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Kent State Golden Flashes (official thread)

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cincibuck said:
My impression from talking to Kent State alums is that everyone goes home for the weekend. There's no there, there.
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I went there in the early 90s. That was some bad football. 3 wins in my 4 years there. My Sophomore year I had a roommate from the Pittsburgh area that would go home a lot on the weekends.

Kent State football is a stepping stone program for coaches to get a better job if they have success. I blame them for not hiring Nick Saban in 1987.

Zurp said:
And I don't blame them for doing it.
What do they get for these games? $500k for each? Maybe more? Probably more?
On top of that, they can go to their recruits and try to sell them on Kent State with "Yeah, you didn't get recruited by the power schools, but if you come here, you'll still get a chance to play in their stadiums."
Kent State probably knows they'll never crawl their way out of where they are - a lower-tier G5 school. Might as well get some money to pay for the rest of their sports along the way, and who knows - they might be able to pull off an Appy State vs. the cheaters at some point.
Oh - another reason they're never going to get any better is the changing of the transfer rules. The moment a player emerges from a team in the MAC or other G5 conference, they're going to transfer to a team that can pay more for NIL and have a chance to get to and win the championship.
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They got $1.5 million from Oklahoma and $1.2 million from Florida State.
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2025 tOSU Special Teams Discussion

ScriptOhio
Just sayin': The absolute worst special teams play of the year (so far). WTF went wrong here?

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Obviously somebody (maybe #83) needed to establish "containment of the punter" on the strong side of the field and 2 players (#28 and a blur at the 33 yard line) need to tackle better. The guy wasn't a sprinter, RB, and/or WR; he was just a frickin punter who scrambled for approx. (15 + 36 =) 35 yards.

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DE Kenyatta Jackson (National Champion)

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ScriptOhio said:
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Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Playing Team-First Role in Ohio State’s Defense But Eager to “Use My Pass-Rush Moves” More​

Kenyatta Jackson Jr. is eager for more opportunities to put his pass-rushing skill on display.

The redshirt junior defensive end’s primary role this season has been to “cage the pocket,” meaning he’s been responsible for not allowing quarterbacks to get outside of the pocket and extend plays with their feet. He’s done a great job playing that role, helping lead the way up front for an Ohio State defense that leads the nation with just 6.8 points allowed per game this season.

But Jackson, who was hyped up by his teammates as a potential first-round pick entering the season, hasn’t had a lot of production as a pass-rusher, recording just 1.5 sacks in Ohio State’s first six games. As such, he’s told Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia that he’d like more chances to “use my pass-rush moves.”

“I'm doing things that I wouldn't say I don't like, but sacrificing for the team. I'm a team player first, so I think my year is going well, but I would like to do other things,” Jackson told reporters on Wednesday. “I talked to Coach P about that, and he's open to it.”
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I thought last year that on occasion, Kenyatta didn’t set the edge properly. His performance against Washington was excellent in that regard, and it was more important to cage Williams than to rush hard trying to sack him.

As others have pointed out, that will also be important against Underwood. As well as when UCLA comes to town.
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OL Carson Hinzman (National Champion)

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Carson Hinzman Returns to Home State of Wisconsin With “A Lot More Confidence” Than Two Years Ago​

A look back at Ohio State’s game film from when it last played Wisconsin showed Carson Hinzman just how far he’s come over the past two years.

“It was rough,” Hinzman said, laughing and shaking his head. “I had no idea really what I was doing. I was just kind of playing ball and hoping stuff didn't go wrong.”

While Hinzman was Ohio State’s starting center for the Buckeyes’ October 2023 game at Camp Randall Stadium, that 24-10 win in Madison came amid a roller-coaster first season in the lineup for the Wisconsin native. Thrust into starting duty a year earlier than expected after Luke Wypler entered the NFL draft, Hinzman struggled throughout the 2023 season, ultimately leading to his benching for the season-ending Cotton Bowl.

Now that he’s the experienced veteran of Ohio State’s offensive line, Hinzman returns to his home state as a far more confident player this time around.

“Two years ago, I mean, playing a lot more reactionary. I didn't really fully understand why things were going on or what was happening. I kind of had to rely a lot more on the guys around me,” Hinzman said. “But now it's a different position where I get to kind of step into a little bit more of a leadership role and have a lot of the guys kind of rely on me and what I'm looking at and how I can see what's happening and kind of diagnose that. So it's the same position, but completely different feel for the game.”
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