Kent State Golden Flashes NCAA Football News

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.

The University of Akron had a 130-yard rushing advantage over Kent State in beating its archrival 28-20 Saturday at InfoCision Stadium.

Members of the Kent State football team recently increased their young fan base by visiting two classes at the Family Child Learning Center's Integrated Preschool for Children with Autism in Tallmadge.

Kent State running back Jacquise Terry should return from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee in time to play Nov.

Lose the battle in the trenches, you will lose the war. It's one of the age-old truths of football.

There are times when a win-loss record does not tell an entire story. Kent State Athletic Director Laing Kennedy, for instance, has a very solid and logical way to judge a coach beyond W's and L's. ''I look at all coaches and ask myself, 'Is this the kind of person I'd want a member of my family associated with?' '' Kennedy said this week as the ...

Kent State has been in this position before. Just three years ago, the Golden Flashes entertained dreams of a Mid-American Conference East Division championship and a bowl berth as they prepared to play a struggling opponent in Buffalo on the first Saturday of November.

Kent State defensive end Kevin Hogan , a Chardon High graduate, picks up one of the Golden Flashes' 30 sacks this season in a game last month against Ohio University.

Nobody has been more thrilled to watch Kent State turn its 2009 football season around than Eugene Jarvis.

KENT: It's a bit of an odd season this year for the Kent State football team. ''All you guys are here and it's November,'' Kent State coach Doug Martin said, half-jokingly, to the seven media members who joined him for his news conference today at Dix Stadium.

Latest line: WMU by 1. Notable: KSU puts its pass-rushing defense up against a WMU team averaging 27 points a game.

KENT: Kent State quarterback Spencer Keith and receiver Tyshon Goode had career days Saturday at Dix Stadium.

WMU's Bill Cubit , 67-42-1, 10 seasons; 33-24 at WMU, fifth season. Kent State's Doug Martin , 23-43, sixth season as a head coach.

Kevin Hogan, left, and Monte Simmons have wreaked havoc on opposing quarterbacks this season, leading a Kent State defense that's tallied a MAC-best 26 sacks.

The day of the pillow is over at Kent State. This year, the Golden Flashes have adopted a new and appropriately more violent image in an attempt to inspire a turnaround, and so far it's working.

KENT: Look out Kent State! The youngsters have taken over the football team, and it is obviously for the better.

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

Kent State forced itself into the thick of the Mid-American Conference East Division race with a convincing 20-11 win over Ohio University Saturday at Peden Stadium.

Spencer Keith threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns to lead Kent State to a 20-11 victory over Ohio on Saturday.

Robert Morris got touchdown runs from three different players, and Rolf Bathold returned an interception for a score, as the Colonials shut down St.