Kent State Golden Flashes NCAA Football News

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.

After Saturday's 28-6 victory over Eastern Michigan, Kent State is still very much in the hunt for a spot in the MAC Championship Game, thanks in large part to former Liberty High School standout Aaron Hull.

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 all finally coming together. That's how the Kent State coaches and players feel after Saturday's 28-6 road victory over winless Eastern Michigan.

Detroit -- The bell tolled again Saturday for Wayne State. Running back Joique Bell tied a GLIAC record with six rushing touchdowns and Anthony Morasso added a 44-yard field goal as Wayne State defeated Ferris State 45-7 at Adams Field on Saturday.

Kent State defeated Eastern Michigan 28-6 on Saturday at Rynearson Stadium behind freshman quarterback Spencer Keith's three touchdowns.

CC Sabathia threw eight brilliant innings and the Yankees took advantage of multiple Angels errors on the way to a 4-1 win in a chilly Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

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