Class of 2025 recruit Griffin commits to Flashes
Kent State Football received a verbal commitment for the class of 2025 on Thursday night from Bryce Griffin. Bryce is a 6-3, 210 pound edge player from Yorkville, Illinois and Yorkville High School. In his junior season for the Fighting Foxes Griffen accumulated seven sacks, 53 total tackles including 22 solo, and 21 tackles for…
Coach Sullinger headed to Duquesne
Kent State Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Julian Sullinger was announced as an assistant coach at Duquesne University on Wednesday. Sullinger joins the first staff for new Head Coach and former Akron Zip Dru Joyce. Joyce is taking over for the recently retired Keith Dambrot. “We’re excited for the addition of Julian Sullinger to our…
Banks comes home; commits to KSU
The Kent State football program added another big-time talent on Monday, when Kentucky transfer Ardell Banks committed to the Flashes. Banks is a 6-3, 190 wide receiver who redshirted last season at Kentucky. Banks is a former Massillon Tiger, and was a three star prospect coming out of high school as rated by ESPN, 247sports.com…
Burns looks for ways to motivate in year two
The 2023 Kent State football season was a difficult one to watch for Golden Flash Football fans. There’s no other way around it. After a five-year FlashFast whirlwind with Sean Lewis at the helm, Lewis was gone and so were many players. The transfer portal and graduation hit the program among the hardest in the…
Flashes look to continue home cooking this weekend
Schoony Magic. The term has been used to talk about the winning ways of the Kent State baseball team through the years at their crown jewel of a ballpark at Schoonover Stadium. It also refers to some of the more miraculous, wacky ways the team has won. But more substantially it speaks to the resiliency…
Avery back on Men’s Basketball staff
The Rob Senderoff coaching tree added another chapter on Monday, when it was officially announced that former Kent State player Jalen Avery was coming back to coach in Kent, taking the spot on staff vacated by Jim Christian when he left to become the Head Coach at Canisius. Avery had spent the previous three seasons…
KSU Football ready for Flash Bowl II
Kent State football’s spring game will be held this Saturday, April 27 at 6:00pm inside Dix Stadium. Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rob Senderoff and Women’s Basketball Head Coach Todd Starkey will serve as the honorary coaches. Sendy will take the Blue while Starkey will be coaching the Gold. Below are some Lightning Strikes on spring…
KSU Baseball gears up for stretch run with front running BGSU in town
The Kent State baseball team is gearing up for their stretch run of the regular season, by hosting front running Bowling Green in a key MAC series this weekend at Schoonover Stadium. The Flashes, coming off a disappointing home loss Wednesday to Division II Clarion, will look to build on momentum that was gained last…
Peace talks KSU marketing and promotions on Podcast
Kent State Associate Athletic Director of Marketing and Fan Engagement Scott Peace was recently a guest on the Sports Marketing Machine podcast. Peace has been in his current role at Kent State since January of 2023. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Peace got his start in collegiate athletics at the University of Louisville in his…
Sumlin expected to sign this week
The Kent State men’s basketball program is expected to officially sign point guard Jamal Sumlin this week. Sumlin played last season at Northwest Florida State Junior College. He helped lead the Raiders to the NJCAA Division I Quarterfinals. Sumlin averaged 10.2 points per game, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists. For his efforts, Sumlin was named…
Starkey extended | Rismiller signs
It was a big Thursday for the Kent State women’s basketball program as they’re still basking in the glow of their MAC Championship season of 2023-2024, while always looking ahead to the future. Head Coach Todd Starkey was given a contract extension through the 2029-2030 season. “I am thrilled to announce a well-deserved extension for…
KSU Baseball looks to get it “right” on the road
The Kent State baseball team will look to continue the momentum from their Tuesday night road win over Penn State from the Big Ten, as they prepare for Northern Illinois this weekend in Dekalb. The win over the Nittany Lions Tuesday came in a hostile environment with over 5,000 fans in attendance, a PSU program…
Barnett returns home and commits to Flashes
Marquis Barnett will return home to play his final season of college basketball. The 6-4, 205 pound guard from Brunswick High School, committed to Rob Senderoff and the Flashes Wednesday. Barnett played the previous three seasons of college basketball at Presbyterian College of the Big South Conference. He spent the 2023-2024 season averaging 16.4 points…
GFR Roundup 4/16/24: West & Harris to portal
Kent State defensive linemen CJ West and linebacker C.J. Harris announced their intention to enter the transfer portal on Tuesday. West, the 6-2, 315 pound mountain in the center of the KSU defensive front, had 110 career tackles, 19.5 TFL and 7 sacks. It’s a massive blow for the Flashes, who were expecting the Third…
KSU gets commitment from Medley
The Kent State men’s basketball program got a commitment on Monday afternoon from point guard Cian Medley, a 5-11, 165 pound transfer from St. Louis. Medley spent his freshman season with the Bilikens of the Atlantic 10, a season that saw them go 13-20 and a #14 seed in the A-10 tournament. That led to…
