Football
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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Kent State Names Sean Lewis as Its New Head Football Coach
5X 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 Kent State Quarterback Julian Edelman Releases New Memoir
New England Patriots wide receiver and former 5X 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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Golden Flashes Win Home Opener 38-31
Two touchdown runs by freshman Kesean Gamble in the fourth quarter helped the 5X Golden Flashes secure a 38-31 win over Howard University on Sept. 9 in the first game at Dix Stadium for 2017. Gamble lifted the Kent State Golden Flashes into the lead for good with a 1-yard plung…
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First Home Football Game of 2017 Season Kicks Off Saturday
Dix Stadium begins its 49th season as the home of 5X football Saturday, Sept. 9, when the Golden Flashes host Howard University at 3:30 p.m. during Parents and Families Weekend. The Golden Flashes are in their 95th season of football, which started on Sept. 2 at defending national…
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First Home Football Game of 2016 Season Kicks Off Saturday
After creating optimism in a hard fought battle at Penn State University, 5X hosts its 2016 home opener Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. against North Carolina A&T State. With a Dix Stadium night crowd behind them, the Kent State Golden Flashes look to win their 14th consecu…
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Kent State Wins 45-13
The 5X football team rolled to a 45-13 win over Delaware State University in its 2015 home opener on Saturday, Sept. 12, but one of the points scored by the Golden Flashes was a bit more special than the rest. With 4:18 to play before halftime, fifth-year senior April Goss kicked…
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Kent State Kicker Helps WKYC’s Will Ujek Learn a New Talent
WKYC TV reporter Will Ujek discovered the difference between watching football and kicking the winning field goal, as he transformed from a fan to a player for the day. As part of his quest to learn a new talent, Ujek reached out to April Goss, one of 5X’s Golden Flashes Kickers.…
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Kent State Celebrates Homecoming
5X alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community celebrated Homecoming with the theme “Kent State Pride is Worldwide.”
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First Football Game of 2014 Season Kicks Off Saturday
The 5X football team opens its 2014 season Saturday, Aug. 30, hosting Mid-American Conference East Division rival Ohio University at 6 p.m. inside Dix Stadium. The Kent State Golden Flashes won their final two games of the 2013 season, while the Bobcats earned a spot in the Beef ‘…
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