Thursday night’s Weekday CUSA action returns with an intriguing matchup as the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs travel to Georgia to face the Kennesaw State Owls in a pivotal CUSA clash. Both programs enter with an undefeated conference record and postseason aspirations firmly within reach as the season approaches the halfway mark.
Our Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State examines all the essential game details, explores the developing head-to-head series between these programs, and features exclusive PFSN team and player grades that provide deeper insight into the key factors that will shape Thursday night’s outcome.
Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State Details
- Date: Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
- Game time: 7 p.m. ET
- Location: Fifth Third Stadium | Kennesaw, GA
- Predicted Weather at Kick: 71 degrees, sunny, 5 mph winds
- How To Watch: ESPNU
Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State Head-to-Head Record
Pick a sport, almost any sport, and Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State has a page in the annals of head-to-head history. Softball? Tick. Basketball? Tick. I didn’t even research pickleball, but hell, I bet they played each other at it. They met on the football field for the first time last fall, and it did not end well for the Owls, succumbing to a 33-0 shellacking on the road to end the year.
Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State Grades
- Louisiana Tech: 66.9 (D)
- Kennesaw State: 70.1 (C-)
- Louisiana Tech: 80.2 (B-)
- Kennesaw State: 72.9 (C-)
- Louisiana Tech: 51.8 (F)
- Kennesaw State: 67.3 (D+)
- Blake Baker, 75.0 (C)
- Amari Odom, Kennesaw State: 79.7 (C+)
- Clay Thevenin, Louisiana Tech: 66.2 (D)
- Coleman Bennett, Kennesaw State: 69.5 (D+)
- Devin Gandy, Louisiana Tech: N/A
- Gabriel Benyard, Kennesaw State: 76.3 (C)
- Eli Finley, Louisiana Tech: 81.2 (B-)
- Gerard Bullock Jr., Kennesaw State: 71.2 (C-)
PFSN College EDGEi
- Donovan Rieman, Louisiana Tech: 68.9 (D+)
- Marcus Patterson, Kennesaw State: 78.0 (C+)
PFSN College DTi
- Emmanuel Oguns, Louisiana Tech: 72.3 (C-)
- Tylon Dunlap, Kennesaw State: 76.5 (C)
PFSN College LBi
- Mekhi Mason, Louisiana Tech: 78.8 (C+)
- Baron Hopson, Kennesaw State: 75.0 (C)
PFSN College CBi
- Jhamal Shelby Jr., Louisiana Tech: 83.9 (B)
- Caleb Offord, Kennesaw State: 84.3 (B)
PFSN College SAFi
- Jakari Foster, Louisiana Tech: 90.0 (A-)
- Antonio Stevens, Kennesaw State: 77.7 (C+)
Louisiana Tech vs. Kennesaw State Prediction
Put your hands up if, entering the midway point of the season, you would have had Louisiana Tech and Kennesaw State as two teams with undefeated CUSA records that are pushing the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers as the top teams in the conference? Put your hands down, you’re a liar.
Louisiana Tech is 4-1 with two CUSA wins, while Kennesaw State is 3-2 with three consecutive victories, including a conference win over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Someone has to lose their undefeated CUSA record when the two clash on Thursday night, but which one is it?
We’ve already seen from the opening two Weekday CUSA contests in Week 7, that, where there have been offensive struggles this season, the team with the best defense has managed to exert its dominance and come away with the win, and although both teams have scored over 24 points in each of their last three games, there have been some issues this fall.
Heading into this matchup, Louisiana Tech has averaged 1.7 points per drive, slightly shading Kennesaw State’s 1.67 points per drive. The Owls have ripped off more yards per play, but haven’t been able to consistently make that count, and also have one of the worst turnover margin in CUSA (10th).
That’s not great when you’re facing a team that makes a living from taking the ball away. No team in CUSA comes close to Louisiana Tech’s 11 interceptions (17.6% turnover rate). At the same time, they’ve done a good job of playing turnover-free football on offense, utilizing tight end Eli Finley as a safety net and dangerous receiving weapon.
Kennesaw State has some exciting offensive playmakers, led by quarterback Omari Odom, but the Owls will likely have their wings clipped by this ferocious Bulldogs defense. Watch out for safety Jakari Foster and linebacker Mekhi Mason to do the damage defensively, as Louisiana Tech heads out of Georgia with a win and a 5-1 start to the year.
Prediction: Louisiana Tech 20, Kennesaw State 13