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Matt Poe

Opinion: Time to give up on Johnny Football

Matt Poe February 9, 2016

Throughout the state, and especially here in Northeast Ohio, it won’t take you long to find someone wearing Johnny Manziel gear: stroll through just about any campus for 15 minutes and you’ll eventually...

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TV2 Sports: Feb. 1, 2016

Rex Smith February 1, 2016

The Kent State men's basketball team suffered a loss at Ohio University Friday night and suffered another loss today.Senior guard Xavier Pollard will undergo season ending surgery tomorrow to repair a...

Opinion: Johnny Manziel is done in Cleveland and likely the NFL

Ray Strickland October 22, 2015

Johnny being Johnny.How many times have we heard that?  Johnny Manziel made headlines for the wrong reasons over the weekend, after an alleged domestic violence incident with his girlfriend Colleen Crowley...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: The NFL’s annoying trend of assuring mediocrity

Jacob Ruffo September 30, 2015

The 2014 first round pick, Heisman winner and general fan favorite Johnny Manziel did not play this past Sunday as the Browns hosted the Raiders.Josh McCown was true to form in leading the Browns to 10...

Browns coach Pettine discusses QB controversy

Coach Mike Pettine said veteran Josh McCown remained in the concussion protocol but the team should know soon if he’ll be cleared to practice Wednesday, when on-field preparation starts for Sunday’s...

Browns coach Mike Pettine says team preparing for Johnny Manziel to start Sunday

As the Browns tried to move on from the shockingly awful 31-10 opening loss to the Jets on Sunday, they prepared to move forward with Johnny Manziel as the starting quarterback for Week 2.Josh McCown...

Cleveland Browns back-up quarterback Johnny Manziel runs for 39 yards after a pass catch against the Baltimore Ravens that was nullified by a penalty on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

AP: Browns QB Johnny Manziel enters treatment facility

Tom Withers, AP Sports Writer February 2, 2015

Following a rough rookie season in the NFL, Johnny Manziel has entered a treatment program for unspecified reasons, an adviser for the Cleveland Browns quarterback said in a statement released by the...

AP: Browns QB Brian Hoyer states his case to keep starting job, cites 10-5 record

Scott Petrak, Associated Press December 1, 2014

BEREA, Ohio — Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer wants to finish what he started.And he stated his case this afternoon.“Because we’re here. We’re 7-5,” he said. “This just doesn’t happen by luck....

Cleveland Browns back-up quarterback Johnny Manziel runs for 39 yards after a pass catch against the Baltimore Ravens hat was nullified by a penalty on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. 

AP: Bills rally to beat Manziel, Browns 26-10

John Wawrow, Associated Press December 1, 2014

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Once safety Da'Norris Searcy and the Buffalo Bills' defense chased Cleveland Browns starter Brian Hoyer, they weren't going to let Johnny Manziel change the outcome. Searcy...

No joke: Browns open eyes with dominant win

Tom Withers - AP Sports Writer November 9, 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — There’s no coaching change on the horizon. The Johnny Manziel-must-play chants have quieted — for the moment — and for the first time since 1994, when a young, hoodie-wearing Bill...

AP: Browns believing after 31-10 rout of Steelers

Tom Withers, Associated Press October 13, 2014

CLEVELAND (AP) — Brian Hoyer slapped every hand he could, making contact with all those wanting to touch one of their own — the guy becoming a bigger hero by the day. And as Cleveland's quarterback...

Our view: ESPN, rethink your priorities

Kent Stater editors August 24, 2014

ESPN anchor Neil Everett was clearly upset by his network’s excessive coverage of Johnny Manziel and Braxton Miller and the lack of coverage of Jason Bitsko’s death.In a rare moment for any professional...