KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski Game 3 DATE: Nov 17, 2020

KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| Dgriff34@Kent.Edu|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski Game 3 DATE: Nov 17, 2020

TIME:7:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Kent, Ohio

STADIUM: Dix Stadium

Akron Zips TV: ESPNU Kent State Golden Flashes 0-2,0-2 (Courtney Lyle and Dustin Fox) 2-0, 2-0 2019 Record: 0-12 RADIO: Kent State Radio 2019 Record: 7-6 (Won Frisco Bowl) Head Coach: Tom Arth (2nd Season) Tune-In and Kent State App Head Coach: Sean Lewis (Third Year) Record at Akron: 0-14 TWITTER:@KentStFootball Record at Kent State:11-16 Overall Record: 49-35 STATS:KentStateSports.com Overall Record: 11-16

2020 Schedule The Opening Kick

vs EMU* W, 27-23 • The Flashes put their six-game win streak on the line in the Nov. 4, 2020 |Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio annual Battle for the Wagon Wheel as they take on Akron at BG* W, 62-24 • The schools separated by just 13 miles are meeting for the Nov. 10, 2020 | Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio 63rd time on the football field. Akron owns a 35-25-2 advan- vs TSDTR* tage all-time but the Wagon Wheel Trophy Game is 24-24-1 Nov. 17, 2020 | Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio. • Dustin Crum went 18-for-27 for 271 yards and four first- at Buffalo* half touchdowns through the air. The four touchdowns tied a Nov. 28, 2020| UB Stadium Buffalo, N.Y. career high at Miami (OH)* • Running Back Bryan Bradford recorded his first 100-yard Dec. 5, 2020 | Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio rushing game against BG, rolling up 113 yards on 13 carries vs Ohio* • Kent State rushed for 295 yards against the Falcons. That Dec. 12, 2020 | Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio. marks the FIFTH straight game the team has rushed for over 200 yards as a team • The Golden Flashes pass defense was stout against the Fal- cons, holding BG to just 105 yards passing. That is the fewest passing yards allowed since holding Western Michigan to 97 in 2017 • FOUR different players scored their first career touchdown last week against Bowling Green. Running back Marquez Cooper got things started with his first career touchdown. Wide receiver Ja’Shaun Poke followed with two touchdowns of his own. Quarterback Collin Schlee threw and run for his first touchdowns as well, including one to Isaiah Wooden, for his first career touchdown. • The victory over BG marked the sixth-straight win for the Flashes, dating back to last season. That is the longest win streak since they ran off 10-straight wins in the 2012 season. KENT STATE FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA

Week Three Team/Media Schedule Wednes- Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday day Practice: A.M. Virtual Zoom Press Practice: P.M. Practice: A.M. Practice: A.M. Practice: Walk- Akron at BG KATANA Conference: 11:30 through Kickoff: 700 p.m. a.m. media availability media availability media availability media availability- TV: ESPNU Media Availability: post-practice at 11 post-practice at 11 post-practice at 11 None Radio: Kent State None Practice: Off-day a.m. (Zoom/Phone) a.m. (Zoom/Phone) a.m. (Zoom/Phone) App, Tune-IN

Media Contacts Kent State Media Services

Dan Griffin-Director of Athletics Communication Notes and Releases Contact for: Football, Wrestling Baseball Updated Kent State football game notes are available in PDF format at Email: [email protected] | Phone: 330-814-5921 www.kentstatesports.com. To receive the notes via email, contact Director of Athletics Communications Dan Griffin at 330.672.8468 or [email protected]. Meghan Donovan-Asst. Director of Athletics Communication Contact for: Men’s and Women’s Golf, Men’s B-Ball Email: [email protected] | Phone: 330-672-8467 Media Credentials All members of the media wishing to cover games in a working capacity must submit a Jay Fiorello-Asst. Director of Athletics request to cover the game through KentStateSports.com or by emailing Dan Griffin at Communication [email protected]. NO season credentials will be given due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact for: Volleyball, Women’s B-Ball, Softball Media members will have their name on a check-in list outside of the stadium on the day of Email: [email protected] | Phone: 330-672-8420 the game. ALL media must be screened, cleared and be wearing a wrist band before entering the stadium. Space in the press box is EXTREMELY limited this season and will be handled on Taylor Czajkowski-Graduate Assistant Contact for: Football (secondary), XC, Gym, WLax a first-come, first-serve basis. Email:[email protected] | Phone: 330-672-3084 Press Conferences Richard Benge-Graduate Assistant Head Coach Sean Lewis will hold a virtual press conference after every game as well as a Contact for: Soccer, Track and Field weekly press conference. The day of the press conference will be two days after the previous Email:[email protected] | Phone: 330-672-3084 week’s game. All press conferences will be password protected, if you would like to attend a press conference, please email [email protected] with your name and affiliation, and a Matt Quammen-Graduate Assistant password will be provided. All press conferences will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube Contact for: Field Hockey, Track and Field Email:[email protected] | Phone: 330-672-3084 channel, GoldenFlashesTV.

Nick Kane-Director of Video/Creative Services Email: [email protected]| Phone: 330-672-2500 Weekday Interview Schedule All interviews with Kent State players and coaches must be coordinated through the Athletic Ivan Korsakov-Graduate Assistant: Video Communications office. Due to COVID-19 protocol, practices will be closed to the media for the Email: [email protected]| Phone: 330-672-2500 season. All interviews will be done via Zoom or by phone.

Professional Scout Policy Professional scouts may receive credentials by sending a request via email to Director of Ath- letic Communications Dan Griffin at([email protected]) . With social distancing policies in effect for the 2020 season, seats inside the press box will be extemely limited. If no seating in the press box is available, scouts will be given seats in the west side stands. Stats In an effort to stay physically distant, eliminate touch points and in accordance with MAC protocols, all stats will be uploaded as a PDF immediately to the Kent State Football Page under “Football Media Links”

Website Up-to-date Kent State football information is available via the official athletics department web site at www.kentstatesports.com. Updated results and statistics are available as well as releases, team roster, player bios, coaching staff bios and game recaps. The website also features real-time statistics for home games plus links to broadcasts of all games on the Kent State App. GO FLASHES App Your one-stop digital shop for all things Kent State is available with the GoFlashes app for IOS and Android. With the app, you can access the latest in Kent State Athletics news, stats and more. The “GameDay Hub” feature will have streamng information, game programs and social media updates. Simply search Kent State in the App Store or Google Play store and download for free. KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski MATCHUP INFORMATION TEAM COMPARISON (2020)

The Coaches At 34 years of age, Sean Lewis remains the youngest head coach in the FBS Team Statistics KENT Zips and is in his third season with the Golden Flashes. Lewis engineered a five-win Record (Overall) 2-0 0-2 improvment from year one to year two, closing the 2019 season on a four-game Record (Conference) 2-0 0-2 win streak. Capping the streak was a 51-41 victory over Utah State in the Tropical Points/game 44.5 11.5 Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl. It was the first bowl win in school history and the Total offense/game 549.0 395.5 second time the team topped 50 points. Under Lewis, the team has gone from Rushing yards/game 253.5 173.5 12.7 points per game in the year before Lewis took over to over 29 points per game Passing yards/game 295.5 172.0 last season. Prior to Kent State, Lewis spent six years under Dino Babers at three Points allowed/game 23.5 41.0 different schools, most recently spending two seasons as co-offensive coordinator Total yards allowed/game 333.5 395.5 and quarterbacks coach at Syracuse. The Orange proved to be a program on the rise Rushing yards allowed/game 160.5 201.5 with a victory over then defending national champion Clemson. Lewis served in Passing yards allowed/game 173.0 194.0 the same position for two seasons at Bowling Green, helping the Falcons to a MAC Kickoff return average 13.7 18.88 title and two bowl appearances. Lewis also coached at Eastern Illinois, Akron and Punt return average 16.0 0.00 Nebraksa Omaha. Fumbles-lost 5-0 2-2 Penalties-yards 18-148 9-79 Tom Arth returns as the Zips’ head coach for 2020. Arth had stops at his alma Net yards/punt 39.0 33.9 mater, John Carroll, where he went 40-8 over four seasons. Immediately prior Time of possession/game 31:35 32:00 to Akron, Arth coached at Chattanooga for two years, leading the Mocs to a 6-5 3rd-down conversion 48.4% 36.7% record in his second season. As a player, Arth was an All-American quarterback at 4th-down conversion 100% 35.0% John Carroll. He signed with the Colts after his college career and saw time in NFL Red-zone scores 81% 100% Europe and the Arena League. Red-zone touchdowns 67% 50% Turnover Margin +2 -5

NCAA/Conference Rankings KENT Zips Series History Rushing Defense 59/5 95/10 Akron owns a 35-25-1 all-time series lead. The Wagon Wheel however could not be Rushing Offense 12/1 55/7 closer with the rivalry trophy sitting at 24-24-1. Sacks Allowed 32/5 95/10 Scoring Defense 35/5 116/10 Scoring Offense 11/3 121/12 Wagon Wheel History Passing Offense 24/1 107/11 Total Offense 5/1 97/8 According to legend, the “Wagon Wheel” trophy traces its beginnings to the spring Passing Efficiency 10/3 114/11 of 1870 when Akron industrialist John R. Buchtel set out for the town of Kent in Pass Efficiency Defense 9/2 119/10 search of a site to establish a college. In the muddy Ohio fields, however, his wagon Pass Defense 7/1 24/3 became bogged down in the area where Kent State University is currently located. Sacks 11/1 63/5 When horses pulled the wagon, a wheel came loose and became buried until it Tackles for Loss 8/1 123/12 was discovered in 1902 during the construction of a pipeline along the Western Total Defense 25/3 55/7 Reserve Trail. Turnover Margin 13/4 122/12 Kickoff Returns 115/10 72/6 The wheel eventually fell into the possession of Dr. Raymond Manchester, who as Net Punting 61/6 109/10 the Kent State Dean of Men in 1945, suggested the local historic artifact be offered Punt Returns 7/2 109/7 as the trophy to the winner of the annual Akron-Kent State football game. KENT STATE LEADERS The rivalry goes beyond just the football game. While the winner of the game gets Passing C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Ypg. to keep the Wagon Wheel for the season, there is a second Wagon Wheel that is a Dustin Crum 39-56-1 69.7 490 6 245 year-long contest across all sports. The year is scored in a Ryder Cup style format Rushing Att. Net Avg. TD Ypg. with teams either winning one point if it is the only time the teams meet that Bryan Bradford 25 185 7.4 0 92.5 season (ie soccer/volleyball) or a half point if the teams play more than once (bas- Marquez Cooper 30 127 4.2 2 63.5 ketball). Visit wagonwheelchallenge.com for the complete details. Xavier Williams 12 90 7.5 1 45 Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Ypg. Isaiah McKoy 14 178 12.7 3 89.0 Players to Watch Ja’Shaun Poke 8 120 15.0 2 60.0 For Kent State, the Flashes return senior signal caller Dustin Crum. This will be Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks INT FF-FR the first full season for Crum as QB1, having taken over the starting job in week Dean Clark 10-4-14 0.0 0.0 1 0-0 two of the 2019 season. Crum responded by completing nearly 70 percent of his Lawrence-Burke 9-4-13 2.0 2.0 0 0 - 0 passes, threw for over 2600 yards and posted a 20:2 touchdown to interception Zayin West 5-3-8 1.0 0.0 0 0- 0 ratio. He’s picked up where he left off this season. He has completed 70 percent of his passes with a 6:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio, while averaging 245 yards AKRON LEADERS per game. Passing C-A-I Pct. Yds. TD Ypg. Zach Gibson 36-60-3 60 343 2 171.5 The Golden Flashes have Walter Camp pre-season All-American in junior kicker Rushing Att. Net Avg. TD Ypg. Matthew Trickett. The reigning Mid-American Conference Special Teams Player Teon Dollard 38 232 6.1 0 116 of the Year hit on 29-of-34 field goals last year, tying him for the top spot in the Jeremiah Knight 18 96 5.3 0 48 FBS. Trickett hit two “walk-off” field goals last year to defeat Kennesaw State and Receiving Rec. Yds. Avg . TD Ypg. Buffalo and hit four or more field goals in a game three times. Nate Stewart 8 88 11.0 1 44.0 George Qualls Jr 4 78 19.5 0 39 The Zips have a running back in Teon Dollard who is off to one of the best starts Defense UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks INT FF-FR of the season on the ground in the MAC. Dollar is averaging 113 yards per game on Bubba Arslanian 11-8-19 2.0 2.0 0 0-0 the ground, which averaging over six yards per carry. Defensively, Adetutu Daranijo 9-3-12 0.0 0.0 0 0-0 Bubba Arslanian is amongst the leaders in the Mid-American Conference in Brandon Bischof 10-0-10 0.0 0.0 0 0-0 sacks. KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

MAC Information Pre-Season All-MAC

First-Team Offense First-Team Specialist 2020 Standings QB Dustin Crum (Athlon, Phil Steele) K Matthew Trickett (Athlon, Phil Steele) WR Isaiah McKoy (Athlon, Phil Steele) East MAC Overall Buffalo 2-0 2-0 Kent State 2-0 2-0 Second-Team Defense Miami 1-1 1-1 S KJ Sherald (Athlon, Phil Steele) Ohio 1-1 1-1 Akron 0-2 0-2 Bowling Green 0-2 0-2 Third-Team Offense Third-Team Defense West MAC Overall OL Julian Sams (Athlon) DB Elvis Hines (Phil Steele) Central Michigan 2-0 2-0 LB Manny Lawrence Burke (Phil Steele) Western Michigan 2-0 2-0 Ball State 1-1 1-1 Toledo 1-1 1-1 Fourth-Team Offense Fourth-Team Defense Eastern Michigan 0-2 0-2 OL Daniel Johnson (Phil Steele) DB Elvis Hines (Athlon) Northern Illinois 0-2 0-2 Fourth-Team Specialist KR Isaiah McKoy (Athlon)

Week 2 Games Tuesday, November 17

Buffalo at BG 7 pm ET Akron at Kent State 7 pm ET Ohio at Miami 8 pm ET MAC Pre-Season Polls

Wednesday, November 18

NIU at Ball State 7 pm ET W. Michigan at C. Michigan 7 pm ET Coaches Poll Media Poll Toledo at E. Michigan 8 pm ET East Division East Division 1. Miami (6) – 64 pts. Buffalo (19) – 135 pts. 2. Buffalo (4) – 58 pts. Miami (3) – 107 pts. 3. Ohio (1) – 48 pts. Ohio (1) – 101 pts. 4. Kent State – 42 pts. Kent State (1) – 85 pts. 5. Bowling Green – 23 pts. Bowling Green – 50 pts. 6. Akron (1) – 17 pts. Akron – 26 pts.

West Division West Division 1. Toledo (4) – 54 pts. Central Michigan (10) – 119 pts. 2. Western Michigan (2) – 53 pts. Toledo (7) – 118 pts. 3. Central Michigan (5) – 52 pts. Ball State (4) – 93 pts. 4. Ball State (1) – 50 pts. Western Michigan (3) – 89 pts. 5. Eastern Michigan – 22 pts. Eastern Michigan – 46 pts. 6. Northern Illinois – 21 pts. Northern Illinois – 39 pts.

