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2019 Kent State FOOTBALL GAME 4 VS BOWLING GREEN Kent State Athletic Communications The Opening Kick Dan Griffin BOWLING GREEN 1-2 Primary Football Contact E-mail: [email protected] AT KENT STATE 1-2 Work: (330) 672-8468 Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 • 3:30 PM Cell: (330) 814-5921 Dix Stadium (25,319) • Kent, Ohio FLASH FACTS ESPN3 () School Information Radio: WHLO 640 AM (Ty Linder, Rob Polinsky, Jacob Pavilack) Name Kent State University Location Kent, Ohio 44242 Kent State reutrns home for the 2019 • The offensive line returns 72 career starts head- Founded 1910 Homecoming game at Dix Stadium. This is the ing into 2018, including redshirt junior Adam Enrollment 38,323 (all campuses) MAC opener for both teams. Kent State looks to Gregoire, who missed all of 2018 due to injury Alumni Worldwide 241,000 snap a three-game losing streak in MAC openers after starting six games in 2017. The O-line is led Nickname Golden Flashes Mascot “Flash” the Golden Eagle while BG looks to avenge a 35-28 loss to Kent in by Rimington Trophy watch list member, senior Colors Navy Blue and Gold Bowling Green last season. Nate Warnock, who has 24 consecutive starts Affiliation NCAA Division I at center. Sophomore Julian Sams started all President Dr. Todd Diacon 12 games as a freshman. Alma Mater Wisconsin FACTS Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen • The Golden Flashes defense returns six start- Alma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85 • Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum has made ers, led by senior linebacker Matt Bahr and Deputy AD Casey Cegles the most of his last two starts. A week after set- Bahr backed up his 15 tackle performance Conference Mid-American (East Division) against Kennesaw with seven more tackles and Home venue Dix Stadium (1969) ting a career mark in the Kennesaw win, Crum Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319 was a solid 15-24 for 198 yards and a score at a TFL at Auburn. #8 Auburn. • Three members of the secondary return for the Coaching Staff • The Golden Flashes also return their leading Flashes led by Keith Sherald Jr. Sherald and Head Coach Sean Lewis company held Auburn to 166 yards passing last Alma Mater Wisconsin ’07 rusher, Jo-El Shaw. Shaw rushed for 657 yards Record at Kent State (Years) 3-12 (Second Season) and seven touchdowns in 2018. Shaw rushed for weekend. Overall record Same 93 yards in the win over Kennsaw State. •Kent State also returns all three specialists for • In addition to Crum and Shaw, the Flashes 2019, headlined by First Team All-MAC sopho- Assistant Coaches Offensive Coordinator / QBs / TEs Andrew Sowder bring back their top-three receivers from 2018. more kicker Matthew Trickett. Senior Joey Defensive Coordinator / Assoc. HC Tom Kaufman Sophomore Isaiah McKoy has a touchdown catch Palumbo does the long snapping, while redshirt Special Teams Coordinator Zac Barton in all three games this season including a 53 yard junior Derek Adams returns to punt. Adams Offensive Line Bill O’Boyle strike against Auburn. He becomes the first Kent has had 10-of-19 punts land inside the oppo- Running Backs Macky MacPherson nent’s 20-yard line and is averaging 44 yards per Wide Receivers Matthew Middleton State receiver to have a touchdown in three- Defensive Line Colin Ferrell straight games since Casey Pierce in 2014. punt so far this season 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 L, 55-16 Auburn’s rushing attack cuts loose for more than 400 yards 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 343-566-28/97 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 4 VS BOWLING GREEN 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.