Hoops’ n Hops set for Friday
Kent State men’s basketball fans will get a treat on Friday night as Rob Senderoff and his staff will peel back the inside of the program, and discuss how the summer has been going so far with several newcomers, Team 109 and all things men’s basketball at North Water Brewing Company at 101 Crain Avenue…
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…
Ortiz readies for Olympics with Puerto Rico
Former Kent State forward Chris Ortiz will be playing in his first Olympics with Puerto Rico, helping them secure their first spot in the summer games in 20 years. Ortiz was a standout stretch four man for Rob Senderoff and the Golden Flashes from 2013-2016, helping the Flashes to a 2015 regular season championship. Ortiz,…
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…
Vanderwarker talks commitment to Kent State
The Kent State men’s basketball program received a verbal commitment from Class of 2025 front court player Landon Vanderwarker on Thursday night. Vanderwarker is a 6-7, 200 pound athletic forward from Delaware Hayes High School in central Ohio. Vanderwarker is the second in the class of 2025 to commit to Rob Senderoff and the Flashes,…
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…
KSU alum Klinzing gives kids ‘Head Start’ in hoops
It’s 9:05am at Saint Joseph Church Gymnasium this week in Avon Lake, all children hear the whistle, and get into a triple threat position. It’s the middle of summer and parents have a lot of choices for what camps their kids could be doing, and what activities they could be participating in, but for 75…
Campanelli commits to Kent State
The Kent State women’s basketball program received a verbal commitment Monday from Anna Campanelli, a class of 2025, 5-10 wing from Huntley High School in Huntley, Illinois. Campanelli received an offer from Todd Starkey and the Golden Flashes back on April 25 and took an unofficial visit to Kent last weekend. She reportedly had offers…
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…
Hoops Heaven: My Day at Midwest Live
I got in the car and headed to Midwest Live in Sandusky on Friday, June 28 at the Cedar Point Sports Complex in Sandusky. The event was silly enough to grant me a media credential to cover the event. The idea was to go and watch some great basketball, and focus on some kids that…
KentGRIT adds five more this weekend
The positive momentum continued for the Kent State football program this past weekend as they secured five more commitments to their class of 2025. This gives Kent State 17 commitments already in the class of 2025, which Rivals.com ranks them number one in the Mid-American Conference. Aiden Burgess is a 6-3, 295 pound defensive tackle…