Predicted MAC Champion: Buffalo (14), Central Michigan (4), Toledo (3), Ball State (2), Kent State (1)

KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski KENT STATE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE Pos. No. Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown Pos. No. Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown WR 80 Keshunn Abram Sr. 6-2 193 Southaven, Miss. End 55 Sekou Diaby Sr. 6-2 278 Hillside, N.J or 14 Dante Cephas So. 6-1 178 Pittsburgh, Pa. 53 Adin Huntington Fr. 6-0 263 Stafford, Va. or 41 Jabbar Price Sr. 6-4 250 Youngstown, Ohio WR 25 Ja’Shaun Poke So. 5-10 171 Hampton, Ga. or 27 Isaac Vance R-Jr. 5-9 169 Las Cruces, N.M. or 88 Luke Floriea Fr. 5-10 168 Mentor, Ohio Nose 52 Buddha Jones So. 6-3 273 Tallahassee, Fla. 57 Oly Okombi So. 6-1 256 Silver Spring, Md. LT 77 Daniel Johnson R-So 6-5 307 London, Ontario 66 Elijah Lamptey So. 6-5 295 Chicago, Ill. End 0 Zayin West R-Jr. 6-1 272 Midlothian, Va. 56 Nadir Pineda Fr. 6-3 278 Patterson, N.J. LG 75 Adam Gregoire R-Sr. 6-6 332 Canton, Ohio 55 Julian Sams Jr. 6-3 300 Bealeton, Va. OLB 11 Matt Harmon R-So. 6-5 234 Rockwood, Mich.

C 70 Jack Clement R-Sr. 6-3 283 Springfield, Ill. OLB 34 Kesean Gamble Sr. 6-1 274 Cincinnati, Ohio or 65 Jack Bailey So. 6-3 285 Willoughby, Ohio 33 Jasper Robinson Fr. 6-4 259 Canton, Ohio or 56 Elijah Ratliff R-So. 6-3 291 Reynoldsburg, Ohio

RG 54 Nathan Monnin Sr. 6-5 295 Piqua, Ohio ILB 35 Brandon Coleman So. 6-1 220 Columbia Station, Ohio 69 Sam Allan R-Jr. 6-2 285 Portage, Mich. 32 Khalib Johns Jr. 6-2 232 Lancaster, Calif.

RT 71 Bill Kuduk Jr. 6-4 295 Chicago, Ill. ILB 28 M. Lawrence-Burke R-Sr. 6-0 200 Steubenville, Ohio 73 Zach Whaley R-So. 6-4 299 Prior Lake, Minn. 19 A.J. Musolino R-Jr. 6-3 209 Struthers, Ohio

QB 7 Dustin Crum Sr. 6-3 207 Grafton, Ohio S 5 Keith Sherald Jr. Sr. 5-9 181 Waldorf, Md. 15 Woody Barrett R-Sr. 6-2 245 Orlando, Fla. 10 Dean Clark So. 6-0 211 Massillon, Ohio or 19 Collin Schlee So. 6-3 218 Ijamsville, Md. or 37 Luke Murphy Fr. 6’1 192 Massillon, Ohio RB 24 Marquez Cooper Fr. 5-6 184 Gaithersburg, Md. or 18 Xavier Williams R-Jr 5-9 189 Forestville, Md. S 29 C.J. Holmes R-Jr. 6-0 213 Hamden, Conn. 31 Bryan Bradford So. 6-0 243 St. Louis, Mo. or 36 Jeremiah Salaam Jr. 5-10 170 Frostproof, Fla. or 26 Richie Carpenter Jr. R-Sr. 5-10 194 Dayton, Ohio TE 45 Adam Dulka R-Sr. 5-9 212 Brecksville, Ohio or 13 Keenan Orr R-Jr. 6-5 223 Forest, Ind. CB 24 Tony Butler R-Jr. 6-2 214 Lakewood, Ohio or 11 Kris Leach R-Jr. 6-6 248 Bealton, Va. 21 Montre Miller R-So. 5-10 183 Blythewood, S.C. or 85 Mark Williams R-So. 6-4 225 Ashburn, Va. 20 Mario Nunez So. 6-2 184 Kennesaw, Ga.

WR 23 Isaiah McKoy Jr. 6-3 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. CB 14 Elvis Hines Sr. 5-10 174 Camden, N.J. 12 Raymond James R-Jr. 5-11 186 Dayton, Ohio or 12 Capone Blue R-So. 6-3 179 San Diego, Calif.

COACHING STAFF SPECIALISTS Head Coach/QBs...... Sean Lewis Pos. No. Name Class Ht. Wt. Hometown Associate HC/Defensive Coordinator...... Tom Kaufman PK 2 Matthew Trickett Jr. 6-0 198 Cleveland, Ohio Offensive Coordinator/TEs...... Andrew Sowder 94 Seth Phillis Fr. 5-11 211 Burgettstown, Pa. Special Teams Coordinator...... Zac Barton Offensive Line...... Bill O’Boyle LS 58 Brad George So. 5-9 199 Wheaton, Ill. Secondary...... Justin Hood 47 Josh Sanders Fr. 6-4 207 Pickerington, Ohio Outside Linebackers/Def. Recruiting Coordinator...... Joe Coniglio Safeties...... Will Windham P 43 Ian Henzi Jr. 6-0 196 Livonia, Mich. Wide Receivers/Off. Recruiting Coordinator...... Matthew Middleton 2 Matthew Trickett Jr. 6-0 191 Cleveland, Ohio Running Backs...... Matt Johnson Defensive Line...... Colin Ferrell H 7 Dustin Crum Sr. 6-3 207 Grafton, Ohio Director of Player Personnel...... Steve Schrum Director of Football Operations...... Jake Olson KR 23 Isaiah McKoy Jr. 6-3 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. Sports Performance Coach...... Jeff Sobol 25 Ja’Shaun Poke So. 5-10 171 Hampton, Ga. Graduate Assistant (Defense)...... James Alexander Graduate Assistant (Defense)...... Dan Conwell PR 23 Isaiah McKoy Jr. 6-3 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. Graduate Assistant (Offense)...... AJ Scott or 27 Isaac Vance R-Jr. 5-9 169 Las Cruces, N.M. Graduate Assistant (Offense)...... Juan Soto KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski KENT STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER 0 Zayin West DE 6-1 272 R-Jr. Midlothian, Va. / Manchester 55 Julian Sams OL 6-3 300 Jr. Bealeton, Va. / Liberty 2 Matthew Trickett K 6-0 198 Jr. Cleveland, Ohio / St. Ignatius 56 Nadir Pineda DT 6-3 278 R-So. Patterson, N.J. / Monroe College 5 Keith Sherald Jr. S 5-9 181 Sr. Waldorf, Md. / Bishop McNamara 56 Elijah Ratliff OL 6-3 291 R-So. Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Reynoldsburg 7 Dustin Crum QB 6-3 207 Sr. Grafton, Ohio / Midview 57 Oly Okombi DL 6-1 256 R-Fr. Silver Spring, Md. / Blair 10 Javaughn Williams WR 6-3 189 R-So. Cleveland, Ohio / John Hay 58 Brad George LS 5-9 199 R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South 10 Dean Clark S 6-0 211 So. Massillon, Ohio / Massillon Washington 59 Will Burns DL 6-3 258 R-So. Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep 11 Matt Harmon LB 6-5 234 R-So. Rockwood, Mich. / Oscar Carlson 60 Keaton Zigenfuss K/P 6-0 165 Fr. Chardon, Ohio/Chardon 11 Kris Leach TE 6-6 248 R-Jr. Bealton, Va. / Western Kentucky 61 Nick Spicer OL 6-1 282 R-Jr. Kent, Ohio / Roosevelt 12 Capone Blue CB 6-3 179 R-So. Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta Mesa 62 Mike Morris OL 6-1 289 R-So. Dayton, Ohio / IMG Academy 12 Raymond James WR 5-11 186 R-Jr. Dayton, Ohio / Wayne 65 Jack Bailey OL 6-3 285 R-Fr. Willoughby, Ohio / Kirtland 13 Paul Breinz DB 5-9 181 R-So. Canfield, Ohio / Ohio Dominican 66 Elijah Lamptey OL 6-5 265 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Leo Catholic 13 Keenan Orr TE 6-5 223 R-Jr. Forest, Ind. / South Dakota State 69 Sam Allan OL 6-2 285 R-Jr. Portage, Mich. / Portage Central 14 Dante Cephas WR 6-1 178 R-Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Penn Hills 70 Jack Clement OL 6-3 283 R-Jr. Springfield, Ill. / South Dakota 14 Elvis Hines CB 5-10 174 Sr. Camden, N.J. / IMG Academy 71 Bill Kuduk OL 6-4 295 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Marist / Kansas State 15 Woody Barrett QB 6-2 245 R-Sr. Orlando, Fla. /Copiah-Lincoln C.C. 72 Marcellus Marshall OL 6-5 331 Fr. Morgantown, W. Va./Morgantown 15 Prince Okituama LB 6-7 221 R-Fr. Newark, N.J. / West Side 73 Zach Whaley OL 6-4 299 R-So. Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake 17 Griffin Brewster QB 6-2 192 Fr. Rome, Ga. / Darlington School 74 Thor Kracht OL 6-3 280 Fr. Carmel, Ind./Carmel 18 Terrell Miller DB 6-0 167 Fr. Fairburn, Ga./Creekside 75 Adam Gregoire OL 6-6 332 R-Sr. Canton, Ohio / Massillon Perry 18 Xavier Williams RB 5-9 189 R-Jr. Forestville, Md. / Bishop McNamara 76 Logan Swartz OL 6-5 306 R-Fr. Rock Island, Ill. / Rock Island 19 A.J. Musolino LB 6-3 209 R-Jr. Struthers, Ohio / Struthers 77 Daniel Johnson OL 6-5 307 R-So. London, Ontario / Catholic Central 19 Collin Schlee QB 6-3 218 R-Fr. Ijamsville, Md. / Oakdale 78 Savion Washington OL 6-8 342 Fr. Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent St. Mary 20 Daniel Bangura RB 5-10 185 R-So. Canal Winchester, Ohio/Harvest Prep 80 Keshunn Abram WR 6-2 193 Sr. Southaven, Miss. /NW Mississippi C.C. 20 Mario Nunez DB 6-2 184 R-Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison 81 Robie Glass WR 6-3 189 Fr. Springfield, Ohio / Shawnee 21 Joachim Bangda RB 5-10 231 So. Washington, D.C. / St. Frances Academy 83 Lon’kevious McFadden WR 6-4 205 R-So. Pahokee, Fla. / Pahokee 21 Montre Miller CB 5-10 183 R-So. Blythewood, S.C. / Westwood 84 Isaiah Wooden WR 5-8 156 R-So. San Diego, Calif. / Helix / Dixie State 22 Michael West LB 6-5 224 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers 85 Mark Williams TE 6-4 225 R-So. Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge 23 Isaiah McKoy WR 6-3 200 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Norcross (Ga.) 86 Justin Hartzell WR 6-2 204 R-Fr. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville Catholic 24 Tony Butler DB 6-2 214 R-Sr. Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edwards /Nebraska 87 Hayden Junker TE 6-3 247 R-Fr. Massillon, Ohio / Massillon Jackson 24 Marquez Cooper RB 5-6 184 Fr. Gaithersburg, Md / Quince Orchard 88 Luke Florea WR 5-10 168 Fr. Mentor, Ohio/Mentor 25 Ja’Shaun Poke WR 5-10 171 So. Hampton, Ga. / Dutchtown 89 Tyler Dixon WR 6-3 198 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers 26 J.B. Awolowo WR 5-9 199 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian 92 Reignings Awah DL 6-4 252 Fr. Mississauga, Ontario / North Clarkson 26 Richie Carpenter Jr. DB 5-10 194 R-Sr. Dayton, Ohio / Wayne / Urbana 94 Seth Phillis K/P 5-11 211 Fr. Burgettstown, Pa./Burgettstown 27 Isaac Vance WR 5-9 169 R-Jr. Las Cruces, N.M. / Mayfield 28 Mandela Lawrence-Burke LB 6-0 185 R-Sr. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 29 C.J. Holmes DB 6-0 213 R-Jr. Hamden, Conn./Cheshire Academy /Penn St. 30 Jaylen DeCoteau DB 5-11 181 R-Fr. Richland, N.J. / Saint Augustine Prep 10 Javaughn Williams Juh-VON 31 Bryan Bradford RB 6-0 243 R-Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers 13 Paul Breinz BRINES 31 Marquail Coaxum DB 5-10 175 Fr. Cartersville, Ga./ Cartersville 14 Dante Cephas SEE-fuss 32 Khalib Johns LB 6-2 232 Jr. Lancaster, Calif./Antelope Valley /Coll. of the Canyons 15 Prince Okituama Oh-kee-tu-ah-ma 33 Jasper Robinson LB 6-4 259 Fr. Canton, Ohio/McKinley 20 Daniel Bangura BAN-gura 34 Kesean Gamble LB 6-1 274 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian 21 Joachim Bangda Joe-SHEEM BANG-duh 35 Brandon Coleman LB 6-1 219 R-Fr. Columbia Station, Ohio / Columbia 26 J.B. Awolowo Uh-wahl-uh-woe 36 Jeremiah Salaam CB 5-10 170 Jr. Frostproof, Fla. / Frostproof 30 Jaylen DeCoteau Dee-KO-toe 37 Luke Murphy DB 6-1 192 Fr. Massillon, Ohio/Massillon Washington 31 Marquail Coaxum MAR-quail COKE-sum 38 Tynan Tucker DB 5-11 191 Fr. Statesville, N.C./Statesville 32 Khalib Johns KAY-lib 39 Miles Daniel CB 5-9 166 R-Sr. Oak Park, Mich. / Oak Park 36 Jeremiah Salaam Suh-LAHM 41 Jabbar Price DL 6-4 250 Sr. Youngstown, Ohio / Garden City C.C. 48 Cepeda Phillips SUH-pay-duh 41 Ty Berrong LB 6-3 222 Fr. Port Orange, Fla./Atlantic 55 Sekou Diaby SAY-koo Dee-ah-bee 42 Juan Wallace LB 6-2 225 Jr. Washington, D.C./IMG Academy/Syracuse 56 Nadir Pineda Nuh-deer PIN-ay-duh 43 Ian Henzi P 6-0 196 R-Jr. Livonia, Mich. / Ventura College 57 Oly Okombi OH-lee Oh-KOM-bee 44 Sebastian Spear LB 6-0 203 R-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio / Parma / Ashland 60 Keaton Zigenfuss ZEE-gen-fuss 45 Adam Dulka TE 5-9 212 R-Sr. Brecksville, Ohio /Syracuse 74 Thor Kracht Cracked 46 Tyler Roberson DE 6-3 284 Fr. Louisville, Ky./Trinity 75 Adam Gregoire GREG-OR-ee 47 Josh Sanders LS 6-4 207 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North 78 Savion Washington SAVE-ee-on 48 Cepeda Phillips LB 6-0 217 Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King 81 Robie Glass ROB-ee 50 Adam Tourville OL 6-3 330 R-Sr. La Habra, Calif. / Cerritos College 83 Lon’kevious McFadden LON-kee-vee-us 50 CJ West DL 6-2 330 Fr. LaGrange Park, Ill./Nazareth 94 Reignings Awah RAY-nings Ah-Wah 51 Anthony Morris LB 5-10 225 R-Fr. Cleveland, Ohio / Glenville 51 Tyler Thomas OL 6-4 300 Fr. Baltimore Md./St. Frances Academy 52 Buddha Jones DT 6-3 273 So. Tallahassee, Fla. / Godby 52 Michael McNicholas OL 6-3 313 R-Fr. Lombard, Ill. / Montini 53 Adin Huntington DL 6-0 260 Fr. Stafford, Va./Mountain View 54 Nathan Monnin OL 6-5 295 Sr. Piqua, Ohio / Piqua 55 Sekou Diaby DL 6-2 278 Sr. Hillside, N.J. / Hillside / Dodge City C.C. KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski OFFSEASON PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIALISTS Returning Lettermen (17) Returning Lettermen (17) Returning Lettermen (1) QB (2) Woody Barrett, Dustin Crum DL (5) Will Burns, Sekou Diaby, Buddha Jones, K (1) Matthew Trickett Jabbar Price, Zayin West RB (2) Joachim Bangda, Xavier Williams LB (5) Kesean Gamble, Matt Harmon, Mandela Lettermen Lost (2) WR (3) Keshunn Abram, Isaiah McKoy, Ja’shaun Lawrence-Burke, A.J. Musolino, Cepeda P (1) Derek Adams Poke Phillips LS (1) Joey Palumbo

