Category: Football
GFR Reflection: Time is up on Kent GRIT
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…
Toledo-BG a glimpse of what a fan can dream of
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…
Golden Flash passing game flying high
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…
Class of 2026 KSU recruit Stewart shines for Shoremen
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…
GFR Reflection: McCray and Floriea shine as Flashes lose…again
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…
Mental Health Awareness Day set for Dix Stadium Saturday
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…
Flashes and Ball State both hungry for win Saturday
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…
Burns and staff catch up on recruiting this past weekend
The Kent State football coaching staff was able to take advantage of the bye week and catch up on some recruiting this weekend. Kenni Burns and his staff hit the road and connected with members of their current class of 2025 verbal commits and also looked at future talent. I was at Avon, covering the…
Good shines with KSU staff in attendance
I had a chance to cover the Avon vs. Berea-Midpark high school game Friday night as part of my freelance work with the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram. That means I had a chance to watch Kent State class of 2025 quarterback recruit Nolan Good in person. Good didn’t disappoint as he went 12-13 for 230 yards, two…
GFR Reflection: Kent State loses “Culture” game to EMU
Kent State welcomed in the Eastern Michigan Eagles for Homecoming 2024 Saturday in what ended up being a rainy, wet and sloppy game in the second half. And just like the Kent State hopes to pull an upset over Chris Creighton’s Eagles Saturday, it, and the rain washed away as the afternoon turned into night,…
Olds Flashes for KSU
One of the bright spots from the Kent State football non-conference has been the play of defensive end Kam Olds and the front seven for Kent State. Olds, a 6-4, 245 pound Richmond, Virginia native stayed in the MAC after transferring from Buffalo. Olds prepped at Fork Union Military Academy and made an immediate impact…
Creighton and EMU a blueprint for Flashes
Chris Creighton and his Eastern Michigan Eagle football team come to Dix Stadium Saturday for Homecoming. Creighton has been at Eastern Michigan for eleven years and they’ve become consistently consistent in the league after a couple of years of getting his program started. Since starting his first two years 2-10 and 1-11, the Eagles have…
Flashes lose Kargman and Sherrod for season as Homecoming awaits
The 2024 Kent State football season as well as the KentGRIT era suffered a tough blow Monday when Head Coach Kenni Burns confirmed what was feared in that quarterbacks Devin Kargman and JD Sherrod were lost for the season due to injuries they suffered Saturday at Penn State. Kargman underwent hip surgery after the game…
GFR Reflection: Flashes limp into MAC play
Well, non-conference play is over for the Kent State football program. Congratulations to the Flashes on a job…done. After a hopeful week one performance at Pittsburgh, Kent State followed with a woeful loss to St. Francis (PA) of the FCS. Then, KSU was blasted at national championship contender Tennessee 71-0, in a game that was…
GFR Reflection: Flashes pummeled at Tennessee
The Kent State football program and their supporters had a rough night as the Golden Flashes were dismantled Saturday night at Tennessee 71-0, after the ballgame was 65-0 at halftime. I can’t remember a Kent State team being so outmatched in a game before going back over 20 years. Tennessee is a legit national championship…