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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State Game Preview
Eastern Michigan
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 18, 2024, 3:13pm EDT

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4-0 | 1-3
Saturday September 28th 3:30
Location: Kent, Ohio | Dix Stadium
2023 Record: 6-7
2023 Result: L 14-28
Series: 17-16
Head Coach: Chris Creighton
Team Leaders:
Cole Snyder 883Pass Yds 7TD 1Int
Dontae McMillan 212Rush Yds 2TD
JB Mitchell III 239Rec Yds 1TD
Luke Murphy 34Tkl
Peyton Price 3.5Sck
Bryce Llewellyn 2Int

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State shuts down Eastern Michigan in the second half to secure win
Flashes outscored Eagles 14-3 after halftime
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 28, 2024, 7:21pm EDT

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20 - 27
Saturday September 28th 3:30
Location: Kent, Ohio | Dix Stadium
EMU|00|17|00|03|20
KSU|10|03|07|07|27


CHRISHON MCCRAY DIVES FOR A TD IN THE FIRST QUARTER
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Kent, OH - Kent State jumped out to a 10-0 lead before Eastern Michigan got on the board. A strong second quarter gave the Eagles a 17-13 lead at the break but it was all Flashes in the second half as they came away with a 27-20 win in their MAC opener.

Kent State put up their first points of the game on an eight yard Tommy Ulatowski to Chrishon McCray pass with McCray diving to secure the ball in the endzone. Following an Eastern Michigan punt Kent State's Andrew Glass connected on a 50 yard field goal to make it 10-0 on the last play of the first quarter.

Eastern Michigan's Dontae McMillan put them on the board early on in the second quarter, scoring on an eight yard run. Glass would add a second field goal for the Flashes to make it 13-7.

Eastern Michigan took the lead late in the first half with a Kenyon Bower field goal and a 38 yard pick six by senior CB Joshua Scott.

The Flashed came out of the locker room on a mission with the defense holding EMU to just three points and the offense adding a pair of scores to secure a 27-20 win.

Ulatowski added to his rushing touchdown numbers with a seven yard score in the third and connected with Isaiah Batton for a 15 yard score in the fourth quarter.

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Scoring
1Q KSU Chrishon McCray 8 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
1Q KSU Andrew Glass 50 Yd FG
2Q EMU Dontae McMillan 8 Yd run (Kenyon Bowyer kick)
2Q KSU Andrew Glass 27 Yd FG
2Q EMU Kenyon Bowyer 44 Yd FG
2Q EMU Joshua Scott 38 Yd pick six (Kenyon Bowyer kick)
3Q KSU Tommy Ulatowski 7 Yd run (Andrew Glass kick)
4Q EMU Kenyon Bowyer 45 Yd FG
4Q KSU Isaiah Batton 15 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
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Key Statistics
Kent State
Passing - T. Ulatowski 17/33 204Yds 2TD 2Int
Rushing - G. Garcia 24Car 118Yds, K. Thomas 7Car 33Yds, T. Ulatowski 4Car 32Yds 1TD
Receiving - C. McCray 5Rec 86Yds 1TD, L. Floriea 3Rec 42Yds, G. Garcia 3Rec 25Yds, S. Brown 3Rec 22Yds, I. Batton 1 Rec 15Yds 1TD
Tackles - D. Branch 8, J. Dotson 7, M. Folk 7
Sacks - A. Campbell Jr 1.0
Takeaways - M. Folk 1
Kicking - A. Glass 2/2FG 3/3XP

Eastern Michigan
Passing - C. Snyder 16/33 174Yds 1Int
Rushing - D. McMillan 17Car 122Yds 1TD, C. Snyder 10Car 17Yds
Receiving - J. Mitchell 8Rec 112Yds, P. Rooks 3Rec 33Yds, T. Walton 3Rec 17Yds
Tackles - Q. Scandrett 13, J. Scott 10
Sacks - C. Evans 1.0
Takeaways - J. Scott 1Int 1TD, D. Carter Jr 1Int
Kicking - K. Bowyer 2/2FG 2/2XP
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MAC FOOTBALL
MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 29, 2024, 10:16am EDT