TE (3) Adam Dulka, Keenan Orr, Mark Williams DB (7) Dean Clark, Miles Daniel, Elvis Hines, Montre Miller, Mario Nunez, Jeremiah OL (6) Sam Allan, Adam Gregorie, Daniel Salaam, Keith Sherald Jr. Johnson, Nathan Monin, Elijah Ratliff, Julian Sams Lettermen Lost (8) DL (3) Dom Hill, Alex Hoag, Theo Majette Lettermen Lost (7) RB (1) Will Matthews LB (2) Matt Bahr, Nick Faulkner WR (3) Mike Carrigan, Antwon Dixon, Kavious Price DB (3) Qwuantrezz Knight, Jamal Parker, Akeam OL (3) Bryce Gibbs, Jamil Viaud, Nate Warnock Peters,

Key Returners (7) ‘19 Games/Career Key Returners (10) ‘19 Games/Career QB Dustin Crum 13/31 DL Sekou Diaby 11/11 RB Xavier Williams 11/14 DL Buddha Jones 13/13 WR Isaiah McKoy 11/22 DL Zayin West 13/25 TE Adam Dulka 13/25 LB Kesean Gamble 13/37 OL Adam Gregorie 13/34 LB M. Lawrence-Burke 13/41 OL Nathan Monnin 13/34 LB Cepeda Phillips 13/35 OL Julian Sams 13/25 DB Miles Daniel 13/35 DB Elvis Hines 13/36 Key Losses (7) ‘19 Games/Career DB Montre Miller 8/12 RB Will Matthews 8/38 DB KJ Sherald 13/37 WR Kavious Price 13/44 WR Mike Carrigan 11/47 WR Antwan Dixon 13/34 Key Losses(8) ‘19 Games/Career OL Bryce Gibbs 4/24 DL Dom Hill 8/40 OL Jamil Viaud 4/13 DL Alex Hoag 13/31 OL Nate Warnock 13/37 DL Theo Majette 13/46 LB Matt Bahr 13/56 LB Nick Faulkner 13/44 DB Qwuantrezz Knight 13/13 DB Jamal Parker 13/48

DB Akeam Peters 13/39

KENT STATE OPPONENT QUICK FACTS Kent State in 2020 School Information School...... Akron At home 1-0 Name Kent State University Location: ...... Akron, Ohio Location Kent, Ohio 44242 Population:...... 200,000 (5th largest in Ohio) On the road 1-0 Founded 1910 Founded: ...... 1870 as Buchtel College Neutral site 0-0 Enrollment 38,323 (all campuses) Enrollment:...... 19,218 On natural grass 0-0 Alumni Worldwide 241,000 Nickname: ...... Zips Nickname Golden Flashes Colors:...... Blue (282) & Gold (871) On artificial surface 1-0 Mascot “Flash” the Golden Eagle Conference: ...... Mid-American (East Division) When scoring first 2-0 Colors Navy Blue and Gold President: ...... Dr. Gary L. Miller When opponent scores first 0-0 Affiliation NCAA Division I Director of Athletics: ...... Larry Williams President Dr. Todd Diacon Faculty Athletics Rep.: ...... Dr. Matthew Juravich When leading at halftime 2-0 Alma Mater Wisconsin Athletics Dept. Phone: ...... (330) 972-7080 When trailing at halftime 0-0 Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen Ticket Office:...... 1-888-99-AKRON (-25766) Alma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85 When tied at halftime 0-0 Deputy AD Casey Cegles Coaching Staff When leading after three quarters 2-0 Conference Mid-American (East Division) When trailing after three quarters 0-0 Home venue Dix Stadium (1969) Tom Arth (John Carroll ‘03)Head Coach | Quarterbacks When tied after three quarters 0-0 Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319 Matt Feeney...... Defensive Coordinator | Safeties Tommy Zagorski...... Offensive Coordinator | O-Line When leading after four quarters 2-0 Coaching Staff Brian Cochran...... Defensive Line When trailing after four quarters 0-0 Head Coach Sean Lewis Chris Cook...... Tight Ends | Offensive Tackles In overtime 0-0 Alma Mater Wisconsin ’07 Jayden Everett...... Running Backs Record at Kent State (Years) 10-16 (Third Season) Bryan Gasser...... Pass Game Coordinator | Receivers In games decided by 3 points or less 0-0 Overall record Same Deonte Gibson.Outside Linebackers | Defensive Ends In games decided by 7 points or less 1-0 Chris Hurd...... ST Coordinator | Fullbacks | H-Backs In games decided by 10 points or less 1-0 Assistant Coaches Jamael Lett...... Secondary Offensive Coordinator / QBs / TEs Andrew Sowder Oscar Rodriguez, Jr...... Inside Linebackers In games decided by more than 14 points 1-0 Defensive Coordinator / Assoc. HC Tom Kaufman When running more plays than opponent 2-0 Special Teams Coordinator Zac Barton When opponent runs more plays 0-0 Offensive Line Bill O’Boyle Team Information Running Backs Matt Johnson First Year of Football:...... 1891 When plays are equal 0-0 Wide Receivers Matthew Middleton All-Time Record: ...... 522-560-36 When gaining more total yards 2-0 Defensive Line Colin Ferrell First Year of Div. I Football:...... 1987* When gaining less total yards 0-0 Outside Linebackers Joe Coniglio Record in NCAA Div. I-A (FBS)....1...43-239-2 (33 yrs.) Safeties Will Windham All-Time MAC Record:...... 87-139 (28 yrs.) When rushing for more yards 2-0 Secondary Justin Hood MAC Titles:...... 1 (2005) When rushing for fewer yards 0-0 Director of Player Personnel Steve Schrum MAC East Division Titles:...... 3 (2000, 2005, 2017) When passing for more yards 0-0 Director of Football Operations Jake Olson NCAA D-I Bowl Games:.....3 (2005 Motor City, 2015 Graduate Assistant / Defense James Alexander Potato, 2017 Boca Raton) When passing for fewer yards 2-0 Graduate Assistant / Offense AJ Scott Stadium:...... InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field When committing fewer turnovers 2-0 Graduate Assistant / Defense Dan Conwell Capacity: ...... 30,000 [official sellout is 27,881] When committing more turnovers 0-0 Graduate Assistant / Offense Juan Soto Playing Surface:...... ProGrass Head Football Sports Performance Jeff Sobol Record at InfoCision Stadium:...... 25-41 (11 yrs.) When turnovers are even 0-0 Press Box Phone ...... (330) 972-2913 When winning time of possession 2-0 Team Information First year of football 1920 When opponent wins time of possession 0-0 All-time record 351-570-28/98 years FOOTBALL CONTACTS When running 70 or more plays 2-0 Bowl record 1-3 Sean Palchick (Football Contact) When running less than 70 plays 0-0 Last bowl 2019 Frisco Bowl Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 • Email: [email protected] When rushing for 100 yards or more 2-0 Result W, 51-41 vs. Utah State 2020 Schedule 2019 overall record 7-6 When rushing for less than 100 yards 0-0 2019 MAC record/finish 5-3, T-2 East 11/4 WESTERN MICHIGAN * L, 13-58 When passing for 200 yards or more 2-0 Starters returning/lost 14/10 11/10 at Ohio * L, 24-10 Offense 7/4 When passing for less than 200 yards 0-0 Defense 6/5 11/17 at Kent State 7 p.m. When pass % is 60% or better 2-0 Specialists 1/1 11/28 MIAMI * TBA When pass % is under 60% 0-0 Basic Offense Spread Basic Defense Varies 12/5 BOWLING GREEN * TBA When third down conversion is 40% or better 1-0 12/12 at Buffalo * TBA When third down conversion is under 40% 1-0 Athletic Communications When committing fewer penalties 1-0 Secondary Football Contact Taylor Czajkowski 12/18 MAC Championship TBA Email [email protected] When committing more penalties 1-0 Phone (330) 672-3084 When penalties are even 0-0 Cell (785) 221-4405 When gaining 20 first downs or more 2-0 Address 106 M.A.C. Center, P.O. Box 5190; Kent, OH 44242 When gaining less than 20 first downs 0-0 Press Box Phone (330)-672-2036 Website KentStateSports.com Twitter @KentStAthletics, @KentStFootball KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

Kent State Kent State University respectfully requests that the institu- tion and its intercollegiate athletics teams be referred to as Playing at the Next Level “Kent State” or “KSU” in shortened reference, as opposed to Kalil Morris was the most recent Golden Flash to appear in “Kent.” Thank you. an NFL camp with the Baltimore Ravens. Prior to the 2018 NFL season, recent Kent State graduates Jon Cunningham Closing Strong (Falcons), Nate Holley (Rams) and Nick Holley (Rams) joined Kent State was the only FBS team to win their final three training camps. In 2017, NFL regular season rosters included regular-season games in order to gain bowl eligibility in 2019. Roosevelt Nix and James Harrison of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The three-game streak started in the most improbable of Nix converted from defensive line to fullback and made his first fashions. The Flashes trailed Buffalo 27-6 with under eight Pro Bowl, while Harrison is a former NFL Defensive Player of the minutes to go. Three touchdowns sandwiched between a Year. Also making a position switch was going from quarterback recovered on-side kick and blocked punt, tied the game at 27. to receiver was Julian Edelman, who helped the New England Matthew Trickett hit a walk-off 42-yard field goal to mark the Patriots win a Super Bowl. Edelman is now a three-time Super largest fourth-quarter comeback in the FBS in 2019. Bowl Champion after being named Super Bowl XLIII MVP and leading the Patriots to a win over the Los Angeles Rams. Josh Breaking Through Kline (Free Agent) and Brian Winters (Bills) made up the left The 51-41 victory in the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl side of Kent State’s offensive in 2011 and 2012. Antonio Gates was the first bowl victory in school history. In 97 previous (Chargers) played only a spring season of football at Kent State, seasons, the Flashes were 0-3 prior to last year’s victory. but was a standout basketball player. The Flashes lost to Delaware in the 1954 Refigerator Bowl in Evansville, Indiana, lost to the University of Tampa in the 1972 Tangerine (now Citrus) Bowl and to Arkansas State in Nate Holley was just named the CFL’s Most Outstanding the 2012 GoDaddy Bowl. Rookie for the Calgary Stampeders . He signed with the Miami Dolphins practice squad before the 2020 season. Rico Steve Harvey Scholarship Murray (Hamilton) is also currently playing in the CFL. In the spring, 2020 graduate Theo Majette signed a CFL deal with Cal- Kent State linebacker Anthony Morris (#51) is one of the gary as well. Holley parlayed his strong season in the CFL into a recipients of the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation Schol- deal with the Miami Dolphins for the 2020 season. arship. Morris, a Cleveland Glenville High School graduate, like Harvey, appeared on Harvey’s talk show, “Steve” in June of 2019 to accept the scholarship. Harvey attended Kent State University before going on to a career in comedy, tv and film. Double Cheeseburger He is best known for being the current host of Family Feud. On May 22, 2019, Twisted Meltz in Kent, Ohio named the “Sean Morris got his first live action against Bowling Green, seeing Lewis” as its newest signature sandwich. The Sean Lewis is a action in the fourth quarter. Morris, a nursing major, has pro- double cheeseburger with bacon and jalepenos. Lewis joins the fessional goals to be a pediatric nurse. ranks of esteemed Kent State greats such as Josh Cribbs, Lou Holtz, Nick Saban and Dri Archer to have sandwiches named after them.

Academic Excellence The Golden Flashes enjoyed their most successfull academic semester on record in the spring of 2020. Adapting well to the remote learning, online format, the Flashes posted the highest team grade-point average on record at 3.27. KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

FlashFAST Kent State employs what is called a FlashFAST style of play, referring to their up-tempo offense and attacking defense. Honoring #54 Jason Bitsko Additionally, FlashFAST is the overall mantra of the team with On Aug. 20, 2014 during a preseason practice, Kent State’s FAST standing for Fun, Accountable, Smart and Tough football team received tragic news of the unexpected overnight death of Jason Bitsko. The fourth-year junior was slated to be FlashFAST Pace the team’s center after starting 12 games at right tackle in 2013. The Golden Flashes run a high-octane, FlashFAST offense un- Bitsko had become a team leader, mentor and friend to many der Sean Lewis and Andrew Sowder. So far in 2020,Kent State ran 75 plays in 30 minutes of possession. This included the both on and off the field. In Bitsko’s honor, the number 54 is now slowed down final drive where the Flashes ran just 10 plays in worn by a select offensive lineman every season. In 2018 and 19, the final 5:13. In week two, Kent went even faster, running 92 Nate Warnock was chosen by teammates and coaches to wear plays against Bowling Green in 32 minutes of possession. The the jersey. In previous years, it was worn by Reno Reda, Stefano 92 plays were the most since they ran 91 against Delaware Millin and Nathan Puthoff. In 2014, 54 was displayed on one side State in 2015. of every player’s helmet throughout the year. This season, the team voted that Nate Monnin will wear 54 for the 2020 season. A Golden Standard Kent State head coach Sean Lewis reserves the single digits for players that have met the “golden standards” of the team, both on and off the field. This season,KJ Sherald is the lone hold over from last season, earning the number 5 prior to the The “James Gang” Coaching Tree Ball State game. Quarterback Dustin Crum (was 14, now 7, Two players from Don James’ 1972 squad (he himself a mem- place kicker Matthew Trickett (was 95, now 2) and defen- ber of the College Football Hall of Fame) have gone on to find sive end Zayin West (was 97, now 0) are the new single digit great coaching success of their own. Current Alabama head players. Players have the ability to earn and lose their single coach Nick Saban (defensive back, 1970-73) won a national digit over the course of a season. championship with LSU in 2003 and five more with Alabama, while Gary Pinkel (tight end, 1971-73) directed Missouri to a Beard Gang school-record 12 victories in 2007, finishing the season fourth As part of the Fun in FlashFAST, a number of coaches, players, in the final Associated Press poll after being ranked No. 1 earli- sports performance coaches and athletic trainers are partici- er in the year, and is on this year’s ballot for the College Football pating in a Beard Gang challenge. Mustaches can be trimmed, Hall of Fame. Dan Dorazio, who was a student assistant under but participants must let their beards grow for the entire sea- James, has coached for over 40 years in the CFL, and Dom Ca- son. pers (graduate assistant, 1972-74) who recently retired as Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator, also worked under James. Youngest Head Coaches in the FBS In December 2017, Sean Lewis (then 31) became the youngest FBS head coach. Furthermore, Bob Stoops — who led Oklahoma to the 2000 na- 1. Sean Lewis, Kent State 34 (4-11-86) tional title — got his full-time coaching start as an assistant at 2. Jake Spavital, Texas State 35 (5-1-85) Kent State in 1988. In addition to College Football Hall of Fame 3. Will Healy, Charlotte 35 (1-16-85) inductee Lou Holtz, the list also includes former head coach 4. Walt Bell, UMass 36 (6-7-84) Glen Mason (1986-87), who went on to find success at Minne- 5. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma 37 (9-5-83) sota, Long-time NFL coordinator Dean Pees served as the Kent 6. Eli Drinkwitz, Missouri 37 (4-12-83) State head coach from 1998 to 2003 before leaving to start that 7. Mike Norvell, Florida State 39 (10-11-81) lengthy NFL tenure. 8. Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois 39 (7-7-81) 9. Tom Arth, Akron 39 (5-11-81) 10. P.J. Fleck, Minnesota 39 (11-29-80) KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

