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Xavier Shepherd accounted for 220 total yards and three touchdowns and Kennesaw State led all the way en route to a 30-20 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday. Shepherd threw for 158 yards and a touchdown and ran 28 times for 62 yards and a pair of scores. His 37-yard scoring pass to Gabriel Benyard made it 10-0 with 5:35 remaining before halftime. Jeremiah McClendon got Charleston Southern back in it when he intercepted Shepherd for 25-yard pick-6 to cut its deficit to three. Conor Cummins pushed the lead to 13-7 with 10 seconds before intermission with a 29-yard field goal. After the teams exchange scores in the third - one of which was a 1-yard Shepherd plunge - his 3-yarder with 10:28 left sealed it for the Owls. JD Moore and TJ Ruff each scored rushing touchdowns for the Buccaneers (1-7). - Kennesaw State/AP College Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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10/26/22 - Conor Cummins, Sr/2025, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 190 (DS#999 K) + More +

OCT 24 ASUN FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Conor Cummins, Kennesaw State, Sophomore, Kicker, Marietta, Ga.,...Second Career ASUN Special Teams Player of the Week award; second of the season and second all-time award for the Owls...Sent the game into overtime with a career-long 40-yard field goal as time expired in regulation...Made a pair of field goals in the game and was perfect 3-for-3 on PATs...Finished with nine of the KSU's 33 points in the win ...Has garnered ASUN weekly awards twice in the last three weeks. Other Nominees: Jaden Smith, Eastern Kentucky. - ASUN Football

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K Conor Cummins, Kennesaw State
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10/26/22 - Markeith Montgomery, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 5-10, 196 (DS#999 SS) + More +

OCT 24 ASUN FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Markeith Montgomery, Kennesaw State, Senior, Safety, Flintstone, Ga.,...Second Career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week award and second of the season; KSU's second all-time nod in the category...One of the Owls' top tacklers finishing with eight stops including six solo tackles...Nabbed his third interception of the season and eighth of his career to match the KSU career record...Also notched a TFL (-3 yards) and broke up another pass...Leads KSU on the season with 42 total tackles. Other Nominees: Jaylen Herrud, Eastern Kentucky; Fred Perry, Jacksonville State. - ASUN Football

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SS Markeith Montgomery, Kennesaw State
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10/22/22 - Xavier Shepherd, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Xavier Shepherd scored from 4-yards out in overtime to lift Kennesaw State to a 33-30 win over Tennessee Tech in a wild non-conference showdown on Saturday. The teams combined to score 17 points in the final 90 seconds of regulation. Conor Cummins converted a 40-yard field goal as time expired in regulation to pull Kennesaw State even and force the extra period, and the Owls' defense held the Golden Eagles to a 46-yard Hayden Olsen field goal on the opening possession of overtime.

Shepherd had 224 yards and a touchdown and added 125 yards and the game-winning score on 30 carries. Shepherd put Kennesaw State (2-4) in front 24-20 with 1:21 left in the fourth quarter with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Foster, but Jeremiah Oatsvall completed four passes, including a 39-yard strike to Heath Price and an 18-yarder to Willie Miller for a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining. Oatsvall was 18 of 29 for 264 yards and three touchdowns for Tennessee Tech (1-6). - Kennesaw State/AP College Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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10/14/22 - Xavier Shepherd, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Kennesaw State was approved for membership in Conference USA on Friday, and will join the league on July 1, 2024. Conference USA is going through a transition of its makeup, with six of the league's 11 current members in their last academic year before moving to the American Athletic Conference next summer. That will be at the same time that Liberty, New Mexico State, Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State will join C-USA. Kennesaw State's addition a year after that will put the league at 10 members. C-USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod said adding Kennesaw State "continues to build upon our strong foundation." The public university with two campuses in Georgia has 43,000 undergraduate and graduate students and sponsors 18 sports, 17 of which will compete in Conference USA.