MAC Scores
Buffalo 28, Connecticut 20
Massachusetts 35, Miami-OH 28
Old Dominion 38, Bowling Green 23
NC State 41, Northern Illinois 20
San Diego State 38, Central Michigan 31
Jame Madison 35, Ball State 27
Kent State 27, Eastern Michigan 20
Marshall 31, Western Michigan 28
Akron 31, Ohio 10

MAC Players of the Week
Eastern Michigan CB Joshua Scott 10Tkl, 1Int, 1TD
Akron QB Ben Finley 225Pass Yds 3TD, 24Rush Yds 1TD

MAC Leaders
Kent State QB Tommy Ulatowski 1,385 Yds 5TD
Kent State RB Gavin Garcia 447Yds 4TD
Toledo WR Junior Vandeross III 458Yds 5TD
Eastern Michigan LB Luke Murphy 43Tkl
Western Michigan DE Tyson Lee 5.0Sck
Eastern Michigan CB Bryce Llewellyn and FS David Carter Jr 2Int

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Coaches Corner
Offensive Coordinator Jordan McAlary
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | September 30, 2024, 11:27am EDT

Each week in the days following Kent State's game I will spend a few moments chatting with members of the coaching staff. I'll share some key points in this column.

This morning I spoke with offensive coordinator Jordan McAlary following Kent State's win over Eastern Michigan.

A big win over Eastern Michigan to start off conference play. How important is that?
It's big. You know most of these teams in the MAC are pretty evenly matched most years so they all end up being very important games. There's not likely to be a big spread in wins at the end of the season so you've got to win them, especially at home.

What was a big key to the game?
Just total team football. We had a big error on the pick six right before halftime and guys were down a bit but we got it together at halftime and the defense balled out in that second half so we did our part putting in the endzone and that secured the win for us. Complementary football.

Player of the week?
Gavin Garcia this week. Ran hard, didn't get an opportunity to get in the endzone for us but he ran hard when we asked him to and his pass protection was sound as well.

Bye week and then hosting Ball State. What do you do differently to prepare when you have the extra week?
We'll give guys a bit more time off, probably hit film a little harder early in the first week then get into opponent specifics late in the first week or early the second week. Hopefully get some guys that are banged up back to 100%.

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Flashes sign teammates from Philly
Pair of one stars added to trenches
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 1, 2024, 11:12am EDT

Philadelphia's Cameron Hippenhammer and Josh McMahan, both offensive tackles, have signed with the flashes. The duo anchor the line at Imhotep Charter school and both are listed at 6'7".

Recruiting Class
POS|NAME| ***** |NATL|STATE|POS|Style|Hometown|HT|WT
QB|Terrance Ahmad| * |3489|72|306|Improviser|Clairton, PA|6'00"|197
OT|Cameron Hippenhammer| * |3567|75|224|Agile|Philadelphia, PA|6'07"|315
OT|Josh McMahan| * |3474|71|212|Pass Protector|Philadelphia, PA|6'07"|287
DE|Shawn Rhodes| *| 3502|137|192|Speed Rusher|Cleveland, OH|6'02"|263
DE|Jimmy Chunn| * |3450|134|190|Speed Rusher|Pickerington, OH|6'01|262
MLB|Isaiah Rawls| * |3101|77|134|Run Stopper|Highstown, NJ|5'11"|212
CB|Alex Manuel| * |3066|87|273|Zone|Dearborn, MI|5'11"|190
CB|Cris Navarre| * |3385|85|309|Man to Man|Woodbridge, VA|6'01"|161

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MAC FOOTBALL
MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 6, 2024, 10:16am EDT

MAC Scores
Western Michigan 35, Ball State 7
Massachusetts 31, Northern Illinois 20
Toledo 44, Miami-OH 7
Akron 20, Bowling Green 7

MAC Players of the Week
Akron LB Bryan McCoy 4Tkl, 1FF, 2FR
Toledo QB Tucker Gleason 330Pass Yds 3TD, 43Rush Yds 1TD

