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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...

Here are five all-time great free agent signings in NFL History

Here are five all-time great free agent signings in NFL History

Gage Wellman, Reporter January 31, 2025

The Philadelphia Eagles clinched their ticket to Super Bowl 59 this past Sunday with their 55-23 victory in the NFC Championship over the Washington Commanders, largely on the back of running back Saquon...

How each remaining NFL team can win Super Bowl LIX

How each remaining NFL team can win Super Bowl LIX

Gage Wellman, Reporter January 25, 2025

The temperatures are below freezing, and the roads are frozen, which can mean only one thing: the final four NFL teams will square off this weekend to determine what Super Bowl 59 will look like.  Even...

Bracing for NFL Championship Weekend: What we learned from the Divisional Round

Bracing for NFL Championship Weekend: What we learned from the Divisional Round

Gage Wellman, Reporter January 22, 2025

Just when you think you’ve started to get a grip on what is going to happen this season, reality slaps you right across the mouth. The NFL’s divisional round gave fans what they wanted and then some,...

The 'Aints come marching in: Why the New Orleans Saints haven’t 'got it going' in the post-Drew Brees era

The ‘Aints come marching in: Why the New Orleans Saints haven’t ‘got it going’ in the post-Drew Brees era

Gage Wellman, Reporter November 6, 2024

It really can’t be stated enough how much Drew Brees, as both a player and a person, helped heal the soul of the city of New Orleans.  The city was reeling from the damages it suffered from the destructive...

The Browns compete against the Jets at the Cleveland Browns Stadium Sept. 18, 2022. The Browns had lost to the Jets 31-30.

The ballad of Jameis Winston and the Cleveland Browns

Gage Wellman, Reporter October 29, 2024

“This is the day the Lord has made and I will be glad and rejoice in it.”  The last time Jameis Winston stepped onto an NFL field as a starting quarterback was Sept. 22, 2022. It was the stereotypical...

Kent State Football players and coaches huddle before their home game against Saint Francis University on Sept. 7, 2024.

A slice of Americana: Why football is so big in the U.S.

Matt Kiraly, Columnist October 5, 2024

American football. When you think of the culture of our country, one’s mind has to go to the sport that originated here in the states as one of the pastimes that makes the U.S. unique compared to...

REACTION: NFL Draft

Demetri Manousos, Reporter May 2, 2024

The NFL Draft is where dreams come true for hundreds of players as they bid farewell to their college careers and enter into the highest level of competition.  It is also a place where general managers...

REACTION: Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime, win second consecutive Super Bowl

REACTION: Chiefs defeat 49ers in overtime, win second consecutive Super Bowl

Demetri Manousos February 14, 2024

For the third consecutive game, the Kansas City Chiefs entered as the underdog and, again, came away with the victory. After winning the coin toss, the Chiefs elected to kick off to start the game....

REACTION: NFL Conference Championships

REACTION: NFL Conference Championships

Demetri Manousos, Reporter January 31, 2024

Kansas City books second straight Super Bowl trip  For the first time since drafting quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs had to hit the road for an AFC Championship game. They started...

REACTION: NFL’s Super Wild Card Weekend

Demetri Manousos, Reporter January 18, 2024

Browns’ ride ends abruptly with blowout loss in Houston The Cleveland Browns walked into NRG Stadium as two-point favorites but were handed a 31-point loss by the Houston Texans. Houston took a 3-0...