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10/02/21 - Dustin Crum, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

Dustin Crum ran for an 11-yard touchdown with about six minutes left to lift Kent State to a 27-20 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. Crum's scoring run capped a 13-play, 74-yard drive for Kent State (2-3 1-0). On the ensuing possession, Bowling Green (2-3, 0-1) couldn't convert on fourth-and-7 at the Kent State 26. The Falcons final possession stalled deep inside their own territory. Crum completed 15 of 28 passes for 134 yards and added 93 yards rushing on 12 carries. Marquez Cooper ran 31 times for 117 yards that included a pair of short-yardage touchdowns. Matt McDonald was 29-of-45 passing for 263 yards with a touchdown pass and interception for the Falcons, who upset Minnesota 14-10 last week. Tyrone Broden had a 4-yard TD catch and Nick Mosley ran for a 12-yard touchdown that gave the Falcons a 20-13 lead with 9:05 remaining in the third quarter. - Kent State/AP College Football

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QB Dustin Crum, Kent State
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09/13/21 - Elvis Hines, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

Kent State picked off four more passes in its win over VMI on Saturday and became the first team in 10 years with four interceptions in consecutive games. The Golden Flashes, who opened with four interceptions in a loss to Texas A&M, already have surpassed their number of interceptions in 2019, when they had seven in 13 games. They played only four games in 2020 because of the pandemic. Montre Miller had three interceptions against VMI, most by a Kent player since 2008. He and teammate Elvis Hines share the national lead with three picks apiece. Central Michigan opened 2017 with eight interceptions in two games, six against Rhode Island and two against Kansas. But the last team with four picks in consecutive games was South Carolina, which did it against Auburn and Kentucky the first and second weeks of October 2011. Kent State finished in the top 50 in interceptions only once since it was second to Oregon in 2012. The Flashes had 23 picks that year. - AP College Football

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CB Elvis Hines, Kent State
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09/06/21 - Josh Smith, rSr/2025, Kent State + More +

SEPT 6 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Josh Smith, Kent State, P, Fr, Narre Warren, Victoria, Australia (Pro Kick Australia),...Smith had an impressive debut for the Golden Flashes, averaging over 40 yards per kick with a long of 57. He dropped four kicks inside the 20 including two inside the 10. He neutralized the Aggie return game allowing just 11 total return yards off the eight punts. - MAC Football

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P Josh Smith, Kent State
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08/07/21 - Dustin Crum, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

Graduate student Dustin Crum has entrenched himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the country after completing 70% of his passes for 3,803 yards and 32 touchdowns with just four interceptions while rushing for 947 yards and 10 scores in 17 games over the past two seasons. He could enhance his status in the eyes of NFL scouts with a monster "super senior" season, but that would be considered just a bonus to the Flashes' mild-mannered signal-caller. Crum came back to win a MAC championship, pure and simple.

Lewis has no concerns about Crum letting success go to his head or taking things for granted. The former Midview High School star quarterback is as even-keeled as they come. Crum worked harder than ever during this offseason and has become an even better leader with a much deeper knowledge of the playbook. He's surrounded by talented weapons and protected by a veteran offensive line. To sum it up, there's no reason to believe Crum won't have a huge final season at Kent State. But he still has to go out and make it all happen. Syracuse transfer wide receiver Nykeim Johnson is expected to add a big-play threat to the Kent State offense in 2021. - Akron Beacon Journal

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QB Dustin Crum, Kent State
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07/22/21 - Dustin Crum, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

At long last, after struggling miserably for the vast majority of the past four-plus decades, Kent State's days as a football underdog have ended. For the first time in program history the Golden Flashes were picked to win the Mid-American Conference's East Division in the annual preseason media poll, which was released to kickoff Media Day Festivities on Tuesday at Ford Field in Detroit. And the voting really wasn't even that close. The Flashes received half of the 22 first-place votes and totaled 112 points to finish well ahead of runner-up Ohio (96 points, 2 first-place votes), Miami (94, 5) and defending East Division champion Buffalo (93, 4). Ball State was chosen to claim the West Division and to win the MAC Championship Game for the second straight year.

