Our side
MoneylineJXST to win
ours 43%
Projected score
27–26
JXST – KENN
2026-10-07 · 7:00 PM
Walens Family Field at Fifth Third Stadium · Kennesaw, GA
CUSA game
Early season
The books
No book has priced this game. Nothing to compare, and no ticket to build.
Series
Kennesaw State lead
4–3
· 7 meetings since 2017
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Jacksonville State Gamecocks
163 ranks
Jacksonville State Gamecocks #48 rush offense
Kennesaw State Owls #211 run defense
Pass game
edge Kennesaw State Owls
45 ranks
Jacksonville State Gamecocks #156 pass offense
Kennesaw State Owls #111 pass defense
Run game
edge Jacksonville State Gamecocks
45 ranks
Kennesaw State Owls #151 rush offense
Jacksonville State Gamecocks #106 run defense
Pass game
edge Kennesaw State Owls
47 ranks
Kennesaw State Owls #62 pass offense
Jacksonville State Gamecocks #109 pass defense
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Run-heavy · 68% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 83 rush ypg
Kennesaw State Owls
Run-heavy · 59% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 34 rush ypg
Charles Kelly · 9-5
Jerry Mack · 10-4
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
DB
Caleb Nix
18 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT
#18 DB
DL
Tae Floyd
12 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 5.0 TFL
#41 DL
WR
Jamill Williams
14 rec · 188 yds · 4 TD
#33 WR
QB
Caden Creel
677 pass yds · 6 TD · 2 INT
#18 QB
Kennesaw State Owls
QB
Rickie Collins
416 pass yds · 2 TD · 1 INT
#50 QB
DL
Ugonna Nwoha
3 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#315 DL
DL
Marcus Patterson
9 tkl · 1.5 TFL
#450 DL
RB
Latrelle Murrell
100 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec
#183 RB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Jacksonville State offense vs Kennesaw State defense+0.4 pts
Kennesaw State offense vs Jacksonville State defense-4.5 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.