Conference USA Championship

Jacksonville State (8-4) vs. Kennesaw State (9-3)

Friday, 7 p.m. ET (AmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, Ala.)

Regular-season champion Jacksonville State defends its CUSA title against Kennesaw State, which won two games a year ago and is only playing its second season at the FBS level.

The programs play Friday night for the second time in three weeks.

Both schools are operating under a first-year coach whose success made them a potential target for current openings at larger schools.

Jacksonville State won the title last year under Rich Rodriguez, now at West Virginia. Charles Kelly, most recently the co-offensive coordinator at Auburn, took over and built on the success.

Kennesaw State hired Jerry Mack, a former head coach at North Carolina Central and most

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