2025 Kennesaw State Owls football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 0–2 (0–0 CUSA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mitch Militello (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Marc Mattioli (1st season) |
Home stadium | Fifth Third Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware* | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State* | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team represents Kennesaw State University in Conference USA (CUSA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head caoch Jerry Mack, the Owls play home games at Fifth Third Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest * | ACCN | L 9–10 | 30,789 | |
September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Indiana * | FS1 | L 9–56 | ||
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Merrimack * | ESPN+ | |||
September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State * |
| ESPN Networks | ||
September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| ESPN Networks | ||
October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ESPNU | ||
October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN2 | |||
October 28 | 8:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| ESPNU | ||
November 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | ESPN Networks | |||
November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | ESPN Networks | |||
November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State |
| ESPN Networks | ||
November 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Liberty | CBSSN | |||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Wake Forest –18.5 | 50.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Allegacy Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
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No scoring plays
No scoring plays |
Statistics | KENN | WAKE |
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First downs | 18 | 20 |
Total yards | 307 | 348 |
Rushing yards | 158 | 130 |
Passing yards | 149 | 218 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–33–0 | 20–28–0 |
Time of possession | 24:59 | 35:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | Dexter Williams II | 12/33, 149 yards |
Rushing | Coleman Bennett | 17 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Gabriel Benyard | 5 receptions, 103 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Robby Ashford | 20/28, 218 yards |
Rushing | Robby Ashford | 18 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Eni Falayi | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 23 Hoosiers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
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Statistics | KENN | IU |
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Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Indiana | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warriors (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game information |
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Statistics | MRMK | KENN |
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Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Merrimack | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Red Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
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Statistics | ARST | KENN |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arkansas State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
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Statistics | MTSU | KENN |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Middle Tennessee | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
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Statistics | LT | KENN |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL
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Statistics | KENN | FIU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
FIU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
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Statistics | UTEP | KENN |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTEP | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aggies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
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Statistics | KENN | NMSU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
New Mexico State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
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Statistics | KENN | JVST |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Jacksonville State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
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Statistics | MOST | KENN |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Missouri State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
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Statistics | KENN | LIB |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kennesaw State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Liberty | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Name | Position |
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Jerry Mack | Head coach |
Mitch Militello | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach |
Marc Mattioli | Defensive coordinator |
Kyle Blocker | Special teams coordinator/Tight ends coach |
Jay Clements | Offensive line coach |
Aston Walter | Running backs coach |
David Whitlow | Wide receivers coach |
Jonathan Bradley | Defensive line coach |
Granville Eastman | Safeties coach |
William Paruta | Linebackers coach |
James Williams | Cornerbacks coach |
2025 Kennesaw State Owls Football | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Tight ends
Offensive linemen
| Defensive linemen
Linebackers
| Defensive backs
Placekickers Punters Long snapper
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Source and player details, 2025 Kennesaw State Owls (5/20/2025): [4] |