MAC Standings
Akron 2-0/3-3
Buffalo 1-0/3-2
Kent State 1-0/2-3
Toledo 1-0/3-2
Western Michigan 1-0/2-3
Ball State 2-3/1-1
Bowling Green 0-1/1-4
Central Michigan 0-1/2-3
Eastern Michigan 0-1/4-1
Miami-OH 0-1/1-4
Northern Illinois 0-1/1-4
Ohio 0-1/3-2

MAC Leaders
Toledo QB Tucker Gleason 1,665Yds 15TD
Western Michigan RB Jalen Buckley 518Yds 2TD
Akron WR Phaizon Wilson 558Yds 3TD
Northern Illinois LB Jaden Dolphin 45Tkl
Western Michigan DE Tyson Lee 6.0Sck
Eastern Michigan CB Bryce Llewellyn and FS David Carter Jr 2Int

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State Game Preview
Ball State
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 8, 2024, 3:13pm EDT

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Saturday October 12th 1:00
Location: Kent, Ohio | Dix Stadium
2023 Record: 4-8
2023 Result: L 3-34
Series: 8-23
Head Coach: Mike Neu
Team Leaders:
QB Kiael Kelly 1,066Yds 6TD 2Int
RB Charlie Spegal 318Yds 3TD
WR Ty Robinson 385Yds 4TD
LB Jackson Wiegold 24Tkl
DE Brandon Berger 3.0Sck
LB Joey Stemler 1Int

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State survives fourth quarter surge to hold off Ball State
Flashes improve to 2-0 in MAC play
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 12, 2024, 5:07pm EDT

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27 - 34
Saturday October 12th 1:00
Location: Kent, Ohio | Dix Stadium
BALL (2-4/1-2)|07|03|03|14|27
KENT (3-3/2-0)|03|17|07|07|34


ISAIAH BATTON SECURES A TIPPED PASS FOR A 41 YARD TD LATE IN THE FIRST HALF
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Kent, OH - Kent State led 20-10 at halftime but had to withstand a late surge by Ball State to hold on for a 34-27 win.

Ball State's Charlie Spegal scored on their first possession, rumbling in from a yard out. Kent State kicker Andrew Glass connected on a pair of field goals to make it 7-6 before a one yard run by Gavin Garcia gave the Flashes a 13-7 lead midway through the second quarter.

Jackson Courville's 34 yard field goal a few minutes later made it 13-10.

Following a missed field goal by Glass and a weak punt by Ball State a good return from Luke Floriea Kent State got the ball back at the Cardinals' 42 yard line. Tommy Ulatowski took the snap with 23 seconds left to play in the half and rolled to his right, heaving a pass to the endzone for Garcia. Ball State's Myles Norwood outjumped Garcia and batted the ball away but Isaiah Batton was in the right time at the right place and secured the catch for a touchdown, giving the Flashes a 20-10 lead at the break.

Garcia, who ran for 121 yards on 23 carries, scored a second TD to cap Kent State's first drive out of the break, increasing the lead to 27-10.

Courville cut into the lead for Ball State with a 30 yard field goal and the game went to the fourth quarter with Kent State up 27-13.

Ulatowski and Chrishon McCray connected on a 17 yard pass and catch on the Flashes next possession, McCray was initially stopped around the two yard line but he fought his way in for the score.

Kent State was forced to punt on their next two possessions, with a pair of touchdowns and a turnover on downs for Ball State. Kent State recovered the late onside kick and ran out to clock to escape with a narrower victory than they had hoped for.

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Scoring
1Q BALL Charlie Spegal 1 Yd run (Jackson Courville kick)
1Q KENT Andrew Glass 45 Yd FG
2Q KENT Andrew Glass 46 Yd FG
2Q KENT Gavin Garcia 1 Yd run (Andrew Glass kick)
2Q BALL Jackson Courville 34 Yd FG
2Q KENT Isaiah Batton 42 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
3Q KENT Gavin Garcia 4 Yd run (Andrew Glass kick)
3Q BALL Jackson Courville 30 Yd FG
4Q KENT Chrishon McCray 17 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
4Q BALL Charlie Spegal 13 Yd run (Jackson Courville kick)
4Q BALL Nick Pressley 14 Yd pass from Kiael Kelly (Jackson Courville kick)
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Key Statistics
Kent State
Passing - T. Ulatowski 21/33 255Yds 2TD
Rushing - G. Garcia 23Car 121Yds 2TD, T. Ulatowski 4Car 30Yds, K. Thomas 3Car 16Yds
Receiving - C. McCray 7Rec 97Yds 1TD, I. Batton 4Rec 79Yds 1TD, K. Thomas 5Rec 55Yds
Tackles - N. Muhammad 6, K. Johns 6, J. Dotson 6, D. Branch 6, M. Folk 6
Sacks - N. Giacolone 1.0
Takeaways - N. Giacolone 1
Kicking - A. Glass 2/3FG 4/4XP