Kent State's highest predicted finish in past preseason media polls was third in 2013, the year after the Flashes went unbeaten during the MAC regular season to capture the East Division crown and earned a school-record 11 wins. What does this sudden burst of respect tossed Kent State's way mean to fourth-year head coach Sean Lewis and his program? "This is great. I'd much rather be on this side of the spectrum than where we where a few years ago with these preseason polls, when nobody was talking about us," said Lewis. "But all of that being said, it's still about work. Work works. Let's go get what we're capable of doing. Let's embrace these expectations from the outside. Let's lean into it. This is where we want to be." - Akron Beacon Journal

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QB Dustin Crum, Kent State
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05/07/21 - Aaron Hackett, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

A mini-pipeline of transfers from Syracuse to Kent State appears to soon include a former tight end. Aaron Hackett announced Wednesday he intends to transfer to Kent State and play for head coach Sean Lewis, who served as SU's offensive coordinator for two seasons in 2016-17, including Hackett's freshman season. Hackett had previously announced a verbal commitment to Texas Christian University after submitting his name into the NCAA's transfer portal after the 2020 season. He would join former Syracuse receiver/return specialist Nykeim Johnson as new additions to the Kent State roster. Former Syracuse linebacker Juan Wallace is also eligible for the Golden Flashes after sitting out the 2020 season because of NCAA transfer rules. - The Post-Standard

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FB Aaron Hackett, Kent State
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05/07/21 - Jabbar Price, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

Kent State's 2021 Mid-American Conference championship aspirations will not materialize next fall unless significant strides are made in limiting opponents' ability to effectively run the football. Jabbar Price is doing his part to make sure that happens. Price capped a stellar offseason by disrupting several plays during Saturday's Spring Game at Dix Stadium. The 6-foot-4, 265-pound defensive lineman brought one possession to a close with a third-down sack and another by recovering a fumble, both against the Golden Flashes' vaunted first-team offense led by star quarterback Dustin Crum.

"Jabbar is one of our guys who has been here and kind of led the charge in sacrificing, having great discipline," said Flashes head coach Sean Lewis. "He's really taking strides each and every day to improve and perform. I think those marginal gains that he's made through winter conditioning and through spring ball showed up [on Saturday]. He's handling his business day in day and day out the right way - with good, positive self-discipline. Then the results and the outcome showed up [Saturday]." - Akron Beacon Journal

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DE Jabbar Price, Kent State
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05/04/21 - *Isaiah McKoy, rJr/2021, Kent State + More +

Former Kent State wide receiver Isaiah McKoy signed an un-drafted free agent deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, shortly after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft. McKoy made himself available for the NFL Draft following his third season with the Golden Flashes last fall. He earned First Team All-Mid-American Conference honors in 2020, and led the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns in each of the last two seasons. In three years at Kent State, McKoy recorded 124 catches for 1,748 yards and 16 touchdowns. McKoy seemed to have an excellent chance to become Kent State's first NFL draft pick since 2014, after using his size (6-foot-2, 200) and speed to repeatedly beat defenders deep during his KSU career. But his stock dropped after McKoy reportedly ran a 4.58 and 4.62 in the 40 during his Pro Day workout in March. - Akron Beacon Journal

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WR *Isaiah McKoy, Kent State
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04/06/21 - Dustin Crum, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

Kent State has a bonafide star at the most important position on the field to build around in graduate student quarterback Dustin Crum, whose numbers over the past two seasons stack up favorably against anyone in the nation. Since taking over the starting signal-caller spot in the second game of 2019, Crum has completed 70 percent of his passes for 3,803 yards with 32 touchdowns compared to four interceptions while adding 947 yards rushing and 10 scores.

