Giorgio Morgan News

Kent State has a lot on the line today. The Golden Flashes are a win shy of becoming bowl-eligible. They're looking to produce six victories in a season for only the fourth time in 31 years.

Kent State learned just how important true freshman Spencer Keith is to its football hopes during the second-half meltdown of a 47-13 loss to Temple on Saturday at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

They are still teenagers and were in high school just six months ago. Yet they will be central figures in the circle-the-calendar game between the University of Akron and Kent State today at InfoCision Stadium as the quest for the Wagon Wheel trophy continues for the 39th time.

Jude Yearwood and Kyle Harbridge combined for 317 yards rushing and St. Francis defeated Duquesne 31-14 on Saturday night.

Kent State is already billing its Saturday trip to Ohio University as a battle for first place in the Mid-American Conference East Division.

It's hard to say which team is more desperate for a win between host Eastern Michigan and Kent State.

Ohio University head coach Frank Solich stated the obvious when talking about Saturday's game at Akron.

Spencer Keith is Kent State's new starting quarterback. KSU head coach Doug Martin announced the switch from sophomore Giorgio Morgan to the true freshman Monday during his weekly press conference at Dix Stadium.

With QB Blake Szymanski nursing a bruised shoulder, Baylor might not pass the ball a great deal even if he's ready to play.

It wasn't long ago when the loss of the top two running backs on the depth chart would have meant certain doom for the Golden Flashes.

Baylor begins life with standout QB Robert Griffin, who suffered a season-ending right knee injury.

Kent State took a step forward with a 29-19 victory over Miami University in Saturday's Mid-American Conference opener at Dix Stadium.

Anthony Bowman returned a kickoff 92 yards and Freddy Cortez kicked three field goals to help Kent State defeat Miami 29-19 Saturday night.

Although it isn't all the fault of the defense that the 46 points per game allowed by Miami University is the second-most in the nation, coach Mike Haywood said he wants improvement from that side of the ball.

Giorgio Morgan has worked his way back into Kent State's quarterback picture sooner than expected.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin As promised, here are some more letters to finish the week with.

KENT: Kent State's disappointing 34-14 loss to Iowa State on Saturday sent the tough-luck program further into a hole after a promising start to the season.

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson Kent State coach Doug Martin said on Monday's MAC teleconference that he didn't think quarterback Giorgio Morgan would be ready for Saturday's MAC conference opener against Miami .

Austen Arnaud ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, helping Iowa State break its 17-game road losing streak in a 34-14 win over Kent State on Saturday night.

It is not often one sees Mid-American Conference football teams favored over major college football powers, and the blue moon must be rising when traditional MAC doormats, Akron and Kent State, are considered to have a chance at pulling upsets on the same day.