Kent State University NCAA News

DEKALB A month ago, this looked like a much easier game for Northern Illinois. Kent State wasn't healthy, productive or winning.

KENT, Ohio : Al Fisher scored 15 points to lead five Kent State players in double digits Monday night as the Golden Flashes beat North Carolina Central 83-42 at home in the first round of the South Padre Island ...

Kent State Golden Flashes quarterback Julian Edelman, right, breaks free from the grasp of Temple Owls linebacker Elijah Joseph for a big gain during first-half action in their football game at Dix Stadium on ...

Cindy Martin doesn't care to find the definition to moral victory in the dictionary.

It was a "Ford Fest" at Kent State on Monday night, with son Geno Ford, the first-year coach of the Golden Flashes, getting the best of his dad, Gene Ford, and the Division III Muskingum Muskies, 72-53, in a ...

KENT, Ohio : Nate Reed booted a 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give Kent State a 41-38 win over Temple Wednesday night.

Jordan Mincy's fiery nature has a greater impact on Kent State's play than piling up big statistics.

Kent State's Jordan Mincy, right, loses the ball under pressure from Zach Olson of Muskingum College during the first half of their game at the M.A.C. Center at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.

KENT: Browns special teams ace Josh Cribbs ripped through the Baltimore Ravens on a 92-yard kickoff return last Sunday for a touchdown and 278 punt- and kick-return yards.

Out with the old, in with the new, and all that. Except Ford isn't reckless. And he isn't stupid, either.

OUTLOOK: From start to finish last season the Kent State Golden Flashes proved to be the top team in the Mid-American Conference.

Last season, P.J. Mahone may have only started six games, but he made his presence known in each game he played in.

As the season wears on, particularly in the Mid-American Conference, it becomes painfully clear teams are better at losing games than winning them.

Kent State senior guard Al Fisher, last season's MAC Player of the Year, averaged 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists last season.

Tyler Sheehan ran for two touchdowns and threw for another for Bowling Green. That helped lead the Flacons past Kent State, 45 to 30, today.

"This is meaningless until we can do it one week, then come back and do it again," KSU head coach Doug Martin said.

KENT: On the heels of one of its most lopsided victories in recent memory, the Kent State football team is ''ticked off'' and hungry heading into Saturday's game at Bowling Green.

There is no question that people deserve second chances. Kent State is giving Tyree Evans a seventh chance to play basketball, but his first chance with the Golden Flashes.

Eugene Jarvis and Julian Edelman combined for five touchdowns and 263 yards rushing to lead Kent State to a 54-21 rout of Miami of Ohio Saturday.

The Miami University football team got what it needed from its offense - multiple touchdowns - in last weekend's 27-20 victory at Bowling Green.