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Kent State football players sit in the stands, admiring the rings. Many appear not be wearing a mask. 

Video shows Kent State football players without masks during on-campus bowl ring distribution

Dante Centofanti Reporter August 31, 2020

For the first time in the 99-year history of the program, members of the Kent State football team received rings Aug. 17 for winning a bowl game. A video posted to the Kent State football Twitter account...

Fox says Brennaman won’t announce NFL games after slur

AP August 20, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thom Brennaman will not be calling NFL games on Fox after using an anti-gay slur on air during a Cincinnati Reds broadcast.Fox Sports issued a statement Thursday that said "we are...

Kent State football coach Sean Lewis.

Control what you can: Lewis talks about Kent State football amid coronavirus cancellation

Ben Pagani, TV2 Sports August 11, 2020

Sean Lewis, Kent State’s football coach, is sticking to a simple idea: control what he can control.Three days after the Mid-American Conference (MAC) postponed its fall season, Lewis spoke to the media...

A fall without MACtion: Mid-American Conference votes to cancel fall sports season, hopes to compete in spring

Owen MacMillan, reporter August 8, 2020

Kent State will not play any sports this fall season, as the Mid-American Conference became the first Division I athletics conference to completely postpone sports, following a Saturday morning vote.With...

Leah Pasqualetti and her coach Mike Auble after she broke the pole vault record of the Stars and Stripes Big Red Barn Meet in Menifee, California. June, 2020.

Record breaking pole vaulter Leah Pasqualetti to attend Kent State

Jessica Urig Reporter July 8, 2020

Joining the Kent State Track and Field team this year is Leah Pasqualetti, the No. 1 pole vault recruit in the class of 2020.“I get to continue doing what I love for at least four more years, It still...

The Kent State football schedule. The first game is Sep. 5 at Penn State University. Photo courtesy of Kent State Athletics. 

Kent State football team continues return to campus amid COVID-19 pandemic

Gina ButkovichReporter July 8, 2020

Editor's Note: As of Friday July 10, the scheduled start of full squad workouts on Monday has been pushed back due to the season opener at Penn State being canceled. Players will not be returning to campus...

Members of the Kent State Esports team compete in a tournament. 

Kent State is founding member of new Esports Collegiate Conference

Kent State is a founding member of the newly created Esports Collegiate Conference announced by the Mid-American Conference (MAC) on June 10. The conference is aimed at fostering high-quality gaming competition...

Schrum holds up a play calling sign on the sideline of a game at Maryland in 2011.

Meet the architect behind Kent State football’s resurrection

Ian Kreider May 11, 2020

Steven Schrum sat in his room in Reisterstown, Maryland, surrounded by miniature model professional stadiums, tinkering with his Madden 2001 lineup. With a PlayStation controller in hand, Schrum served...

Senior athletes speak about seasons ending because of COVID-19

Amanda Levine Sports editor April 26, 2020

Senior softball player Vanessa Vodan found out from a social media post by the NCAA that her senior season was over. Her heart stopped and she prayed it wasn’t true. Vodan was in her room in an off-campus...

The women’s basketball team’s first Zoom meeting in April. 

A pandemic offseason: How women’s basketball adjusts to a new normal

Associate head coach Fran Recchia spends much of her time these days at her kitchen table, searching for future Flashes.“[I spend] at least two hours a day,” she said, “watching film or highlights...

Asiah Dingle enters transfer portal after two seasons at Kent State

Women’s basketball sophomore guard Asiah Dingle announced Thursday afternoon on Twitter she will be transferring out of Kent State.“Thank you to Kent State for giving me the opportunity to experience...