Ball State
Passing - K. Kelly 17/24 260Yds 1TD 1Int
Rushing - K. Kelly 8Car 89Yds, C. Spegal 20Car 50Yds 2TD, Q. Magwood 4Car 13Yds
Receiving - Q. Magwood 4Rec 70Yds, N. Presley 4Rec 63Yds 1TD, C. Spegal 3Rec 54Yds, T. Robinson 2Rec 41Yds
Tackles - J. Wiegold 14, D. Snyder 13
Sacks - D. Snyder 1.0
Takeaways - N/A
Kicking - J. Courville 2/2FG 3/3XP
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MAC FOOTBALL
MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 13, 2024, 9:27am EDT

MAC Scores
Central Michigan 38, Ohio 24
Kent State 34, Ball State 27
Toledo 31, Buffalo 10
Northern Illinois 27, Bowling Green 21
Miami-OH 38, Eastern Michigan 28
Western Michigan 21, Akron 10

MAC Players of the Week
Ohio CB Jacob Proche 9Tkl, 1Int
Miami-OH QB Brett Gabbert 330Pass Yds 5TD

MAC Standings
Kent State 2-0/3-3
Toledo 2-0/4-2
Western Michigan 2-0/3-3
Akron 2-1/3-4
Buffalo 1-1/3-3
Central Michigan 1-1/3-3
Miami-OH 1-1/2-4
Northern Illinois 1-1/2-4
Ball State 2-4/1-2
Bowling Green 0-2/1-5
Eastern Michigan 0-2/4-2
Ohio 0-2/3-3

MAC Leaders
Toledo QB Tucker Gleason 1,905Yds 12TD
Western Michigan RB Jalen Buckley 579Yds 2TD
Toledo WR Junior Vandeross III 680Yds 7TD
Western Michigan LB Boone Bonnema 50Tkl
Western Michigan DE Tyson Lee 6.5Sck
7 players tied with 2

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Coaches Corner
Offensive Coordinator Jordan McAlary
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 15, 2024, 8:33am EDT

Each week in the days following Kent State's game I will spend a few moments chatting with members of the coaching staff. I'll share some key points in this column.

This morning I spoke with offensive coordinator Jordan McAlary following Kent State's win over Ball State.

Two straight conference wins at home, what's the key?
Running the ball. Protecting the ball. Making plays when they need to be made. Not beating ourselves.

Good offensive balance. 33 passes and 30 runs. A pair of scores on the ground and a pair in the air. I think a lot of people expected a more pass heavy offense with you at the helm. Any thoughts on that?
We have talent in the backfield and the line is getting a good push in the running game. Balance is important and as long as those running plays continue to be productive we'll keep running it.

Player of the week?
Gavin Garcia. Tough runs, pair of scores. He's getting a bit of a heavy workload and he's responding to it.

Back on the road to Bowling Green next week. Bit of a rivalry there and they took it to you guys last year. Any extra motivation there?
Yeah you know I wasn't here before so to me it's just another tough, in conference opponent that we need to be prepared for. Some of the players that were here for that last year are maybe talking it up a bit more. I think we got them pretty good in 2022 so I'm sure they're going to be fired up for the game as well.

