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2018 Kent State FOOTBALL GAME 9 AT BOWLING GREEN Kent State Athletic Communications The Opening Kick Aaron Chimenti, Director Primary Football Contact KENT STATE 1-7 (0-4) E-mail: [email protected] Work: (330) 672-8468 AT BOWLING GREEN 1-7 (0-4) Cell: (330) 807-5789 Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018 • 8:00 p.m. Doyt Perry Stadium (24,000/FieldTurf) • Bowling Green, Ohio ESPNU (Kevin Brown, Rocky Boiman) Radio: WHLO 640 AM (Ty Linder, Rob Polinsky) FLASHFAST FACTS School Information idweek MACtion for Kent State begins Tues- • In his first career start, sophomore linebacker Name Kent State University day night, Oct. 30 at Bowling Green’s Doyt Cepeda Phillips made total 12 tackles, including Location Kent, Ohio 44242 MPerry Stadium on ESPNU. The Golden 10 solo tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss. Founded 1910 Flashes continue their stretch of five straight East Di- • Junior Derek Adams played in his first game of Enrollment 39,000 (all campuses) vision opponents at a place where its head coach and the season and had punts of 77 and 73 yards. Alumni Worldwide 241,000 coordinators first tasted success in the MAC just four Nickname Golden Flashes years ago. After playing on eight straight Saturdays, • The offense allowed one sack, matching a season- Mascot “Flash” the Golden Eagle low set in week one. Colors Navy Blue and Gold both teams will have three extra days of preparation. Affiliation NCAA Division I • Kent State ranks 17th in the nation in turnovers President Dr. Beverly Warren FACTS IN A FLASH gained and 13th in fumbles recovered. Alma Mater UNC-Greensboro • Sophomore Woody Barrett ranks 24th in the Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen • Kent State has suffered a pair of one-point losses Alma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85 in MAC play, including a 24-23 overtime heart- nation in completions per game (21.6). Deputy AD Casey Cegles breaker against its archrival Akron. • In first halves, KSU’s defense has allowed just SID Aaron Chimenti • The Flashes played turnover free football against three points at Illinois, seven at Ole Miss, seven Conference Mid-American (East Division) Home venue Dix Stadium (1969) the Zips and had their second lowest penalty total against Ohio and kept Howard scoreless. Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319 (6) of the season. • Kicker Matthew Trickett ranks 21st in the nation Coaching Staff • Junior Justin Rankin ran for a touchdown and in field goal percentage. Head Coach Sean Lewis caught a TD pass against Akron. He ranks 41st in • Junior safety Jamal Parker has six career inter- Alma Mater Wisconsin ‘07 the nation in all-purpose yards per game (116.0). Record at Kent State (Years) 1-7 (First Season) ceptions including two this season. Overall record Same • Senior linebacker and Campbell Trophy semifinal- • Kent State returned 11 players who have earned Offensive Coordinator Andrew Sowder ist Matt Bahr ranks 74th in the nation in total Academic All-MAC honors in their career and two Defensive Coordinator / Assoc. HC Tom Kaufman tackles per game (8.1). Special Teams Coordinator Zac Barton MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes. Offensive Line Bill O’Boyle 2018 Kent State Schedule Running Backs Macky MacPherson Date Opponent Site/Stadium Time/Result Wide Receivers Matthew Middleton Sept. 1 at Illinois (BTN) Champaign, Ill./Memorial Stadium L, 24-31 Defensive Line Brian Cochran Outside Linebackers Colin Ferrell Flashes held 17-3 halftime lead as new offense runs 84 plays for 453 yards. Inside Linebackers Will Windham Sept. 8 HOWARD (ESPN+) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium W, 54-14 Secondary Jonathan Cooley Running game piles up 355 yards and six touchdowns in home opener Director of Football Operations Adam Young Sept. 15 at Penn State (FS1) University Park, Pa./Beaver Stadium L, 10-63 Director of Player Personnel Steve Schrum Nittany Lions score 42 unanswered to close out game Graduate Assistant / Offense Matt Battaglia Sept. 22 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) Oxford, Miss./Vaught-Hemingway L, 17-38 Graduate Assistant / Defense Dominic Clegg Two lightning delays force 5-hour, 39-minute game Graduate Assistant / Offense Matt Johnson Sept. 29 at Ball State* (ESPN+) Muncie, Ind./Scheumann Stadium L, 24-52 Graduate Assistant / Defense Dan Conwell Flashes throw for 314 yards in MAC opener Team Information Oct. 6 OHIO* (ESPN+) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium L, 26-27 First year of football 1920 Bobcats spoil Flashes’ homecoming with fourth quarter comeback All-time record 341-561-28/96 years Oct. 13 at Miami* (ESPN+) Oxford, Ohio/Yager Stadium L, 6-31 Bowl record 0-3 Home team wins for the sixth straight meeting Last bowl 2012 GoDaddy.com Oct. 20 AKRON* (ESPN+) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium L, 23-24 