Wk 2 · 2026
Georgia State Panthers at Kennesaw State Owls — Sat, Sep 12
Sat, Sep 12 ·
Walens Family Field at Fifth Third Stadium, Kennesaw, GA
· ESPN+ FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:00pET
KENN -7 · total 55.5 DraftKings opened -9.5 · 2.5 toward GAST
Ratings differential GAST by 8.1
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Georgia St form
W 42-10vs ODUW 35-14vs NIUL 30-44at UCFW 31-17at KENNW 59-10vs NCAT
2026 season
Kennesaw St form
L 26-27vs JXSTL 14-17at ARSTL 9-42at TENNL 17-31vs GASTW 47-0vs WGA
2026 season
Georgia St this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread5-0 · 100% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Kennesaw St this season
Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 1
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Georgia St leads 2–0 · Georgia St has won the last 2
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
9.0 points toward Georgia St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-12 | Georgia St 31 — 17 Kennesaw St | at KENN | Georgia St |
| 2018 | 2018-08-30 | Kennesaw St 20 — 24 Georgia St | at GAST | Georgia St |
Georgia St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Cameran Brown QB #8 | 89/131, 1157 YDS, 12 TD, 4 INT |
| DJ Riles WR #10 | 1/1, 50 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Lanear McCrary Jr. RB #5 | 69 CAR, 361 YDS, 3 TD |
| Qwantavius Wiggins RB #24 | 41 CAR, 235 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Cameran Brown QB #8 | 26 CAR, 112 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Rodshaun Dorsey WR #9 | 18 REC, 276 YDS, 6 TD |
| DJ Riles WR #10 | 17 REC, 200 YDS | |
| Derrick Avery Jr. WR #13 | 10 REC, 179 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Kyle Washington WR #4 | 7 REC, 107 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Jaydon Hood LB #34 | 29 |
| Coby Owens LB #20 | 26 | |
| Deuce Lee S #8 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Xavier Esqillion LB #4 | 7 |
| Jabriel Rhodes-Nelson DE #1 | 5 | |
| Kelan Butler LB #45 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Deuce Lee S #8 | 1 |
| Donovan Faria S #13 | 1 |
Kennesaw St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Rickie Collins QB #1 | 103/150, 1042 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Landon Varnes QB #2 | 6/7, 43 YDS | |
| Rushing | Rickie Collins QB #1 | 55 CAR, 246 YDS, 4 TD |
| Boogie Woods III RB #24 | 47 CAR, 206 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Latrelle Murrell RB #6 | 25 CAR, 167 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Brayden Munroe WR #11 | 19 REC, 299 YDS |
| Javon Rogers WR #15 | 12 REC, 229 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Zion Booker WR #4 | 20 REC, 161 YDS | |
| Dylan Gary WR #13 | 10 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tywon Christopher LB #11 | 36 |
| Baron Hopson LB #44 | 29 | |
| Cam Miller DB #13 | 26 | |
| Sacks | Ugonna Nwoha DL #55 | 3 |
| Josh Anglin LB #18 | 1 | |
| Kai Russell LB #31 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Cam Miller DB #13 | 1 |
| Tay'vion Lawson DB #5 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.