Game 3 at Auburn
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2019 Kent State FOOTBALL GAME 3 AT AUBURN Kent State Athletic Communications The Opening Kick Dan Griffin KENT STATE 1-1 Primary Football Contact E-mail: [email protected] AT AUBURN 2-0 Work: (330) 672-8468 Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 • 7pm EST/6pm CST Cell: (330) 814-5921 Jordan-Hare Stadium (87451) • Auburn, Alabama FLASH FACTS ESPN2 (Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks, Kris Budden) School Information Radio: WHLO 640 AM (Ty Linder, Rob Polinsky, Jacob Pavilack) Name Kent State University Location Kent, Ohio 44242 Kent State hits the road in week three for its • The offensive line returns 72 career starts head- Founded 1910 second of three “Power-5” contests as they head ing into 2018, including redshirt junior Adam Enrollment 38,323 (all campuses) south to Jordan-Hare Stadium to take on the Gregoire, who missed all of 2018 due to injury Alumni Worldwide 241,000 #10 Auburn Tigers. Saturday’s contest marks the after starting six games in 2017. The O-line is led Nickname Golden Flashes Mascot “Flash” the Golden Eagle first meeting between the two teams. by Rimington Trophy watch list member, senior Colors Navy Blue and Gold Nate Warnock, who has 24 consecutive starts Affiliation NCAA Division I at center. Sophomore Julian Sams started all President Dr. Todd Diacon FACTS 12 games as a freshman. Alma Mater Wisconsin Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen • The Golden Flashes defense returns six start- Alma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85 • Kent State got a spark from quarterback Dustin ers, led by senior linebackers Matt Bahr and Deputy AD Casey Cegles Crum in the win over Kennesaw State. The junior Nick Faulkner. Both players totaled career Conference Mid-American (East Division) highs last weekend. Bahr racked up 15 stops and Home venue Dix Stadium (1969) threw for a career best 192 yards and accounted Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319 for both touchdowns (one pass, one rush). a fumble recovery while Faulkner added nine. • Three members of the secondary return for the Coaching Staff • The Golden Flashes also return their leading Flashes led by Keith Sherald Jr. Sherald had a Head Coach Sean Lewis rusher, Jo-El Shaw. Shaw rushed for 657 yards key interception to stop an Owls’ drive last Sat- Alma Mater Wisconsin ’07 and seven touchdowns in 2018. Shaw rushed for Record at Kent State (Years) 3-11 (Second Season) 93 yards in the win over Kennsaw State. urday, his first collegiate pick. Overall record Same • In addition to Crum and Shaw, the Flashes •Kent State also returns all three specialists for 2019, headlined by First Team All-MAC sopho- Assistant Coaches bring back their top-three receivers from 2018. Offensive Coordinator / QBs / TEs Andrew Sowder Sophomore Isaiah McKoy has both receiving more kicker Matthew Trickett. Senior Joey Defensive Coordinator / Assoc. HC Tom Kaufman touchdowns this season including a 75-yard Palumbo does the long snapping, while redshirt Special Teams Coordinator Zac Barton strike last Saturday. McKoy went for a career best junior Derek Adams returns to punt. Trickett Offensive Line Bill O’Boyle 125 yards on seven catches in Saturday’s win. nailed four field goals in the win over the Owls. Running Backs Macky MacPherson Adams has had 7-of-12 punts land inside the op- Wide Receivers Matthew Middleton Defensive Line Colin Ferrell ponent’s 20-yard line. Outside Linebackers Joe Coniglio Safeties Will Windham 2019 Kent State Schedule Secondary Justin Hood Date Opponent Site/Stadium Time Director of Player Personnel Steve Schrum Aug. 29 at Arizona State (PAC 12 Networks) Tempe, Ariz./Sun Devil Stadium L, 7-30 Graduate Assistant / Defense James Alexander Sun Devils swarm Kent State offense, hold to just 200 yards Graduate Assistant / Offense Matt Battaglia Graduate Assistant / Defense Dan Conwell Sept. 7 KENNESAW STATE (ESPN3) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium W, 26-23 (OT) Graduate Assistant / Offense Matt Johnson Trickett helps give Flashes first overtime win since 2000 Head Football Sports Performance Jeff Sobol Sept. 14 at Auburn (ESPN2 or ESPNU) Auburn, Ala./Jordan-Hare Stadium 7 p.m. Second straight year playing an SEC non-conference opponent Team Information Sept. 21 BOWLING GREEN* (ESPN3) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium 3:30 p.m. First year of football 1920 Looking for back-to-back wins over MAC opponent for first time since 2012 All-time record 343-565-28/97 years Bowl record 0-3 Oct. 5 at Wisconsin (ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU) Madison, Wis./Camp Randall Stadium TBA Last bowl 2012 GoDaddy.com Flashes’ eighth Big Ten opponent since 2013 Result L, 13-17 vs. Arkansas State Oct. 12 at Akron* Akron, Ohio/InfoCision Stadium 3:30 p.m. 2018 overall record 2-10 Wagon Wheel rivalry against TSDTR 2018 MAC record/finish 