For any member of Kent State athletics, Akron week is not just one of 52 weeks in a calendar year.Stakes are higher. Traditions, both new and old, are introduced or renewed.While the Flashes are excited...
For Paul Haynes, this week is different.The Flashes’ first-year coach has taken a different approach to their 10th game of the season, and for good reason.It’s Akron week.“It makes or breaks seasons,”...
Trailing 13-7 with less than a minute left in the first half, the Flashes were threatening to regain the lead. A defensive pass interference call gave Kent State a first and 10 at the Buffalo 14.Flashes...
One pass changed the course of Saturday afternoon for Kent State.Trailing 13-7 with fewer than one minute left in the first half, the Flashes were threatening to regain the lead. A defensive pass interference...
Kent State returns home Saturday in search of its first win in a month after a lopsided loss to South Alabama last week extended its losing streak to three games. The Flashes (2-6, 1-3 Mid-American Conference)...
One look at the faces of coach Paul Haynes and seniors Luke Wollet and Pat McShane says it all.After eight straight games, the Flashes are weary.A grueling, 12-game schedule void of a bye week has done...
Kent State’s sixth loss of the season can be summarized by the end of its opening drive.The Flashes started the game hot, moving the ball quickly down the field. Kent State covered 51 yards in seven...
Kent State’s backs are against the wall.Five games remain in the regular season, and the Flashes need to win all five in order to have a chance of securing a bowl invitation.After losing for the second...
With five games left in the season and just two wins in its first seven contests, Kent State heads to Mobile, Ala., needing a win now more than ever. In the Flashes’ path stand the South Alabama Jaguars,...
Battered and bruised, Kent State’s football team trudges into Week 8 after its second straight loss. But despite the negatives of the latest losing streak and additional injuries to an already depleted...
Saturday was another punch to the gut for the Flashes, who matched Ball State blow for blow in a tight contest that ultimately ended in another defeat for Kent State.Trailing 24-20 with fewer than two...
Kent State’s latest defeat, 38-24 at the hands of Northern Illinois, sent the Flashes to 2-4 overall. Despite the loss, the Flashes have plenty to be proud of after reviewing game film. Though the statistics...