Kennesaw State's football program is only in its eighth season. The Owls played the first seven as an associate member in the Big South, winning three conference titles before joining the school's other programs in the ASUN this season. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA are leaving Conference USA for the American next summer. C-USA was at 14 schools before Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Mississippi left this past summer for the Sun Belt. - AP College Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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10/12/22 - Conor Cummins, Sr/2025, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 190 (DS#999 K) + More +

OCT 10 ASUN FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Conor Cummins, Kennesaw State, Sophomore, Kicker, Marietta, Ga.,...First Career ASUN Special Teams Player of the Week award; marks first all-time selection for the Owls...Made first career field goals hitting from 36 and 26 yards in KSU's win over North Alabama...Was a perfect 4-of-4 on his PATs in the victory against the Lions...Responsible for 10 points in Kennesaw State's first ASUN victory on Saturday...Recorded the first scoring attempts in his career with his kicks...Other Nominees: Christian Richmond, Central Arkansas. - ASUN Conference Football

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K Conor Cummins, Kennesaw State
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10/12/22 - Markeith Montgomery, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 5-10, 196 (DS#999 SS) + More +

SEPT 26 ASUN FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Markeith Montgomery, Kennesaw State, Senior, Safety, Flintstone, Ga.,...First Career ASUN Defensive Player of the Week award; first honor for Kennesaw State...Recorded a 78-yard interception return for his first career touchdown to set the KSU program record...Interception was the sixth of his career moving him into third all-time in Owls' history...Recorded four total tackles (two solo) and had a PBU as well in the victory over Wofford...Montgomery and the Owls open league play at Jacksonville State on Saturday...Other Nominees: Kory Chapman, Austin Peay; TD Williams, Central Arkansas; Chase Lasater, Eastern Kentucky. - ASUN Conference Football

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SS Markeith Montgomery, Kennesaw State
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10/12/22 - Juandarion Silas, rSr/2026, Kennesaw State, 6-1, 217 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

SEPT 12 ASUN FOOTBALL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Juandarion Silas, Kennesaw State, Freshman, Linebacker, Decatur, Ala.,...First Career ASUN Freshman of the Week award; fourth all-time & first of the season for Owls...Notched a career-high five tackles in the contest against FBS foe Cincinnati...Had four solo stops and one assisted tackle in the game...Recorded one tackle for a loss (-3 yards)...Forced a fumble in a game for the second consecutive time this season...Other Nominees: Kellen Stewart, Austin Peay; Jeremy Edwards, Eastern Kentucky. - ASUN Conference Football

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OLB Juandarion Silas, Kennesaw State
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10/08/22 - Xavier Shepherd, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Isaac Foster scored with 21 seconds left in regulation and ran 12 yards for a touchdown in the second overtime to rally Kennesaw State to a 40-34 win over North Alabama on Saturday night. After Foster's burst around left end, the defense stood tall with Markeith Montgomery defending the fourth-and-7 pass from the 22. Noah Walters and Takairee Kenebrew hooked up for a 60-yard touchdown with 3:43 to play to put North Alabama up 27-20. The Owls, who had 227 yards rushing, worked their way back to fourth-and-goal at the 1 when Xavier Shepherd hit Foster on a play-action pass to tie the game.

On a third-and-16 to open the overtime, Walters and Kenebrew connected for their third touchdown for 31 yards. Shepherd responded with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Xavier Hill on third-and-8. Shepherd finished 13-of-18 passing for 172 yards and kept the ball 34 times for 102 yards and two more scores for the Owls (2-3, 1-0 Atlantic Sun). Foster had six runs for 36 yards and five catches for 76. Walters was 15 of 27 for 326 yards with Kenebrew catching four for a career-best 162 yards in the first-ever A-Sun game for the Lions (1-4, 0-1). - AP College Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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09/24/22 - Jonathan Murphy, Sr/2023, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 190 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jonathan Murphy rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and he also passed for 107 yards as Kennesaw State won the battle of winless teams, topping Wofford 24-22 on Saturday. Kennesaw State (1-2) led 24-9 early in the fourth quarter before Wofford got within two points with 6:08 remaining on Nathan Walker's 1-yard TD run. The Terriers could have tied it but couldn't convert the two-point attempt. The Owls responded with a seven-play drive that chewed up 4 minutes, 28 seconds, but it only netted 17 yards as Wofford got it back at its 18 with 1:35 left.

