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Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: The NFL’s annoying trend of assuring mediocrity

Jacob Ruffo September 30, 2015

The 2014 first round pick, Heisman winner and general fan favorite Johnny Manziel did not play this past Sunday as the Browns hosted the Raiders.Josh McCown was true to form in leading the Browns to 10...

Jacob Ruffo is a junior journalism major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at jruffo@kent.edu

Opinion: Tom Brady, white-collar villain, blue-collar hero

Jacob Ruffo September 16, 2015

Deflategate is (finally, mercifully) over with the lifting of Tom Brady’s four-game suspension, and people are not happy about it.The overwhelming response to this was that the Patriots got away with...

Jimmy Miller is a journalism major and managing editor of The Kent Stater. Contact him at jmill231@kent.edu

Guest Column: Fantasy sports clouding our judgment of what’s important in sports

Jimmy Miller September 9, 2015

The 2015 fantasy football season–I mean the 2015 NFL season–kicks off tonight when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the New England Patriots, but the only reason some of you know is because you’ve seen...

Lucas Misera is a sophomore economics major and columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at lmisera@kent.edu

Opinion: Why the NFL is broken

Lucas Misera September 9, 2015

As it grows closer to fall, cooler temperatures and a plethora of schoolwork, the season will bring along one of America’s favorite pastimes: football. The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots...

NFL names Kent State football player smartest player in college football

Kent Stater Staff Report June 18, 2015

Jordan Italiano, a senior safety for the Kent State football team, was named “Smartest Player in College Football” in NFL.com’s 15 for ‘15 series released Tuesday.Italiano is a pre-med/biochemistry...

Maurice Clarett holds a press conference prior to his speech in the Kent State Ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. The former Ohio State football player spoke about his troubled past, run-in with the law, and how students should avoid making his mistakes.

Youngstown Boy’s second chances ‘build better student athletes’

Richie Mulhall February 25, 2015

Former Ohio State football standout Maurice Clarett visits Kent State to share his story and steer students down the right path.You see it in the news all the time.Incredibly talented college football...

Amanda Paniagua is a graduate art history major. Contact her at azabudsk@kent.edu

Opinion: Disruption is necessary

Amanda Paniagua February 9, 2015

As of late, I haven’t been able to get enough American football. In particular, I have been all about the Seattle Seahawks. Yes, I know they did not win the Super Bowl, after what is being considered...

AP: Brady rallies Patriots to 28-24 Super Bowl win over Seahawks

Associated Press February 2, 2015

GLENDALE, Arizona — Tom Brady and the Patriots made this Super Bowl all about football, not footballs.The record-setting Brady threw for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to wide receiver Julian...

Our View: Deflategate about much more than 45-7 score

KS editors January 25, 2015

Ozzy, a grizzly bear at a Montana zoo, is assigned a difficult task that even gamblers in Las Vegas struggle to accomplish: accurately select a Super Bowl winner. Presented with two cakes designed to represent...

AP: Ray Rice wins appeal; NFL suspension vacated immediately because of ‘arbitrary’ decision

Associated Press November 29, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) — An arbitrator Friday threw out Ray Rice's indefinite suspension by the NFL for hitting his then-fiancee and now wife in a hotel elevator, freeing him to play again.The NFL said Rice,...

AP: Josh Gordon — and Browns — enjoy his return

Scott Petrak, Associated Press November 25, 2014

ATLANTA — Josh Gordon knows how to make an entrance.He just has to work on eliminating the messy exits.Gordon returned from a 10-game suspension and had perhaps the largest impact Sunday in the Browns’...

Maggie Wachtel is a sophomore public relations major and a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact her at mwachte2@kent.edu.

Opinion: NFL’s money from “Pink October” doesn’t go toward breast cancer research

Maggie Wachtel November 20, 2014

Every October, the NFL goes pink for breast cancer awareness. Everything from player’s jerseys to coach’s jackets has the pink ribbon logo symbolizing breast cancer awareness. The NFL heavily markets...

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