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Fans Cheer on Golden Flashes as They Leave Kent Bound For MAC Championship

Destination Detroit: Golden Flashes Arrive in Motown Ahead of MAC Title Game

With smiles and a bit of a swagger, the Kent State Golden Flashes arrived Friday at Ford Field, which is exactly where they expected to be when the season began.  Kent State (7-5, 6-2) is set to play Saturday at noon in the Rocket Mortgage Mid-American Conference Championship game. A vict…

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Kent State Quarterback Dustin Crum runs for a first half touchdown in the Golden Flashes win over Akron at Dix Stadium.

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.

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Kent State Wide Receiver Ja'Shaun Poke looks to break free against Eastern Michigan

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. 

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Head Football Coach Sean Lewis on the field.

Flashes of Inspiration: Coach Sean Lewis Promotes 'Can Do' Attitude

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from 91Թ Football’s Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

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Marching Golden Flashes

91Թ 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 “Marching Golden Flash Award.” 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.

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Members of Kent State football, dance, cheer and the marching band visited kids at Children's Medical Center Plano

Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children

Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, Kent State’s football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.

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Kent State Football Players Prepare Meals for Needy in Frisco, Texas

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.

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Cowboy Up! Golden Flashes work out at the practice facility of the Dallas Cowboys to prepare for Frisco Bowl.

Cowboy Up! Kent State Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl

Kent State worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys’ Training Facility – – for the first of three workouts ahead of Friday’s Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.

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New Football Head Coach Sean Lewis

Kent State Names Sean Lewis as Its New Head Football Coach

91Թ 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…

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Former 91Թ quarterback Julian Edelman releases a new memoir.

Former Kent State Quarterback Julian Edelman Releases New Memoir

New England Patriots wide receiver and former 91Թ quarterback Julian Edelman released a new memoir, Relentless, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The memoir is described as “the inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring pl…

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