Top Storylines:
• For the first time this season, Kennesaw State football is riding a winning streak as it heads to take on a familiar foe in Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. ET.
• The Owls are looking to keep the momentum going after winning two straight, including a 44-28 road triumph over Middle Tennessee and a thrilling 42-40 victory at home over Delaware.
• Against Delaware, the Owls rolled up the sixth-most offensive yards in program history against an FBS foe (446) and the fourth-most passing yards in history (309).
• The Owls and Bearkats will meet for the fourth time in a series history that includes a lot of heartbreak for Kennesaw State. KSU is 0-3 in the series all-time with the average margin of defeat just 5.3 points, falling by seven, three and six points.
• Through nine games and five league matchups, KSU’s offense ranks top-5 in CUSA in eight offensive categories (red zone offense - 1st; completion pct. - 2nd; sacks allowed - 3rd; tackles for loss allowed - 3rd; passing offense - 4th; first downs - 4th; third down pct. - 5th; scoring offense - 5th).
• r-So. RB Boogie Woods III has been lights-out the last two weeks, compiling 157 rushing yards and four touchdowns. He now leads CUSA with eight rushing touchdowns on the season.
• Jr. DL Jaiden Grimes was named CUSA Defensive Player of the Week -- KSU’s third defensive honor this season. Grimes was a show-stopper, recording three tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a whopping five QB hurries.
• This season, Grimes ranks third among Group of Six interior linemen and 12th among all interior linemen nationally with 26 pressures.
• Another outstanding performance was r-Sr. WR Davis Bryson, who totaled 232 all-purpose yards, including a 99-yard touchdown on the opening kickoff.
• Bryson is the only player in the country this season to record 150 kickoff return yards and 60 receiving yards in a single game and is the first CUSA player since 2016 to accomplish the feat.
• Bryson becomes the 75th player in NCAA FBS history since 1995 to record a passing TD, rushing TD, receiving TD and kickoff return TD in a career -- only the third CUSA player ever. He is only the 69th to accomplish the feat with one team.
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