Trick Trick BOOM The Real McKoy Junior kicker Matthew Trickett has been a steady force for the Isaiah McKoy caught eight touchdown passes last season, all Golden Flashes. As a sophomore, he tied for the FBS lead with of them were plays of 21 yards or longer. A true “home run” 29 made field goals and 34 field goal attemps. He also hit on all threat, McKoy had five touchdowns of at least 40 yards. McKoy 39 of his extra points and was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Year as a result. This season, Trickett was named and Dustin Crum hooked up for a 78-yard touchdown strike to the Walter Camp Foundation’s pre-season All-America list in the first quarter of the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl. and was named first team All-MAC by Athlon Sports. McKoy earned first team All-MAC in Athlon Sports’ pre-season rankings. Refusing to CRUM-ble Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum is looking to build off a stellar 2019 campaign. After taking over as QB1 in week two, McKoy and Crum picked up where they left off against EMU. Crum went on to lead the MAC in passing in conference games, McKoy hauled in a 26-yard touchdown pass in the victory. averaging over 240 yards per contest. Crum added another 60 McKoy brought in eight passes for 104 yards, his fifth 100 yards rushing per game, putting him atop the conference with yard game of his career. The Flashes are 4-1 in those games, 300 yard of total offense per game. Crum also had a TD to INT including winning the last four. Against Bowling Green, McKoy ratio of 20:2 last year, leading to an overall efficiency rating of 159.7, good for 11th in the FBS. had his second career two touchdown game, he had three in the victory over Ball State. ESPN took notice, ranking Crum at #8 on the top returning quarterbacks for 2020, the highest among the “group of five” quarterbacks. ESPN notes Crum’s decision making as big Sams’ Club reason why, only .7% of his throws were considered “turn- Offensive lineman Julian Sams has gotten the start in every over-worthy”, the lowest mark in the FBS. one of his 26 collegiate games. He is the leading returner on an offensive line that brings back four players that started at In week one against the Eagles, crum was 21-for-29 (73%) for least four games last season and three players who started all 219 yards and two touchdowns. He did throw an interception, 12 games. Sams, a junior out of Bealeton, Virginia was also a strong high-school wrestler, finishing as a state runner-up as a ending a streak of 105 passed without an interception. senior. In week Two, Crum was even better. The senior had five In Road Openers incompletions and FOUR touchdown passes in the first half against BG. He finished 18-27 for 271 yards and those four The Golden Flashes won their second-straight MAC road open- TDs. The four touchdown passes ties a career high. er, having defeated Akron last season 26-3 and Bowling Green in week two. The last time that Kent State won a true road Sharing is Caring opener prior to last week was in week one of the 2007 season, The Flashes had four players rush for at least 30 yards. Lead- defeating Iowa State 23-14 in Ames. The last time the Flashes ing the way was Bryan Bradford, who ran for 113 against the won two straight MAC road openers were the 2012 and 2013 Falcons. Marquez Cooper, Collin Schlee, Xavier Williams joined season. Bradford on the list. Moving the Chains Now THAT’S Flash Fast Kent State converted their third downs at a nearly 50 percent in MAC play. The Golden Flashes kept that trend up in their bowl Last season versus Buffalo, Kent State running back Xavier game, converting on 7-of-15 (47 percent) of their third-down Williams scored twice in 27 game seconds, the quickest two opportunities. As a result, the Flashes finished the season cash- scores by a player in 2019. Williams scored on an eight-yard ing in on 44 percent of their third downs. Through two weeks run, then after an on-side kick recovery, scored off a 42-yard this season, the Flashes are converting on 48.4 percent of screen pass. It is an appropriate accolade for Williams, who their third-down conversions including an impressive 11-of-19 against Bowling Green also moonlights as a sprinter on the Kent State track team. On the Rise Feels Like the First Time After a strong end to the 2019 season, people are starting to Four Golden Flashes scored their first collegiate touchdown take notice. Athlon Sports listed the Golden Flashes as one of against the Falcons. Marquez Cooper, Ja’Shaun Poke, Collin their “Teams on the Rise” for the 2020 season. A big reason for Schlee and Isaiah Wooden all scored their first career touch- that was the strides the offense made last season. In the first year of the FlashFAST era, the Flashes averaged just over 5 down in the victory. yards a play, in year two, that number jumped nearly a whole yard to 5.83 yards per play. With a whole offseason as QB 1, Also, freshmen and redshirt freshmen combined for 400 yards Dustin Crum and the offense look to take an even bigger leap in 2020. of total offense and four touchdowns against BG. The defense added 25 tackles, 3.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks. KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

Same Place, New Face The Possibilities are (Almost) Endless The Golden Flashes will welcome in a number of new players Using the mantra, “Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good” the Golden to the 2020 squad, including a number of transfers. Here is Flashes will never wear the same uniform combination in the same who to watch for: season. That week’s uniform combination is typically released on social media on the eve of that week’s game. Here is a look at ev- Tony Butler (Formerly at Nebraska) ery combination the Flashes have used since switching to Under The Lakewood, Ohio native comes home for his graduate Armour in 2016 and their record in that uniform combination transfer season. Butler played primarily on special teams for (bold is the projected uniform combo for the week): the Cornhuskers, but will look to make an impact in the defensive backfield for Kent State. Helmet Jersey Pants Record Last Worn C.J. Holmes (Formerly at Penn State and Notre Dame) White White White 2-6 Nov. 10, 2020, W at BG Holmes started his career at Notre Dame as a running back be- White White Blue 0-6 Sept. 15, 2018, L at Penn St. fore moving on to Penn State. There, Holmes moved to safety White Blue White 1-2 Nov. 8, 2017, L at WMU and played on special teams and impressed on scout team. He graduated with a degree in African-American Studies from White White Gold 2-0 Nov. 29, 2019, W at EMU Penn State and will be eligible in 2020 with two years remain- White Gold White 1-1 Sept. 21, 2019, W vs BG ing. White Grey Grey 0-1 Nov. 15, 2018, L vs Toledo White Blue Blue 1-1 Nov. 14, 2019, W vs Buffalo Returning Production Blue White White 0-3 Sept. 14, 2019, L at Auburn The Golden Flashes are bringing back 68 percent of their offen- Blue Blue Blue 1-4 Sept. 7, 2019, W vs Kenn St. sive production from 2019, according to ESPN’s SP+ rankings. That mark is good for sixth in the Mid-American Conference. Blue Gold Gold 1-0 Sept. 17, 2016, W vs Monmouth The Golden Flashes bring back their leading passer and rusher Blue Blue Gold 2-1 Nov. 4, 2020, W vs EMU (Dustin Crum) as well as their leading receiver (Isaiah McKoy). Blue Gold Blue 0-1 Nov. 25, 2016, L vs NIU Blue Blue White 0-1 Nov. 14, 2017, L vs CMU One to Remember Blue White Blue 0-2 Oct. 5, 2019, L at Wisconsin Kent State’s comeback against Buffalo was one for the ages. Down 27-6 with about eight minutes remaining, the Flashes Blue Grey Grey 0-1 Oct. 26, 2019, L vs Miami stormed back. The Flashes ripped off the following: touchdown, Gold Blue Gold 2-0 Sept. 8, 2018, W vs Howard onside kick, touchdown, blocked punt, touchdown (on fourth Gold White Gold 2-2 Oct. 12, 2019, L at Akron down) to tie the game at 27 (with 4:52 remaining). The Golden Gold Gold Gold 1-1 Dec. 20, 2019, W vs Utah St. Flashes forced another Buffalo punt, setting up a Matthew Trickett “walk-off” 44-yard field goal. The win launched a four- Gold White White 0-2 Oct. 19, 2019, L at Ohio game win streak to end the season. ESPN rated the game the #18 game of 2019. 600 Club Longest Standing Rivalries Since the start of 2019, the Golden Flashes have the most 600- Kent State and Akron are meeting for the 63rd time. That is the yard plus games in the Mid-American Conference with three. The fourth-longest rivalry for Kent State behind Bowling Green (88 Flashes topped 600 against Bowling Green in 2019 (750 yards), times) Ohio University (73rd meeting in 2020) and Miami (68th Ball State in 2019 (635) and Bowling Green in 2020 (668). The 750 time in 2020) yards against Bowling Green in 2019 were the most by a FBS school against a fellow FBS school. It’s Been a While Kent State has not been 1-0 since a opening week victory in 2013. It’s been even longer since the Flashes started 2-0, for that you have to go back to 1988 when the Flashes defeated a pair of local rivals in Youngstown State and Akron.

KENT STATE Returned an interception for a TD: vs. Buffalo, 2015 Had a run of 70 yards or more: Joachim Bangda vs. Bowling Green, Rushing (Demetrius Monday – 69 yards) 2019 (72) 400 or more yards: at Western Michigan, 1988 (405) Returned a fumble for a TD: vs. Eastern Michigan, 2018 Had a run of 60 yards or more: Justin Rankin vs Howard, 2018 (61) 300 or more yards: at Bowling Green, 2019 (375) (Jamal Parker – 16 yards) 70 or more rushing attempts: at Western Michigan, 1988 (86) Had a run of 50 yards or more: Jo-El Shaw vs Kennesaw State, 2019 60 or more rushing attempts: vs. Delaware State, 2015 (65) Defense (54) 50 or more rushing attempts: vs Bowling Green, 2020 (58) Held opponent to 50 or fewer rushing yards: vs. Delaware St, 2015 (-38) 6 or more rush TDS: vs Howard, 2018 (6) Held opponent to 100 or fewer passing yards: vs. Akron, 2017 Passing 5 or more rush TDs: at Miami, 2012 (5) (69) Passed for 500 or more yards: Jose Davis vs. UCF, 1997 (551) 4 or more rush TDs: at Buffalo, 2016 (4) Held opponent to 300 or fewer yards total offense: vs Akron, 2019 (297) Passed for 400 or more yards: Jose Davis vs. UCF, 1997 (551) 2 players with 100 rush yards in a game: vs. Bowling Green, Held opponent to 200 or fewer yards total offense: at Akron, 2017 Passed for 300 or more yards: Dustin Crum vs. Ball State, 2019 (369) 2019 (191) Attempted 50 or more passes: Spencer Keith at Akron, 2009 (59) (Joachim Bangda – 114 yards; Jo-El Shaw – 109 yards) Intercepted 5 or more passes: at Rutgers, 2012 (6) Attempted 40 or more passes: Dustin Crum vs. Miami, 2019 (44) Intercepted 4 or more passes: vs. Miami, 2015 (4) Attempted 30 or more passes: Dustin Crum at Ohio, 2019 (35) Passing Intercepted 3 or more passes: at Central Michigan, 2016 (3) 500 or more yards: vs. UCF, 1997 (551) Scored a safety: vs Howard, 2018 Completed 20 or more passes: Dustin Crum vs. EMU, 2020 (21) 400 or more yards: at UCF, 2004 (426) Scored two safeties in a game: vs. Coastal Carolina, 2009 (2) Threw 5 or more TDs: Joshua Cribbs at UCF, 2004 (5) 300 or more yards: at Bowling Green, 2020 (372) Scored two defensive touchdowns in a game: vs. Akron 2010 Threw 4 or more TDs: Dustin Crum at Bowling Green, 2020 (4) 40 or more pass attempts: vs. Miami, 2019 (44) Recorded 9 or more sacks: vs. Ohio, 1994 (9) Threw 5 or more interceptions: Michael Machen at Ohio, 2005 (5) 30 or more pass attempts: at Bowling Green, 2020 (35) Recorded 8 or more sacks: vs. Ohio, 2012 (8) Threw 4 or more interceptions: Colin Reardon at Bowling Green, 2014 (4) 25 or more pass completions: vs Bowling Green, 2019 (31) Recorded 7 or more sacks: vs. Ohio, 2012 (8) Threw 3 or more interceptions: Colin Reardon at Illinois, 2015 (3) 20 or more pass completions: vs Eastern Michigan, 2020 (21) Recorded 6 or more sacks: vs. Akron, 2015 (6) Comp. a pass of 80 yards or more: George Bollas vs. Miami 2017 (84) 5 passing TDs: at Bowling Green, 2020 (5) Recorded 5 or more sacks: at Arizona State, 2019 (5) Comp. a pass of 70 yards or more: Dustin Crum vs Utah St, 2019 (78) 4 passing TDs: vs. Ohio, 2019 (4) Held opponent to 10 or fewer first downs: vs. Delaware St, 2015 (1) Comp. a pass of 60 yards or more: Dustin Crum vs. Toledo, 2018 (60) 3 passing TDs: vs Ball State, 2019 (3) Had three players with 10 or more tackles: vs. Buffalo, 2019 5 passes intercepted: at Ohio, 2005 (6) (Nick Faulkner, Cepeda Phillips, Keith Sherald Jr.) Comp. a pass of 50 yards or more: Dustin Crum at Bowling Green, 2020 (55 & 50) 4 passes intercepted: at Bowling Green, 2014 (4) 3 passes intercepted: at Bowling Green, 2017 (3) Special Teams Receiving Returned a punt for a TD: vs. Akron, 2004 Caught 15 or more passes: Eugene Baker vs. UCF, 1997 (15) Receiving (Darrell Dowery Jr., - 66 yards) Caught 10 or more passes: Isaiah McKoy at Ball State, 2018 (10) 2 players with 100 receiving yards in a game: vs Ball St, 2019 Returned two punts for a TD: vs. Toledo, 1989 Caught 7 or more passes: Isaiah McKoy vs. EMU, 2020 (8) (Mike Carrigan – 178 yards, Isaiah McKoy– 159yards) (Shawn Barnes, 62 yards & Andre Palmer, 62 yards) Had 200 or more yards receiving: Najah Pruden at Ohio, 2005 (200) Player with 150+ receiving yards in a game: Returned a blocked punt for a TD: vs. Temple, 2010 Had 175 or more yards receiving: Mike Carrigan vs. Ball State, 2019 vs. Ball State, 2019 (Mike Carrigan – 178 yards) (Sam Kirkland – 0 yards) (178) Returned a blocked field goal for a TD: vs. Bowling Green, 2009 Combination Offense (Quinton Rainey – 82 yards) Had 150 or more yards receiving: Isaiah McKoy vs. Ball State 2019 (159) 200-yard passer and a 100-yard rusher in a game: vs Utah St 2019 Returned a kickoff for a TD: at Eastern Michigan, 2019 Had 100 or more yards receiving: Isaiah McKoy vs. EMU, 2020 (104) (Dustin Crum: 289 Passing 147 rush) (Jamal Parker – 96 yards) Caught 3 or more TDs: Isaiah McKoy vs. Ball St 2019 (3) 100-yard receiver & 100-yard rusher in game: vs Utah St 2019 Blocked a punt: Buffalo, 2019 Caught 2 or more TDs: Isaiah McKoy at Bowling Green, 2020 (2); (Isaiah McKoy, 103 rec., Dustin Crum: 147 yards rush) (Jeremiah Salaam) Ja’Shaun Poke at Bowling Green, 2020 (2) Blocked two punts: vs. Temple, 2010 Total Offense (Sam Kirkland, Howard Bowens) Total Offense 600 or more yards total offense: at Bowling Green, 2020 (667) Punted 10 or more times: at Buffalo, 2018 (10) 500 or more yards total offense: Jose Davis vs. UCF, 1997 (534) 500 or more yards total offense:vs Utah St (2019) (550) Did not punt: N/A 400 or more yards total offense: Dustin Crum vs.Utah St, 2019 (436) 400 or more yards total offense: vs. EMU, 2020 (431) Blocked a field goal: at Ole Miss, 2018 90 or more plays total offense: at Bowling Green (93) (Kalil Morris) 100 yards both passing and rushing: Dustin Crum vs.Utah St, 2019, 80 or more plays total offense:vs Utah St 2019 (83) Had a field goal blocked: vs. Miami, 2019 (289 passing, 147 rushing) Blocked both a punt and field goal: at Ohio, 2011 Scoring Blocked a PAT kick: at Buffalo, 2018 Scoring Scored 60 or more points: at Bowling Green, 2020 (62) (Kalil Morris) 4 or more touchdowns: Dustin Crum at Bowling Green, 2020 (4 pass Scored 50 or more points: vs Utah St ,2019 (51) Scored on a blocked PAT attempt: N/A ing) Scored 40 or more points: vs Ball State (41) Scored a defensive two-point conversion: vs. SE Missouri State, 3 or more touchdowns:Dustin Crum vs.Utah St, 2019, Scored 30 or more points: at Eastern Michigan, 2019 (34) 2005 (2 passing, 1 rushing) Scored 28 points in a quarter: at Miami, 2008 (28, 2nd) Missed a kicking PAT: vs. Eastern Michigan, 2020 Allowed 60 or more points: at Penn State, 2018 (63) Had a kicking PAT blocked: vs. Army, 2014 Allowed 50 or more points: at Auburn, 2019 (55) Had a punt blocked: vs. Buffalo, 2017 Defense Allowed 40 or more points: vs Utah State (41) Converted a fake punt: at Arizona State, 2019 Intercepted 3 or more passes: Brian Lainhart vs. Akron, 2008 (3) Allowed 30 or more points: vs Ball State (38) Intercepted 2 or more passes: Keith Sherald Jr. at EMU, 2019 (2) Was held scoreless at home: vs. Bowling Green, 2015 (0-48) Miscellaneous Recovered 3 or more fumbles: N/A Was held scoreless on the road: at Wisconsin, 2019 (0-48) Had 30 or more 1st downs: at Bowling Green, 2020 (34) Recovered 2 or more fumbles: Luke Batton vs. Western Michigan, 2012 (2) Was held scoreless at a neutral site: vs. BC, 2008, (0-21) Had 20 or more 1st downs: vs. Eastern Michigan 2020 (28) Recorded 15 or more tackles: M.Lawrence-Burke at Toledo, 2019 (15) Held opponent scoreless: vs. Coastal Carolina, 2009 (18-0) Was not penalized: at Alabama, 2016 Recorded 2 or more sacks: Kesean Gamble vs. EMU, 2020 (2.0) Held opponent scoreless on the road: at EMU, 1974 (13-0) Had 10 or more penalties: vs. Miami, 2019 (12) Held opponent scoreless at neutral site: N/A Had 120 or more yards in penalties: at Ball State, 2018 (142) Special Teams Held 2 opponents scoreless in a season: 1963 Had 35 minutes or more of possession time: vs. CMU, 2016 (37:22) at Toledo (20-0); vs. Dayton (23-0) Was involved in a tie game: at Ohio, 1995 (28-28) 15 or more points kicking: Matthew Trickett vs Utah St, 2019 (19) Held 3 opponents scoreless in a season: 1958 Was involved in an overtime game:vs. Kennesaw State, 2019 10 or more points kicking: Matthew Trickett vs Buffalo, 2019 (12) at Xavier (6-0); vs. Marshall (24-0); vs. Toledo (32-0) (W, 26-23 OT) Kicked 5 or more field goals: N/A Held 4 opponents scoreless in a season: 1948 Kicked 4 or more field goals: Matthew Trickett at Akron, 2019 (4) at Mount Union (18-0); vs. Wooster (39-0); at CMU (28-0); Kicked 2 field goals of 50 or more yards: N/A at Akron (31-0) KENT STATE INDIVIDUAL Kicked a field goal of 50 or more yards: Nate Reed vs. Central Michigan 2007 (52) Held 5 opponents scoreless in a season: 1940 Rushing Kicked a punt 70 or more yards: Derek Adams vs. Ball St, 2019 (76) vs. Bluffton (37-0); vs. Assumption (26-0); vs. Mount Union 300 or more yards: Astron Whatley at Eastern Michigan, 1997 (373) Kicked a punt 60 or more yards: Derek Adams vs. Miami, 2019 (62) (26-0); vs. Hiram (26-0); at Findlay (13-0) 250 or more yards: Charles Chatman vs. Central Michigan, 1997 (257) Punted 10 or more times: Matthew Trickett at Penn State, 2018 (11) Held 6 opponents scoreless in a season: 1940 200 or more yards: Nick Holley at Buffalo, 2016 (224) vs. Bluffton (37-0); vs. Assumption (26-0); vs. Mount Union Totaled 175 or more kick return yards: Shawn Bayes vs. Northern Illinois, 2008 175 or more yards: Nick Holley at Buffalo, 2016 (224) (26-0); vs. Hiram (26-0); at Findlay (13-0); at BGSU (13-0) (177) 100 or more yards: Dustin Crum vs Utah State, 2019 (147) Had multiple players with multiple TDs in a game: vs. EMU, Totaled 100 or more kick return yards: Jamal Parker at Arizona State, 2019 (118) QB rushed for 100 or more yards: Dustin Crum vs Utah St, 2019 2012 (Trayion Durham – 2 rushing, Dri Archer - 3, 1 rushing, Returned a failed PAT attempt for defensive two-point conversion: (147) 1 receiving and 1 kick return) Andre Kirkland vs. SE Missouri State, 2005 (interception) Rushed 30 or more times: Jo-El Shaw vs Eastern Michigan (31) Turnovers Rushed 25 or more times: Will Matthews at Akron (25) Did not commit a turnover: at Bowling Green, 2020 Rushed for 4 or more TDs: Nick Holley at Buffalo, 2016 (4) Committed 5 or more turnovers: at Bowling Green, 2014 (5) Rushed for 3 or more TDs: Jo-El Shaw vs Howard, 2018 (3) Committed 4 or more fumbles lost: at Boston College, 2010 (5) Rushed for 2 or more TDs:Marquez Cooper, 2020 (2) Committed 3 or more fumbles lost: vs. Delaware State, 2015 (3) Had a run of 80 yards or more: George Bollas vs. Northern Illinois, 2016 Recorded 6 or more takeaways: at Rutgers, 2012 (7) (85) Recorded 5 or more takeaways: at Rutgers, 2012 (7) Returned 2 or more interceptions for TDs: N/A Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three|KENTKENT Akron at Kent State STATE STATE FOOTBALLFOOTBALL Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski Nov.17,Nov.10, 2020 2020 | Game | Game Three| Two | AkronKent State at Kent at Bowling State Green Contacts(DanContacts(Dan Griffin| Griffin|[email protected]|330-814-5921) [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor | CzajkowskiTaylor Czajkowski

