First meeting in football.......if you are going to the game beware of the heavy traffic on the interstate ..ATL highways are near lunacy...
KSU game notes at link below:
https://ksuowls.com/news/2022/10/13/football-owls-and-bears-battle-in-asun-showdown-at-fifth-third-bank-stadium.aspxSome good poop on the team and game day...such as...
"The Owls enter week seven in the top-3 in multiple FCS categories. The team currently ranks second in the nation in average time of possession (36:37) and third in fumbles recovered (8), fewest penalty yards (149) and fewest penalty yards-per-game (29)"
KSU schedule so far as follows (1-1 ASUN, 2-3 overall):
@Birmingham vs Samford, 17-27 loss (Samford 5-1)
@ Cincinnati, 10-63 loss
Wofford, 24-22 win (Wofford 0-6)
@ Jax State, 28-35 loss (JSU 5-1)
North Alabama, 40-34 win (UNA 1-4)
Wins would have been expected (although UNA is a pretty tough out) and losses are to teams having good season....Bearcats definitely a tough out..and other losses were to solid teams in close games....KSU does not lose often at home...
Stats vs UNA last week (attendance only about 4500):
Score by Q....7-3...10-6....17-13....27-27....34-34....34-40 ( 2 OTs)
KSU TD drives....18 plays/75yds/7:15 TOP....5/82/2:01....10/72/3:22....4/25....5/25...
2/3 FGs, long 36
KSU/UNA
Rush: 69-
277 (291 gross)-3 vs 36-
68 (100 gross)-1
Pass; 13-18-
172-2-0 vs 15-27-
326-3-2
TO: 449 vs 394
3rd downs:
10/21 vs 4/11
4th downs:
3/3 vs 0/1
Redzone%: 7/9 vs 2/2
KSU:
QB Xavier Sheperd .....all passing plus 34-114 and 3 TDs.....286 TO for the QB!
Yesiah Clemons rush 7/51, long 36....
7 others carried the ball for positive yards...
Isaac Foster 5-76 receptions, 1 TD, long 40 plus 4/36 rush
Xavier Hill 3-46 recepts, 1 TD, long 26
3 others had at least one catch
2022 to date stats:
https://ksuowls.com/documents/2022/10/8/KSU_Season_Stats_Week_6__1_.pdfOwls have run 304 run plays and 73 pass plays....rushed for 1100 yds and passed for 600yds...
Defense has given up 1500 rush yds and 600 yds passing...
2nd QB Jonathan Murphy has run for 361 and passed for 202....QB Shepard run for 219 and passed for 370....
12 different players have 5 or more rush attempts....
Owls and opponents have each lost 8 fumbles but Owls lost 1 INTs and grabbed 5....
Transfers mostly FCS programs....
Only 1 upperclassmen LB on roster....8 UC DBs....11 UC DL....most in 260 range but a couple in 285+...8 UC OL....typical size we see....
QB: Slight edge to KSU
RBs: Slight edge to UCA
WRs: Slight edge to UCA
OL: Edge to KSU but UCA improved each of last two games
DL: Slight edge to UCA
LB: Even
DBs: Slight edge to KSU
Kickers: Even
Kick return: Edge to UCA
Sagarin has UCA at 49 ratings (167th in D1) and KSU at 48 (174)....the 2-point home field advantage gives KSU a 1-point edge....