Big, burly and bearded, offensive lineman Brian Winters greeted a visitor to the Kent State Fieldhouse looking very much like a man who just stepped out of a commercial shoot for pickup trucks.

One lucky student will get to see what a road trip is like for the Golden Flashes.

One Division I school offered Dri Archer a football scholarship as a senior coming out of Florida’s Venice High School.

Kent State quarterback Spencer Keith is clearly "The Survivor." Time will tell if he leads the Golden Flashes to the island of champions.

Jeff Bentley, Ryan Ferrara, David Cutlip and Ed Marsinek finished third while representing Kent State Nov. 1-4 at the historic Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina.

Archer's days of being a secret weapon are long over, but the 5'8 junior is most definitely a weapon. He's turned his fresh legs into two of the most dangerous legs in college football.

Kent State kicker Freddy Cortez sings Jamey Johnson's song "In Color" out loud through the Dix Stadium tunnel before games.

Darius Polk has started five games at cornerback in his collegiate career, all in place of his best friend — former Buchtel standout Norman Wolfe.

After a rough 18 months, Pat McShane was back playing football again, now for Kent State, and happy to be doing so.

Roosevelt Nix isn’t shy about admitting he was unhappy to see someone else win the Mid-American Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year award in 2011.

As a senior at Canal Winchester, Zack Hitchens was brash, loud and the center of attention just about every place he went.

Long-time former athletic director is part of seven-person 2012 Hall of Fame class

No one from West Liberty will be surprised to see these numbers from Abbey Ledford: .357 batting average, .643 slugging percentage, three home runs and 14 RBIs.

Dustin Kilgore stood on a Havana beach recently, catching fish and eel and making friends with locals, using just enough Spanish he learned at Berea High and Kent State.

Reese, a 23-year-old from Olmsted Falls, wants to push his body and mind past its limits as he tries to re-create the 120 hours of continuous physical labor the SEALs call Hell Week.

New York Times: Julian Edelman said he never saw it coming...

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Former Kent State QB Julian Edelman has become a jack-of-all-trades who helped the Patriots win the AFC Championship Game by playing offense, defense and special teams.

Julian Edelman has become a do-it-all player for the Patriots. Receiver. Defensive back. Returner.

David Fisher’s fate came in the form of a Facebook message from a former teammate.

Former track, football letter winner tabbed for Kent State Athletics staff

One question in college football is not subject to debate: If you had an Aeronautics question in Final Jeopardy and could select any one in Division I to answer it, who would it be?

Hoover High School’s Erika Warren can beat you on the softball diamond with her bat. Her glove. Her arm. And definitely with her winning attitude.

It would be no surprise if the 6-0, 245-pound disruptive force earns the MAC's top defensive honor again.

Kent State junior linebacker C.J. Malauulu has burst onto the scene for the Golden Flashes in 2011, using his passion and love for his family -- both blood and teammates -- as the ultimate motivation

After growing up roughly 35 miles outside Pittsburgh, a city known for its work ethic, it seems only fitting that those same characteristics have come to embody the play of senior Lee Stalker.

When Luke Wollet was asked about the challenge of playing college football, he mentioned the increased speed, the complex schemes and the daily competition.

This season, under first-year coach Darrell Hazell and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Brian Rock, Keith’s role in the Golden Flashes’ playcalling has increased dramatically.

Kent State’s football team is reaching out to help the people who will probably cheer against the Golden Flashes in their 2011 season opener.

“Right now what I’m working on is our daily practice schedules, our meetings and our walk-throughs. All the little things that go into a typical day that’s probably a 16-hour day for the coaches and the players.

According to the NCAA, there are 17 schools with major athletic departments (whose football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision) that have never been found guilty of any major violation in any sport since 1953, when the NCAA began tracking rule violations.

The first time West Liberty-Salem High School graduate Abbey Ledford stepped on the field for Kent State University this spring, she was taken aback.

Aside from a go-cart he patched together as a kid, Darrell Hazell hadn't built anything in his life. But the summer before last, his son wanted a tree house, so Hazell dug in and got to work.

Akron Beacon Journal sports writer Tom Gaffney profiles Kent State All-American golfer John Hahn.

When Marcus Freeman preaches to his Kent State linebackers about becoming solid young men as well as solid football players this season, he's not just tossing out newly learned coach-speak.

Kent State’s athletic history dates back to 1913 when the first-ever sporting event took place. In the last 99 years, the university has been the home of incredible athletes and amazing teams. None have ever been quite like Dustin Kilgore, though

Flashes using chance at competing near home as motivation

If there was any doubt that Darrell Hazell was the right man for the job as Kent State's 20th football coach, consider this endorsement from Ted Ginn Jr.

Good thing happen to good people. And with the way that the Lewistown High School media room was packed with well- wishers one can consider Lewistown wrestler Jake Schultz as one of those.

Tim Erjavec remembers a talk he had with his grandfather last year. Gene Erjavec told his grandson to be more assertive. If there's something in life you want, go get it, he said.

Marla Ridenour- Beacon Journal Sports: It was supposed to be Joshua Cribbs Day, but as usual, he reversed field.

New Orleans Saints Defensive Back Usama Young is focused on football. With one Super Bowl ring under his belt, Young is convinced the Saints are marching toward another championship season. Now in his fourth year in the NFL, the Kent State graduate is also focused on perfecting his game and helping others achieve their dreams.

Steve Megargee, Rivals.com The nation's leading active FBS career rusher stands only 5 feet 5 and has lived his entire life with just one kidney.

Keene Swamp Bats center-fielder Ben Klafczynski is probably the only person in New Hampshire who can say they've won a home run derby at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians.

Carla Brookbank-Schaal was a featured pitcher and hitter for the Akron Racers from 1999-2000. The Green, Ohio native currently resides with her husband, Bob and her four boys Jack (6 ½), Nick (5), Mike (3 ½) and Luke (20 mos.) while serving as a full-time MOM, part-time nurse practitioner and part-time softball instructor through her company Brookbank Fastpitch.

The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit held a memorial service June 9 for Lt. Jack C. Rittichier, who died June 9, 1968 during the Vietnam War while attempting to rescue a downed Marine pilot.

Nick Nemeth Featured in Rio Rancho Observer

Chelsea and Julie Sickel: How well do you know your sister?

The 2010 Kent State Men's Track and Field team looks to capture their second straight indoor MAC title in less than four weeks. As the team prepares to take on the challenge after winning their first ever men's indoor championship in 2009, the help of returning athletes including, high jumper Dean Wood of New South Wales, Australia, know what it will take to earn the victory.

Akron Beacon Journal Article on the Kent State Men's Cross Country Team

The varsity athletic teams at Kent State will be performing lip sync and dance routines at the 10th annual Jock Jams fundraiser at 7:00 p.m. Tues., April 17th in the Cartwright Hall Auditorium. All proceeds from Jock Jams will be donated to the American Cancer Society and Walls Elementary School.

If you are interested in joining the Cheerleading & Stunt Team or in becoming the next Flash, come by Risman Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 2:30-5 p.m.