OPPONENT OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL LONGEST PLAYS Rushing Rushing Longest Run From Scrimmage 400 or more yards: Auburn, 2019 (467) Rushed for 300 or more yards: N/A 1. 99*#$ Lou Mariano vs. Western Reserve 10/1/54 300 or more yards: Wisconsin, 2019 (348) Rushed for 200 or more yards: Cameron Stingily, N Illinois 2013 (266) 2. 96* Larry Blackman vs. Toledo 11/17/73 50 or more rushing attempts: Ball State, 2019 (59) Rushed for 150 or more yards: Terion Stewart,Bowling Green, 2020 3. 93* Tim Starks vs. Northern Illinois 9/24/83 5 or more rush TDs: Wisconsin, 2019 (5) (162)

4 or more rush TDs: Ball State, 2019 (4) Rushed for 100 or more yards: Jaret Patterson, Buffalo, 2019 (141) Longest Pass Play 2 or more players with 100 rush yards in a game: Auburn, 2019 Rushed 40 or more times: Michael Turner, N Illinois, 2002 (40) (JaTarvious Whitlow – 135 yards, Shaun Shivers – 102 Rushed 30 or more times: Caleb Huntley, Ball State,2019(30) 1. 98*# Jose Davis to Eugene Baker vs. UCF 10/4/97 yards, Joey Gatewood – 102 yards.) Rushed 25 or more times: Shakif Seymour, Toledo, 2019 (28) 2. 97* Joshua Cribbs to Najah Pruden vs. Marshall 10/11/03 Rushed for 5 or more TDs: N/A 3. 85* Spencer Keith to Matt Hurdle vs. Central Michigan 11/4/11 Passing Rushed for 4 or more TDs: Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, 2019 (4) 400 or more yards: Ball State, 2018 (446) Rushed for 3 or more TDs: Ian Eriksen, Eastern Michigan, 2018 (3) Longest Kickoff Return 300 or more yards: Utah State, 2019 (310) Rushed for 2 or more TDs: Terion Stewart,Bowling Green, 1. 100*# Dri Archer vs. Northern Illinois 10/5/13 60 or more pass attempts: Bowling Green, 2009 (63) 2020 (2) 100*#Norman Warren vs. Eastern Kentucky 9/18/79 50 or more pass attempts: Ball State, 2018 (52) Had a run of 80 yards or more: Josh Cleveland, Bowling Green, 2016 (85) 3. 99* Dri Archer vs. Ball State 9/29/12 40 or more pass attempts: Ball State, 2018 (52) Had a run of 70 yards or more: Jarvion Franklin, Western Michigan, 2017 (72) 4. 98* Dri Archer vs. Eastern Michigan 10/6/12 30 or more pass completions: Utah State, 2019 (30) Had a run of 60 yards or more: Terion Stewart,Bowling Green, 5 or more passing TDs: Bowling Green, 2015 (5) 2020 (69) 98* Dri Archer vs. Towson 8/30/12 4 or more passing TDs: Ball State, 2018 (4) Had a run of 50 yards or more: D. Tompkins, Utah St, 2019 (57) 98* Derrick Samuels vs. Northern Illinois 9/18/82 3 or more passing TDs: Utah State, 2019 (3) 98* Orin Richburg vs. Buffalo 9/16/67 Passing Receiving 500 or more yards: Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green, 2009 (505) Longest Punt Return 2 players with 100 receiving yards in a game: 400 or more yards: Riley Neal, Ball State, 2018 (404) 1. 87* Gerald Tinker vs. Toledo 11/17/73 Eastern Michigan, 2019 300 or more yards: Jordan Love, Utah State, 2019 (310) 2. 86* Fred Gissendanerer vs. Bowling Green 10/23/65 (Arthur Jackson – 129 yards, Line Latu – 108 yards) Attempted 60 or more passes: Tyler Sheehan, Bowling Green, 2009 (63) 3. 80* Dan Watkins vs. Akron 10/26/74 Attempted 50 or more passes: Riley Neal, Ball St, 2018 (50) Total Offense Attempted 40 or more passes: Riley Neal, Ball St, 2018 (50) 600 or more yards total offense: Auburn, 2019 (633) Completed 30 or more passes: Jordan Love, Utah State, 2019 (30) Longest Interception Return 500 or more yards total offense: Utah State, 2019 (506) Completed 20 or more passes: Preston Hutchinson, EMU, 2020 (21) 1. 99* Jack Williams at Iowa 9/4/04 400 or more yards total offense: Toledo, 2019 (483) Threw 5 or more TDs: Matt Johnson, Bowling Green, 2015 (5) 2. 97* Jay Littlepage vs. Marietta 1933 80 or more plays: Ball State, 2019 (84) Threw 4 or more TDs: Riley Neal, Ball State, 2018 (4) 3. 80* Alonzo Curry vs. Miami 11/11/72 75 or more plays: Utah State, 2019 (79) Threw 3 or more TDs: Jordan Love, Utah State, 2019 (3) 4. 75* Shawn Armstead vs. Buffalo 10/26/02 Completed a pass of 90 yards or more: Sean Clifford, Penn State, 2018 (95) Scoring Completed a pass of 80 yards ormore: Sean Clifford, Penn St, 2018 (95) Longest Punt Scored 60 or more points: Penn State, 2018 (63) Completed a pass of 70 yards or more: Jayden Daniels, Arizona St, 2019 (77) 1. 99 Charles Kilbourne vs. John Carroll 1929 Scored 50 or more points: Auburn, 2019 (55) Completed a pass of 60 yards or more: Jayden Daniels, Arizona St, 2019 (77) 2. 80 Matt Rinehart vs. W Michigan 10/31/09 Scored 40 or more points: Utah State, 2019 (41) Completed a pass of 50 yards or more: Mike Glass, Eastern Michigan, 2019 (54) Scored 30 or more points: Ball St, 2019 (38) 3. 77 Derek Adams vs. Akron 10/20/18 Scored a 2-point conversion: Eastern Michigan, 2020 Receiving 77 Jim Posipanka vs. Ball State 9/24/77 Caught 10 or more passes: Riley Miller, Ball State, 2018 (11) 5. 76 Derek Adams vs Ball State...... 11/23/19 Turnovers Caught 7 or more passes: Hassan Beydoun, EMU, 2020 (9) 76 Jack Mancos vs. Morris Harvey 10/20/51 Did not commit a turnover: Ohio, 2019 Had 200 or more yards receiving: Riley Miller, Ball St, 2018 (208) Had 3 or more fumbles lost: Ohio, 2018 (3) Had 150 or more yards receiving: Riley Miller, Ball St, 2018 (208) Longest Field Goal Intercepted 5 or more passes: Ohio, 2005 (6) Had 100 or more yards receiving: Hassan Beydoun, EMU, 2020 (112) 1. 52 Nate Reed vs. Central Michigan 10/27/07 Intercepted 4 or more passes: Temple, 2007 (4) Caught 3 or more TD passes: Freddie Barnes, Bowling Green, 2009 (3) 2. 51 Paul Marchese vs. Bowling Green 10/15/77 Intercepted 3 or more passes: Bowling Green, 2017 (3) Caught 2 or more TD passes: Siosi Mariner, Utah State, 2019 (2) 3. 50 Joe Romano vs. Navy 11/22/97 Returned an INT for a TD: Toledo, 2018 (31 yards) Returned a fumble for a TD: Akron, 2017 Scoring 4. 49 Matthew Trickett vs. Ohio 10/6/18 Accounted for 5 or more TDs: 49 Freddy Cortez vs. Eastern Michigan 11/19/11 Defense Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, 2019 (4 rushing, 1 receiving) 49 Dave Pavich vs. Northern Illinois 10/13/01 Held Kent State to 10 or fewer 1st downs: Wisconsin, 2019 Accounted for 3 or more TDs: 49 Dave Pavich vs. Central Michigan 10/7/00 (10) Preston Hutchinson, Eastern Michigan, 2020 (2 pass, 1 rush) 49 Joe Romano vs. Bowling Green 11/1/97 Scored a safety: Western Michigan, 2016 49 John Manson vs. Eastern Michigan 9/28/74 Held Kent State to 50 or fewer rushing yards: Penn State, 2018 Defense * Touchdown play / # MAC record / $ NCAA Record (41) Intercepted 3 or more passes: Janssen Patton, Bowling Green, 2000 (3) Held Kent State to 200 or fewer passing yards: Buffalo, 2019 (165) Intercepted 2 or more passes: Richard King, Army, 2010 (2) Held Kent State to 100 or fewer passing yards: Wisconsin, 2019 Recorded 3 or more sacks: Zack Baun, Wisconsin, 2019 (3.0) LARGEST HOME CROWDS (64) Recorded 2 or more sacks: Nick Henninger, Utah St., 2019 (2) No. Attend Opponent Date Held Kent State to 300 or fewer yards total offense: Buffalo, 2019 (284) 1. 27,363 Miami Nov. 10, 1973 Held Kent State to 200 or fewer yards total offense: Wisconsin, 2019 Special Teams 2. 25,186 Akron Sept. 23, 2004 (124) Kicked 4 or more field goals: Nate Freese, Boston College, 2010 (4) Kicked a field goal 50 or more yards: Chase McLaughlin, Illinois, 2018 (50) 3. 25,137 Bowling Green Oct. 13, 1973 Special Teams Kicked a punt 70 or more yards: Michael Turk, Arizona State, 2019 (77) 4. 24,221 Akron Oct. 9, 2010 Returned a punt for a TD: Toledo, 2018 (Diontae Johnson – 83 yards) Kicked a punt 65 or more yards: Michael Turk, Arizona State, 2019 (77) 5. 23,158 Youngstown State Sept. 14, 1996 Returned a blocked punt for a TD: Miami, 2010 (Evan Harris – 18 yards) Kicked a punt 60 or more yards: Michael Turk, Arizona State, 2019 (77) 6. 23,102 Miami Oct. 2, 1982 Returned a kickoff for a TD: CMU, 2015 (Jarrod Davis – 98 yards) Punted 10 or more times:Tyler Williams, Marshall, 2015 (12) 7. 23,064 Akron Sept. 10, 1988 Punted 10 or more times: Marshall, 2015 (12) Totaled 175 or more kick return yards: Jarrod Davis, Central Michigan, 2017 (206) 8. 22,758 Bowling Green Sept. 7, 2013 Did not punt: Ohio State, 2002 Totaled 100 or more kick return yards: Jarrod Davis, Central Michigan, 2017 (206) 9. 22,645 Ball State Oct. 8, 1988 Missed a kicking PAT: Eastern Michigan, 2020 10. 22,013 Akron Sept. 30, 2006 Miscellaneous Had 30 or more 1st downs: Toledo, 2019 (30) KENT STATE OVERTIME GAMES Had 20 or more 1st downs: Eastern Michigan, 2020 (20) 10/7/00 at Central Michigan W, 24-21 (2ot) Had 10 or more penalties: Bowling Green, 2020 (12) 11/4/00 at Buffalo L, 17-20 Had 100 or more yards in penalties: Miami, 2019 (101) 10/18/03 Connecticut L, 31-34 Had 35 minutes or more of possession time: Buffalo, 2019 9/9/06 at Army L, 14-17 (36:28) 11/24/07 Buffalo L, 23-30 Had one 100-yard receiver and one 100-yard rusher: Arizona State, 2019 10/4/08 Akron L, 27-30 (2ot) (Eno Benjamin – 102 rushing, Brandon Aiyuk – 140 receiving) 11/30/12 vs. Northern Illinois L, 37-44 (2ot) 9/26/15 Marshall L, 29-36 (2ot) 9/10/16 North Carolina A&T L, 36-33 (4ot) 10/20/18 Akron L, 23-24 9/7/19 Kennesaw State W, 26-23 Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three|KENTKENT Akron at Kent State STATESTATE FOOTBALL FOOTBALLContacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski Nov.17,Nov 17, 2020 | Game ThreeThree |Akron| Akron at at Kent Kent State State Contacts(Dan Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski | Taylor Czajkowski Career Highs #80 Keshunn Abram #55 Sekou Diaby #20 Mario Nunez Receptions: 4 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Sacks: 1.0, twice, last vs Utah State (Dec. 20, 2019) Solo Tackles: 4, at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Yards: 73 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Tackles for loss: 1, twice, last vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Total Tackles: 1, at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Solo Tackles: 2, three times, last at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Forced Fumbles: 1, at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Total Tackles: 4 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Fumbles Recovered: 1, at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) #21 Joachim Bangda Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Carries: 11 at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 29, 2019) #45 Adam Dulka Yards: 114 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Rec: 2, three times, last at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) #57 Oly Okombi Long: 72 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Yards: 34 at Auburn (Sept. 14, 2019) Solo Tackles: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Touchdowns: 1, twice, last vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Total Tackles: 3, twice, last at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Receptions: 1, three times, last at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Long: 18 at Auburn (Sept. 14, 2019) Tackles for Loss: 1.0 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020)

