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Here is how The Kent Stater’s sports department predicts the major college football conferences will end

Here is how The Kent Stater’s sports department predicts the major college football conferences will end

Sports Department November 16, 2024

With the last weeks of the 2024 College Football season closing in on fans and committees alike, the end is still in doubt. Games are close, results are surprising, nothing is set in stone and final...

Rivalries continued and reimagined: College Football Week 8 recap

Rivalries continued and reimagined: College Football Week 8 recap

Gage Wellman, Reporter October 22, 2024

After a wild week of near-upsets, exciting matchups and a shakeup in the rankings, most fans were expecting a calmer demeanor around week eight. While it was not jam-packed as its predecessor, week eight...

After LSU dropped its season opener to USC in Vegas, many pundits pointed toward coach Brian Kelly and wondered if the Tigers were serious contenders in a loaded SEC this year. LSU has won five in a row and sits at eighth in the new AP poll. 

No time to catch our breath: College Football Week 7 recap

Gage Wellman, Reporter October 17, 2024

If College Football has not grabbed the attention of sports fans across the country before Week 7, it definitely has now. In a year of miraculous upsets, exhilarating finishes and dramatic storylines,...

At the Homecoming football game against Eastern Michigan, Sept. 28, 2024, Flash the Golden Eagle waves a flag for the crowd.

College football week 6 preview

Demetri Manousos, Reporter October 4, 2024

After the first full month of the 2024 college football season, the playoff picture has still not become very clear yet.  With most teams having played just one or two conference matchups to this point,...

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REACTION: Final College Football Playoff rankings

Demetri Manousos, Reporter December 3, 2023

In the last ever release of the four-team College Football Playoff rankings, the committee gave America one final inconsistency. Things started off pretty easily for the ranking committee, as they put...

Ohio Stadium is in Columbus, Ohio, and is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes

REACTION: Michigan beats Ohio State for third straight year

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 28, 2023

For the second straight season, Michigan and Ohio State met as the second and third-ranked teams in the nation. Both have an 11-0 record.  Once again, it was the Maize and Blue defeating the Buckeyes...

REACTION: College Football Week 12 review

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 20, 2023

Michigan survives trip to Maryland, reaches the program’s 1,000th win The Wolverines, again without head coach Jim Harbaugh, walked into College Park and were given all they could handle by the Maryland...

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REACTION: Michigan takes down Penn State without Jim Harbaugh

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 13, 2023

Less than 24 hours after getting the news that coach Jim Harbaugh had been suspended for the remainder of the regular season, the Michigan Wolverines walked into Happy Valley for a top-ten matchup in the...

REACTION: College football week 10 review

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 8, 2023

Texas keeps College Football Playoff hopes alive with overtime win  Texas fans saw their season flash before their eyes on Saturday. The Longhorns dominated in the early going of the game, taking...

Ohio Stadium is in Columbus, Ohio, and is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes

REACTION: College Football Playoff committee frustrates, confuses and disappoints

Demetri Manousos, Reporter November 2, 2023

It’s that time of year again. The leaves are falling, the temperature is dropping, and the committee is failing us as fans. They released their first rankings on October 31st, and whether you start...

Flash the Eagle leads the charge as the Kent State cheerleaders and football team take to the field during the game against Ball State on Nov. 02, 2022.

Campus community shares predictions for upcoming football season

Olivia Montgomery, Reporter August 31, 2023

Kent State's football season begins Thursday evening, with the team's first regular season game at FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando against the University of Central Florida. Prior to kickoff at 7 p.m.,...

The Kent State football team celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the homecoming game on Oct. 1, 2022.

Football goes south for first game of the season

John Hilber, Reporter August 29, 2023

Football coach Kenni Burns will face his first challenge on Thursday in Orlando when Kent State begins its season against the University of Central Florida. “UCF is a very good football team,” Burns...