Kent State Athletics

IN A FLASH: Blackout at the MAC Center Tonight!
Fans at tonight's "blackout" game can enjoy Mid-American Conference basketball vs. Ball State, plus a pre-game presentation about electric vehicles and sustainability and an EV car show.

Can electric vehicles drive us to a more sustainable future?
Kent State professor Joseph Ortiz explores the future of the EV and what these vehicles really mean to students' futures.

Translating Success in the Classroom onto the Field
Balancing on the Beam at 妻友社区
Kyndall Gilbert is a junior Honors College student studying biology and pre-medicine at Kent State.

Kent State Students Gain Valuable Experience Via the NFL Draft
While all eyes were on the stage to meet the NFL stars of the future, scores of current and former Kent State students were nearby during the league鈥檚 recent draft, which was held in Cleveland on April 29-May 1, 2021.

Golden Flashes Stay Unbeaten, Keep Wagon Wheel in Win Over Akron
America was watching as Kent State dominated Akron 69-35 to retain the coveted Wagon Wheel in the annual clash of football rivals at Dix Stadium.
ESPN carried the Nov. 17 game to a national prime time audience, which saw the Golden Flashes win their seventh straight game going back to last year while pushing their season record to 3-0.

妻友社区 Announces Launch of New Marching Band Scholarship
The College of the Arts and the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music are pleased to announce the launch of the 鈥淢arching Golden Flash Award.鈥 This new scholarship opportunity will be available to all returning members of the Marching Golden Flashes as well as incoming Kent State students. It is open to students of any major starting in the fall 2020 season.

From Badgers to Golden Flashes: Kent State鈥檚 President, Wife and Head Football Coach Share Connection With Two Universities
Even 妻友社区鈥檚 highest-ranking officials can experience a tug on their loyalties when the Golden Flashes take on their alma maters in athletic contests. President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, and head football coach Sean Lewis all will experience that dual loyalty on Saturday when Kent State faces the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.