Jacksonville State delivered another dramatic Conference USA victory Tuesday night, defeating FIU 27-24 at AmFirst Stadium on a late field goal from Garrison Rippa. The Gamecocks improved to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in conference play, extending their winning streak to four games and strengthening their position near the top of the CUSA standings. FIU fell…

Garrison Rippa sinks his sixth career game-winner, and Jax State is now 23-4 all-time in CUSA play.

JACKSONVILLE — Ho, hum. Another Jacksonville State game that went down to the last second. The Gamecocks almost always make you feel like you got your money’s worth, and they did it again in Tuesday’s 27-24 home win over Florida International. Garrison Rippa made a 26-yard field goal with 44 seconds left to put Jax State up by three, and after FIU raced downfield in response, their kicker, ...

The Kennesaw State Owls were a little more than two minutes from beating Jacksonville State again. Instead, they lost 27-26 on Wednesday night in a Conference USA opener that doubled as a rematch of the 2025 title game.

KENNESAW, Ga. — Practice makes perfect, and it certainly did for Jacksonville State on Wednesday night. After a very imperfect performance for much of the night at Kennesaw State, Jacksonville State ran its hurry-up offense to perfection in the closing minutes of a 27-26 win at Kennesaw State. Too many penalties, too many turnovers, too many missed tackles, but with 2:15 to play and trailing ...

Jacksonville State’s midweek magic continued Wednesday as the Gamecocks rallied for a 27-26 victory over defending Conference USA champion Kennesaw State at Fifth Third Stadium. The victory marked Jax State’s 10th consecutive win in “Weekday CUSA” games. The Gamecocks improved to 12-1 in those contests since joining the league in 2023. It all came down to one final two-minute drill late in the ...

(AP) — Garrison Rippa made a go-ahead field goal in the final minute, and Rob Billings IV intercepted a pass seconds later as Jacksonville State beat Kennesaw State 27-26 on Wednesday night in a rematch of the 2025 Conference USA championship game.Leading 24-23, Jacksonville State was driving with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter when Lucas Farrington fumbled it.