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What we learned about Kent State from a brutal non-conference schedule
The schedule featured road trips to Washington, Oklahoma, and Georgia. Now, Kent State is ready to apply what it learned in MAC play.
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Kent State provides No. 1 Georgia its toughest challenge this season in 39-22 finish
Kent State scores more points than Georgia’s first three opponents combined and stays within 10 in the fourth quarter.
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2022 Week 4 Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes @ Georgia Bulldogs
Kent State takes on the No. 1 team in the country. A win would make it the greatest MAC upset of all-time.
Kent State drops to 0-2 after decisive 33-3 loss to Oklahoma
The Golden Flashes’ early 3-0 lead was met with 33 unanswered Oklahoma points.
Previewing the Oklahoma Sooners with Crimson & Cream Machine as they prepare to face Kent State
Brent Venables and the Sooners host an upset-hopeful Kent State under the lights in Norman.
Game Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes @ Oklahoma Sooners
Kent State continues its run through the non-conference gauntlet against the No. 7 Sooners.
Five new MAC starters that showed signs of breakout seasons in Week 1
From Jack Salopek to DJ Taylor, here are the new starters in the conference that come with immediate All-MAC potential.
Game Recap: Washington Huskies 45, Kent State Golden Flashes 20
The Golden Flashes can’t keep up with new-look Huskies offense as Kalen DeBoer era begins in Seattle.
2022 Week 1 MAC Football Game Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes @ Washington Huskies
The Collin Schlee era at quarterback begins in Sean Lewis’ high-powered offensive attack at Kent State.
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes secondary
Kent State’s secondary hopes to sustain its interception rate while improving its ability to generate stops.
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes defensive front seven
Kent State aims to sharpen the first two levels of its defense on its pathway back to Detroit.
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes offensive skill positions
A potent running back trio of Cooper, Williams, and Bradford is back to lead the Flash Fast offense to great heights.
2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes offensive line
Kent State doesn’t return much experience on the offensive line, but the Golden Flashes have a history of sturdy run blocking in the Sean Lewis era.
2022 Non-Conference Opponent Primer: Kent State Golden Flashes
The Flashes don’t back down from brutal schedules, and 2022 once again proves it, as they face several Playoff contenders.
Can Collin Schlee be the next #MACtion great?
As Schlee gets ready to conduct the #FlashFast offense, his mentor Dustin Crum and former #MACtion star QB Matt Johnson discuss his potential.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 14 Recap
The conference tournament is all set, as Ball State wins the regular season MAC title and will host CMU, Toledo and Ohio in the postseason tourney.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 13 Recap
Central Michigan takes a half game lead for the regular season championship into the last weekend. Ball State is lurking and ready to take advantage of any mistakes.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 12 Recap
Ohio sweeps Akron and creates a gap with the teams chasing them for the last spot in the MAC Tournament. Eastern Michigan splits with NIU fall back.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 11 Recap
The Ball State Cardinals made their mark on the conference standings this weekend, sweeping Central Michigan. Hosting the MAC tournament is theirs to lose.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 10 Recap
Toledo sweeps Eastern Michigan to create a gap between themselves and the mess of teams competing for fourth in a vital clash over the week of #MACBats.
2022 NFL Draft Prospect Report: Kent State Golden Flashes
Dustin Crum and Keshunn Abram headline the Golden Flashes looking to hear their names called this weekend.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 9 Recap
Ball State has the smallest slip-up while Central Michigan uses it to create a gap. Ohio and Toledo take three of four from their opponents and put themselves in playoff positions.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 8 Recap
Ball State wins a game against a top 25 ranked Oregon team, and CMU keeps rolling. They swept Northern Illinois. The rest of the conference is a soup, but it will settle into layers soon enough.
Dustin Crum is ready to show Flashes of greatness at the NFL level
After turning around Kent State’s football program, quarterback Dustin Crum has his sights set on the NFL.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 7 Recap
Central Michigan and Ball State are (once again) on a collision course in the battle for the top seed in the MAC.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 6 Recap
Ball State has an early conference lead in a very run friendly league. Central Michigan has the best pitching staff and is the only team built around outstanding pitching.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 5 Recap
Ball State, Central Michigan and Ohio are off to great starts and are top three in the conference. Runs return and good pitching is the difference in winning performances.
2022 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 4 Recap
Pitching dominated a cold and wet weekend. Miami is the hottest team in the MAC and the Chippewas and Flashes split their shortened series.
Kent State to play Southern Utah in inaugural edition of The Basketball Classic
The Golden Flashes will travel to the Beehive State to extend their 2022 postseason.
Five Mid-American Conference teams qualify for 2022 Women’s NIT
Toledo gets an automatic bid to the WNIT, while four other conference mates earn at-large bids.
Akron drops the mic in 75-55 win over Kent State to secure MAC MBB Tournament title
Pregame controversy looms over the final for Kent State, as bitter rival Akron does everything it needed to do and more on Friday night.
Four members of Kent State’s men’s basketball team disciplined ahead of title game for social media post
The social media post in question was posted during the locker room celebration after Friday night’s win over Ohio.
KSU advances to 2022 MAC MBB title game with 67-61 win over Ohio
The duo of Malique Jacobs and Sincere Carry led the KSU attack, propelling the Flashes to their 14th-straight win.
Red-hot Flashes takes care of RedHawks 85-75 to qualify for MAC MBB semifinals
Flashes do just enough to keep RedHawks at bay to stay alive in the MAC Tournament.