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College Football Week 11 recap: Teams fall into place for playoff poll after big week

College Football Week 11 recap: Teams fall into place for playoff poll after big week

Gage Wellman, Reporter November 14, 2024

In between Week 10 and Week 11, the College Football Playoff Committee released its first ever 12-team poll since its inception in 2014. With each passing week, the stakes of every game become increasingly...

Kent State University football players tackled a Ohio University player during their game on November 6,2024.

Football comes up empty on road trip, falls to 0-10

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 14, 2024

After going up 7-0 early in the game, the Kent State football team was unable to build on its momentum, allowing Miami (6-5, 5-1) to score the game’s final 34 points. Kent State falls to 0-10 (0-6) on...

Kent State University football players tackled a Ohio University player during their game on November 6,2024.

First lead of season short-lived as football drops 19th straight

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 13, 2024

The Kent State football team was unable to win its first game at Miami in a dozen years, falling to the RedHawks (6-4, 5-1) 34-7. The Flashes began the game with the strong start they have been looking...

Kent State University football team prepared for the next play against Ohio University on November 6, 2024.

Preview: Football looks for first win in Oxford in 12 years against Miami

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 11, 2024

The Kent State football team opened its MACtion schedule with a 41-0 loss to the Ohio Bobcats (6-3, 4-1), extending its nation-longest losing streak to 18 and holding its spot at the bottom of the CBS...

Upsets and Drama return after the calm: College Football Week 10 Recap

Upsets and Drama return after the calm: College Football Week 10 Recap

Gage Wellman, Reporter November 7, 2024

Week 9 of the 2024 College Football season did not meet the level of excitement and drama we’ve come to expect from this year's absolutely mad campaign. The College Football gods must have felt spited,...

Freshman quarterback Ruel Tomlinson gets ready to give the call to the receive the ball during their game against Ohio University on November 6, 2024.

Issues in all three phases lead to football’s ninth loss of season

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 7, 2024

The Kent State football team was once again unable to snap its losing streak, now extending the multi-season stretch to 18 games, which is three games short of a program record set from 1981-1983. The...

Wide receiver Chrishon McCray (2) tries to avoid getting tackled by Ball State players at the football game Oct. 12, 2024.

Football goes scoreless in midweek MACtion opener

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 6, 2024

In its first game at Dix Stadium in 25 days, the Kent State football team did not get the result it wanted, losing to the Ohio Bobcats (6-3, 4-1) by a score of 41-0. In his first collegiate start, true...

The 'Aints come marching in: Why the New Orleans Saints haven’t 'got it going' in the post-Drew Brees era

The ‘Aints come marching in: Why the New Orleans Saints haven’t ‘got it going’ in the post-Drew Brees era

Gage Wellman, Reporter November 6, 2024

It really can’t be stated enough how much Drew Brees, as both a player and a person, helped heal the soul of the city of New Orleans.  The city was reeling from the damages it suffered from the destructive...

Tommy Ulatowski (14) aims his throw at the football game against Ball State Oct. 12, 2024.

Preview: Football opens weeknight schedule against Ohio

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 2, 2024

The Kent State football team was unable to break its losing streak against Western Michigan (5-3, 4-0) after losing 52-21, which extended the streak to 17 games. The defeat kept the Flashes in last place...

Things begin to cool off: College football week 9 recap

Things begin to cool off: College football week 9 recap

Gage Wellman, Reporter November 2, 2024

If the last two weeks were a marathon for fans, week 9 was the water table. The status quo was upheld, upset bids were survived and highly ranked teams took care of business to set up future big games.  Buckeyes'...

The Browns compete against the Jets at the Cleveland Browns Stadium Sept. 18, 2022. The Browns had lost to the Jets 31-30.

The ballad of Jameis Winston and the Cleveland Browns

Gage Wellman, Reporter October 29, 2024

“This is the day the Lord has made and I will be glad and rejoice in it.”  The last time Jameis Winston stepped onto an NFL field as a starting quarterback was Sept. 22, 2022. It was the stereotypical...

At the Oct. 12, 2024 football game, redshirt senior running back Ky Thomas dodges a Ball State University defender.

Football loses big on the road after promising stretch

Demetri Manousos, Reporter October 27, 2024

The Kent State football team appeared to be moving in the right direction in its first two conference games, but since the 37-35 defeat to Ball State Oct. 12, the Flashes have lost by a combined score...