Georgia CommonsSenate · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
SR 658: Kennesaw State University Owls Football Team; congratulate
Last action February 2, 2026 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution formally congratulates Kennesaw State University's football team and Head Coach Jerry Mack for winning the 2025 Conference USA Championship.
The summaries below were written by an AI model (claude-sonnet-5) from the text of the resolution and are not part of it. Quote the text, not the summary. The stored text is the Enrolled version, the latest the General Assembly's website lists.
In plain language
This resolution from the Georgia Senate honors the Kennesaw State University Owls football team and Head Coach Jerry Mack for their 2025 season, which ended with a Conference USA Championship title. The team beat Jacksonville State 19-15 on December 5, 2025, to win the title, and finished the season with 10 wins, a rare feat for a program in only its second year competing at the Football Bowl Subdivision level. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It simply states the Senate's congratulations and directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the team and Coach Mack as a keepsake of the honor.
What the bill does
- Formally congratulates the Kennesaw State University Owls football team and Head Coach Jerry Mack on winning the 2025 Conference USA Championship.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to the team and coach.
- Creates no new law, funding, or penalty; it is a ceremonial statement of recognition by the Senate.
Who it affects
The resolution names Kennesaw State University, its football team, and Head Coach Jerry Mack. It has no regulatory or financial effect on other Georgians, businesses, or state agencies.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or financial weight, but it gives official, public recognition from the Georgia Senate to Kennesaw State's athletic achievement, memorializing the team's championship season in the legislative record for the university and its supporters.
Key provisions
- The resolution's opening clauses (the 'whereas' section) recount KSU's size, the team's 10-win season, and the 19-15 championship win over Jacksonville State on December 5, 2025.
- The resolved clause has the Senate congratulate Coach Jerry Mack and the team for winning the 2025 C-USA Championship.
- A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to the team and coach.
From the bill
“the Owls clinched their Conference USA (C-USA) Championship title with a 19-15 victory over Jacksonville State on Friday, December 5, 2025”
“Coach Jerry Mack was named Conference USA Coach of the Year, G5 Coach of the Year, and a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year”
Discussed in meetings (1)
The House and Senate meetings that took this bill up, from their machine transcripts. Each account was written by Georgia Commons with AI and is not part of the record; the video is what was said.
Senate floor session, February 3, 2026 (legislative day 11)
From 1:12:57 · Watch on the General Assembly's Vimeo channel
Summary by Georgia Commons: The Senate adopted without objection a resolution congratulating Kennesaw State University's football team on its 2025 Conference USA championship. The presenting senator said the team won the championship in its second year in the Football Bowl Subdivision and its first year of bowl eligibility, earning a Myrtle Beach Bowl appearance. The head coach credited cooperation among university leaders, players, coaches and staff and thanked the Senate for its support.
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Kay Kirkpatrick (R, SD-32)
- John Albers (R, SD-56)
- Ed Setzler (R, SD-37)
- Donzella James (D, SD-28)
- Michael 'Doc' Rhett (D, SD-33)
- Jaha Howard (D, SD-35)
Topics
- Kennesaw State University
- college football
- Conference USA Championship
- Georgia Senate resolution