Missouri State Beats Kennesaw State on a Last-second Kick
Yousef Obeid kicked three field goals in this game, and the one that counted was the 22-yarder with the clock at 0:00. Missouri State beat Kennesaw State 24-21 after the two teams traded touchdowns and ties through a second half that stayed level until the last play.
Obeid put the Bears up 6-0 with a pair of second-quarter field goals from 24 and 25 yards. Kennesaw State took its first lead on the final play of the half, a 10-yard Rickie Collins pass to Dylan Gary, and led 7-6 at the break. Henry Belin IV then hit Isaiah Myers from 14 yards in the third quarter and Connor Lair ran in the two-point try to make it 14-7. Collins tied it with a 9-yard run, Belin and Myers connected again from 12 yards to make it 21-14, and Boogie Woods III tied it with a 1-yard run with 6:06 left. Nobody led by more than a touchdown all day, and the winner trailed by only one point at its worst.
Missouri State had 425 yards to 337, 303 through the air. Belin was 28 of 39 for 300 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Kennesaw State threw no interceptions and lost no fumbles, and still lost. That is the part that stings.
Think about how thin the margins were: three points, a tie score twice in the second half, and the winning points came on the final play. Both offenses moved the ball all night.
Missouri State moves to 2-4. Kennesaw State is 1-5. For fantasy, this game was a gift: Myers had 135 yards and two scores, and Gary had 135 yards of his own on 10 catches in a losing effort.