College recruiting information (2025) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jayce Cora ATH | Naples, FL | Community School of Naples | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Byron Jackson LB | Greensboro, FL | Gadsden County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: 247Sports: ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Zamario Woodgett OL | Smyrna, GA | Campbell High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Jeremiah Solomon S | Montezuma, GA | Macon County High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Jamiel Williams OL | Rome, GA | Rome High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Joshua Troupe RB | Richmond Hill, GA | Richmond Hill High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Jamari Harrold TE | Norcross, GA | Norcross High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Kayden Miller S | Lithonia, GA | Lithonia High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Clayton Coppock WR | Atlanta, GA | Benjamin Elijah Mays High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Tay'vion Lawson S | Jacksonville, FL | Andrew Jackson High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Haston Crawford OL | Tuscaloosa, AL | Tuscaloosa Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Elijah Hill DE | Bryant, AR | Bryant High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Skyler Williams QB | Warner Robins, GA | Warner Robins High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Jackson Cooper DL | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: #134 | ||||||
Sources:
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Player | Position | Destination |
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Jaylan Jarrett | DL | Alabama State |
Markell Redding | DB | Austin Peay |
Jaden Robinson | WR | Austin Peay |
Qua Ashley | RB | Ball State |
Bryce Dopson | WR | Boston College |
Nick Sawyer | DB | Charleston Southern |
Mason Bowers | OL | Charlotte |
Ramontei Dardy | LB | Eastern Kentucky |
Jahon Myers | DE | Florida A&M |
Quintavious Billingsley | DB | Gardner–Webb |
Austin White | DB | Lenoir–Rhyne |
Thomarius Walker | DL | Memphis |
Ethan Newman | OL | Memphis |
Jacob Norcross | OL | Memphis |
Jayven Williams | S | Mississippi State |
Blake Bohannon | WR | Montana |
Jose Balver-Mendoza | OL | Montana |
Earl Woods III | QB | Norfolk State |
DJ Scott | RB | North Dakota State |
Jacob Ulrich | P | Oklahoma |
Carson Kent | TE | Oklahoma |
Austin Welch | K | Oklahoma |
Braden Bohannon | QB | Reinhardt |
Connor Finer | TE | Rhode Island |
Lucas Scheerhorn | QB | Rice |
Kaleb May | OL | Samford |
Jaiden Kimble | LB | South Carolina State |
Khalib Johnson | QB | Texas Southern |
Tyler Scott | DL | UTEP |
Gatlin Hancock | TE | Valdosta State |
Bryce Robinson | LS | Virginia |
Jarvis Adams | OL | Western Carolina |
Lawson Weddington | S | Unknown |
David Cole | WR | Unknown |
Eli Leiataua | LB | Unknown |
Danarius Johnson | DB | Unknown |
Kenai Grier | RB | Unknown |
Amir Scarver | LB | Unknown |
Trey Hargrove | LB | Unknown |
Jasec Smith | DB | Unknown |
Terrence Curtis | DB | Unknown |
Dennis Sims | WR | Unknown |
CJ Donaldson | LB | Unknown |
Sulaiman Bah | DB | Unknown |
Andrew Douglas | DB | Unknown |
Jaxon Colvin | DL | Unknown |
Tyler Hoffman | DL | Unknown |
Erik Calvillo | K | Unknown |
Nehemiah Pgouda | LB | Unknown |
Joshua Pgouda | LB | Unknown |
William Johnson | OL | Unknown |
Trey Butts | OL | Unknown |
Kevin Smith | OL | Unknown |
Dylan Hannon | OL | Unknown |
Ty Brewer | TE | Unknown |
Ian Pederson | TE | Unknown |
Garland Benyard | LB | Withdrawn |
Gabriel Benyard | WR | Withdrawn |
Five Hamilton | DB | Withdrawn |
JeRico Washington Jr. | DB | Withdrawn |
Adam Watkins | DL | Withdrawn |
Jamar Rucks | DL | Withdrawn |
Destun Thomas | WR | Withdrawn |
Player | Position | Previous school |
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Cameron Williams | OL | Alabama A&M |
Caleb Offord | DB | Alabama State |
Ethan Tookes | DB | Alabama State |
Rene Miller | OL | Alcorn State |
Elijah Zollicoffer | OL | Arkansas State |
Ebenezer Dibula | DL | Bethune–Cookman |
Casey Jean-Baptiste | OL | Coffeyville CC |
Elijah Harper | DL | Emory and Henry |
Jadarious Lee | OL | FIU |
Chase Stevens | OL | Florida |
Chrisdasson Saint-Jean | OL | Florida Atlantic |
Lyndon Ravare | WR | Fresno State |
Dexter Williams II | QB | Georgia Southern |
Nasir Smith | DL | Georgia Southern |
Brandon Best | OL | Georgia Tech |
Josiah Chenault | OL | Howard |
Tommy Ulatowski | QB | Kent State |
Rod Daniels | DL | Liberty |
Kody Jones | DB | Memphis |
Isaiah Thomas | DB | Miami (FL) |
Semaj Parker | TE | Mississippi State |
Matthew Choules | P | Marist College Canberra |
Jaden Kelly | LB | Norfolk State |
Antonio Stevens | DB | Purdue |
Coleman Bennett | RB | Rice |
Brylan Noonan | LS | Temple |
Gerard Bullock | TE | Tennessee State |
Nacari Johnson | DB | UAB |
Jack Bernstein | LS | UCF |
Nikola Milovac | OL | USF |
Mike Jones | DL | Virginia Union |
Chase Belcher | RB | West Georgia |
Jordan Jackson | WR | West Georgia |
Alexander Ford | DB | Western Kentucky |
Marcus Patterson | DE | Western Kentucky |
Amari Odom | QB | Wofford |
Name | New position | Previous team | Previous position | Source |
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Jerry Mack | Head coach | Jacksonville Jaguars | Running backs | [8] |
Mitch Militello | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | Tennessee | Offensive analyst | [9] |
Kyle Blocker | Special teams / Tight ends | Miami (OH) | Special teams | [9] |
David Whitlow | Wide receivers | West Georgia | Wide receivers | [9] |
Aston Walter | Running backs | Tennessee | Offensive assistant | [9] |
Granville Eastman | Safeties | Rice | Offensive recruiting coordinator | [9] |
Marc Mattioli | Defensive coordinator | Paris Musketeers | Head coach | [10] |
Jonathan Bradley | Defensive line | South Alabama | Defensive line | [10] |
James Williams | Cornerbacks | Alabama State | Cornerbacks | [10] |
William Paruta | Linebackers | Mississippi College | Defensive coordinator/Linebackers | [10] |
Jay Clements | Offensive line | Mississippi State | Offensive line analyst | [10] |
Name | Position | New team | New position | Source |
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Brian Bohannon | Head coach | Georgia Tech | Senior offensive assistant | [11] |
Chandler Burks | Co-offensive coordinator | Army | Tight ends | [12] |
Greg Harris | Defensive coordinator | Valdosta State | Defensive coordinator/Assistant head coach | [13] |
Ray Smith | Defensive backs/Corners | Ball State | Defensive pass game coordinator/Cornerbacks | [14] |
Jireh Wilson | Defensive backs/Safeties | Virginia Tech | Edges | [15] |