Gap Down Backer.

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Kennesaw State head coach Bubba Mack says he's focused on Clemson,
not 'potential opportunities' as Georgia Tech job looms
By Lamar O'Neal
December 15, 2027

Kennesaw State head coach Bubba Mack had his first press availability since reports of him being hired to be Georgia Tech's next head coach had surfaced. As expected, Mack sidestepped those questions and said that he was focused on the task at hand as the Owls are getting ready to play Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

"We've got a huge opportunity here that we've worked tremendously hard for," Mack said of the matchup against the No. 5 Tigers, "I'm focused on [Clemson] and not any potential opportunities that may or may not be out there."


The Atlanta Journal Constitution and ESPN have both reported that Mack had accepted the head coaching job at Georgia Tech and that a contract is in the works. The expectation is that the contract will be finalized upon the end of Kennesaw State's season and that Mack will coach the team throughout the playoffs.

Mack did concede that he's had 'talks' with the athletic department about his future but that he remains committed to coaching the team.

"I'm the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls. When and if that changes, we can have those discussions but for now, we're here to talk about Clemson and the great opportunity that's ahead of us."

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Unimpressive schedule there from Clemson. Podium if you lose tbh

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As first reported by The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Kennesaw State head coach Bubba Mack held a "program wide" meeting on Monday morning when he communicated to his staff and players that he intends to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech. The meeting ended just minutes before the news was broken by Pete Thamel, College Football Senior Writer for ESPN, that a deal was being finalized between both parties.

"I'm the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls. When and if that changes, we can have those discussions but for now, we're here to talk about Clemson and the great opportunity that's ahead of us."

inb4 Bryce lights up that Owl pack

[djp73]

BRYCE WHY DID YOU GO TO MICHIGAN?

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As first reported by The Atlanta Journal Constitution, Kennesaw State head coach Bubba Mack held a "program wide" meeting on Monday morning when he communicated to his staff and players that he intends to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech. The meeting ended just minutes before the news was broken by Pete Thamel, College Football Senior Writer for ESPN, that a deal was being finalized between both parties.

"I'm the head coach of the Kennesaw State Owls. When and if that changes, we can have those discussions but for now, we're here to talk about Clemson and the great opportunity that's ahead of us."

inb4 Bryce lights up that Owl pack

that meeting wasn't mean for public consumption bro

BRYCE WHY DID YOU GO TO MICHIGAN?

its crazy how he transfers in every save, michigan gotta be pissed at EA lmao

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its crazy how he transfers in every save, michigan gotta be pissed at EA lmao

you know how they fix that? Do better

His deal breaker is championship contender, they just gotta win

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(12-2, 7-1 C-USA) (12-1, 7-1 ACC)
CFP 2027 First Round - Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

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KENN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28
CLEM | 14 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 55

‣ Kennesaw State running back Jamarice Wilder became the first Owl to score in a playoff game.

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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
Girard Pringle Jr, 1 Yd run (5:39)
Darin Sherry 24 Yd pass from Bryce Underwood (2:17)

Quarter 2
Girard Pringle Jr, 6 Yd run (10:18)
Noah Hauser, 52 Yd FG (5:34)
Jamarice Wilder, 2 Yd run (2:24)
Girard Pringle Jr, 1 Yd run (1:09)
Rob Billings, returned fumble 57 Yds (0:02)

Quarter 3
Bryce Underwood, 19 Yd run (8:32)
Girard Pringle Jr. 3 Yd pass from Bryce Underwood (5:08)
K.J. Parker 71 Yd pass from Skyler Williams (3:32)

Quarter 4
Jamarice Wilder, 1 Yd run (11:20)
Corri Milliner 5 Yd pass from Skyler Williams (4:07)
Noah Hauser, 51 Yd FG (2:43)

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Player Stats
QB Skyler Williams (R-Soph): 31-48, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
QB Bryce Underwood (Jr): 28-40, 375 yards, 2 TD, 4 carries, 24 yards, TD

HB Greg Burrell (R-Soph): 9 carries, 67 yards
HB Kam Davis (Sr): 9 carries, 58 yards
HB Jamarice Wilder (R-Soph): 9 carries, 16 yards, 2 TD
HB Girard Pringle Jr. (R-Soph): 13 carries, 45 yards, 3 TD

WR K.J. Parker (R-Jr): 7 receptions, 130 yards, TD
WR Corri Milliner (R-Sr): 6 receptions, 45 yards, TD
TE Greg Slayton (Soph): 7 receptions, 153 yards
WR Darin Sherry (R-Fr): 7 receptions, 123 yards, TD

EDGE Cole Cogshell (R-Soph): 5 tackles, TFL
LB Jameer Green (R-Sr): 4 tackles, 2 TFL, PBU
LB Sean Stewart (R-Fr): 10 tackles, 5 TFL
CB Ashton Hampton (Sr): 5 tackles, INT

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FRAUD CHECKED. You let Dabo Swinney take his belt off for you. Yikes.

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Dabo CHASED Bubba out of town with that whooping. Georgia Tech might rescind that offer after that showing.