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Flashes recruiting update
11 signed, 45.25 points, 109th nationally
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 15, 2024, 11:12am EDT

Recruiting Class
POS|NAME|*****|NATL|STATE|POS|Style|Hometown|HT|WT
QB|Terrance Ahmad|*|3489|72|306|Improviser|Clairton, PA|6'00"|197
OT|Cameron Hippenhammer|*|3567|75|224|Agile|Philadelphia, PA|6'07"|315
OT|Josh McMahan|*|3474|71|212|Pass Protector|Philadelphia, PA|6'07"|287
OG|Tony Spann|*|3468|70|63|Agile|Pittsburgh, PA|6'00"|317
DE|Shawn Rhodes|*|3502|137|192|Speed Rusher|Cleveland, OH|6'02"|263
DE|Jimmy Chunn|*|3450|134|190|Speed Rusher|Pickerington, OH|6'01|262
OLB|Jayson Cole|*|3496|73|152|Power Rusher|Pittsburgh, PA|6'00"|259
OLB|Randy Hurtado|*|3573|97|154|Power Rusher|Hyattsville, MD|6'00"|256
MLB|Isaiah Rawls|*|3101|77|134|Run Stopper|Highstown, NJ|5'11"|212
CB|Alex Manuel|*|3066|87|273|Zone|Dearborn, MI|5'11"|190
CB|Cris Navarre|*|3385|85|309|Man to Man|Woodbridge, VA|6'01"|161

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State Game Preview
Bowling Green
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 8, 2024, 3:13pm EDT

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3-3/2-0 | 1-5/0-2

Saturday October 19th 6:00
Location: Bowling Green, OH |Doyt Perry Stadium
2023 Record: 7-6
2023 Result: L 19-49
Series: 15-46
Head Coach: Scot Loeffler
Team Leaders:
QB Connor Bazelak 1,202Yds 10TD
RB Terion Stewart 244Yds 1TD
WR Malcolm Johnson Jr 419Yds 2TD
LB Joseph Sipp Jr 41Tkl
DE Ali Saad 5.0Sck
FS Darius McClendon 1Int

Injuries
Kent State: LB Luke Fulton, DT John Jackson, DT Seth Nelson
Bowling Green: RT Yaser Al-Awadi

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State Offense surges against Bowling Green
Flashes make it three straight with convincing win
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 20, 2024, 7:07am EDT

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45 | 21
Saturday October 19th 6:00
Location: Bowling Green, OH |Doyt Perry Stadium
(4-3/3-0)|10|21|07|07|45
(1-6/0-3)|07|00|07|07|21


SEBASTIAN BROWN HEADS FOR PAYDIRT ON A 75 YARD CATCH AND RUN IN THE FIRST QUARTER
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Bowling Green, OH - The past two editions of the Anniversary Award game between Kent State and Bowling Green have been lopsided affairs. Kent State took the 2022 game by a score of 40-6 while Bowling Green bounced back with a 49-19 win last year. That trend continues with the 2024 version going Kent State's way by a final score of 45-21.

In their most pass heavy game yet the Flashes Tommy Ulatowski threw for 403 yards and four touchdowns while completing 27 of 43 attempts.

Kent State led 10-7 after the first quarter with scores coming via a 22 yard Andrew Glass field goal and then a 75 yard Ulatowski to Sebastian Brown touchdown pass. Bowling Green's Ian Blackburn added a five yard TD reception from Connor Bazelak in between. Brown's long score came on the first offensive play after Bowling Green took the lead, those 13 seconds would be all that Kent State would trail in the game.

The second quarter was all Kent State as Ulatowski tossed TD passes to Isaiah Batton, Chrishon McCray and a second to Brown, making it 31-7 at the break.

Ky Thomas and Gavin Garcia each scored a rushing touchdown in the second half as did Bowling Green's Terion Stewart.

Bowling Green scored with just over a minute left to make the final score a bit more respectable but it was far too little far too late.

Kent State, who started the season 1-3, have now won three straight to improve to 4-3 on the season with a perfect 3-0 record in MAC games.

Bowling Green drops to 1-6 overall and 0-3 in MAC play.

