Wednesday, October 7
Kennesaw, Ga.
6 p.m.
Jax State
at
Kennesaw State
Photo by: Emily Kish / Jax State
Weekday CUSA Opens with Championship Rematch
10/6/2026 11:00:00 AM | Football
JACKSONVILLE—Jax State steps into the national spotlight with its first "Weekday CUSA" game on the 2026 season Wednesday night at Kennesaw State.
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The game is one of three nationally televised midweek contests this month for the Gamecocks with kickoff at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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Jax State has won back-to-back games to move to 3-2 on the season, most recently picking up a 23-13 win at AmFirst Stadium in their CUSA opener against Middle Tennessee State. Quarterback Caden Creel earned CUSA Offensive Player of the Week after passing for 241 yards and a touchdown and adding a team-best 119 yards and a score rushing.
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Lucas Farrington added a career-high 118 all-purpose yards in the winning effort.
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Garrison Rippa added another CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week accolade to his trophy case with an 11-point night highlighted by a 3-for-3 showing on his field goal attempts.
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Caleb Nix, Morven Joseph, and Tre'Quon Fegans each had six tackles on defense. Sophomore Quay Hood led the pass rush with a pair of sacks.
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Kennesaw State enters the game at 1-3, picking up a 47-0 win over West Georgia to open the season. Most recently, they came up three points short on the road against Arkansas State in a game where the hosts came up with a touchdown at the 1:19 mark of the third, and a 33-yard field goal with 8:19 to play in the fourth to come away with the win.
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Quarterback Rickie Collins has completed 68% of his passes for 749 yards with only one interception in 116 attempts this season. He is also the team's leading rusher with 185 yards on 40 carries with three scores.
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Bogie Woods III is coming off a season-best effort of 101 yards on 19 carries against Arkansas State.
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It's an offense that currently leads Conference USA in Red Zone Efficiency at 92.3%.
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Baron Hopson, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year has 20 tackles which includes 1.5 for loss through three games. Ugonna Nwoha has three tackles for loss which includes a pair of sacks.
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The game is one of three nationally televised midweek contests this month for the Gamecocks with kickoff at 6 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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Jax State has won back-to-back games to move to 3-2 on the season, most recently picking up a 23-13 win at AmFirst Stadium in their CUSA opener against Middle Tennessee State. Quarterback Caden Creel earned CUSA Offensive Player of the Week after passing for 241 yards and a touchdown and adding a team-best 119 yards and a score rushing.
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Lucas Farrington added a career-high 118 all-purpose yards in the winning effort.
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Garrison Rippa added another CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week accolade to his trophy case with an 11-point night highlighted by a 3-for-3 showing on his field goal attempts.
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Caleb Nix, Morven Joseph, and Tre'Quon Fegans each had six tackles on defense. Sophomore Quay Hood led the pass rush with a pair of sacks.
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Kennesaw State enters the game at 1-3, picking up a 47-0 win over West Georgia to open the season. Most recently, they came up three points short on the road against Arkansas State in a game where the hosts came up with a touchdown at the 1:19 mark of the third, and a 33-yard field goal with 8:19 to play in the fourth to come away with the win.
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Quarterback Rickie Collins has completed 68% of his passes for 749 yards with only one interception in 116 attempts this season. He is also the team's leading rusher with 185 yards on 40 carries with three scores.
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Bogie Woods III is coming off a season-best effort of 101 yards on 19 carries against Arkansas State.
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It's an offense that currently leads Conference USA in Red Zone Efficiency at 92.3%.
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Baron Hopson, the Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year has 20 tackles which includes 1.5 for loss through three games. Ugonna Nwoha has three tackles for loss which includes a pair of sacks.
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