West Georgia never reached the end zone against Kennesaw State
The scoreboard says rout. The interesting part is HOW — and whether it means anything.
Rickie Collins scored 18 of Kennesaw State's points. They roll past West Georgia, 47-0 at Fifth Third Stadium. Kennesaw State led from start to finish and never let West Georgia within striking distance. Rickie Collins threw for 156 yards on 23 attempts with one touchdown and ran seven times for 51 yards and two scores.
The big plays only went one way
Kennesaw State produced 10 plays of 15+ yards to West Georgia's 2, chiefly Rickie Collins (involved in 5), Latrelle Murrell (involved in 2) and Javon Rogers (involved in 2). Kennesaw State scored on 50% of its drives to West Georgia's 0%: Rickie Collins (18 pts), Latrelle Murrell (12 pts) and Triston Morgan (6 pts). Stacked together, it was never close.
How the two sides actually played on the night.
Who carried it
Rickie Collins threw for 156 yards on 23 attempts with one touchdown and ran seven times for 51 yards and two scores — two of them from inside the 20, two third-down conversions and a hand in five plays of 15 yards or more. Latrelle Murrell ran nine times for 88 yards and two scores — that score from inside the 20. Triston Morgan ran five times for 76 yards and one score and caught one pass for 8 yards. For West Georgia, Colton FitzGerald threw for 15 yards on eight attempts and ran one times for 6 yards. Justin Montgomery ran seven times for 9 yards. Ugonna Nwoha was the disruptive one for Kennesaw State: 1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 tackle.
What West Georgia has to fix
The problems had names: Justin Montgomery (1 lost fumble) and Collin Hurst (1 lost fumble).
Who got home
Three names to keep: Justin Wilson (1 INT, 0.5 tackles) for West Georgia, Ugonna Nwoha (1 sack, 1 TFL, 1 tackle) for Kennesaw State and Josh Anglin (1 sack, 1 TFL, 1.5 tackles) for Kennesaw State.
The way it played out
Kennesaw State struck first through Latrelle Murrell, led 40-0 at the half and the final points came on a late touchdown by Rickie Collins.
What it means
Historically similar games since 2019 — close margin, both offenses held far below norm — and how often that offense outperformed this level the following week.
Business handled for Kennesaw State. The question now is whether the opponent told us anything.
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