Kent State Golden Flashes

[TJFOR3]

Bowl game. Nice man. It seems like you've got some good sliders. Are you playing on Heisman or AA?

[Maize]

Thanks TJ,

Just All-American. I make too many mistakes to play on Heisman. They are basically ones I found from DSM and fixed and brought over. I'm playing about 4-6 games a season. Just enough to keep me interested and see what I have. Starting next year, I am going to do little bios on the players leaving. I'm working on the Off-Season post right now.... should be up soon.

[Maize]

NCAA Season Review

MAC East
Team -- Record -- Conf.
Temple -- 5-8 -- 4-4
Miami (OH) -- 6-7 -- 4-4
Bowling Green -- 6-6 -- 4-4
Kent State -- 6-7 -- 4-4
Buffalo -- 5-7 -- 3-5
Akron -- 3-9 -- 3-5
Ohio -- 3-9 -- 2-6

MAC Championship - Temple (5-7) 24 - Central Michigan (9-3) 45

MAC Bowl Schedule
Poinsettia - Ball State (6-6) 24 - UNLV (8-4) 34
PapaJohns.com - Miami (OH) (6-6) 13 - Alabama (6-6) 31
Motor City - Central Michigan (10-3) 42 - Mid. Tennessee St. (6-6) 38
Liberty - Kent State (6-6) 10 - Central Florida (11-2) 21
International - Toledo (6-6) 23 - Louisville (7-5) 45
GMAC - Western Michigan (7-5) 28 - Houston (8-5) 24

BCS Bowl Schedule
Rose - #6 Michigan 37 - #12 California 51
Sugar - #4 Tennessee 32 - #5 Oklahoma 29
Fiesta - #19 Nebraska 33 - #14 Hawaii 13
Orange - #9 Florida State 13 - #3 West Virginia 41
BCS Championship - #1 USC 41 - #2 Florida 48

National Awards
Heisman - Pat White QB, West Virginia
Maxwell - Sherrod Harris QB, Texas
Bednarik - Ryan Reynolds LB, Oklahoma
O'Brien - Sherrod Harris QB, Texas
Walker - Allen Patrick RB, Oklahoma
Biletnikoff - Ryan Grice-Mullin WR, Hawaii
Mackey - John Allen TE, Toledo
Outland - Ryan Tolar LT, Washington
Rimington - Jim Cordle C, Ohio St.
Lombardi - Richie Bolin DE, New Mexico St.
Butkus - Ryan Reynolds LB, Oklahoma
Thorpe - Andre Amos CB, Ohio State
Groza - Dan Kelly K, Hawaii
Guy - Brent Bowden P, Virginia Tech
Returner - Nate Swift WR, Nebraska
Coach of the Year - June Jones, Hawaii


Final Top 25
1. Florida 12-1 **
2. West Virginia 13-0 **
3. USC 11-2
4. Tennessee 12-2
5. Oklahoma 11-2
6. Michigan 11-2 *
7. Ohio State 11-2
8. Iowa 12-1
9. Florida State 12-2 *
10. LSU 12-2
11. Oklahoma State 11-2
12. California 11-2 *
13. Penn State 10-3
14. Hawaii 12-1 *
15. Notre Dame 10-3
16. Texas 11-3
17. Virginia Tech 11-3
18. Rutgers 11-2
19. Nebraska 11-3 *
20. North Carolina 10-3
21. Clemson 10-3
22. Arizona State 10-3
23. Texas Tech 9-4
24. Central Florida 12-2 *
25. Auburn 9-4
Mountain West - TCU 9-4 *
Sun Belt - Arkansas State 5-7 *

* - Won Conference
** - Split National Championship

[Maize]

2008 Off-Season
Universities placed on NCAA Probation
2 year - LSU, Washington, Toledo, Tulsa, South Carolina, Rice, North Texas, Idaho, Purdue
1 year - Kentucky, Ohio, Marshall, Duke, Colorado

