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Kennesaw State extends Brian Bohannon through 2026

Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon has agreed to a three-year contract extension. (Branden Camp/For the AJC)

Credit: Branden Camp/Special to the AJC

Credit: Branden Camp/Special to the AJC

Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon has agreed to a three-year contract extension. (Branden Camp/For the AJC)
By Staff and wire reports
Feb 22, 2022

Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon, coming off his fourth FCS playoff appearance, agreed to a three-year contract extension through 2026.

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Bohannon, the Owls’ first coach, is 63-18 in seven seasons. The Owls were 11-2 in 2021 with their third Big South Conference championship, their final season before moving to the ASUN.

“Coach Bohannon has done an outstanding job starting building, and sustaining a championship-caliber football program,” Kennesaw State athletic director Milton Overton said in a news release.

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Bohannon was hired as Kennesaw State’s first coach in 2013. The Owls have had a winning record every year, including a 6-5 mark in their inaugural 2015 season.

The Owls lost in the second round of the playoffs last season.

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