By: by Mike DeGeorge

For the first time in the program's two-year history, the Kennesaw State football team is ranked in the Top 25. The Owls, who are 8-2 and have won four straight, cracked the FCS Coaches Poll this week at No. 22.Kennesaw State (8-2, 3-1) is riding a late-season surge, having won eight of its last nine games and remaining in the hunt for a share of the Big South Conference title. Saturday's regular-season finale at No. 13 Charleston Southern is not only a Top 25 showdown on ESPN3, but has the Big South title hanging in the balance.The winner of Saturday's game would share the league title with Liberty. The upstart Owls are searching for their first league championship in just their second year, while the Buccaneers are in the hunt for their second.Kennesaw State continues to receive votes in the STATS FCS Top 25 poll.The football success has headlined an impressive fall season for Kennesaw State Athletics. The Owls volleyball team won a share of the ASUN Conference regular season title and is the No. 2-seed in this weekend's ASUN Tournament, while the men's golf won two tournaments and is ranked No. 24 in the latest Golfstat Top 25. The women's soccer team reached the ASUN semifinals. In the month of October alone, team sports at Kennesaw State won 80 percent of their contests.For tickets and tailgate information to Saturday's game at Charleston Southern, click here Fifth Third Bank is the Official Bank of Kennesaw State Athletics. Fifth Third Bank Stadium, the signature athletics landmark on the Kennesaw State University campus, is a world-class facility that has been recognized as one of the premier multi-use outdoor athletics venues in the country. In the fall of 2015, it became the official home of Owls football team and is also home to Owls soccer and lacrosse.