Gap Down Backer.

[The JZA]

Team just out here stat padding

[Agent]

on WKU

[Soapy]

Owls don't give a HOOT

may be early but I'm saying print the shirts - C-Usa Champs

KENNESAW STATE DOES!

If (when) we beat Liberty, print the shirts. they foo foo this year

4 tuds on the ground, defense pitching a shutout? A beautiful sight.

Got them boys HOOTIN right along. Great year so far keep it up

Team just out here stat padding

Belt to Ass Szn

WKU not going to forget that last td

Ain't nothing they can do about it

on WKU

where that kentucky chise at boy

[Soapy]

KSU's first commitment overshadowed by Skyler Williams' post-game comments
Keke Hagg
Oct 9, 2026, 09:48 AM ET

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KENNESAW, Ga. -- Three-star offensive lineman Iosefa Tatupu committed to Kennesaw State on Sunday but the story over the weekend was Owls' quarterback Skyler Williams' comments after the Western Kentucky game, disagreeing with head coach Bubba Mack's assessment of his early season struggles.

"I don't really think so," Williams said when asked about Mack's previous statement that he was trying to prove himself to the new members of the team, "I think I'm a team captain for a reason so I don't think I need to like prove anything or was pressing or trying to make myself look good. I think I just need to play better and tonight I did."

Earlier last week, Mack had this to say about Williams' two interception against Missouri State:

"I think he's trying to prove himself and establish himself," Mack said of Williams' struggles, "A lot of the guys that he's playing with right now, they weren't here last year. They didn't see him, you know, throw for however many yards and all the touchdowns he scored, all the games he carried us through. So I think he's pressing right now, trying to show to them that he's the guy and he's the leader of the team but we just have to do a better job of settling him into games and letting the game come to him. I think that's on all of us, as a coaching staff, as a team and ultimately, it's up to [Williams] to make the plays that are there."

Williams responded with his best game of the season, even though his assessment of his play differs from that of Mack.

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2028 Kennesaw State Owls Recruiting Class

Player	Position	Rank	Hometown	Height	Weight	Class
Iosefa Tatupu	G		Macon, GA	6'3"	298lbs	HS Sr

2028 Kennesaw State Owls Recruiting Board

Player	Position	Rank	Hometown	Height	Weight	Class	Top Schools
Kyle Montelus	WR		Sumter, SC	6'0"	166lbs	HS Sr
Martin Morey	EDGE		Atlanta, GA	6'4"	221lbs	HS Sr
Isaac Green	OT		Covington, GA	6'4"	294lbs	HS Sr
Maurice Okuyemi	WR		Abbeville, SC	5'8"	166lbs	HS Sr
Shakir Fatinikun	G		Homerville, GA	6'2"	300lbs	HS Sr
Jabari Deablo	LB		Columbia, SC	6'3"	222lbs	HS Sr
Marion Pena	OT		Cedar Falls, IA	6'5"	291lbs	HS Sr
Isaiah Linder	QB		Virginia Beach, VA	6'4"	200lbs	HS Sr
Dominique Clemons	OT		Milwaukee, WI	6'6"	315lbs	HS Sr
Lee Kwenkeu	DT		Thomasville, GA	6'5"	277lbs	HS Sr
Vince Sampson	P		Lena, IL	6'2"	169lbs	HS Sr
Athya Shade	DT		Miami, FL	6'4"	313lbs	HS Sr

[Caesar]

High school recruiting actually looking decent this season. Prestige boost giving you more points or figured out your strategy?

[Soapy]

(6-0, 3-0 C-USA) (4-2, 1-2 C-USA)
Kennesaw State Owls at Liberty Flames
Williams Stadium - Sat 10/16/27, 12:00

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Team Schedule
at Virginia Tech (3-3): W 27-24
vs. FCS: W 24-16
vs. Middle Tennessee (2-5): W 31-3
at Coastal Carolina (2-4): W 30-20
at Jacksonville State (3-3) L 28-22
at Sam Houston (1-4): L 35-27

Team Leaders
Passing: Sedrick Sparks 50 cmp%, 1412 yards, 9 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Davante Maddox 364 yards, 3.6 ypc, 4 TD
Receiving: Iverson Hooks 22 receptions, 353 yards, 4 TD
Defense: Elhadj Fall 30 tackles, 8 TFL, 3.5 sacks