#15 Woody Barrett #34 Kesean Gamble #13 Keenan Orr Attempts: 44 at Ball State (Sept. 29, 2018) Carries: 12 at Louisville (Sept. 23, 2017) Receptions: 2, vs Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Completions: 30 at Ball State (Sept. 29, 2018) Yards: 45 at Louisville (Sept. 23, 2017) Yards: 19, vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Yards: 314 at Ball State (Sept. 29, 2018) Touchdowns: 2 vs. Howard (Sept. 9, 2017) Long: 12,vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Long: 75 vs Ohio (Oct. 6, 2018) Long: 10 at Clemson (Sept. 2, 2017) Touchdowns: 1, twice, last vs. Toledo (Nov. 5, 2019) TDs: 2, three times, last at Bowling Green (Oct. 30, 2018) Sacks: 2.0, twice, last vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Rushes: 19 at Ole Miss (Sept. 22, 2018) Tackles for loss: 3.0 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #48 Cepeda Phillips Yards: 117 at Illinois (Sept. 1, 2018) Solo Tackles: 7 vs. Ohio (Oct. 6, 2018) Sacks: 1.0, twice, last at Toledo (Nov. 5, 2019) Long: 45 at Miami (Oct. 13, 2018) Total Tackles: 10 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Solo Tackles: 10 vs. Akron (Oct. 20, 2018) Touchdowns: 1, five times, last at Bowling Green (Sept. 22, 2018) Tackles for loss: 2, twice, last vs. Miami (Oct. 26, 2019) All Purpose: 387 at Illinois (Sept. 1, 2018) #11 Matt Harmon Total Tackles: 13, at Toledo (Nov. 5, 2019) Total Touchdowns: 3 at Illinois (Sept. 1, 2018) Solo Tackles: 1, twice, last vs Bowling Green (Sept 21, 2019) Total Tackles: 1, twice, last vs Bowling Green (Sept 21, 2019) #56 Nadir Pineda #31 Bryan Bradford Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Carries: 13 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #43 Ian Henzi Total Tackles: 1, twice, last at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Yards: 113 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Punts : 4 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Long: 24 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Yards: 155 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #25 Ja’Shaun Poke Long: 50 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Carries: 2 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #59 Will Burns Average: 39.0 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Yards: 18 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Solo Tackles: 3 at Auburn (Sept. 14, 2019) Long: 18 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) Total Tackles: 3, twice, last at Auburn (Sept. 14, 2019) #29 C.J. Holmes Receptions: 5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Tackles for Loss: 1.0 at Auburn (Sept. 14, 2019) Total Tackles: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Yards: 80 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Pass Breakups: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Touchdowns: 2 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #24 Tony Butler Long: 55 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 3 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #14 Elvis Hines Total Tackles: 5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Total Tackles: 11 at Akron (Oct. 12, 2019) #41 Jabbar Price PBUs: 2 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 10 at Akron (Oct. 12, 2019) Solo Tackles: 4 at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Tackles for Loss: 0.5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Sacks: 1.0, twice, last at Akron (Oct. 12, 2019) Total Tackles: 4 at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Pass Breakups: 3 vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Tackles for loss: 2.0 at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) #26 Richie Carpenter Jr. Sacks: 1.0 at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Solo Tackles: 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #53 Adin Huntington Total Tackles: 4 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 4 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #33 Jasper Robinson TFL: 1.0, twice, last at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Total Tackles: 5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Total Tackles: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #14 Dante Cephas #12 Raymond James Receptions: 6 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Punt Returns: 4, at Marshall (Sept. 16, 2017) #36 Jeremiah Salaam Yards: 55 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Yards: 45, vs Miami (Oct. 26, 2019) Total Tackles: 9 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Long: 50 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Long: 35, vs Miami (Oct. 26, 2019) Solo Tackles: 7 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Receptions: 1, three times, last at Ohio (Oct. 19, 2019) Sacks: 1 at Miami (Oct. 13, 2018) #10 Dean Clark Yards: 28, at. Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs. Miami (Oct. 26, 2019) Solo Tackles: 6 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Touchdowns: 1 at Ohio (Oct. 19, 2019) Total Tackles: 7, twice, last at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 10, 2020) #19 Collin Schlee Interceptions: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #32 Khalib Johns Attempts: 8 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Total Tackles: 2 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Completions: 5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #35 Brandon Coleman Yards: 101 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Sacks: 2.0 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #52 Buddha Jones TDs: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Long: 33 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Tackles for loss: 2.0 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 1, five times, last vs Utah State (Dec. 20, 2019) Rushes: 8 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Total Tackles: 3 vs Utah State (Dec. 20, 2019) Yards: 62 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Total Tackles: 5 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Forced Fumbles: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Long: 38 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #28 Mandela Lawrence Burke TDs: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Sacks: 1.0, five times, last vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #24 Marquez Cooper All Purpose: 163 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Solo Tackles: 8, twice, last vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Carries: 15, twice, last at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Tackles for loss: 2.0, twice, last vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) #5 Keith Sherald Jr. Yards: 74 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Total Tackles: 15 vs. Kennesaw State (Sept. 7, 2019) Solo Tackles: 10 at Miami (Oct. 13, 2018) Long: 11 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Touchdowns: 2 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Total Tackles: 14 at Miami (Oct. 13, 2018) Receptions: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #83 Lon’kevious McFadden Tackles for Loss: 0.5 vs. Miami (Oct. 26, 2019) Yards: 14 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Receptions: 2, twice, last vs Toledo (Nov. 15, 2018) Interceptions: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Long: 14 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Yards: 81, vs Toledo (Nov. 15, 2018) Long: 60, vs Toledo (Nov. 15, 2018) #44 Sebastian Spear

#7 Dustin Crum Total Tackles: 2 vs. Howard (Sept. 8, 2018) Attempts: 44 vs. Miami (Oct. 26, 2019) #23 Isaiah McKoy Receptions: 10, at Ball State (Sept. 28, 2019) Completions: 26 vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 21, 2019) #2 Matthew Trickett Yards: 159, vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Yards: 369 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Field Goals made: 5 vs Utah State (Dec. 20, 2019) Touchdowns: 3 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) TDs: 4, twice, last at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Long: 49 vs Ohio (Oct. 26, 2018) Long: 78, vs. Utah State (Dec. 20, 2019) Long: 78 vs Utah State (Dec 20, 2019) Punts : 11 at Penn State (Sept. 15, 2018) Rushes: 23 vs Utah State (Dec 20, 2019) Long :50 at Penn State (Sept. 15, 2018) Yards: 147 vs Utah State (Dec 20, 2019) #21 Montre Miller Long: 58 at WMU (Nov. 8, 2017) Solo Tackles: 2 at Arizona State (Aug. 29, 2019) #27 Isaac Vance TDs: 1, six times, last vs Utah State (Dec 20, 2019) Total Tackles: 3 vs. Utah State (Dec 20, 2019) All Purpose: 470 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Receptions: 4 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Yards: 48 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Long: 15 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) #39 Miles Daniel Solo Tackles: 4, twice, last at Auburn (Sept. 14, 2018) Total Tackles: 5 at Ole Miss (Sep. 22, 2018) KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three | Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

#0 Zayin West Kent State Player Starts Solo: 4, three times, last at Wisconsin (Oct. 5, 2019) 2020 Consecutive Career Total Tackles: 6, twice, last at Toledo (Nov. 5, 2019) Sacks: 1.0, twice last vs Kennesaw State (Sept. 7, 2019) Player Starts Starts Starts Tackles for Loss: 1.5 vs Kennesaw State (Sept. 7, 2019) Sam Allan 0 0 4 Keshunn Abram 0 0 3 #85 Mark Williams Receptions: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Woody Barrett 1 0 13 Yards: 9 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Tony Butler 1 1 1 Long: 9 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Touchdowns: 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Richie Carpenter Jr. 1 1 1 Dante Cephas 1 0 1 #18 Xavier Williams Dean Clark 1 1 1 Carries: 18 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Jack Clement 1 1 1 Yards: 84 vs. Ball State (Nov. 23, 2019) Long: 33 vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Brandon Coleman 1 1 1 TDs: 1, five times, last vs. Eastern Michigan (Nov. 4, 2020) Marquez Cooper 1 1 1 Receptions: 2, twice, last vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Yards: 56 vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Dustin Crum 1 13 14 Long: 41 vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Miles Daniel 0 0 3 Touchdowns: 1, twice, last vs. Buffalo (Nov. 14, 2019) Sekou Diaby 1 2 2 Adam Dulka 1 1 11 #10 Javaughn Williams Receptions: 2 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Kesean Gamble 1 1 11 Yards: 18 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Adam Gregoire 1 14 19 Long: 13 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Elvis Hines 1 26 27 Daniel Johnson 1 5 5 #85 Mark Williams Receptions: 3 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Buddha Jones 0 0 5 Yards: 83 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Bill Kuduk 1 1 1 Long: 33 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) M. Lawrence-Burke 1 4 22 Touchdowns: 1 at Bowling Green (Nov. 10, 2020) Isaiah McKoy 1 4 20 Montre Miller 1 2 2 Nathan Monnin 1 22 23 Oly Okombi 1 1 1 Keenan Orr 0 0 2 Cepeda Phillips 0 14 15 Ja’Shaun Poke 1 1 1 Jeremiah Salaam 0 3 6 Julian Sams 0 0 25 Keith Sherald Jr. 0 0 26 Zayin West 1 1 11 Mark Williams 1 1 1 Xavier Williams 1 0 1 KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Three |Akron Akron at at Kent Kent State State Contacts(Dan Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski | Taylor Czajkowski WEEK 1 VS E. MICHIGAN WEEK 2 AT BG NOVEMBER4, 2020 NOVEMBER 10, 2020 EASTERN MICHIGAN...... 23 KENT STATE ...... 62 KENT STATE...... 27 BOWLING GREEN...... 24 Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio Doyt-Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio

Box Score (Final) EMU vs KENTST (Nov 04, 2020 at Kent, Ohio) Box Score (Final) KENTST vs Bowling Green (Nov 10, 2020 at Bowling Green, Ohio) Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total EMU 9 0 6 8 23 Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total KENTST 13 7 0 7 27 KENTST 10 28 7 17 62 Bowling Green 10 0 0 14 24 Qtr Time Scoring play Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 10:43 KENTST - MCKOY, Isaiah 26 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (PHILLIS, Seth kick), 11-79 4:17 1st 12:37 KENTST - MCKOY, Isaiah 10 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 7-75 2:23 07:45 KENTST - CRUM, Dustin 1 yd run (PHILLIS, Seth kick failed), 8-58 2:05 11:13 BGSU - NEEDHAM, Nate 29 yd field goal, 4-0 1:13 04:12 EMU - RYLAND, Chad 34 yd field goal, 9-43 3:26 05:40 KENTST - TRICKETT, Matt 39 yd field goal, 16-53 5:33 00:30 EMU - ODUKOYA, Thomas 5 yd pass from HUTCHINSON, P. (RYLAND, Chad kick failed), 6-74 2:28 02:54 BGSU - MCDONALD, Matt 2 yd run (NEEDHAM, Nate kick), 9-77 2:42 2nd 13:17 KENTST - WILLIAMS, Xav. 33 yd run (PHILLIS, Seth kick), 6-73 2:06 2nd 14:14 KENTST - POKE, Ja'Shaun 16 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 10-75 3:40 3rd 02:57 EMU - HUTCHINSON, P. 1 yd run (SMITH, DJ rush failed), 10-69 3:38 10:06 KENTST - MCKOY, Isaiah 32 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 6-56 2:00 4th 11:55 EMU - ODUKOYA, Thomas 3 yd pass from HUTCHINSON, P. (WRIGHT, Donivan pass from HUTCHINS 05:28 KENTST - COOPER, Marquez 2 yd run (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 9-45 3:26 07:31 KENTST - WILLIAMS, Mark 9 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (PHILLIS, Seth kick), 11-75 4:24 01:52 KENTST - POKE, Ja'Shaun 55 yd pass from CRUM, Dustin (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 2-50 0:25 3rd 05:28 KENTST - COOPER, Marquez 3 yd run (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 12-91 3:33 EMU KENTST 4th 14:57 KENTST - TRICKETT, Matt 22 yd field goal, 10-69 3:18 FIRST DOWNS 20 28 09:31 BGSU - STEWART, Terion 1 yd run (NEEDHAM, Nate kick), 10-75 5:26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-61 46-212 06:10 KENTST - SCHLEE, Collin 15 yd run (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 9-75 3:21 PASSING YDS (NET) 241 219 01:35 KENTST - WOODEN, Isaiah 25 yd pass from SCHLEE, Collin (TRICKETT, Matt kick), 4-59 1:09 Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-21-2 29-21-1 00:41 BGSU - STEWART, Terion 69 yd run (NEEDHAM, Nate kick), 2-75 0:54 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-302 75-431 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 KENTST BGSU Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 FIRST DOWNS 34 16 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-40 2-41 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 58-295 43-260 Interception Returns-Yards 1-43 2-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 372 105 Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-23-0 20-6-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-43.0 4-38.8 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 93-667 63-365 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 2-30 9-78 Punt Returns-Yards 1-16 1--1 Possession Time 29:03 30:57 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-0 4-138 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 4 of 12 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 2 of 2 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-39.0 6-38.0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-4 Fumbles-Lost 4-0 2-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 5-28 Penalties-Yards 9-70 12-81 Possession Time 32:14 27:46 RUSHING: EMU-BOONE, Darius 9-68; GRISSOM, Jarius 4-9; SMITH, DJ 8-0; HUTCHINSON, P. 11-minus 16. Third-Down Conversions 11 of 19 2 of 13 KENTST-COOPER, Marquez 15-74; BRADFORD, Bryan 12-72; WILLIAMS, Xav. 7-55; CRUM, Dustin 8-35; TEAM Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 3 1 of 3 4-minus 24. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 2-14 PASSING: EMU-HUTCHINSON, P. 21-35-2-241; GRISSOM, Jarius 0-0-0-0. KENTST-CRUM, Dustin 21-29-1-219. RUSHING: KENTST-BRADFORD, Bryan 13-113; SCHLEE, Collin 8-62; COOPER, Marquez 15-53; WILLIAMS, Xav. RECEIVING: EMU-BEYDOUN, Hassan 9-112; WILLIAMS, Quian 4-51; KNUE, Tanner 4-45; ODUKOYA, Thomas 2-8; 5-35; CRUM, Dustin 10-25; BANGDA, Joachim 2-11; POKE, Ja'Shaun 2-1; BANGURA, Daniel 1-0; TEAM BOONE, Darius 1-13; OAKES, Gunnar 1-12. KENTST-MCKOY, Isaiah 8-104; CEPHAS, Dante 6-47; POKE, 2-minus 5. Bowling Green-STEWART, Terion 14-162; RAYMORE, Trevon 14-62; EMBRY, Jhaylin 4-32; DENLEY, Ja'Shaun 3-40; VANCE, Isaac 3-19; WILLIAMS, Mark 1-9. Bryson 5-15; TEAM 1-minus 1; MCDONALD, Matt 5-minus 10. PASSING: KENTST-CRUM, Dustin 18-27-0-271; SCHLEE, Collin 5-8-0-101. Bowling Green-MCDONALD, Matt INTERCEPTIONS: EMU-LAFLEUR, Noski 1-43. KENTST-CLARK, Dean 1-2; SALAAM, Jerem. 1-minus 2. 6-20-0-105.

