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Screenshot of Kent State graduate and three-NFL Pro Bowler Josh Cribbs announcing he will be the 2016 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal set for Oct. 1 in a YouTube video posted by the Kent State University Alumni Association on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. 

Josh Cribbs to reign as parade Grand Marshal

Rachel Duthie September 28, 2016

This is Josh Cribbs' first homecoming.Despite the Kent State alum and three-time NFL Pro Bowler playing in Homecoming football games throughout his high school and college career, Cribbs has never felt...

KentWired Sports Update: Sep. 28, 2016

Tanner Castora September 28, 2016

KentWired Sports Update: Sep. 28, 2016 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Contact Tanner Castora by [email protected]

Kent State senior running back Trayion Durham stiff arms Akron senior cornerback Bryce Cheek at Infocision Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Durham’s run was called back due to a holding call. Akron shut out the Flashes 20-0.

Homecoming weekend welcomes the 56th Wagon Wheel game

Henry Palattella September 27, 2016

Kent State (1-3) will open Mid-American Conference play this weekend when they face off against The University of Akron (2-2), a game which will conclude Kent State’s homecoming week.The Flashes will...

FFF 0923

Friday Football Frenzy: September 23rd, 2016

Produced by Chip Reid and Pat Shade September 25, 2016

This program was produced by Chip Reid and Pat Shade. Contact them at [email protected] and [email protected].

Kent State Volleyball

Kent State volleyball defeats rival Akron in four sets

Evan Hablitzel September 25, 2016

Kent State (9-6, 2-0) led The University of Akron (5-9, 0-2) 24-19 during the match’s first set. A few miscues later, the Flashes were up only one at 24-23.Head coach Don Gromala then called timeout....

Kent State Vs Alabama

Kent State falls to No. 1 Alabama 48-0

Henry Palattella September 25, 2016

Redshirt freshman quarterback Mylik Mitchell is the latest Flash to fall victim to non-conference play, as he sustained a significant hand injury during Kent State’s (1-3) 48-0 loss to No. 1 University...

Intramural sports offers stress-free gateway

Nicole Zahn September 24, 2016

The stress of academics and extracurricular involvements are beginning to settle in for many students; however, many have found a healthy, time-efficient alternative that allows them to unwind from it...

Senior safety Nate Holley tackles an Alabama ballcarrier as junior defensive back Jerrell Foster looks on. Kent State’s Flashes played the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016. The Flashes lost 48-0.

No. 1 Alabama blows out Kent State 48-0

Henry Palattella September 24, 2016

Going into this Saturday's matchup, all the talk was about how Alabama coach Nick Saban should use this game to establish his passing game.Well, he did that and then some. True freshman quarterback Jalen...

Football trails Alabama 41-0 at halftime

Henry Palattella September 24, 2016

#1 Alabama is proving to everyone why they are the number one team in the country, as they are up on Kent State 41-0 at halftime.Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts made his presence known in the first half,...

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Volleyball sweeps Buffalo in MAC opener

Evan Hablitzel September 24, 2016

Kent State Volleyball (8-6, 1-0) trailed 25-24 during the first set of their Mid-American Conference opening match Friday against the struggling University at Buffalo Bulls (1-13, 0-1).It appeared to be...

Hellstrom leads Flashes to first conference win

Carly Evans September 24, 2016

The Kent State women’s soccer team won its first conference game of the season 2-1 against the Toledo Rockets Friday.Senior forward Jenna Hellstrom scored both goals for the Flashes tallying her sixth...

09/22/16 Nick Saban Alabama

Saban faces Flashes as a ‘James Gang Disciple’

Nick Buzzelli September 21, 2016

As the final 12 seconds ticked off the game clock in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, O.J. Howard and Derrick Henry lifted an orange, 10-gallon Gatorade cooler high above University...