The Terriers got to their 49 and stopped the clock with 12 seconds left before Joel Parker ended it with a sack. Jimmy Weirick threw for 358 yards, setting a Wofford single-game record set in 1969 by Harold Chandler. Landon Parker caught six passes for 155 yards and Rickie Shaw II added 72 yards receiving for Wofford (0-4). Kennesaw State intercepted two of Weirick's passing, including one returned 78 yards for a score by Markeith Montgomery to give Kennesaw State a 14-6 lead. - AP College Football

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QB Jonathan Murphy, Kennesaw State
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08/05/22 - Xavier Shepherd, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State, Jr., 6-0, 205 (2021 Finalist),...Shepherd was named a finalist for the award in 2021 after putting together a record-breaking year for the Owls. The Nashville native set single-season program records in both passing yards (1,341) and passing touchdowns (15) while ending the year ranked first in the FCS in rushing touchdowns (23). - Kennesaw State Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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08/05/22 - Xavier Shepherd, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: QB - Xavier Shepherd, 6-0, 205, junior, Kennesaw State (2021 All-Purpose),...The reigning Big South Conference Offensive Player of the Year recorded multiple accolades at the ASUN Conference's inaugural Media Day July 22. The Nashville native was selected as the conference's first Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the Preseason All-ASUN Team at quarterback. Kennesaw State finished 11-2 in 2021 and ranked 10th in the final AFCA coaches poll. The Owls recorded their fifth all-time playoff win and fourth consecutive fall season with 10-or-more victories. With his performance, Shepherd became the first quarterback in program history to win 11 of his first 12 starts. - Kennesaw State Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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07/27/22 - Xavier Shepherd, rSr/2024, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 205 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.,...Shepherd took over as a starter in week two of the 2021 season. The KSU signal-caller went on to lead the FCS in rushing touchdowns (23) and set a new school record for passing touchdowns in both a single season (15) and a single game (4). During his sophomore campaign, Shepherd was named a STATS Perform FCS First Team All-American, HERO Sports First Team All-American and Associated Press Third Team All-American. He also took home the Big South Offensive Player of the Year Award and was selected to the All-Big South Conference First Team. - Kennesaw State Football

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QB Xavier Shepherd, Kennesaw State
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07/27/22 - Matt Olson, rSr/2023, Kennesaw State, 6-2, 285 (DS#999 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: C Matt Olson, Kennesaw State, Gr., Cumming, Ga.,...Zion Katina, Matt Olson and Terrell Paxton were key pieces to an offensive line that helped pave the way for the nation's number two rushing attack last season. In the fall of 2021, Katina and Paxton were honored on the All-Big South Conference Second Team. As for Olson, the graduate student totaled 700 snaps at multiple positions along the offensive line. The award marks the first preseason accolade for each of the three linemen. - Kennesaw State Football

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C Matt Olson, Kennesaw State
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07/27/22 - Terrell Paxton, Sr/2023, Kennesaw State, 6-0, 310 (DS#999 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON ASUN FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM: OL Terrell Paxton, Kennesaw State, Sr., Stone Mountain, Ga.,...Zion Katina, Matt Olson and Terrell Paxton were key pieces to an offensive line that helped pave the way for the nation's number two rushing attack last season. In the fall of 2021, Katina and Paxton were honored on the All-Big South Conference Second Team. As for Olson, the graduate student totaled 700 snaps at multiple positions along the offensive line. The award marks the first preseason accolade for each of the three linemen. - Kennesaw State Football

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OG Terrell Paxton, Kennesaw State
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