Top Storylines:
• Kennesaw State football closes out its inaugural FBS season on Saturday, Nov. 30 when it travels to take on Louisiana Tech in the season finale.
• Kennesaw State is coming off a thrilling 27-26 triumph over FIU to close out its home schedule in 2024, thanks to 10 points in the fourth quarter and a 19-yard field goal by kicker Austin Welch.
• Welch was lauded by the league, earning Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week honors - his second of the season.
• Kennesaw State has been involved in some back-breaking games over the last three weeks, losing back-to-back games in overtime before scratching and clawing to earn the one-point victory over FIU.
• The game was iced with an interception by DB JeRico Washington, Jr., who already leads Conference USA with three forced fumbles on the season.
• Continuing to shine is RB Qua Ashley, who finished with 180 all-purpose yards last Saturday.
• Kennesaw State leads the nation with 989 kick return yards - 166 more than the next-closest team and 243 more than the next-closest CUSA team.
• Since the Oct. 23 win over Liberty alone, KSU has 437 kick return yards - 140 more than the next closest team (Liberty).
• Since Oct. 23, Ashley has 331 kick return yards by himself - 34 more than the entire kickoff return total of Liberty during that span.
• Making a case for CUSA’s Special Teams Player of the Year honors, Ashley’s 529 kick return yards this season are more than 103 FBS teams through Week 13.
• Ashley is one of just three players in the nation with two kickoff return touchdowns, joining Rayshawn Pleasant (Tulane) and Keelan Marion (BYU).