FUMBLES: EMU-None. KENTST-TEAM 1-0. RECEIVING: KENTST-MCKOY, Isaiah 6-74; POKE, Ja'Shaun 5-80; VANCE, Isaac 4-48; WOODEN, Isaiah 3-83; CEPHAS, Dante 2-55; WILLIAMS, Jav. 2-18; COOPER, Marquez 1-14. Bowling Green-MASSEY, Noah 2-45; EMU (0-1,0-1) vs. KENTST (1-0,1-0) MORRIS, Quintin 2-18; BRODEN, Tyrone 1-37; ORTEGA-JONES, J 1-5. Date: Nov 04, 2020 • Site: Kent, Ohio • Stadium: Dix Stadium Attendance: INTERCEPTIONS: KENTST-None. Bowling Green-None.

Kickoff time: 6:00p • End of Game: 9:15p • Total elapsed time: 3:15 FUMBLES: KENTST-TEAM 2-0; SCHLEE, Collin 1-0; MCKOY, Isaiah 1-0. Bowling Green-MCDONALD, Matt 1-0; Officials: Referee: David Siegle; Umpire: Ryan McClellan; Linesman: BJ Henry; DENLEY, Bryson 1-1. Line judge: John Swartz; Back judge: Bob Stinson; Field judge: Kendal Smtih; Side judge: Steven Verbridg; Center judge: Ron Kay; KENTST (2-0,2-0) vs. Bowling Green (0-2,0-2) Temperature: 65 • Wind: • Weather: Clear Date: Nov 10, 2020 • Site: Bowling Green, Ohio • Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium Attendance: 1500

Kickoff time: 7:35 pm • End of Game: 11:20 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:45 Officials: Referee: J Valentine; Umpire: Tim Gover; Linesman: Michael Sharp; Line judge: Dorsey Skinner; Back judge: Paul Stout; Field judge: George Plesac; Side judge: Nicole Randolph; Center judge: Chris LaMange; Temperature: 70 deg. • Wind: S15 MPH • Weather: Partly Cloudy KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

KENTST Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2020) All games

Team Statistics KENTST OPP SCORING 89 47 Points Per Game 44.5 23.5 Points Off Turnovers 0 0 FIRST DOWNS 62 36 R u s h in g 30 15 P a s s in g 28 16 P e n a lt y 4 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 507 321 Yards gained rushing 582 381 Yards lost rushing 75 60 Rushing Attempts 104 75 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.3 Average Per Game 253.5 160.5 TDs Rushing 5 4 PASSING YARDAGE 591 346 C o m p - A t t - I n t 44-64-1 27-55-2 Average Per Pass 9.2 6.3 Average Per Catch 13.4 12.8 Average Per Game 295.5 173.0 TDs Passing 7 2 TOTAL OFFENSE 1098 667 Total Plays 168 130 Average Per Play 6.5 5.1 Average Per Game 549.0 333.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-41 6-178 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-16 1--1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 1-43 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 13.7 29.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 16.0 -1.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 43.0 FUMBLES-LOST 5-0 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 18-148 14-111 Average Per Game 74.0 55.5 PUNTS-Yards 6-233 8-314 Average Per Punt 38.8 39.2 Net punt average 39.0 34.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 16-892 10-601 Average Per Kick 55.8 60.1 Net kick average 33.7 41.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 3 6 2 8 : 2 4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/31 7/26 3rd-Down Pct 48% 27% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/5 3/6 4th-Down Pct 100% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 7-46 3-16 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 12 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 2-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (9-11) 82% (7-7) 100% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-11) 64% (5-7) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (11-12) 92% (3-4) 75% ATTENDANCE 0 1500 Games/Avg Per Game 1/0 1/1500 Neutral Site Games 0/0

KENTST Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2020) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Nov 04, 2020 EMU W 27-23 0 All games 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 * Nov 10, 2020 at Bowling Green W 62-24 1500 Conference 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g BRADFORD, Bryan 2 25 187 2 185 7.4 0 24 92.5 Team Statistics KENTST OPP COOPER, Marquez 2 30 134 7 127 4.2 2 11 63.5 FIRST DOWNS 62 36 WILLIAMS, Xav. 2 12 90 0 90 7.5 1 33 45.0 R u s h in g 30 15 SCHLEE, Collin 1 8 75 13 62 7.8 1 38 62.0 P a s s in g 28 16 CRUM, Dustin 2 18 78 18 60 3.3 1 12 30.0 P e n a l ty 4 5 BANGDA, Joachim 1 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 8 11.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 507 321 POKE, Ja'Shaun 2 2 7 6 1 0.5 0 7 0.5 Rushing Attempts 104 75 Total 2 104 582 75 507 4.9 5 38 253.5 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.3 Opponents 2 75 381 60 321 4.3 4 69 160.5 Average Per Game 253.5 160.5 TDs Rushing 5 4 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g PASSING YARDAGE 591 346 CRUM, Dustin 2 174.93 39-56-1 69.6 490 6 55 245.0 C o m p - A t t- In t 44-64-1 27-55-2 SCHLEE, Collin 1 209.80 5-8-0 62.5 101 1 33 101.0 Average Per Pass 9.2 6.3 Total 2 179.29 44-64-1 68.8 591 7 55 295.5 Average Per Catch 13.4 12.8 Opponents 2 106.66 27-55-2 49.1 346 2 37 173.0 Average Per Game 295.5 173.0 TDs Passing 7 2 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g TOTAL OFFENSE 1098 667 MCKOY, Isaiah 2 14 178 12.7 3 32 89.0 Average Per Play 6.5 5.1 POKE, Ja'Shaun 2 8 120 15.0 2 55 60.0 Average Per Game 549.0 333.5 CEPHAS, Dante 2 8 102 12.8 0 50 51.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-41 6-178 VANCE, Isaac 2 7 67 9.6 0 15 33.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-16 1--1 WOODEN, Isaiah 1 3 83 27.7 1 33 83.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 1-43 WILLIAMS, Jav. 1 2 18 9.0 0 13 18.0 FUMBLES-LOST 5-0 2-1 COOPER, Marquez 2 1 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 PENALTIES-Yards 18-148 14-111 WILLIAMS, Mark 2 1 9 9.0 1 9 4.5 PUNTS-AVG 6-38.8 8-39.2 Total 2 44 591 13.4 7 55 295.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 :3 6 2 8 :2 4 Opponents 2 27 346 12.8 2 37 173.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 15/31 7/26 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/5 3/6 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk TRICKETT, Matt 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 39 0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg SALAAM, Jerem. 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 PAT CLARK, Dean 1 2 2.0 0 2 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts MCKOY, Isaiah 3 ------18 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk TRICKETT, Matt - 2-3 8-8 - - - - - 14 HENZI, Ian 6 233 38.8 50 0 1 0 1 0 POKE, Ja'Shaun 2 ------12 COOPER, Marquez 2 ------12 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg WILLIAMS, Mark 1 ------6 VANCE, Isaac 1 16 16.0 0 16 WOODEN, Isaiah 1 ------6 Total 1 16 16.0 0 16 WILLIAMS, Xav. 1 ------6 Opponents 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 SCHLEE, Collin 1 ------6 CRUM, Dustin 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg PHILLIS, Seth - - 3-4 - - - - - 3 MCKOY, Isaiah 3 41 13.7 0 23 Total 12 2-3 11-12 - - - - - 89 Total 3 41 13.7 0 23 Opponents 6 2-3 3-4 0-1 1 1-1 - - 47 Opponents 6 178 29.7 0 81

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g KENTST 23 35 7 24 0 89 MCKOY, Isaiah 2 0 178 0 41 0 219 109.5 Opponents 19 0 6 22 0 47 BRADFORD, Bry 2 185 0 0 0 0 185 92.5 COOPER, Marqu 2 127 14 0 0 0 141 70.5 POKE, Ja'Shaun 2 1 120 0 0 0 121 60.5 CEPHAS, Dante 2 0 102 0 0 0 102 51.0 Total 2 507 591 16 41 0 1155 577.5 Opponents 2 321 346 -1 178 43 887 443.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g CRUM, Dustin 2 74 60 490 550 275.0 BRADFORD, Bryan 2 25 185 0 185 92.5 SCHLEE, Collin 1 16 62 101 163 163.0 COOPER, Marquez 2 30 127 0 127 63.5 WILLIAMS, Xav. 2 12 90 0 90 45.0 Total 2 168 507 591 1098 549.0 Opponents 2 130 321 346 667 333.5

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 10 CLARK, Dean 2 10 4 14 . . 1-2 1 . . . . . 28 LAWRENCE-BURKE 2 9 4 13 2.0-10 2.0-10 ...... 26 CARPENTER JR, R 2 7 2 9 2.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 0 WEST, Zayin 2 5 3 8 1.0-3 ...... 1E HINES, Elvis 2 6 2 8 . . . 2 . . . . . Total 2 76 44 120 17-61 7-46 2-0 9 . 1-0 2 . . Opponents 2 94 70 164 14-51 3-16 1-43 3 3 . . . . KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

KENTST Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2020) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 10 CLARK, Dean 2 10 4 14 . . 1-2 1 . . . . . 28 LAWRENCE-BURKE 2 9 4 13 2.0-10 2.0-10 ...... 26 CARPENTER JR, R 2 7 2 9 2.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 0 WEST, Zayin 2 5 3 8 1.0-3 ...... 1E HINES, Elvis 2 6 2 8 . . . 2 . . . . . 35 COLEMAN, Brand. 2 3 4 7 3.0-19 2.0-18 . . . 1-0 1 . . 55 DIABY, Sekou 2 4 3 7 ...... 34 GAMBLE, Kesean 2 3 4 7 4.0-15 2.0-12 . 1 . . . . . 57 OKOMBI, Oly 2 3 3 6 1.5-2 ...... 53 HUNTINGTON, Ad. 2 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 2T BUTLER, Tony 2 4 2 6 0.5-0 . . 2 . . . . . 41 PRICE, Jabbar 2 4 1 5 1.0-1 ...... 36 SALAAM, Jerem. 2 4 . 4 . . 1--2 1 . . . . . 29 HOLMES, C.J. 2 1 2 3 1.0-4 0.5-3 . 1 . . . . . 25 POKE, Ja'Shaun 2 2 . 2 ...... 32 JOHNS, Khalib 1 . 2 2 ...... 56 PINEDA, Nadir 2 1 1 2 0.5-1 ...... 50 WEST, CJ 1 . 1 1 ...... 18 WILLIAMS, Xav. 2 1 . 1 ...... 1B BREINZ, Paul 2 1 . 1 ...... 21 MILLER, Montre 2 1 . 1 ...... 7 CRUM, Dustin 2 1 . 1 ...... 33 ROBINSON, Jasp. 1 1 . 1 ...... 27 VANCE, Isaac 2 . 1 1 ...... 20 NUNEZ, Mario 1 . 1 1 ...... 1P OKITUAMA, Princ 1 . 1 1 0.5-3 0.5-3 ...... 30 DECOTEAU, Jay. 1 1 . 1 ...... 44 SPEAR, Seb. 1 . 1 1 ...... Total 2 76 44 120 17-61 7-46 2-0 9 . 1-0 2 . . Opponents 2 94 70 164 14-51 3-16 1-43 3 3 . . . . KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

2020 AKRON FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Julian Hicks WR Jr. (R) 6-3 200 Cleveland, Ohio (Mayfield/Central Michigan) 0 Bryce Wilson DL So. 6-3 285 Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 1 Randy Cochran, Jr. CB So. 6-0 188 Doraville, Ga. (Norcross) 1 Kato Nelson QB Sr. (R) 6-1 212 Hollywood, Fla. (Flanagan) 2 Nate Stewart WR Sr. (R) 6-2 200 Bethlehem, Pa. (Pius X) 2 Corey Thomas, Jr. S Fr. (R) 6-4 207 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Penn Hills) 3 DeMarkus Glover LB Sr. (R) 6-1 217 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Northside Christian) 3 Michael Mathison WR So. 5-10 175 Covington, Ga. (Newton) 4 Woobendy Guerrier S Jr. (R) 6-0 200 Homestead, Fla. (South Dade/Butler CC) 4 George Qualls, Jr. WR Jr. (R) 6-2 185 Caruthersville, Mo. (Caruthersville/Butler CC) 5 Jeremiah Knight WR Jr. (R) 5-11 192 Jefferson, Ohio (Jefferson Area/Ohio State) 5 Michael Scott OLB Jr. (R) 6-3 242 Tallahassee, Fla. (N. Florida Christian/Iowa Western CC) 6 Jonzell Norrils RB Fr. 5-10 210 Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) 6 Jordyn Riley CB Jr. (R) 5-10 190 Citra, Fla. (North Marion) 7 Teon Dollard RB Jr. 5-11 205 Lake City, Fla. (Columbia/Independence CC) 7 Julian Richardson OLB So. 6-3 220 Albany, Ga. (Westover) 8 Jaylen Kelly-Powell S Sr. (R) 6-0 180 Detroit, Mich (Cass Tech/Michigan) 9 Brayden Hawkins QB So. (R) 6-3 218 Waxhaw, N.C. (Myers Parks/Louisiana) 9 Demetrick Watts II LB Sr. (R) 6-3 225 Riverside, Calif. (Hillcrest/Humboldt State) 10 Quevan Lawson OLB Fr. (R) 6-5 242 Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County) 11 Jalen Knight WR Fr. (R) 6-2 200 Akron, Ohio (Hoban) 11 Nazir Sy DL So. (R) 6-2 308 Peachtree Corners, Ga. (Norcross/Butler CC) 12 Charles Amankwaa DB So. (R) 5-11 180 Hillsborough, N.J. (Hillsborough/Monroe College) 12 T.J. DeShields QB So. (R) 6-3 200 Beloit, Ohio (West Branch) 13 Chu Ogbonna CB Jr. (R) 6-2 180 Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler/Hutchinson CC) 13 Kevin Walls WR Fr. (R) 6-6 215 Westlake, Ohio (Westlake) 14 Julius Hawkins DL Fr. 6-3 258 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Boca Ciega) 14 Joey Marousek QB Fr. 6-2 205 North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) 15 Zach Gibson QB Fr. (R) 6-3 210 Alpharetta, Ga. (Johns Creek) 16 Tony Grimes, Jr. WR Fr. 5-8 168 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Penn Hills) 17 Juan Jarrett LB Fr. 6-1 192 Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) 18 A.J. Watts CB So. 6-1 192 Columbus, Ga. (Carver) 19 MyJaden Horton S Fr. 6-2 190 Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton) 20 Cole Gest RB Jr. (R) 5-9 195 Solon, Ohio (St. Edward/Indiana) 20 Michael Snowden LB Fr. 6-2 200 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Obama) 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. LB So. (R) 5-9 205 Canton, Ohio (McKinley) 21 Bryce Profitt WR Fr. 6-3 182 Medina, Ohio (Highland) 22 Brandon Bischof LB Jr. 6-1 210 Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary) 23 Ronald Jackson, Jr. CB Fr. 6-1 190 Detroit, Mich. (Belleville) 24 Adetutu Daranijo S So. 5-10 192 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 24 Maverick Wolfley TE Jr. (R) 6-3 240 Morgantown, W.Va. (Morgantown/West Virginia) 25 Tristian Brank TE Fr. 6-4 230 Asheville, N.C. (Clyde A. Erwin) 25 Quentin Woodall CB So. (R) 5-10 175 Cleveland, Ohio (Brush/ASA College) 26 Isiah Childs RB Fr. 6-1 205 Manhattan, Kan. (Wamego) 27 Bubba Arslanian LB Jr. (R) 5-9 205 Aurora, Ohio (Aurora) 27 Jamason Jodway RB Fr. 5-8 188 Auburn Hills, Mich. (Avondale) 28 A.J. Felton CB So. (R) 5-9 165 Fredericksburg, Va. (Freedom/UVA-Wise) 30 Gavin Blunt WR So. (R) 6-2 180 Aurora, Ohio (Aurora) 31 Ethan Johnson WR Fr. (R) 6-1 190 Medina, Ohio (Medina) KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

