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KSU Head Football Sports Performance coach Jeff Sobol addressing the team after the fall scrimmage on Aug. 19 2019. 

Five takeaways from Monday’s football press conference

Ian Kreider September 2, 2019

1. Nobody’s guaranteed to keep their starting job. Coach Sean Lewis said junior quarterback Woody Barrett was “our guy” in a post game press conference after last week’s 30-7 loss at Arizona State....

Sophomore forward Luisa Knapp collides with Michigan State goalkeeper Jade Arundell during an unsuccessful penalty corner. The Golden Flashes lost 0-1 to Michigan State University Sunday. 

Field hockey beats Saint Francis, loses to Michigan State

Gina Butkovich September 2, 2019

Less than four minutes in the third period was all it took for Michigan State to capitalize on a penalty corner and for Kent State to lose their first game of the very young season. “I think we just...

Kent State soccer goes 0-2 on road

Dante Centofanti September 1, 2019

The Kent State women's soccer team remains winless so far in their 2019 campaign, as they fall to the University of Denver 1-0.The team once again failed to score for 90 minutes, and failed to defend well...

Soccer begins two-game road trip with loss

Dante Centofanti August 31, 2019

The Kent State Women’s soccer team began their two-game road trip with a loss as they fell to the University of Colorado 2-1 at Prentup Field in Boulder, Colorado, Thursday.The Flashes are now 0-1-1...

Sophomore forward Luisa Knapp drives toward the goal. Kent State beat St. Francis University 5-2 on August 30, 2019.

Field Hockey victorious at home in season opener

Kathryn Rajnicek August 31, 2019

Kent State Women’s field hockey team defeated Saint Francis University with a final score of 5-2 in their home opener Friday.The Flashes played an outstanding defensive game, holding Saint Francis to...

TEMPE, AZ - AUGUST 29: Kent State Golden Flashes wide receiver Isaiah McKoy (23) catches a touchdown pass during the college football game between the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Arizona State Sun Devils on August 29, 2019 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Barrett, offense struggle in season opener

Ian Kreider August 30, 2019

Junior quarterback Woody Barrett fumbled on the opening play from scrimmage.Four drives later, coach Sean Lewis benched the junior quarterback in favor of junior Dustin Crum for the rest of the first half.“I...

Kent State's Clara Rodriguez Seto hits the ball forward as Miami (OH)'s Paula Portugal prepares to block during the MAC Championship game at Murphy-Mellis Field Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. The RedHawks beat the Flashes, 2-1, in overtime.

New coach, returning players ready to lead field hockey team

Kathryn Rajnicek August 25, 2019

The Kent State University Field Hockey team is looking to bounce back following their season-ending loss in the Mid-American Conference championship game against Miami University.The Flashes have a new...

Women’s soccer team kicks off season with hard-fought tie

Dante Centofanti August 24, 2019

The Kent State women’s soccer team began its regular season Friday night at Dix Stadium with a hard-fought battle. The team tied the Cleveland State Vikings 0-0 in double overtime. In a game that lasted...

Several Kent State players warming up before the start of the fall scrimmage before that start of the season on Aug. 19 2019. 

High-octane offense, improved depth highlight Flashes’ scrimmage

Ian Kreider August 19, 2019

Coach Sean Lewis did not publicly declare a winner after Kent State’s open scrimmage Monday.“I have to check the tape before I truly know that,” Lewis said with a smile. “But the offense seemed...

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OPINION: A retrospective of Urban Meyer

Dante Centofanti January 16, 2019

Urban Frank Meyer III is a dynamic figure in the sport of college football. Everywhere this man has gone he has won, with his latest victory sending him off into retirement, one that he says will be permanent....

Judge dismisses university from Title IX lawsuit involving former softball player’s alleged rape

Laina Yost and McKenna Corson November 5, 2018

Kent State was dismissed Tuesday from a Title IX lawsuit filed in Feb. 2016 by former softball player Lauren Kesterson.U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi said in her ruling “there is absolutely no evidence...

The program that Herb Page built: How the KSU men’s golf coach created a national powerhouse

Amanda Levine October 14, 2018

In the doorway of the Ferrara & Page Golf Training and Learning Facility, there’s a plaque dedicated to Ben Curtis, the winner of the 2003 Open Championship and a former Kent State all-American. In...