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Kent State redshirt junior running back Gavin Garcia kneels before the beginning of the game against Merrimack on Aug. 30, 2025.

Shades of last season return in football’s road opening loss

Gage Wellman, Reporter September 7, 2025

Coming off a week of celebration and milestones, the Kent State football team was blown out in its second game of the season against No. 21 ranked Texas Tech 62-14 Saturday.  With the loss, the Flashes...

Kent graduate student Gus Goodell warms up before the games against Merrimack on Aug. 30, 2025.

Football trounced in blowout after home opening win

Gage Wellman, Reporter September 6, 2025

Following the Kent State football team’s first win in two seasons, the Flashes were blown out by the Texas Tech Red Raiders 62-14 in their road debut. The Flashes are now 1-1 (0-0) after the first...

Kent redshirt freshman Cade Wolford walks off the field after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against Merrimack on Aug. 30, 2025. This made the score 14-3 with Kent in the lead.

Preview: Football looks to pull off huge upset after big weekend 

Gage Wellman, Reporter September 5, 2025

The Kent State football team (1-0, 0-0) will fly south to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders (1-0,0-0) in Lubbock, Texas, Saturday at noon.  This is the first time the Flashes have an opportunity to...

From the student section, students cheer on The Golden Flashes against Merrimack College Warriors on Saturday, August 30.

Students’ school spirit helps Flashes obtain first win of the season

Ava Drozd, Reporter August 31, 2025

The excitement begins early in the morning, as fans fill the parking lots to tailgate before the first football game of the season on Saturday, Aug. 31, cheering on their Golden Flashes football team.  The...

Kent State Football team rings the victory bell after their first win of the season against Merrimack on Aug. 30, 2025.

Flashes triumphant in football home opener, first win since 2023

Gage Wellman, Reporter August 31, 2025

The Kent State football team ended a nearly two-year-long winless streak in its 21-17 victory Saturday over Merrimack College. This marks the first win for the Flashes since September 2023 when KSU took...

Electric kickoff return guides football to first win in nearly two years

Gage Wellman and Evan Schofield August 30, 2025

For the first time in over 700 days, the Kent State football team emerged victorious from its contest, taking down Merrimack College 21-17. This marks the first win in the Mark Carney era for the Flashes. KSU...

Kent State Football team celebrating touchdown by Luke Floriea in the first quarter against Akron Nov. 19, 2024.

Preview: ‘Everyone in the locker room is very hungry’: Football hopes to bounce back from winless 2024 campaign

Gage Wellman, Reporter August 28, 2025
The Kent State football program is coming off a two-year stretch in which the team won just one game in the 2023 season and finished with zero wins the following season.
Illustration by Emily Riebe.

From the field to the court: The Kent State-Akron rivalry

Robyn Taylor, Reporter May 5, 2025

Kent State head basketball coach Rob Senderoff’s favorite Kent-Akron rivalry memory is from a senior night game that was sent into overtime during the 2022-2023 season.    Senderoff has been the...

New Kent State football coach Kenni Burns (center) poses with university athletic director Randale Richmond (left) and university president Todd Diacon (right) at Burns’ first press conference Dec. 16, 2022. Courtesy of Kent State Athletics

Here’s a look into football coach Kenni Burns’ termination letter, who will lead team next season

John Hilber, Sports Editor April 17, 2025

After violating the terms of his contract, coach Kenni Burns has been terminated from his position with the Kent State football team — his last day on the team is April 15. A letter was sent to Burns...

Kenni Burns, Kent State’s 23rd football coach in program history, gives his opening remarks at his first Kent State press conference Dec. 16, 2022.

Kent State places football coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave

Alton Northup, News Director March 27, 2025

Kent State has placed football coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave with pay, according to a university spokesperson. The university did not provide a reason for the move, which comes a week before...

The AFC’s lack of team variation leads to predictable seasons

Stone O’Bryant, Columnist February 20, 2025

The NFL has a problem, one that may not be obvious to some. The lack of team variation in the league, specifically the American Football Conference (AFC), is something that has become unnoticeable. It...

Once a Flashes men’s basketball legend, now an NFL hall-of-famer

Once a Flashes men’s basketball legend, now an NFL hall-of-famer

Andrew Gold, Reporter February 7, 2025

Kent State’s very own Antonio Gates was one of four members selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class this year. He is one of four members that had their name called. Gates was a 16-year tight...

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