32 Owen Faulkner S Fr. 5-11 162 Sunbury, Ohio (St. Francis de Sales) 34 Jaylen Ball RB Fr. 5-9 192 Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis de Sales) 34 Tyson Durant ATH Fr. 6-0 176 Copley, Ohio (Canton McKinley) 35 Nathan Simon WR Fr. 6-2 214 Cleveland, Ohio (St. Edward) 36 Michiah Burton RB So. 5-9 185 Columbus, Ohio (New Albany) 37 Nolan Labuda WR Fr. 5-8 160 Belle Vernon, Pa. (Belle Vernon) 38 Joseph Sarpong S Fr. (R) 6-0 200 Columbus, Ohio (Northland) 39 DiMarco Johnson S Fr. 6-1 205 Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 40 Kyle Bischof LB Fr. 6-0 220 Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) 41 Cory Smigel PK So. (R) 5-8 150 North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton/Syracuse) 42 Gamari Peterson CB Fr. 5-9 165 Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) 42 Kyle Romenick P Fr. (R) 6-2 200 Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill) 43 Tobias Thomas Pitts S Fr. 6-0 180 Columbus, Ohio (Dublin-Scioto) 44 Sean Conroy S So. (R) 5-10 196 North Olmsted, Ohio (North Olmsted) 45 Ryan McClain OLB Jr. 6-4 245 Albuquerque, N.M. (La Cueva/Garden City CC) 46 Ethan Slike PK So. (R) 6-0 180 Greensburg, Pa. (Greensburg Central Catholic) 47 Jerry Fitschen PK Sr. (R) 6-0 210 Orange, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) 48 Kavari Adams DB So. (R) 5-10 171 Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance/Concordia) 48 Blake Hester WR Fr. 5-10 171 Ashland, Ky. (Blazer) 50 Kendal Marshall LB Fr. 6-2 255 Toledo, Ohio (Central Catholic) 52 Zach DiLauro LB So. (R) 5-10 202 Akron, Ohio (Springfield) 53 Nicholas Mayle OLB Fr. 6-2 255 Fremont, Ohio (Fremont Ross) 53 Bryce Petersen OL Sr. 6-2 295 McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville/Riverside City College) 54 Cameron Lyons LS Jr. (R) 6-1 225 Morgantown, W.Va. (Morgantown) 55 Collier Brown OLB Fr. 6-2 232 Washington Court House, Ohio (Washington) 56 Jake Miller LB Fr. 6-1 230 Glenshaw, Pa. (Shaler) 57 Connor Francz LB Fr. 6-2 215 Westlake, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 58 Marco Donatelli LB Fr. (R) 6-3 215 Girard, Ohio (Girard) 59 Beau Bachie LB Fr. 5-11 222 Cleveland, Ohio (Berea-Midpark) 60 Dean Ramicone OLB Sr. (R) 6-0 215 Brunswick, Ohio (Brunswick) 61 Ed Reely DL Fr. 6-3 271 Ashley, Ohio (Buckeye Valley) 62 Vincent Fonte, Jr. OL So. (R) 6-4 290 Copley, Ohio (Copley) 63 Alex Robarge OL Fr. (R) 6-5 305 Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Kenston) 64 Kirk Popelas DL Fr. (R) 6-1 260 Belle Vernon, Pa. (Belle Vernon Area) 65 Kyle Bauman LS So. (R) 5-11 222 North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) 65 Tony Georges OL Fr. 6-2 290 Westlake, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 66 Ryan Beckman OL Fr. (R) 6-3 290 Avon Lake, Ohio (Avon Lake) 67 Logan Hawkins DL So. (R) 6-2 294 Harrison City, Pa. (Penn-Trafford) 68 Deacon Allen DL Fr. 6-1 290 Rockmart, Ga. (Rockmart) 69 Eseosa Obas DL Fr. (R) 6-4 240 Pataskala, Ohio (Licking Heights) 70 Caleb Herring OL Fr. (R) 6-7 316 Lakewood, Ohio (St. Edward) 71 Shawn Muldowney II OL Jr. (R) 6-4 291 Diamond, Ohio (Southeast) 73 Owen Murphy OL Fr. (R) 6-6 290 Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 74 Ronan Chambers OL Fr. 6-5 270 Olmsted Township, Ohio (St. Edwards) 75 Jordan Daniels OL Fr. (R) 6-5 292 Huntersville, N.C. (North Mecklenburg) 76 Nate Williams OL Fr. 6-6 303 Utica, Ohio (Newark Catholic) 77 Xavior Gray OL Fr. (R) 6-9 315 Massillon, Ohio (Jackson) 79 Joe Gavriloff OL Fr. 6-2 288 Kent, Ohio (Kent-Roosevelt) 80 Jacob Shaffer TE Fr. (R) 6-2 220 Portersville, Pa. (Slippery Rock) 81 Shawn Naim WR Fr. (R) 6-4 195 Brecksville, Ohio (Lutheran West) 82 Jameel Williamson WR Fr. 5-10 175 Columbus, Ohio (Dublin-Coffman) 83 Nick Dottore TE Fr. 6-1 215 Chagrin Falls, Ohio (St. Edward) KENT STATE FOOTBALL Nov.17, 2020 | Game Three| Akron at Kent State Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) | Taylor Czajkowski

63 Alex Robarge OL Fr. (R) 6-5 305 Chagrin Falls, Ohio (Kenston) 36 Kyle Romenick P Fr. (R) 6-2 200 Fort Mill, S.C. (Fort Mill) 84 Kenyon Sholty 38TE Jose ph Fr.Sarp ong(R) 6S- 4 Fr. (R) 2556-0 200Terre Columbus, Haute, Ohio (Ind.Northland (Sout) h Vigo) 88 Timothy Scippio WR Jr. 6-2 213 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Coconut Creek) 85 Zackary Leininger 5 TEMichael Jr. Scott (R) 6OLB-5 Jr. (R) 2560-3 242Hugoton, Tallahassee, Kan. Fla. (N. ( FloridaHugoton Christian//DodgeIowa Western City CC) CC) 80 Jacob Shaffer TE Fr. (R) 6-2 220 Portersville, Pa. (Slippery Rock) 86 Marquis Whitmire 84WR Kenyon Jr Sho. lty(R) 5TE-9 Fr. (R)1 656-4 255Lithonia, Terre Haute, Ga. Ind. (Stephenson(South Vigo) /Hutchinson CC) 87 Brycen Yarmo 35TE Nathan So. Simon (R) 6WR-5 Fr. 2506-2 214Hu dson,Cleveland, N.H. Ohio (St. ( ExeterEdward) Academy/Coffeyville CC) 46 Ethan Slike PK So. (R) 6-0 180 Greensburg, Pa. (Greensburg Central Catholic) 88 Timothy Scippio 41WR Cory SmigeJr.l 6PK-2 So. (R)21 53-8 150Fort North Lauderdale, Royalton, Ohio (North Fla. Royalton (Coconut/Syracuse) Creek) 95 Brendan Smith DL Fr. (R) 6-6 285 Debary, Fla. (University Orange City) 90 Angelo Howze 20DL Michael J Snowdenr. (R) 6LB-2 Fr. 2306-2 200Fishers, Pittsburgh, Ind. Pa. ( Pittsburgh(Fishe Obamars/Cincinnati) ) 2 Nate Stewart WR Sr. (R) 6-2 200 Bethlehem, Pa. (Pius X) 91 Ja’Quize Cross 11DL Nazir SySr. (R) 6DL-4 So. (R)300 6-2 308Buckhor Peachtreen, Corners, Ala. Ga.(Buc (Norckhornross/Butler/Kentucky CC) /Independence CC) 94 John Mitchell 43DL Tobias ThomasSr. Pitts 6S- 3 Fr. 3166-0 180Cret Columbus,e-Monee, Ohio (Dublin Ill. -(SciotoCret) e-Monee/Independence CC) 2 Corey Thomas, Jr. S Fr. (R) 6-4 207 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Penn Hills) 95 Brendan Smith 97DL Janirr WFr.ade (R) 6DL-6 Fr. 2856-4 288Debary, Stone Mountain, Fla. (Ga.University (Stephenson) Orange City) 13 Kevin Walls WR Fr. (R) 6-6 215 Westlake, Ohio (Westlake) 96 Darrius Harris 18DL A.J. WattsJr. (R) 6CB-3 So. 2606-1 192Phila., Columbus, Pa. Ga. (Northeas (Carver) t/Western Carolina/L.A. Valley) 97 Janirr Wade 9 DLDemetrick FWattsr. II 6LB-4 Sr. (R) 2868-3 225Stone Riverside, Mountain, Calif. (Hillcrest Ga/Humboldt. (Stephenson State) ) 86 Marquis Whitmire WR Jr. (R) 5-9 165 Lithonia, Ga. (Stephenson/Hutchinson CC) 99 Eric Bentley 76DL Nate WilSo.liams (R) 6OL-2 Fr. 2864-6 303Akron, Utica, OhioOhio (Newark (St. Catholic Vincent) -St. Mary) 82 Jameel Williamson WR Fr. 5-10 175 Columbus, Ohio (Dublin-Coffman) 0 Bryce Wilson DL So. 6-3 285 Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview) 24 Maverick Wolfley TE Jr. (R) 6-3 240 Morgantown, W.Va. (Morgantown/West Virginia) 11-6-20 25 Quentin Woodall CB So. (R) 5-10 175 Cleveland, Ohio (Brush/ASA College) 87 Brycen Yarmo TE So. (R) 6-5 250 Hudson, N.H. (Exeter Academy/Coffeyville CC)

11-6-20 2020 AKRON FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS Charles Amankwaa A-MANQ-WA No. Name MichiahPos. Burton Yr. maHt.-KAI -ah Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Ja’Quize Cross JA’-quiz 48 Kavari Adams AdetutuDB DaranijoSo. (R) Too5- 10too Dah-rah171-knee -joe Detroit, Mich. (Renaissance/Concordia) Teon Dollard DOLL-ARD 68 Deacon Allen NickDL Dottore Fr. DO6T--1TOR EE 290 Rockmart, Ga. (Rockmart) Vincent Fonte, Jr. Fon-TAY 12 Charles Amankwaa JoeDB Gavriloff So. (R) GAV5-11-RI- LOFF 180 Hillsborough, N.J. (Hillsborough/Monroe College) Woobendy Guerrier WOO-BENDY 27 Bubba Arslanian QuLBevan LawsonJr. (R) QUE5--9VON 205 Aurora, Ohio (Aurora) Zackary Leininger LEIN-IN-GER 59 Beau Bachie JoeyLB Marousek Fr. MA5-R11-A-SEK 222 Cleveland, Ohio (Berea-Midpark) Shawn Naim Name 34 Jaylen Ball JonzellRB Norrils Fr. NOR5-9-RILS 192 Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis de Sales) Chu Ogbonna OG-BON-A 65 Kyle Bauman EseosaLS ObasSo. (R) E5-SOSA-11 O-BAS2 22 North Royalton, Ohio (North Royalton) Timothy Scippio SIP-ee-oh 66 Ryan Beckman CoryOL Smigel Fr. (R) SMEE6-3- gull 290 Avon Lake, Ohio (Avon Lake) Janirr Wade Ja-NERE 99 Eric Bentley DL So. (R) 6-2 284 Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary)

22 Brandon Bischof LB Jr. 6-1 210 Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary) 40 Kyle Bischof LB Fr. 6-0 220 Mentor, Ohio (Mentor) 30 Gavin Blunt WR So. (R) 6-2 180 Aurora, Ohio (Aurora) 25 Tristian Brank TE Fr. 6-4 230 Asheville, N.C. (Clyde A. Erwin) 55 Collier Brown OLB Fr. 6-2 232 Washington Court House, Ohio (Washington) 36 Michiah Burton RB So. 5-9 185 Columbus, Ohio (New Albany) 74 Ronan Chambers OL Fr. 6-5 270 Olmsted Township, Ohio (St. Edward) 26 Isiah Childs RB Fr. 6-1 205 Manhattan, Kan. (Wamego) 1 Randy Cochran, Jr. CB So. 6-0 188 Doraville, Ga. (Norcross) 44 Sean Conroy S So. (R) 5-10 196 North Olmsted, Ohio (North Olmsted) 21 Reggie Corner, Jr. LB So. (R) 5-9 205 Canton, Ohio (McKinley) 91 Ja’Quize Cross DL Sr. (R) 6-4 300 Buckhorn, Ala. (Buckhorn/Kentucky/Independence CC) 75 Jordan Daniels OL Fr. (R) 6-5 292 Huntersville, N.C. (North Mecklenburg) 24 Adetutu Daranijo S So. 5-10 192 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 12 T.J. DeShields QB So. (R) 6-3 200 Beloit, Ohio (West Branch) 52 Zach DiLauro LB So. (R) 5-10 202 Akron, Ohio (Springfield) 7 Teon Dollard RB Jr. 5-11 205 Lake City, Fla. (Columbia/Independence CC) 58 Marco Donatelli LB Fr. (R) 6-3 215 Girard, Ohio (Girard) 83 Nick Dottore TE Fr. 6-1 215 Chagrin Falls, Ohio (St. Edward) 34 Tyson Durant ATH Fr. 6-0 176 Copley, Ohio (Canton McKinley) 32 Owen Faulkner S Fr. 5-11 162 Sunbury, Ohio (St. Francis de Sales) 28 A.J. Felton CB So. (R) 5-9 165 Fredericksburg, Va. (Freedom/UVA-Wise) 47 Jerry Fitschen PK Sr. (R) 6-0 210 Orange, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) 62 Vincent Fonte, Jr. OL So. (R) 6-4 290 Copley, Ohio (Copley) 57 Connor Francz LB Fr. 6-2 215 Westlake, Ohio (Saint Ignatius)