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Scoring
1Q KENT Andrew Glass 22 Yd FG
1Q BGSU Ian Blackburn 5 Yd pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick)
1Q KENT Sebastian Brown 75 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
2Q KENT Isaiah Batton 8 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
2Q KENT Chrishon McCray 5 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
2Q KENT Sebastian Brown 10 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick)
3Q KENT Ky Thomas 3 Yd run (Andrew Glass kick)
3Q BGSU Terion Stewart 2 Yd run (Alan Anaya kick)
4Q KENT Gavin Garcia 4 Yd run (Andrew Glass kick)
4Q BGSU Malcolm Johnson Jr 1 Yd pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick)
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Key Statistics

Passing - T. Ulatowski 27/43 403Yds 4TD
Rushing - G. Garcia 19Car 78Yds 1TD, K. Thomas 14Car 49Yds 1TD, T. Ulatowski 4Car 21Yds
Receiving - S. Brown 4Rec 120Yds 2TD, C. McCray 6Rec 102Yds 1TD, I. Batton 7Rec 86Yds 1TD
Tackles - N. Giacolone 11, N. Muhammad 6
Sacks - N. Giacolone 1.0, A. Campbell Jr 1.0
Takeaways - N/A
Kicking - A. Glass 1/1FG 6/6XP


Passing - C. Bazelak 18/24 176Yds 2TD
Rushing - T. Stewart 13Car 103Yds 1TD, J. Patterson 7Car 26Yds
Receiving - J. Tillman 2Rec 35Yds, J. Harris 2Rec 33Yds, M. Johnson Jr 2Rec 29Yds 1TD
Tackles - J. Sipp Jr 13, B. Horne 11, D. McClendon 10, D. Brown 10
Sacks - J. Porter 1.0, J. Sipp Jr 1.0
Takeaways - N/A
Kicking - A. Anaya 3/3XP
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MAC FOOTBALL
MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 20, 2024, 9:27am EDT

MAC Scores
Miami-OH 38, Ohio 15
Eastern Michigan 35, Central Michigan 6
Vanderbilt 24, Ball State 10
Western Michigan 42, Buffalo 7
Kent State 45, Bowling Green 21
Toledo 31, Northern Illinois 21

MAC Players of the Week
Toledo DE Jeremiah Peters 6Tkl
Kent State QB Tommy Ulatowski 403Pass Yds 4TD, 21 Rush Yds

MAC Standings
4-3|3-0
5-2|3-0
4-3|3-0
3-4|2-1
3-4|2-1
2-5|1-2
3-4|1-2
5-2|1-2
3-4|1-2
2-5|1-2
1-6|0-3
3-4|0-3

MAC Leaders
Toledo QB Tucker Gleason 2,188Yds 22TD
Western Michigan RB Jalen Buckley 684Yds 4TD
Toledo WR Junior Vandeross III 822Yds 8TD
Northern Illinois LB Jaden Dolphin 59Tkl
Western Michigan DE Tyson Lee 7.5Sck
Northern Illinois LB Jaden Dolphin and Eastern Michigan FS David Carter 3Int

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Coaches Corner
Offensive Coordinator Jordan McAlary
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 21, 2024, 7:49am EDT

Each week in the days following Kent State's game I will spend a few moments chatting with members of the coaching staff. I'll share some key points in this column.

This morning I spoke with offensive coordinator Jordan McAlary following Kent State's big win over St. Francis.

A convincing win on the road over a conference opponent. A rivalry game. How's that one feel?
You know we always say it's just another game and maybe to me, without the history here, it probably was but I think some of the guys on the field and on the staff, especially after last season, it was probably a bit more for them. Regardless it's a good, convincing road win in conference so we're feeling pretty good about it.

Leaned on the passing attack a bit more. Any plan ahead of time for that or just a flow of the game thing?
Yeah we talked about offensive balance last time and you know we never say we're going to lean heavy one way or the other but I think there's a bit more confidence in the passing game these past couple games. No turnovers so it was working and Tommy was comfortable and receivers were making plays so that's how things kind of just flowed for us.

A few more touches for Ky Thomas in the running game. What was the intention there?
Just trying to spread out the load. Gavin has been a workhorse for us and while he's a tough kid we're just trying to be mindful of that. Ky is a talented player too so we're looking to balance those touches out some moving forward.

Player of the week?
Tommy no doubt.