Kennesaw State stuns No. 3 seed Jacksonville State in FCS second round

(STATS) -- Winning in the regular season hasn't been a problem for Jacksonville State, but getting past the second round of the FCS playoffs as the No. 3 seed has been a struggle. The Gamecocks were upset at home in their opening playoff game for the third time in four seasons on Saturday, falling 17-7 to unseeded Kennesaw State before a mostly stunned 17,412 at Burgess-Snow Field. Kennesaw (12-1), the Big South champion in just its third season as a program, will try to continue its 12-game winning streak at No. 6 seed Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET kickoff) Jacksonville State (10-2) was the national runner-up two years ago, and it hasn't lost to an Ohio Valley Conference or non-FBS opponent in the last four regular seasons. But Saturday's loss added to second-round exits, which include against Sam Houston in 2014 and Youngstown State last year.