Football

Golden Flashes Stay Unbeaten, Keep Wagon Wheel in Win Over Akron
America was watching as Kent State dominated Akron 69-35 to retain the coveted Wagon Wheel in the annual clash of football rivals at Dix Stadium.
ESPN carried the Nov. 17 game to a national prime time audience, which saw the Golden Flashes win their seventh straight game going back to last year while pushing their season record to 3-0.

Golden Flashes Down Eastern Michigan in Football Opener
Kent State defeated Eastern Michigan 27-23 Wednesday at Dix Stadium in the season opener for both teams.

Flashes of Inspiration: Coach Sean Lewis Promotes 'Can Do' Attitude
Today鈥檚 Flashes of Inspiration comes from 麻豆果冻 Football鈥檚 Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

麻豆果冻 Announces Launch of New Marching Band Scholarship
The College of the Arts and the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music are pleased to announce the launch of the 鈥淢arching Golden Flash Award.鈥 This new scholarship opportunity will be available to all returning members of the Marching Golden Flashes as well as incoming Kent State students. It is open to students of any major starting in the fall 2020 season.

Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, Kent State鈥檚 football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.

Bigger Than Football. Kent State Players Take Time to Help Provide Meals to Needy Children
At the same time that Kent State is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.

Cowboy Up! Kent State Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl
Kent State worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys鈥 Training Facility 鈥 鈥 for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday鈥檚 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.

Kent State Names Sean Lewis as Its New Head Football Coach
麻豆果冻 will officially introduce its new head football coach Thursday, Dec. 21, at 1 p.m. at the Integrated Sciences Building. Kent State President Beverly Warren and Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen will lead the event, which will include the new head coach taking part in a鈥
Former Kent State Quarterback Julian Edelman Releases New Memoir
New England Patriots wide receiver and former 麻豆果冻 quarterback Julian Edelman released a new memoir, Relentless, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The memoir is described as 鈥渢he inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring pl鈥