Bohannon steps down after Kennesaw falls to 1-8

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterNov 10, 2024, 04:49 PM ET

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Kennesaw State coach Brian Bohannon, who helped build the program from scratch and led its transition from the FCS to FBS this season, stepped down on Sunday, the school announced.Bohannon had a 72-38 record in his 10th season. The Owls are 1-8 this season after a 43-35 loss in 2 overtimes at UTEP on Saturday.”Coach Brian Bohannon notified me this

morning that he has chosen to step down as our head football coach, “KSU athletic director Milton Overton said in a statement.”I wish to reveal my genuine appreciation to Coach Bohannon and his household for their dedication to Kennesaw State University and our football program over the past 11 years.”Coach Bohannon led Kennesaw State into the football period, poured

his heart and soul into this program, and represented our university with the greatest requirements of professionalism and character.”Co-offensive planner Chandler Burks will serve as interim coach in the Owls’last 3 games.An FCS startup group in 2015, the Owls won their very first game and went 6-5 in their initial season.

Kennesaw State won eight games in its 2nd campaign and had a 34-7 record from 2017 to 2019, winning 2 Huge South Championship game along the way.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated The Owls ’48-15 record over their first five seasons is the best record by an FCS startup, and they’re the only

FCS team to have 3 straight seasons with at least 11 wins in their very first five years of competition.After moving to the FBS level as a member of Conference U.S.A. this season, the Owls have actually been mostly outmanned. Their only victory was a 27-24 upset of formerly unbeaten Liberty on Oct. 23. It was the very first time in 23 years– and only the 6th such event in the AP survey age given that 1936– that a team with an 0-5 or even worse record knocked off a challenger with a 5-0 record or better.Kennesaw State ended Liberty’s 18-game win streak in the regular season and conference championship games, which was the longest streak in the FBS.Bohannon was a two-time Big South Conference Coach of the Year and was named the FCS national coach of the year in 2017 by the Football Coaches Association.