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OPINION: The Pleaser

OPINION: The Pleaser

Grace Clarke, Opinion Writer February 25, 2023

I recently read an article in my feature writing class about a 15-year-old who died of football. His coach overworked him in extreme heat, leading the young Max Gilpin to collapse and die on the field....

Kent State quarterback Collin Schlee runs the ball downfield.

Football loses 14 players to transfer portal after coach Lewis heads to Pac-12

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 17, 2022

A week after the departure of fifth-year football coach Sean Lewis, 14 players from Kent State’s program have entered the transfer portal.   Coach Sean Lewis announced his move to offensive coordinator...

Kent State reportedly hires Minnesota’s Kenni Burns as next football coach

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 14, 2022

The Kent State football program has reportedly hired Kenni Burns, the associate football coach at the Big Ten’s Minnesota, as its new head coach. Sources told ESPN the news, and the outlet’s Pete...

Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Dante Cephas, number 14, runs with the football during the homecoming football game against Bowling Green State University on Oct. 2, 2021. The Golden Flashes beat Bowling Green 27-20.

Star wide receiver Dante Cephas enters transfer pool

Jacob Hansen, Reporter December 5, 2022

Kent State football team’s star wide receiver Dante Cephas entered the transfer portal Sunday.  “First off, I want to thank God for the opportunity to be able to play college football, but to also...

Kent State coach Sean Lewis looks toward the scoreboard during Kent State's game against Illinois at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018.

Kent State football coach Sean Lewis reportedly headed to Colorado

Jacob Hansen and Isabella Schreck, Reporter, Sports Editor December 5, 2022

Kent State football coach Sean Lewis will reportedly be leaving for the University of Colorado, as reported by Pete Thamel, a college football senior writer from ESPN. Lewis, who renewed his contract...

Third QB’s the charm: Freshman Tommy Ulatowski ends football’s season with a win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter November 27, 2022

Already onto its second-string quarterback, Kent State’s football team was down 24-10 with just 8:32 left in the final game of the season. Then freshman quarterback Tommy Ulatowski came in for his...

Football closes out season with a win

Jacob Hansen, Reporter November 27, 2022

In its last game of the season, Kent State’s football team defeated Buffalo in an overtime comeback Saturday. The Flashes finish the season 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the Mid-American Conference. They...

Kent State junior running back Marquez Cooper runs for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan during the final home game on Nov. 16, 2022.

Collin Schlee’s early exit ends in football’s exit out of bowl eligibility

Jacob Hansen, Reporter November 19, 2022

Kent State’s redshirt junior quarterback Collin Schlee brought his team to a 10-point lead in the second quarter of the Flashes’ last home game of the season. Then he went down. And without him,...

Kent State running back Gavin Garcia, who is now a sophomore on the team, breaks a tackle during his run downfield Sept. 17, 2022 against Long Island. Kent State won the match 63-10.

Athletic department, football program earn big bucks from tough non-conference matchups

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 18, 2022

Kent State will be paid $5.2 million by January 2023 for playing – and losing to – three football teams from the Power 5 conferences: No. 1-ranked Georgia, then-No. 7 Oklahoma and the Pac-12’s Washington. That...

With QB out early, football loses bowl eligibility in Eastern Michigan battle

Jacob Hansen, Reporter November 17, 2022

Kent State fell to Eastern Michigan Wednesday in its last home game of the season.  The team now cannot qualify for a bowl game. The Flashes had two games left going into Wednesday, and they needed...

Two more to go: Football must defeat Eastern Michigan for chance at bowl-game status

Jacob Hansen, Reporter November 15, 2022

Kent State’s football team will look to stay in the running for bowl eligibility in its final home game of the season against Eastern Michigan. The Flashes must win its last two matches to qualify...

Football defeats Bowling Green for first road-game victory of season

Jacob Hansen, Reporter November 9, 2022

Kent State’s defense dominated in a 40-6 victory over Bowling Green Wednesday.  This is the team’s first road win of the season. Kent State improves to 4-6 on the year and 3-3 in Mid-American Conference...

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