2015 KENT STATE FOOTBALL 2015 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Time Sept. 4 Fri. at Ilinois 9 p.m. (8 CST) (BTN) SEPT. 12 SAT. DELAWARE STATE 6 p.m. (ESPN 3) Sept. 19 Sat. at Minnesota 12 p.m. (11 CST) (BTN) SEPT. 26 SAT. MARSHALL TBA OCT. 3 SAT. MIAMI* 3:30 p.m. Oct. 10 Sat. at Toledo * 3 p.m. Oct. 17 Sat. at UMass* 3:30 p.m. OCT. 24 SAT. BOWLING GREEN* TBA NOV. 5 THURS. BUFFALO* 7:30 p.m. (CBS Sports/ESPN3) Nov. 10 Tues. at Ohio * 8 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) NOV. 18 WED. CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 8 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU) Nov. 27 Fri. at Akron* TBA Dec. 5 Fri. MAC Championship TBA *indicates Mid-American Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS Kent State FOOTBALL 2015 SUMMER BREAKDOWN FLASH FACTS STARTERS RETURNING (21) STARTERS LOST (6) School Information Offense (9) Offense (3) Name Kent State University QB 10 Colin Reardon 6-1 216 Jr WR 6 Chris Humphrey 6-1 194 Sr Location Kent, Ohio 44242 RB 34 Trayion Durham* 6-0 248 5-Sr. OL 67 Terrell Johnson 6-4 304 5-Sr Founded 1910 RB 4 Nick Holley 5-10 198 Jr. TE 7 Casey Pierce 6-4 242 5-Sr Enrollment 42,000 (all campuses) WR 25 Ernest Calhoun 5-6 155 Jr. Nickname Golden Flashes Mascot “Flash” the Golden Eagle WR 3 Kris White 6-1 210 So. Colors Navy Blue and Gold OL 74 Brock Macaulay 6-5 290 So. Defense (3) Affiliation NCAA Division I OL 63 Alex Nielsen 6-4 306 Jr. DE 34 Richard Gray 6-2 250 5-Sr President Dr. Beverly Warren OL 55 Reno Reda 6-6 294 Jr DE 48 Nate Vance 6-1 230 5-Sr Alma Mater UNC-Greensboro OL 71 Wayne Scott 6-3 300 Jr CB 2 Malcolm Pannell 5-10 172 5-Sr Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen Alma Mater Minnesota State Mankato ’85 Defense (10) Deputy AD Casey Cegles NT 90 Jon Cunningham 6-0 295 So. Football SID Aaron Chimenti Conference Mid-American (East Division) NT 50 Chris Fairchild 6-2 316 Jr. Home venue Dix Stadium (1969) DT 69 Nate Terhune 6-4 270 5-Sr. Surface/Capacity FieldTurf/25,319 LB 32 Matt Dellinger 6-1 229 Sr. LB 36 Darius Redmond 6-0 210 Jr. Coaching Staff LB 7 Elcee Refuge 5-9 230 Jr. Head Coach Paul Haynes S 18 Nate Holley 5-11 200 Jr. Alma Mater Kent State ‘93 S 23 Jordan Italiano 5-10 207 Sr. Record at Kent State (Years) 6-17 (Third Season) CB 21 Demetrius Monday 5-10 197 So. Overall record Same Assistant Coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Don Treadwell Specialists (2) Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Brian George LS 98 Chad Bushley 6-1 231 5-Sr. Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Shawn Clark P 14 Anthony Melchiori 5-11 190 Sr. Safeties Jeff Burrow * starter in 2013 Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator Ben Needham Wide Receivers Doc Gamble Tight Ends/Special Teams Dave McMichael Running Backs Mark Spencer Cornerbacks Hank Poteat Director of Football Operations Zack Tilves Strength & Conditioning Coach Antoine Sharp Graduate Assistant (Offense) T.K. Rock Graduate Assistant (Defense) Colin Ferrell Team Information RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS First year of football 1920 All-time record 332-526-28/92 years Rushing Att. Yards Avg. TD Bowl record 0-3 Nick Holley 125 516 4.1 3 Last bowl 2012 GoDaddy.com Colin Reardon 59 148 2.5 2 Result L, 17-13 vs. Arkansas State 2014 overall record 2-9 Receiving Rec. Yards Avg. TD 2014 MAC record/finish 1-6, 7th East Ernest Calhoun 33 319 9.7 1 Starters returning/lost 19/6 Nick Holley 27 199 7.4 1 Offense 9/3 Kris White 25 270 10.8 0 Defense 10/3 Letterwinners returning/lost 44/20 Josh Boyle 21 160 7.6 2 Offense 23/8 Defense 20/12 Passing Comp. Att. Yards TD INT Pct. Specialists 2/0 Colin Reardon 228 400 2466 14 16 57.0 Basic Offense Multiple Basic Defense 4-2 Defense Solo Asst. Total TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. INT FR-FF Nate Holley 75 62 137 4.0-5 0-0 0 1-2 Jordan Italiano 48 48 96 3.5-5 0-0 3 1-3 Matt Dellinger 37 52 89 3.0-10 0.5-3 1 0-0 Elcee Refuge 32 26 58 6.0-13 0-0 0 0-1 Demetrius Monday 25 15 40 1.5-3 0-0 1 0-0 Darius Redmond 19 18 37 2.0-8 0.5-5 0 0-0 2 www.kentstatesports.com Kent State FOOTBALL 2015 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl./Elig. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 46 Chalfonte Butler Fr./Fr. TE 6-6 227 Cincinnati, Ohio/Shroder Paideia Academy 1 Antwan Dixon Fr./Fr. WR 5-8 173 Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers 47 Davonte James So./Fr. DE 6-3 259 Springfield, Ohio/West Virginia 2 George Bollas So./Fr. QB 6-3 208 Aurora, Ohio/Aurora 49 Kalil Morris So./Fr. DT 6-2 319 Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Hartley 2 Erik Simpson So./Fr. S 5-11 175 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 50 Chris Fairchild** Sr./Jr. DT 6-2 316 Oak Hill, Ohio/Oak Hill 3 Devante’ Strickland*** 5th/Sr. LB 6-1 237 Columbus, Ohio/Marion-Franklin 51 Terence Waugh** Jr./Jr. DE 6-1 262 Atlanta, Ga./Henry County 3 Kris White* Jr./So. WR 6-1 210 Clermont, Fla./South Lake 52 Clay Miller*** 5th/Sr. DL 6-4 275 Maple Hts., Ohio/Maple Heights 4 Nick Holley** Jr./Jr. RB 5-10 198 Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer 52 Nathan Puthoff* So./So. OL 6-4 296 Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles 5 James Alexander* So./So. LB 5-11 245 Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson 53 Alex Hoag Fr./Fr. DE 6-3 261 Sarasota, Fla./Venice 5 Jake McVay Jr./So. S 5-11 190 Aurora, Ohio/Aurora 55 Reno Reda** Sr./Jr. OL 6-6 294 Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial 6 P.J. Simmons Fr./Fr. WR 5-9 175 Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 56 Jontey Byrd* Jr./So. DT 5-10 275 Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 6 Carlos Pickett Fr./Fr S 5-11 187 Brunswick, Ga/Brunswick 57 Tad France* Sr./Jr. OL 6-4 285 Elyria, Ohio/Elyria 7 Elcee Refuge** Jr./Jr. LB 5-9 230 New Orleans, La./Edna Karr 58 Theodore Eboigbe Fr./Fr. DE 6-1 244 Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain 8 Charles Chandler* Sr./Jr. WR 6-2 197 Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales 59 Connor Shinsky So./Fr. OL 6-5 284 Butler, Pa./Knoch 10 Colin Reardon** Sr./Jr. QB 6-1 218 Poland, Ohio/Seminary 61 David Smith Fr./Fr. OL 6-4 295 Charleston, W. Va./George Washington 10 Quan Robinson Jr. So./Fr. CB 6-1 168 Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 62 Chase Robinson Jr./So. OL 6-5 265 Wellington, Ohio/Keystone 11 Connor Arlia 5th/Sr. WR 5-9 186 Weirton, W. Va./Madonna/West Virginia 63 Alex Nielsen* Sr./Jr. OL 6-4 306 Amherst, Ohio/Elyria Catholic 12 Najee Murray* Sr./Jr. CB 5-9 180 Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville/Ohio State 64 Bryce Gibbs Fr./Fr. OL 6-3 309 Wellington, Ohio/Wellington 13 Brice Fackler** Sr./Jr. TE 6-3 244 Kenton, Ohio/Kenton 66 Anthony Pruitt** 5th/Sr. OL 6-2 300 Columbus, Ohio/Groveport Madison 14 Anthony Melchiori** *Sr./Sr. K/P 5-11 190 Aurora, Ohio/Aurora 68 Mike Marinelli Fr./Fr. OL 6-3 260 Allison Park, Pa./Hampton 14 John Henry Bronczek Fr./Fr. S 5-7 174 Massillon, Ohio/Massillon Washington 69 Nate Terhune*** 5th/Sr. DL 6-4 270 Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Orange 15 Joe Ziccardi** Sr./Jr. WR 5-11 185 Chesterland, Ohio/West Geauga 70 Stefano Millin So./Fr. OL 6-5 280 Massillon, Ohio/Perry 16 Nathan Strock* Jr./So. QB 6-2 185 Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley 71 Wayne Scott** Jr./Jr. OL 6-3 300 Daytona Beach Fla./Mailnland 16 Juantez McRae Fr./Fr. S 5-10 174 Reistertown, Md./Franklin 72 Max Williams Fr./Fr. DL 6-0 270 Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward 17 Mylik Mitchell Fr./Fr. QB 6-3 194 Cleveland, Ohio/John Hay 73 Jake Witucki Sr./Jr. OL 6-5 298 Natrona Hts., Pa./Highlands 17 D’Andre Smart Fr./Fr. CB 5-11 157 Miami, Fla./Norland 74 Brock Macaulay* Jr./So. OL 6-5 290 Big Prarie, Ohio/West Holmes 18 Nate Holley** Jr./Jr. S 5-11 203 Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer 76 Chase Van Hoef Fr./Fr. OL 6-3 297 Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven 18 Dan Hillenbrand Jr./So. QB 6-7 240 Westlake, Ohio/Lutheran West 80 Johnny Woods Fr./Fr. WR 6-3 205 Smiths Station, Ala./ Smiths Station 19 Josh Boyle*** Sr./Sr. WR 5-9 176 Venice, Fla./Venice 82 Ryan Malone* Jr./So. TE 6-1 242 New Orleans, La./St. Paul’s 20 Marcus Elliott* So./So. DB 6-1 201 Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer 84 Kyle Payton** 5th/Sr. TE 6-3 247 Dublin, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson 21 Demetrius Monday* Jr./So. CB 5-10 197 Douglasville, Ga./Pebblebrook 85 Luke Grandjean So./Fr. WR 6-3 184 North Canton, Ohio/Hoover 21 Will Matthews Fr./Fr. RB 5-7 210 Destrehan, La./Destrehan 85 Brad Miller* Sr./Jr. PK 5-10 202 Germantown, Ohio/Valley View 22 Miles Hibbler* So./So. RB 5-11 197 Troy, Ohio/Troy 86 Zaquon Tyson So./Fr.