Result L, 17-13 vs. Arkansas State Second straight one-point loss at home 2017 overall record 2-10 Oct. 30 at Bowling Green* (ESPNU) Bowling Green, Ohio/Doyt Perry 8:00 p.m. 2017 MAC record/finish 1-7, 6th East First of three straight MAC weeknight games Starters returning/lost 14/11 Nov. 6 at Buffalo* (ESPNU) Buffalo, N.Y./UB Stadium 7:30 p.m. Offense 6/6 Defense 6/5 Fifth straight game within East Division Specialists 2/1 Nov. 15 TOLEDO* (CBSSN) Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium 6:00 p.m. Letterwinners returning/lost 44/23 Defending MAC champion renews what was once an annual rivalry Offense 19/11 Nov. 23 EASTERN MICHIGAN* Kent, Ohio/Dix Stadium TBA Defense 21/11 Black Friday battle closes out regular season Specialists 4/1 Home games in BOLD CAPS | * Mid-American Conference game Basic Offense Spread All times are Eastern and subject to change. Basic Defense 3-4 www.kentstatesports.com 1 2018 Kent State FOOTBALL GAME 9 AT BOWLING GREEN Kent State Media Services ALL-TIME SERIES NOTES & RELEASES WEEKDAY INTERVIEW SCHEDULE Bowling Green leads the all-time series with Kent Updated Kent State football game notes are avail- All interviews with Kent State players and coaches State 60-19-6 in a matchup that dates back to the able in PDF format at www.kentstatesports.com. must be coordinated through the Athletic Communi- Flashes’ inaugural season of 1920. BGSU has won To receive the notes via e-mail, contact Director cations office. In-person interviews for coaches and each of the last five meetings on the way to three of Athletic Communications Aaron Chimenti at players will be conducted after practice on select days MAC East titles (2013-15). The Falcons earned a 330.672.8468 or [email protected]. only (typically Tuesday & Wednesday). Tuesday and Wednesday practices routinely end between 10:45- 42-7 win the last time the teams met at Doyt Perry CREDENTIALS 11:30 a.m. Coaches and players generally are not Stadium in 2016. Last year in Kent, the Falcons All members of the media wishing to cover games available for interviews immediately before or during claimed a 34-16 victory. Justin Rankin caught nine in a working capacity must seek appro priate press practice unless special circumstances warrant. In ad- passes and Jim Jones had 11 tackles and 2.0 sacks. or photo/video passes in advance. Requests should dition, select players will be available at Sean Lewis’ be made at least one week in advance of game day weekly Monday press conferences. on http://kent.sidearmsports.com/sb_output. Media members should call at least one day in ad- TV/VIDEO/RADIO aspx?form=18. If time permits, credentials will be vance for phone interviews, which will be conducted Tuesday’s game game can be seen on ESPNU with around practice, meetings and class schedules. mailed; otherwise, they will be left at the media will- Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman call window on the west side of Dix Stadium. (analyst). The game can be heard live on 640 AM Media sideline credentials will be issued only to PROFESSIONAL SCOUTS accredited photographers and reporters on assign- Professional scouts may receive credentials by WHLO and the free Golden Flashes Radio channel ment. Both a credential and an armband must be sending a request via e-mail ([email protected]) to on iHeartRadio with a one-hour pregame show. Ty displayed for access to field level. Armbands may be Director of Athletic Communications Aaron Chi- Linder handles the play-by-play duties and is joined picked up in the media area on the first floor of the menti. If space permits, seats will be provided in the by 10th-year color analyst Rob Polinsky. Jacob press box. Media members may not work between media area on the first floor of the press box; other- will be on the sideline. By 2017, iHeartRa- the 25-yard lines as suggested in the NCAA game wise scouts will be given seats in the west side stands. Pavilack management manual. dio reached over 100 million registered users. WEBSITE WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Up-to-date Kent State football information is avail- THE COACHES Head Coach Sean Lewis will hold a weekly press able via the official athletics department web site at • Sean Lewis is the youngest head coach in the FBS conference Mondays at 11:00 a.m. in the M.A.C. www.kentstatesports.com. at age 32 and earned his first victory during week Center loge (3rd Floor), from Sept. 1 - Oct. 22. Updated results and statistics are available as well as releases, team roster, player bios, coaching staff bios two against Howard. Lewis spent the previous six and game recaps. The web site also features real-time years under Dino Babers at three different schools, MAC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE statistics for home games plus links to broadcasts of most recently spending two seasons as co-offensive The Mid-American Conference football coaches all games on the Kent State Radio Network.