2025 Kennesaw State Football Predictions: Owls Ranked 130th in RJ Young's Ultimate 136

By RJ Young
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This isn't your average college football ranking.

My Ultimate 136 is a set of rankings that is fluid, but it's my job to look ahead and make a claim for all FBS teams based on what I know and why I know it. Here are the three pressing questions I started by asking when putting together this list:

  • Who do I think is good?
  • Why do I think they're good?
  • What are the chances they will finish above or below my expectations?

Here is a look at where Kennesaw State lands in my Ultimate 136.

Kennesaw State ranking: 130
Last year’s ranking: 133
Top player: DB JeRico Washington Jr.: Started all 12 games as a redshirt freshman last season, leading the team in interceptions (2) and forced fumbles (3); finished second on the team in pass breakups (6).

[Kennesaw State's 2025 schedule]

RJ's take: College football is so brutal that the only head coach Kennesaw State had in its history, Brian Bohannon, got fired after a poor Year 1 in FBS.

In walks former NC Central coach Jerry Mack with the task of making the Owls into a program that can finish in the middle of one of the worst conferences in the sport (C-USA). The job is tough. The schedule is mean, and the administration has the attention span of a newborn puppy. Good luck, Jerry.

[Check out RJ Young's Ultimate 136 College Football Rankings here]

Kennesaw State Win Total Odds: Over 3.5 (-140), Under 3.5 (+114)

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RJ Young is a national college football writer and analyst for FOX Sports. Follow him at @RJ_Young.