Category: Football

Kent State football Head Coach Mark Carney has been a part of plenty of rivalries as a player and a coach. Growing up on Cleveland’s west side, Carney competed in of the top high school rivalries in the state of Ohio, if not the country between St. Edward and St. Ignatius. Tuesday night he will…

Kent State Head Football Coach Mark Carney owned it. He owned all of it. During his Thursday morning press conference back at Kent State, Carney met for his weekly gathering to reflect on the previous game and look ahead to the next one in front of reporters in person and virtually. Carney was asked all…

By Howard Feldenkris Congratulations Coach Carney on a well-deserved Promotion to Kent State Head Football Coach! As a fan of 50 years of Kent State football, I have seen some very good and some very bad football played by the Kent State Golden Flashes football team.  As a Freshman in 1973, I remember going to…

Kent State had played a very poor first half Saturday against Bowling Green, and they were down 14-3 at the half. The Golden Flashes weren’t playing complimentary of each other. Meaning, the offense, defense and special teams were not helping each other’s cause. It got worse. Bowling Green double dipped and dominated the ‘middle eight’…

Every week during the Kent State football season, the radio broadcast led by Dane Richardson has the “Carney’s Corner” segment. Richardson interviews Kent State Interim Head Football Coach Mark Carney for their pre-game chat where they look back on the previous game and preview the game that day. Carney’s corner, as those that are in…

No, the Flashes couldn’t finish on Saturday. In their Mid-American Conference opener at Dix Stadium in front of a nice sized crowd, and a national TV audience, Kent State lost a heartbreaker 31-28 against Buffalo, with the Bulls scoring in the final minutes to take the lead. 23.5 point underdogs, the Flashes took a 14-0…

Celebrate at Ray’s, or The Loft, or Venice Cafe! Celebrate in Eastway, Tri-Towers or at Eagles Landing, or on College Street. At Rosie’s, Water Street Tavern or Guy’s Pizza. The Flashes are a winner tonight. Kent State football snapped a 21 game losing streak Saturday afternoon at Dix Stadium against Merrimack College of the FCS.…

“Atomic Habits’ is a best selling book by author James Clear. In it, the book discusses methods, strategies and ways to break bad habits, and build new ones. Kent State football is hoping their ‘HAB1TS’ in 2025 will help guide them through what could be another difficult season. Interim Head Coach Mark Carney came up…

Any hopes the Kent State football team had to “salvage” their season Tuesday night against their rivals down the road went away quickly in an embarrassing, national television loss to the Zips 38-17 in a game that didn’t appear that close. That was a 2-8 Akron team. But anyone that had been paying attention this…

This Saturday Toledo will host Bowling Green in a rivalry, MAC football game. Both teams are 2-1 in the league, and both have legitimate title hopes. A sold-out crowd at the Glass Bowl awaits, with a great day of weather in the works. The tailgate lots will be full, and the action in the stadium…

The Kent State football team has been able to unlock their vertical passing game through the first two weeks of league play under the direction of quarterback Tommy Ulatowski. Ulatowski has set career highs in passing yards in back-to-back games in MAC play, going for 345 against Eastern Michigan and 394 against Ball State. Receiver…

Avon Lake High School wide receiver/defensive back Aidan Stewart picked up an offer from Kent State on October 4, as Kent State coaches Kenni Burns and Mark Carney were in and around Lorain County for week seven of the Ohio High School football season, as it corresponded with Kent State’s bye week. They were checking…

Kent State and Ball State engaged in the type of game most people were expecting Saturday. High scoring, back and forth, a one possession game with a lot of twists and turns. And again, the Flashes lose. In a game Ball State tried to give away, they escape with their first MAC win, after losing…

When Kent State hosts Ball State Saturday at noon at Dix Stadium, it won’t just be a MAC football game between two hungry football teams. It will also be Mental Health Awareness Day. The game will be used to spread awareness about mental health, provide resources and further break down the stigma regarding it. In…

Both Kent State and Ball State will be two hungry, motivated football teams to get a victory when they meet Saturday at Dix Stadium. For Kent State, simply put they need a win, period. They are 0-5 this season and 1-16 in the last two years, without a win over a FBS team. It’s hard…