Crum certainly has no intentions of resting on his laurels. "He's really attacking the preparation and diving deeper into the knowledge and understanding of how everything works," said Lewis. "It's been really great to see him come into his own as a more vocal leader this offseason and really take guys on the journey that he's on with him. I think that past couple of years it's been about his individual journey. Obviously he's moved the program forward. Now he's really making a conscious effort to grab other guys and bring them along and elevate their play, so they can have the same level of success that he's had." - Akron Beacon Journal

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QB Dustin Crum, Kent State
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03/27/21 - Antoine Cook, rSr/2023, Kent State + More +

Kent State has bolstered its defensive front with the addition of Antione Cook, a graduate transfer from Youngstown State. Cook announced via social media Friday afternoon that he had verbally committed to join the Golden Flashes, who have been shopping for defensive linemen to rush the passer and help shore up a run defense that's been exposed frequently the past two seasons. Cook accumulated 6.5 tackles for a loss in 2019 while playing defensive end for the Penguins, and tacked on four sacks with 39 total tackles. He finished with six tackles in three games during Youngstown State's winter/spring 2021 season, then entered his name in the transfer portal on March 9. - Akron Beacon Journal

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DE Antoine Cook, Kent State
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03/16/21 - Tyler Scott, rJr/2026, Kent State + More +

MARCH 15 BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Kennesaw State defensive lineman Tyler Scott made three tackles (two solo) for the second consecutive game, and clogged the middle to hold Charleston Southern to 84 rushing yards. Scott also recorded a TFL for three yards when he brought down CSU's quarterback on a 3rd-and-8 rushing play up the middle to force a punt late in the third quarter. KSU scored on the ensuing possession to move ahead, 24-7. - Big South Football

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DT Tyler Scott, Kent State
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02/03/21 - Aaron Hackett, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

Hackett is expected to graduate from Syracuse in May and join TCU this summer as a graduate transfer. He'll be eligible to play this fall. Hackett will provide much-needed depth at tight end as TCU lost Pro Wells and Artayvious Lynn to the NFL Draft. Along with Hackett, TCU has added tight ends D.J. Rogers and Jasper Lott this offseason. Rogers is a former 2020 four-star recruit who didn't enroll in school last season, while Lott is a 2021 recruit who some view as a future offensive lineman. The Frogs' top returner is senior Carter Ware, who started six games last season. Ware is known as more of a blocking tight end, finishing with three catches for 40 yards including one TD reception last season. Hackett, who is listed at 6-foot-3, 237 pounds, is coming off a 2020 season in which he had 10 catches for 63 yards, including two touchdowns, in nine games. His best season came in 2019 when he had 23 catches for 205 yards and six TDs. - Fort Worth Star

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FB Aaron Hackett, Kent State
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02/02/21 - Aaron Hackett, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

A former Syracuse tight end will play out his final season in the Big 12. Aaron Hackett will transfer to TCU, he posted Monday afternoon on Twitter. Hackett entered the transfer portal in December but had been unsure whether he will pursue a pro career or play a fifth year at a new school. Hackett caught 10 passes for 63 yards and a pair of scores last season, well short of his production as a junior in 2019, when he caught 23 passes for 205 yards and six touchdowns. That year he earned Syracuse's in-house Bill Maxwell Award as the team's most improved player on offense. - The Post-Standard

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FB Aaron Hackett, Kent State
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01/04/21 - *Isaiah McKoy, rJr/2021, Kent State + More +

Norcross grad Isaiah McKoy, a standout wide receiver at Kent State, announced Thursday on social media that he has declared early for the 2021 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder had 25 catches for 455 yards and five touchdowns this season, which was shortened to four games by the COVID-19 pandemic. The junior had at least one TD in every game and topped the 100-yard receiving mark in three of four games. - Gwinnett Daily Post

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WR *Isaiah McKoy, Kent State
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12/31/20 - Nykeim Johnson, rSr/2022, Kent State + More +

2020 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): SP - Nykeim Johnson, Syracuse, 123,...Johnson was second in the ACC in kick return average (23.2 yards per return) and his 14.1 yards per return in the punt game led the ACC for players with 10-or-more returns on the season. That number would rank fifth nationally had he taken one more return to meet the 1.2 returns per game requirement to qualify for the statistical category. - Syracuse Football

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