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Kennesaw State tops Liberty 48-42 in double OT, will play for Conference USA championship
Amari Odom threw four touchdown passes including the game-winner in double overtime as Kennesaw State earned a spot in the Conference USA final after Western Kentucky's loss.
- On Saturday, Kennesaw State defeated Liberty in double overtime when Amari Odom threw a 25-yard touchdown to Christian Moss on the first play of the second OT and Michael Merdinger's final pass fell incomplete.
- Late in the fourth quarter, Evan Dickens, Liberty running back, raced 95 yards for a touchdown and Jay Billingsley, Liberty kicker, missed a 32-yard field goal with 5 seconds left, forcing overtime.
- Amari Odom paced the offense with strong passing numbers, completing 14 of 23 passes for 240 yards and four touchdowns while Gabriel Benyard set a school-record with his ninth touchdown catch.
- Kennesaw State's victory sends them to the Conference USA title game on Friday, where they will face Jacksonville State after Odom missed a mandatory two-point conversion.
- Kennesaw State's depth showed in key defensive plays as Baron Hopson, Tywon Christopher and Elijah Hill combined for tackles and a sack, while Coleman Bennett rushed 14 times for 92 yards and scored.
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Kennesaw State tops Liberty 48-42 in double OT, will play for Conference USA championship
Amari Odom threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Christian Moss on the first play of a second overtime and Kennesaw State’s defense did the rest in a 48-42 victory over Liberty in a regular-season finale.
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