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2027 Kennesaw State Owls All-Americans
First Team
LB Myles Graham (Sr)

Second Team
HB Kam Davis (Sr)
LB Jameer Green (R-Sr)
CB Tehryon Nichols (Sr)

Freshman
CB Miles Kyle (R-Fr)
S Tevin Cameron (R-Fr)

2027 Kennesaw State Owls All-Conference USA
First Team
HB Kam Davis (Sr)
HB Jamarice Wilder (R-Soph)
G Nikola Milovac (R-Sr)
EDGE Jaxon Howard (R-Sr)
LB Myles Graham (Sr)
LB Jameer Green (R-Sr)
CB Tehryon Nichols (Sr)
CB Miles Kyle (R-Fr)
S Tevin Cameron (R-Fr)
S Andre Lovett Jr. (R-Soph)

Second Team
HB Greg Burrell (R-Soph)
TE Tyrone Hoyt (Soph)
C Pape Sy (R-Jr)
EDGE Cole Cogshell (R-Soph)
DT Keyvonne King (R-Soph)
LB Thomas Durbin (Soph)

Freshman
CB Miles Kyle (R-Fr)
S Tevin Cameron (R-Fr)

2027 Kennesaw State Owls Stats
Passing
QB Skyler Williams (R-Soph): 286-436, 2662 yards, 26 TD, 6 INT, sacked 18 times, 133.8 passer rating

Rushing
HB Kam Davis (Sr): 202 carries, 1415 yards, 14 TD
HB Jamarice Wilder (R-Soph): 156 carries, 1173 yards, 10 TD
HB Greg Burrell (R-Soph): 155 carries, 884 yards, 10 TD, fumble
QB Skyler Williams (R-Soph): 59 carries, 117 yards, 5 TD, 4 fumbles
HB Kyshon Franklin Jr. (Senior): 20 carries, 157 yards

Receiving
TE Tyrone Hoyt (Soph): 57 receptions, 575 yards, 4 TD, 4 drops
WR Corri Milliner (R-Sr): 50 receptions, 437 yards, 4 TD, 5 drops
WR K.J. Parker (R-Jr): 47 receptions, 453 yards, 6 TD, 1 drop
WR Cam'ron Lacy (R-Sr): 39 receptions, 457 yards, 6 TD, 10 drops
HB Kam Davis (Sr): 26 receptions, 233 yards, 3 TD
WR Hasheem Nwokeji (Soph): 23 receptions, 247 yards, 2 TD, 5 drops
TE Walter Matthews (R-Jr): 22 receptions, 204 yards, 6 drops

Blocking
OL Chase Stevens (R-Jr): 4 sacks allowed, 77 pancakes, 1110 snaps
LT Colin Banning (R-Soph): 4 sacks allowed, 66 pancakes, 1088 snaps
OL Mason Wade (R-Jr): 3 sacks allowed, 79 pancakes, 1006 snaps
G Nikola Milovac (R-Sr): 1 sack allowed, 75 pancakes, 765 snaps
C Pape Sy (R-Jr): 1 sack allowed, 70 pancakes, 707 snaps
G Haston Crawford (R-Soph): 0 sacks allowed, 36 pancakes, 391 snaps
OL Chrisdasson Saint-Jean (R-Jr): 0 sacks allowed, 12 pancakes, 349 snaps

Defensive
LB Myles Graham (Sr): 135 tackles, 46 TFL, 11.5 sacks
S Tevin Cameron (R-Fr): 100 tackles, 9 TFL, 2 sacks, INT, TD, 10 PBU
CB Zion Armstead (R-Soph): 98 tackles, 11 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 5 PBU
S Andre Lovett Jr. (R-Soph): 97 tackles, 12 TFL, sack, 10 PBU
CB Miles Kyle (R-Fr): 84 tackles, 10 TFL, sack, FR, TD, 16 PBU
CB Terhyon Nichols (Sr): 83 tackles, 11 TFL, FF, 4 FR, TD, 11 PBU
LB Jameer Green (R-Sr): 74 tackles, 30 TFL, 8 sacks, INT, FF, TD, 9 PBU
LB Thomas Durbin (Soph): 53 tackles, 22 TFL, 6 sacks, 3 PBU, FF
EDGE Jaxon Howard (R-Sr): 51 tackles, 29 TFL, 16 sacks, PBU, FF
S T.J. McGill (R-Sr): 45 tackles, 5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 4 PBU, FF
EDGE Cole Cogshell (R-Soph): 39 tackles, 13 TFL, 7 sacks, FR
DT Keyvonne King (R-Soph): 26 tackles, 13 TFL, 5 sacks, FR
DT Jaiden Grimes (Sr): 23 tackles, 8 TFL, 4 sacks, FR
LB Quincy Hewitt (Soph): 23 tackles, 10 TFL, 3 sacks

Kicking
K Erik Calvillo (R-Sr): 21/24, 44 FG Lng, 100% XP

Punting
P Matthew Choules (R-Soph): 55 punts, 37.4 Net Avg, 23 inside the 20, 3 touchbacks, 56 Lng

Returning
CB Terhyon Nichols (Sr): 23 kick returns, 509 yards, TD, 82 punt returns, 1217 yards, 3 TD
HB Jamarice Wilder (R-Soph): 16 kick returns, 350 yards

Team Stats
Scoring Offense: 47.4 PPG
Third Down Conversion: 43%
Fourth Down Conversion: 64%
Two Point Conversion: NA
Red Zone Efficiency: 51%
Scoring Defense: 13.1 PAPG
Total Defense: 306.1 YPGA
Passing Defense: 243.1 YAPG
Rushing Defense: 63 YAPG
Sacks: 71
Fumbles: 9
Interceptions: 2