Category: Football
Flashes look to ride 1-2 punch of Thomas & Garcia on the ground
As a former running back himself and a longtime running back coach, Kent State Head Football Coach Kenni Burns knows a little something about the position. Him and the rest of the Flashes feel like they have a way to control the clock, the game, and the tone of a game with an expected two…
Kent State Football Roundtable
Continuing with our coverage of the Kent State football program as we get ready for the 2024 season, today we bring to you our Kent State football roundtable. We talked to those that cover and follow the Golden Flashes on a daily basis, to get their answers on some of the most pressing questions facing…
Kent State with “luck of the draw” in MAC schedule
Kent State fans know the routine by now for the Golden Flashes football program. Play three money games against Power Five opponents each and every season in the non-conference. Head into MAC play hoping the team is physically, mentally and emotionally OK and not too beat up for the rest of the season. The money…
Top 10 wins in Kent State Football since 2004
As the 2024 college football begins with Kent State reporting for camp on Thursday, August 1, let’s count down the top 10 wins by the Kent State football program since 2004. Why 2004? Twenty years seems like a good time period. Also, I was a freshmen at Kent State since 2004, so this is all…
Burns identifies 3 keys for improvement in 2024
The 2023 football season was one to forget for Kent State, like so many others have been in the last several decades. Faced with the most attrition in the country, then first year Kent State Head Coach Kenni Burns called it “Year Zero.” Athletic Director Randale Richmond acknowledged it as well, giving Burns a one…
Kent State’s Billotte to be right at “home” in non-conference
Growing up in the small town of Clearfield in Central Pennsylvania, Kent State junior defensive linemen Oliver Billotte shined brightly for the Bison on both the gridirion and on the wrestling mat. While also playing quarterback in addition to defensive line, Billotte totaled 34 touchdowns between passing and rushing, with 99 tackles on defense, 9.5…
Flashes need defense in high flying MAC
In a league that has been dominated by offense for two decades, with made for television MACtion moments and high scoring affairs, spread offenses and basketball on grass style games, Kent State knows they will need their defense to compete in 2024. Given the struggles of the offense last season, it’s safe to say that…
Ulatowski and Kargman prepare for QB battle
At Media Day on July 19, Kent State Head Football Coach Kenni Burns indicated there would be an open quarterback competition between Tommy Ulatowski and Devin Kargman. Ulatowski appeared in 10 games in 2023, starting three, before suffering a season ending injury in the second to last game. The 6-2, 181 pounder threw for 737…
Billotte back to help lead defense
Kent State junior defensive linemen Oliver Billotte is back for his junior season, and ready to take a step up in both leadership and production in year three. Billotte, who saw time as a true freshman, is coming off a year in which he recorded 30 tackles, including two for a loss to go along…
Big Play McCray back healthy and ready to lead in 2024
Kent State wide receiver Chrishon McCray was arguably the Flashes’ best football player in 2023 when he was healthy. McCray led the Flashes with 610 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 2023, despite missing the last three games of the season with a broken ankle. With Kent State beating Akron 27-10 in the third quarter…
Athlon Sports picks Flashes for 12th; McCray and Glass for First Team
Continuing with our tracking of the preseason magazine prognostications for the upcoming Kent State football season, we finally had a chance to check out the Athlon Sports preview. Athlon picks the Flashes for 12th place in the MAC. They pick Miami to win the league and beat Toledo in the MAC Championship game. As Kent…
Phil Steele picks Flashes tied for 10th in MAC
We made a special trip to Barnes and Noble today in Westlake to pick up the 2024 Phil Steele College Football Preview Magazine. In it, Kent State is picked to finish tied for 10th in the MAC, along with Buffalo and Akron. Chrishon McCray is a 1st Team Wide Receiver along with place kicker Andrew…
KentGRIT adds two more to the Class of 2025
The KentGRIT era continued to ride the momentum and the lightning of their recruiting visits last weekend that saw the Flashes land six commits, to give them ten total for the class of 2025. Kaden “Escalade” Mayle committed Tuesday and is the first offensive linemen for the class. Mayle is a massive talent from Fremont…
‘Lightning strikes’ this weekend as KentGRIT picks up several commits for Class of 2025
The Kent State football program “rode the lightning” this weekend to a very successful three days of recruiting visits for the class of 2025, which resulted in six student athletes verbally committing to Kenni Burns and his staff. The action began late Friday night when Trey Rubinstein, a 6-4, 195 outside linebacker from Napoleon High…
Kent State gets commitment from Class of 2025 LB Rubinstein
The Kent State football program received a verbal commitment Friday night from Class of 2025 linebacker Trey Rubinstein. Rubinstein is a 6-4, 195 pound product of Napoleon High School in Napoleon, Ohio. The commitment of Rubinstein begins a big weekend for Kent State, as they have several student athletes on campus this weekend for official…