Sports
Sports

Bohannon named finalist for Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award

Kennesaw State University head coach Brian Bohannon is shown on the sideline in the third quarter of their game against Edward Waters at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Kennesaw, Ga.. KSU won 58-7. This is the first home game of KSU’s inaugural football season. PHOTO / JASON GETZ
Kennesaw State University head coach Brian Bohannon is shown on the sideline in the third quarter of their game against Edward Waters at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Kennesaw, Ga.. KSU won 58-7. This is the first home game of KSU’s inaugural football season. PHOTO / JASON GETZ
Nov 15, 2016

Khadrice Rollins

krollins@ajc.com

Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon was named a finalist for the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award Tuesday.

Bohannon is one of 15 coaches who was named a finalist, and is the only one from the Big South. He has led the No. 22 Owls to an 8-2 record in his second season at the helm of the second-year program, and with a win Saturday against No. 13 Charleston Southern, they will clinch a share of the conference championship.

The No. 22 ranking KSU earned in the FCS Coaches Poll this week marks the first time in its history the team was ranked in one of the two national polls, and although the team is still unranked in the FCS Poll, it is receiving votes.

Last year the Owls went 6-5, but had rough end to the season, losing their final three games. With a win Saturday, KSU will close out its season on a program record five-game winning streak and also open the door for an opportunity to earn an at large bid to the playoffs.

The Owls joined Old Dominion as just the second team since 2008 to have a winning record in each of their first two seasons, and the 14 wins over that span are the third most for a start-up Division 1 program since 2008.

More Stories

Keep Reading

The city of Atlanta gave Georgia State University the green light to start construction on a new baseball facility. (Courtesy of Georgia State University Athletics)

Credit: Georgia State University Athletics

Georgia State gets OK for baseball facility project at iconic sports site

Construction on the project, which is estimated to cost $15 million to $16 million, is scheduled to be complete by fall 2026.

Mercer announces familiar name as new football coach

Team’s former defensive coordinator will take the reins from Mike Jacobs.

Terance Mathis out as Morehouse football coach

Terrence Mathis is out as Morehouse football coach, the school announced Wednesday. Morehouse went went 4-16 in two seasons under Mathis.

The Latest

Braden Atkinson, winner of the Jerry Rice Award for being the top freshman football player in FCS, will have a new coach next year. (Courtesy Mercer University Athletics)

Credit: Mercer University Athletics

Mercer announces familiar name as new football coach

Georgia State gets OK for baseball facility project at iconic sports site

Terance Mathis out as Morehouse football coach

Featured

Students line up after school for school buses at Sequoyah Middle School in Doraville on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. The school’s principal told teachers not to talk to students about ICE, and teachers and activists are pushing back. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Credit: arvin.temkar@ajc.com

DeKalb students raise fears about ICE raids; teachers told not to talk about it

The Sequoyah Middle School community asked DeKalb school officials to better support students who fear ICE.

Two-day effort helps free endangered right whale off Georgia coast

Georgia state officials helped disentangle a North American right whale, one of the most endangered whales on the planet.

Report: Election board member violated conduct code by going to Trump rally

A Georgia Inspector General's report found State Election Board Vice Chair Janice Johnston violated the board's code of conduct by attending a Donald Trump campaign rally.