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Haynes, Flashes welcome conference play

Brandon Kagan September 26, 2017

Kent State head football coach Paul Haynes and his players are excited to start their conference schedule coming off a 42-3 loss to Louisville in week four.“We’re happy that we’re in MAC play against...

Coach Paul Haynes reacts to a Bowling Green score during the Kent State vs. Bowling Green game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. The Flashes lost 48-0.

Haynes returns following prostate cancer treatment

Scott Lendak September 11, 2017

The Kent State football team reunited with coach Paul Haynes after he began the season away from the team due to a medical leave of absence.“I can’t begin to thank every single person who prayed for...

Kent State freshman football player dies after practice

June 13, 2017

Update: The Portage County Coroner's office said an official cause of death may take months to determine. An autopsy was performed Wednesday Kent State released the following statement from Head Football...

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Flashes select 2017 football recruits

Scott Lendak February 1, 2017

The Kent State football team and head coach Paul Haynes got their 2017 jump start Tuesday afternoon, officially signing 22 recruits including 19 current seniors, two juniors and one early enrollee.“This...

Cornerbacks coach Poteat leaving Kent State for same role at Toledo

Henry Palattella January 17, 2017

Kent State's football team will head into Spring 2017 looking to fill at least one coaching void, as former cornerbacks coach Hank Poteat has left the university for the exact same job at the University...

Brian Winters holds up the Wagon Wheel with Flash, after the Kent State football team won the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge against Akron on Nov. 3, 2013. 

Former Flash Winters signs extension with Jets

Henry Palattella January 16, 2017

Former Kent State football standout Brian Winters will receive a hefty payday from the New York Jets as he signed a four-year contract Tuesday.Winters, a right guard, will reportedly earn $8 million a...

Holley’s pre-trial to be held on Wednesday

Henry Palattella January 16, 2017

Former Kent State football star Hate Holley’s trial will officially begin this Wednesday with the pre-trial hearing.Holley was arrested on Nov. 4 on a charge of first-degree kidnapping, which had allegedly...

Winter break sports recap

Henry Palattella January 15, 2017

The beginning of the spring semester is the tangible embodiment of a fresh start full of new opportunities. This rings true for the mentalities of Kent State's on-campus sports teams. Some teams went into...

Kent State loses 14-10 to Ohio in close affair

Henry Palattella October 22, 2016

Ohio @ Kent State football highlights from KentWired.com on Vimeo.Highlight by TV's Tyler Carey Highlight produced by TV2's Tyler Carey and Devin BatesKent State junior quarterback Nick Holley has been...

Don James by the numbers

A sound, fundamental relationship

Nick Buzzelli October 20, 2016

On a muggy, late August evening in 2013, Mike Lude sat next to his friend and former colleague, Don James, during the University of Washington’s season opener against Boise State in the newly remodeled...

Freshman quarterback Mylik Mitchell went down with an apparent wrist injury after being sacked late in the second quarter. Coach Paul Haynes said Mitchell’s status is “not good.” The Flashes lost to the Crimson Tide, 48-0.

QB Mitchell out for the year due to hand injury

Henry Palattella September 30, 2016

Kent State football has suffered another setback.Redshirt freshman quarterback Mylik Mitchell is out for the rest of the year due to a hand injury, as first reported by the Record-Courier. Mitchell left...

Flash, the official Kent State mascot, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at the M.A.C. Center.

The man behind the Flash

Erin Zaranec September 28, 2016

In 2011, T.M. rode along with the Kent State football team to a game at Kansas State University when he asked a simple question to a staff member of the school's athletic department.“Hey, are you guys...