By: David Beall
KENNESAW, Ga. – The Big South Conference released the 2021 spring football schedule on Monday, a four-game slate with the league champion earning the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.
In search of its third Big South Conference championship in the last four seasons and its fourth consecutive FCS Playoffs appearance, Kennesaw State is looking to join Coastal Carolina as the only programs in league history to make the playoffs in four consecutive seasons.
The Owls will open league play on Saturday, March 13, playing host to Charleston Southern at Fifth Third Bank Stadium, before traveling to Gardner-Webb two weeks later for a matchup with the Bulldogs.
KSU will play host to new league member Robert Morris on Saturday, April 3, before wrapping up the league slate on the road at Monmouth on Saturday, April 10. Campbell, North Alabama and Hampton opted out of the spring season.
The FCS selection show will be held on Sunday, April 18, with the first-round action beginning on Saturday, April 24, followed by the quarterfinals on Saturday, May 1 and the semifinals on Saturday, May 8.
The NCAA Division I Football Championship will be played on Saturday, May 15 or Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
For the spring 2021 season, the field for the FCS Playoffs will be reduced from 24 to 16 teams. The Big South Conference will be one of 11 automatic qualifiers, with five at-large selections by FCS Playoffs selection committee.
Spring 2021 Kennesaw State Football Schedule
Feb. 27 – vs. Shorter
March 13 – vs. Charleston Southern
March 20 – vs. Dixie State
March 27 – at Gardner-Webb
April 3 – vs. Robert Morris
April 10 – at Monmouth
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