Last Meeting
Conference USA 2026 Championship Game - Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia
(9-4) Kennesaw State Owls 28 - 35 Liberty Flames (10-3, 8-1)
--- QB Skyler Williams 19-37, 237 Yds, 3 TD
--- LB Donelius Johnson 12 Tkl, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks
--- HB Jaylon Coleman 17 Car, 180 Yds, 2 TD
--- HB Evan Dickens 17 Car, 160 Yds, 2 TD


Injuries
CB Sam Neely (Junior) Foot Fracture (3 Weeks)

Players to Watch
QB Sedrick Sparks (R-Jr) | 6′2″, 210lbs | 78 OVR, 82 SPD, 92 THP, 81 SAC, 75 MAC, 78 DAC
‣ The first-year starter hasn't been the problem in Liberty's losing streak, having arguably his two best games during the losing spell. He threw for a career high 293 yards and two touchdowns against the Bearkats last week and had a 84-yard completion two weeks ago against Jax State so he's far from just a game manager.

HB Davante Maddox (R-Fr) | 6'1", 206lbs | 77 OVR, 94 SPD, 91 ACC, 85 COD
‣ The two running backs -- Jaylon Coleman and Evan Dickens -- that ran all over the Owls defense might no longer be at Liberty but the Flames still have a talented running back in Maddox. Similar to Sparks, he's been getting better throughout the season with a 97-yard performance against Jax State and last week, he averaged his second consecutive game at five-yards per carry along with a touchdown.

EDGE Desmond Umeozulu (R-Sr) | 6'6", 256lbs | 82 OVR, 81 SPD, 82 STR, 77 BSH, 83 FMV
‣ Skyler Williams was sacked three times in the conference championship game last year and the best way to slow down this Owls offense is to get them behind the sticks, forcing them to abandon their running game. Umeozulu is the Flames' top edge rusher with 5.5 sacks last year and two sacks this season. He was quiet in the conference championship game but in the earlier game that year, he had three tackles for loss and two sacks.

[Soapy]

High school recruiting actually looking decent this season. Prestige boost giving you more points or figured out your strategy?

gotta get commits first to see if this plan works but just started expanding my board even if i didn't have any points, beyond the initial scholarship, to give to them. i then knock off the guys that had other offers until I'm left with the guys that clearly have interest and/or not a lot of competition for

[redsox907]

High school recruiting actually looking decent this season. Prestige boost giving you more points or figured out your strategy?

gotta get commits first to see if this plan works but just started expanding my board even if i didn't have any points, beyond the initial scholarship, to give to them. i then knock off the guys that had other offers until I'm left with the guys that clearly have interest and/or not a lot of competition for

This is what I do - offer 35 scholys in the preseason and then let the lower rated ones sit on the bottom with 5-10 points if I can spare it. Top guys get the full 50, but if a higher pipeline school passes me in the first 6 weeks I drop and pivot. I also check out the highest rated 3/4* recruits midway through the season (when I do my recruiting update post) and scout any that are either in my pipeline or have me in the top 10, without any other major offers. Was able to snag the three 4* CBs last season that way

[Soapy]

High school recruiting actually looking decent this season. Prestige boost giving you more points or figured out your strategy?

gotta get commits first to see if this plan works but just started expanding my board even if i didn't have any points, beyond the initial scholarship, to give to them. i then knock off the guys that had other offers until I'm left with the guys that clearly have interest and/or not a lot of competition for

This is what I do - offer 35 scholys in the preseason and then let the lower rated ones sit on the bottom with 5-10 points if I can spare it. Top guys get the full 50, but if a higher pipeline school passes me in the first 6 weeks I drop and pivot. I also check out the highest rated 3/4* recruits midway through the season (when I do my recruiting update post) and scout any that are either in my pipeline or have me in the top 10, without any other major offers. Was able to snag the three 4* CBs last season that way

A previous house rule of mine was preventing this method but I've dropped it to adapt. My previous house rule was that the number of targets on the board could not exceed my number of seniors and that once a player was added, you could not remove them unless they locked you our or committed elsewhere. This was needed in NCAA 14 since it was pretty easy to land guys by just targeting 4-star recruits that were underrecruited and then hoarding your board/roster with guys and just cutting the lower rated recruits. With the transfer portal and recruiting being harder in general, I don't think this rule is needed anymore.

[Captain Canada]

Got your first recruit locked down early on. Finally, an uptick!