Jacksonville State Edges Kennesaw State on Late Field Goal
Garrison Rippa's 33-yard field goal with 52 seconds left made it 27-26, and Jacksonville State got ahead for the last time in a game where the lead changed hands seven times. Nobody led by more than nine, and nobody was ever tied.
Kennesaw State drew first blood with a Daniel Kinney field goal, and Jacksonville State took the lead on Caden Creel's 1-yard pass to Jamill Williams. Rickie Collins then ran in from 2 yards for Kennesaw State, and the extra point was missed, which is worth remembering for a game decided by a single point. Creel ran in from 2 yards, Collins threw a 5-yard touchdown to Javon Rogers just before halftime, and Latrelle Murrell's 4-yard run made it 23-14 late in the third. Jalen Likely cut it to 23-21 with a 3-yard run with 26 seconds left in the quarter, so Kennesaw State entered the fourth ahead by two.
From there it was kickers. Rippa hit from 20 yards to put Jacksonville State up 24-23 at 9:23, Kinney answered from 28 with 2:15 left, and Rippa had the last word. Jacksonville State climbed out of a nine-point hole to do it.
Kennesaw State actually gained more yards, 410 to 387, and threw two interceptions against one from Creel (Jacksonville State also lost a fumble). Jacksonville State is 4-2. Kennesaw State drops to 1-4 and can say it lost this one by a single point.
On the fantasy side, Collins had a big night in defeat with 29.8 points, Creel 27.4 and Brayden Munroe 23.5.