to become the Passing Efficiency 417.94 1st 1st fourth program in Big South Conference • The Owls return just 29.3 percent of their history to defeat an FBS opponent and the scoring from a year ago and return just one DEFENSE » first since Liberty beat Baylor in the 2017 starter on offense, the fewest of any team in Category Stat Big South FCS season opener. The Big South holds six total the Big South. Total 129.0 1st 2nd wins over FBS opponents. Scoring 0.0 1st 1st • Kennesaw State has finished in the top Rushing 37.0 1st 5th Passing 922.0 1st 6th • The Owls are set to take on their second three nationally in rushing offense each of Pass Efficiency 76.77 1st 7th FBS opponent in program history after the last three years, including a program- 3rd-Down Conv. .250 1st 12th falling to Georgia State 24-20 in the season best and Big South record 352.9 yards per opener last year. So far in 2019, Central game last season. TEAM » Arkansas’ victory at Western Kentucky is Category Stat Big South FCS the only FCS-over-FBS upset of the season. • Excluding the inaugural class of the “OG’s” Turnover Margin 0.0 3rd 44th that featured 74 freshmen, the 2019 roster Passes Intercepted 1 2nd 17th • After the opening week of the season, features the most freshmen that have been 3rd-Down Conv. .727 1st 2nd 4th-Down Conv. 1.000 1st 1st Kennesaw State leads all FCS programs in on a Kennesaw State roster with 48. Kickoff Returns 54.00 1st 1st rushing offense, kick return average, scoring First Downs Off. 24 1st 17th defense and passing efficiency. The Owls’ BY THE NUMBERS Rush. First Downs 19 1st 3rd 433 rushing yards are the most among any Time of Poss. 31:03 3rd 34th Net Punting 35.00 3rd 55th FCS or FBS team in week one. » KSU’s one returning player on offense is the • KSU recorded its sixth shutout in program fewest by any team in the TOP PERFORMERS history in the season opener and posted its Big South Conference. largest margin of victory with a 59-0 victory 1 PASSING CMP. ATT. INT. YDS. TD KSU Daniel David 4 5 0 114 2 over NAIA member Point University. KENT Woody Barrett 9 16 0 83 1 » The Owls finished No. 2 • With the season-opening victory, the Owls in the nation in rushing RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. TD have not lost a regular season home contest yards per game in 2018 and KSU Antavius Grier 5 56 11.2 0 since Oct. 15, 2016, winning 14 consecutive KENT Jo-El Shaw 16 70 4.2 1 have finished top-3 in each games. 2 of the last three seasons. RECEIVING NO. YDS. AVG. TD • Kennesaw State entered the 2019 season KSU Ryan Pontrelli 2 64 32.0 0 » Kennesaw State has at KENT Antwan Dixon 4 44 11.0 0 looking to become the first team in Big least one rushing TD in South history to win three straight outright 39 consecutive games, a TACKLES UA AT TT TFL SA conference championships. streak that spans three full KSU Kareem Taylor 4 1 5 1.0 1.0 39 seasons. KENT Qwuantrezz Knight 8 2 10 1.0 0.0 2019 SCHEDULE POINT KENT STATE ALABAMA STATE MISSOURI STATE REINHARDT CHARLESTON SO. PRESBYTERIAN NORTH ALABAMA MONMOUTH CAMPBELL HAMPTON GARDNER-WEBB Saturday, Aug. 31 Saturday, Sept. 7 Saturday, Sept. 14 Saturday, Sept. 21 Saturday, Sept. 28 Saturday, Oct. 12 Saturday, Oct. 19 Saturday, Oct. 26 Saturday, Nov. 2 Saturday, Nov. 9 Saturday, Nov. 16 Saturday, Nov. 23 Kennesaw, Ga. Kent, Ohio Montgomery, Ala. Springfield, Mo. Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Clinton, S.C. Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw, Ga. Buies Creek, N.C. Hampton, Va. Kennesaw, Ga. W, 59-0 12 PM // ESPN3 5 PM 3 PM 6 PM // ESPN+ 3 PM // ESPN3 2:30 PM // ESPN+ 3 PM // ESPN3 2 PM // ESPN3 1 PM // ESPN+ 1 PM // ESPN+ 2 PM // ESPN+/3 GAME 2 » at KENT STATE » SEPT. 7 OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART: QUICK HITS LEFT TACKLE LEFT GUARD CENTER RIGHT GUARD RIGHT TACKLE JAKE LASSITER CHRIS DYE WILLIAM NANA-FABU TERELL PAXTON ZION KATINA 55 Jr. » 6-1 » 240 62 Jr. » 6-3 » 296 73 So. » 6-1 » 274 50 Fr. » 6-0 » 304 65 Fr. » 6-2 » 282 » Made his first start as an » Will be making his first » Jumped in with the first » Joined Matt Olson and » Joined Matt Olson and Owl against Point. start for Kennesaw State team twice in 2018 against Zion Katina as the only Terell Paxton as the only against Kent State. Alabama State and Clark At- freshman lineman to start a freshman lineman to start a » Committed to FAU out of lanta, started against Point. season-opener for the Owls. season-opener for the Owls. high school before playing at » Played in three games last Coffeyville where he caught season after transferring » He is majoring in » Played on both sides of the » Father and four uncles play three passes in his first two from Holmes Community cybersecurity at KSU. ball in high school and in a popular Christian rock years of college. College. collected 38 tackles as a group known as the Katinas. senior. SEAN BROWN ZACH THOMPSON MATT OLSON MATT OLSON MATT OLSON 72 So. » 6-2 » 263 78 Jr. » 6-4 » 271 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 66 So. » 6-3 » 290 » Was a rotational offensive » Has played in 14 games in » Played in eight games » Played in eight games » Played in eight games lineman for the Owls during his first two years in an Owl during his freshman season, during his freshman season, during his freshman season, his freshman season. uniform. including all five Big South including all five Big South including all five Big South matchups. matchups. matchups. » Played in seven games last » Appeared in just five season, including four con- games in his sophomore » Earned offensive MVP » Earned offensive MVP » Earned offensive MVP tests against Big South foes. campaign after playing in honors his junior and senior honors his junior and senior honors his junior and senior eight his freshman year. years in high school as a years in high school as a years in high school as a center. center. center. WIDE RECEIVER QUARTERBACK WIDE RECEIVER CALEB O’NEAL DANIEL DAVID RYAN PONTRELLI 86 Jr. » 6-2 » 190 2 Sr. » 6-1 » 212 87 Fr. » 6-3 » 173 » Earned a scholarship » Takes over the quarterback » Made his first start in his during fall camp after arriv- position after appearing in first game as an Owl against ing at KSU as a preferred nine games his junior season. Point. walk-on. » Rushed and threw for two » Native of Cumming, Ga., » Played in 12 games and scores against Point Univer- and competed at South served as a team captain sity in the season-opener. Forsyth High School. during his sophomore cam- paign. TANNER JONES TOMMY BRYANT K.J. HANCOCK 47 Sr. » 5-10 » 174 5 Jr. » 6-1 » 190 19 Jr. » 6-1 » 210 » Making a change from DB » Completed all four passes » Played in 13 games in 2018 to WR after competing on he threw in 2018, going and caught one pass - a the defensive side of the ball 4-for-4 with 70 yards and a 40-yard touchdown against in 2018 after coming to KSU score. Alabama State. as a WR » Appeared in 13 games » Transferred from Miami » Played at Shorter after in his first two seasons of (Ohio). graduating from Kennesaw competition. Mountain High School. RUNNING BACK RUNNING BACK SLOT BACK KYLE GLOVER T.J. REED ISAAC FOSTER 48 Jr. » 5-11 » 204 6 Sr. » 5-9 » 173 12 So. » 5-10 » 165 » Played in 11 games and » Has been a consistent » Completed a highly dec- recorded 54 rushes for 262 face in the Owls backfield orated freshman campaign yards and a toucdown last over the past three seasons including the Big South season. and has played in 34 career Special Teams Player of the games. Year. » Entering his second season on the offensive side of the » Rushed for 205 yards and » Was the only athlete in FCS ball after appearing in 10 two scores last season while or FBS to have two 100-yard games as a linebacker in 2017.