Kennesaw State to host Samford in first round of FCS playoffs
After winning the program’s first Big South title with a 52-21 win over Monmouth, Kennesaw State will host Samford on Saturday for the Owls’ first appearance in the postseason.
The first round 2017 FCS Playoff game will kick off at 2 p.m. at Kennesaw’s Fifth Third Bank Stadium and can be viewed on ESPN3.
Kennesaw State (10-1) was one of 10 conference champions to earn an automatic bid to the 24-team playoff field. Below is a video of the moment the Owls discovered they would host Samford during ESPN’s NCAA FCS Selection Special on Sunday.
NEXT! @kennesawstfb HOSTS @SamfordFootball #FCSPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/6SfTfLIz6D
— Kennesaw State FB (@kennesawstfb) November 19, 2017
The Owls opened the season at Samford on Aug. 31 and suffered their only loss of the season, 28-23.
The winner of Saturday’s game will travel to Jacksonville, Ala. to take on No. 3 Jacksonville State on Dec. 2 at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium.
Monmouth (9-2) was also selected for the playoffs and will play on the road Saturday at Northern Iowa (7-4).
The other two teams making their first playoff appearances are South Dakota and Central Connecticut.
