GFR FLASHback Friday Volume 1: Kent State stuns the Cyclones
Golden Flash Report will be throwing it back for our GFR FLASHback Fridays where we look back on a positive memory in Kent State athletics history. Today we go back 17 years to the day to August 30, 2007 when Kent State went to Ames, Iowa and beat the Big 12’s Iowa State Cyclones. Eugene…
Flashes prepare for Pitt pace
Kent State opens the 2024 season on Saturday at Pittsburgh with kickoff set for 12:00pm in a game that will be televised nationally on ESPNU. They’ll be facing a Pittsburgh offense led by a new offensive coordinator and a new scheme completely. Kade Bell, at just 34 years old is the new Panthers OC after…
Kent State heads to fertile recruiting territory Saturday
Kent State’s non-conference schedule has a distinct Pennsylvania flare in 2024. With games at Pittsburgh and Penn State, and a home game with St. Francis, the Flashes get three opportunities against the Keystone State. For Kent State, it’s a chance to make an impression in recruiting. To sell their brand of KentGRIT football in a…
Williams to get start Saturday at Center
Kent State will start true freshmen Elijah Williams at Center in the season opener against the ACC’’s Pittsburgh Panthers Kent State Head Coach Kenni Burns announced Monday at his press conference. Williams brings youth to an O-line that will also feature veterans on it this year after taking some bumps and bruises last year. Burns…
Kargman and Ulatowski both set to play Saturday
As reported a couple weeks ago by some national outlets, Kent State is going with Junior Devin Kargman at quarterback in Saturday’s opener at Pittsburgh and moving forward. The 6-3, 217 pound Camden, New Jersey native impressed Head Coach Kenni Burns this offseason after recovering from a minor injury that limited him in the spring.…
Garcia lost for season
The Kent State football program has unfortunately suffered a major injury before the regular season even began Head Coach Kenni Burns announced Monday at his weekly press conference as the Flashes prepare to open the 2024 season Saturday at Pittsburgh. Running back Gavin Garcia, who was expected to be apart of a two headed monster…
Sullinger returns to Kent State
After social media posts originated this week that showed Jalen Sullinger working out at the MAC Center, Kent State Head Coach Rob Senderoff confirmed Sunday that Sullinger is enrolled as a full time student at KSU and back in the men’s basketball program. Sullinger entered the transfer portal following the 2023-2024 season on March 20.…
“3-15” a daily reminder and motivation for the 2024-2025 Flashes
There’s no way around it for Kent State men’s basketball fans. Last year’s ending was tough. A season of ups and downs, inconsistent play mixed with flashes of the team that was expected, mixed with some unmet expectations both individually and team wise, combined with a rash of injuries unlike any other season in the…
‘Rockstar’ Glass back to anchor kicking game for Flashes
Coming off a 1-11 season and 0-8 in the Mid-American Conference, it wasn’t surprising to say that Kent State had a lot of question marks heading into the off-season. Getting everyone in alignment, solidifying a coaching staff, navigating the transfer portal, as well as sorting out personnel issues were among the top priorities. One question…
Good relieved, ready and healthy for senior year with Avon
The first Friday night of the OHSAA football season is one week from Friday. Class of 2025 Kent State quarterback commit Nolan Good is gearing up for his senior season with his Avon High School football team. After missing the end of the OHSAA playoffs last year with a broken collarbone injury, Good is back…
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…
Pair of local products transfer from YSU to the Flashes
A pair of local products who started their baseball careers at Youngstown State will be joining Jeff Duncan and the Kent State Golden Flashes for the 2025 season and beyond. Alejandro Covas, a 6-2, 190 pound outfielder played his high school baseball at tradition rich Walsh Jesuit. Covas was then named Horizon League Freshmen of…
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…
Starkey and stability lead Flashes to retain and excel
They say there’s no place like home. For the Kent State women’s basketball program, there’s no place like the MAC Center and the rest of Kent State’s campus. Consider there are 362 NCAA Division I women’s college basketball programs in the country. 342 of them had at least one player transfer out following the 2023-2024…
