The Gamecocks are set to play at Kennesaw State on Friday, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. at Fifth Third Stadium in Kennesaw.
After playing its full nonconference slate in the first four weeks of the season and snapping a three-game losing streak, Jacksonville State is set to take on eight straight Conference USA games starting this Friday.
“I’ve got a lot of respect for their staff, for their players; they play really, really hard, very athletic,” Rodriguez said. “I think the last game, the weather was bad, the field, the ball was wet. It was hard for anybody to do much in the second half with the weather conditions.” Jax State’s other three opponents — Coastal Carolina, Louisville and Eastern Michigan — are a combined 10-3.
“I think we certainly took steps in the last game, and even the game before that,” Rodriguez said. “As any coach, you’d like to have certain things, playing a little bit better or more confident in everything we’re doing, but I do think we’ve gotten better, and I thought we took a big step in the last game.”
Kennesaw State’s offense is keyed by quarterback Bryson Davis, who has thrown for 540 yards and run for 150 this season; Rodriguez said Davis is “very athletic.”
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