The first conference championship of the 2025 college football season delivered all the hype fans hoped for. Kennesaw State Owls and Jacksonville State Gamecocks went blow-for-blow for the Conference USA crown. But the real shocker came after the clock hit zero. A flag-planting scuffle broke out, and things got so heated that Alabama police had to step in.

“Jacksonville State police didn’t take too kindly to Kennesaw State players planting the flag after the Conference USA Championship Game,” wrote Radio host Barrett Sallee on December 5, attaching a video of the gridiron chaos.

This matchup was a rematch of last month’s 35-26 Jacksonville State win, but the spotlight was on Kennesaw State’s rapid rise. In just their second FBS season, the Owls went from 2-10 in 2024 to a stunning 9-3 an

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