1-7, 6th East Oct. 19 at Ohio* Athens, Ohio/Peden Stadium TBA Starters returning/lost 17/8 Offense 9/3 Kent State takes on the unanimous preseason MAC East champs Defense 6/5 Oct. 26 MIAMI* Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium TBA Specialists 2/0 Hall of Fame Day at Dix Stadium as the Flashes host the RedHawks Letterwinners returning/lost 36/17 Nov. 5 at Toledo* (ESPN2 or CBSSN) Toledo, Ohio/Glass Bowl 7 p.m. Offense 15/8 First season with only one Tuesday game since 2015 Defense 18/8 Nov. 14 BUFFALO* (CBSSN) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium 7 p.m. Specialists 3/1 Basic Offense Spread Bulls lead series 13-11, including winning five of the last seven Basic Defense 3-4 Nov. 23 BALL STATE* Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium TBA Home team has won last six meetings by an average of 19.5 points Athletic Communications Nov. 29 at Eastern Michigan* Ypsilanti, Mich./Rynearson Stadium TBA Secondary Football Contact Taylor Czajkowski Flashes travel to EMU for Black Friday regular season finale E-mail [email protected] Home games in BOLD CAPS | * Mid-American Conference game Phone (330) 672-3084 Cell (785) 221-4405 All times are Eastern and subject to change. Address 106 M.A.C. Center, P.O. Box 5190; Kent, OH 44242 Press Box Phone (330)-672-2036 Website KentStateSports.com Twitter @KentStAthletics, @KentStFootball 1 2019 Kent State FOOTBALL GAME 3 AT AUBURN KENT STATE MEDIA SERVICES TV/VIDEO/RADIO NOTES & RELEASES WEEKDAY INTERVIEW SCHEDULE Saturday’s game can be seen on ESPN 3, the Updated Kent State football game notes are All interviews with Kent State players and home of the Mid-American Conference. The available in PDF format at www.kentstate- coaches must be coordinated through the Ath- game can be heard live on 640 AM WHLO and sports.com. To receive the notes via e-mail, letic Communications office. In-person interviews contact Director of Athletic Communications Dan for coaches and players will be con ducted after the free Golden Flashes Radio channel on iHeart- Griffin at 330.672.8468 or [email protected]. practice on select days only (typically Tuesday & Radio with a one-hour pregame show. Ty Linder Wednesday). Tuesday and Wednesday practices handles the play-by-play duties and is joined by CREDENTIALS routinely end between 10:45-11:30 a.m. Coaches 11th-year color analyst Rob Polinsky. Jacob and players generally are not available for inter- All members of the media wishing to cover Pavilack will be on the sideline. By 2017, iHeart- games in a working capacity must seek appro- views immediately before or during practice unless Radio reached over 100 million registered users. priate press or photo/video passes in advance. special circumstances warrant. In addition, select Requests should be made at least one week players will be available at Sean Lewis’ weekly in advance of game day on kentstatesports. Monday press conferences. THE COACHES Media members should call at least one day com. If time permits, credentials will be mailed; Sean Lewis is the youngest head coach in the otherwise, they will be left at the media will-call in advance for phone interviews, which will be FBS at age 33 and earned his first victory against window on the west side of Dix Stadium. conducted around practice, meetings and class Media sideline credentials will be issued only schedules. Howard in Week 2 of the 2018 season. He picked to accredited photographers and reporters on as- up his first Mid-American Conference win against signment. Both a credential and an armband must PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS his former school Bowling Green, 35-28. Lewis be displayed for access to field level. Armbands Professional scouts may receive credentials by spent the previous six years under Dino Babers may be picked up in the media area on the first sending a request via e-mail (dgriff34@kent. at three different schools, most recently spending floor of the press box. Media members may not edu) to Director of Athletic Communications Dan two seasons as co-offensive coordinator and quar- work between the 25-yard lines as suggested in Griffin. If space permits, seats will be provided the NCAA game management manual. in the media area on the first floor of the press terbacks coach at Syracuse. The Orange proved box; otherwise scouts will be given seats in the to be a program on the rise with a victory over WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE west side stands. then defending national champion Clemson. Lewis Head Coach Sean Lewis will hold a weekly served in the same position for two seasons at press conference Mondays at 11:00 a.m. in WEBSITE Bowling Green, helping the Falcons to a MAC title the M.A.C. Center loge (3rd Floor), from Sept. Up-to-date Kent State football information is and two bowl appearances. Lewis also coached 2 - Oct. 21. available via the official athletics department web site at www.kentstatesports.com.