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KENNESAW, Ga. - The No. 7 Kennesaw State football team returns to Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Saturday for its home opener, welcoming Alabama State to town for a 5 p.m. kickoff.

The Rundown
Opponent: Alabama State (1-1)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 15
Site: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kickoff: 5 p.m.
TV: Peachtree TV / ESPN+
Tickets: Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
Radio: Atlanta Sports X - 1230 AM; 106.3 FM
Game Notes: KSU | ASU

Top Storylines
• The Owls are coming off the best rushing performance seen across all of Division I (FBS or FCS) this season, taking 68 carries for a school-record 507 yards and seven touchdowns.

• Kennesaw State is looking to continue its home dominance on Saturday, not having lost a game at home since Oct. 15, 2016 vs. Liberty (21-36) -- 700 days.

• Kennesaw State hasn't lost a regular-season game to an FCS opponent since August 31, 2017 when it fell to Samford, 28-23 (380 days).

• Chandler Burks exploded last week for three rushing touchdowns, ranking first in the Big South and fifth overall in the country. 

• The Owls have forced a turnover in 16-straight games dating back to last season when the team led the nation in turnover margin (+1.64).

• Kennesaw State is 3-1 when playing teams hailing from the state of Alabama and 1-0 against Alabama State.

• A win would send the Owls to their 14th victory in the last 16 contests and be the program's 10th consecutive home win.

Noting Alabama State
• The Alabama State Hornets enter this weekend 1-1 under newly promoted head coach Donald Hill-Eley, who served as the team's interim head last season.

• The Hornets finished second in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2017, working to a 5-6 record and 4-3 conference finish.

• Once Hill-Eley took over the team last season, ASU went 5-1 to finish out the year.

• The Hornets opened the season at home with a win over Tuskegee, 26-20, to end a six-year drought for Alabama State.

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