Players Leaving Early
QB - Tim Tebow (Florida), Jonathan Crompton (Tennessee), Dan LeFevour (C. Michigan),
RB - C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Michael Goodson (Texas A&M), P.J. Hill (Wisconsin), Keiland Williams (LSU), Stafon Johnson (USC), DeMarco Murray (Oklahoma), Javarris James (Miami), Onterio Sneed (C. Michigan)
WR - Percy Harvin (Florida), Brandon LaFell (LSU), Greg Mathews (Michigan)
OL - Sam Young (Notre Dame), Jim Cordle (Ohio State)
DL - Antonio Coleman (Auburn), DeMarcus Granger (Oklahoma)
LB - Brandon Graham (Michigan)
DB - Jamie Robinson (Florida State)


Kent State Signing Day Total: 11 - National Rank: 101
**** Jamaal Moore DT 6'0 286 Bedford, OH - Nationally Ranked DT: #5
*** Greg Miller ATH 6'0 265 Arlington, OH - Nationally Ranked ATH: #25
*** Steve Caeser MLB 6'2 230 Hopewell, VA - Nationall Ranked MLB: #16
** Justin Clark OLB 6'4 212 London,CN - National Rank OLB: #58
** Chad Cox C 6'1 308 Rocky River, OH - National Rank C: #27
** Rhett Christian ATH 6'0 202 Marion, OH - National Rank ATH: #53
** Mark White ATH 6'11 211 Circleville, OH - National Rank ATH: #56
** Brant Jacobs QB 6'4 179 Jeanette, PA - National Rank QB: #70
** Brian Griffin RB 6'2 206 Tiffin, OH - National Rank RB: #119
** Mike Murray ATH 6'2 220 Lambertville, MI - National Rank ATH: #77
** Mark Foster MLB 6'3 245 Ashland, OH - National Rank MLB: #149
Tranfers:
William Lewis SS 6'6 201 (Sophomore from Tennessee)

Spring Game Notes
- 2 Athletes find postions - Mike Murray at RB, Mark White at DE
- Rhett Christian shows raw ability as receiver, set as TE
- Paul Stefanik moved from MLB to DE - gained 10 lbs. and working on pass rush ability
- Coleman Lynn, lost on WR depth chart, moves to CB and possible starter in inexperienced unit
- Eugene Jarvis and Darren Heath named Spring MVP's

[Maize]

Season Preview
National Pre-Season Rank - 66th
Conference Outlook - 5th (2nd in East)
Offensive Grade - C
Defensive Grade - C
Overall Grade - C
Schedule Grade - B-
Team MVP - Eugene Jarvis
Newcomber of the Year - Chad Cox, Center
Game of the Year - 11/7 - vs. Bowling Green
Record - 7-5 (4-4)

Notes
- Jarvis on Doak Walker Award (Top Runningback) Watch List
- Jake Kilroy, Punter - 2nd team All-MAC
- 8 Returning Starters, 14 New Starters (1 Freshman)
- 12 Seniors, 9 Starters
- Redshirt - QB Brant Jacobs, RB Mike Murray, ATH Greg Miller, DE Mark White, OLB Justin Clark, MLB Mark Foster, and SS Willims Lewis (Transfer)

[cooljayhu]

are you using current or next gen system?

[Maize]

Current. Still with the PS2, I've thought about the PS3, probably won't move up until this spring sometime. Once I get my job back....

[Maize]

If you check the front page, you'll see the schedule and roster is up. This year I'm not really sure what to expect. The schedule is tough, but we have the talent to pull a few upsets. Morgan is the Quarterback, even with two seniors on the roster. He may have the least arm, but has the best mobility, which will work better in the offense. Seeing as there are four new starters on the offensive line....

Then there's the defense. Its good to have Hogan back, who with Stefanik gives good pass rush, with two big gap-fillers in the middle. 7 new starters, three of which are seniors, its not a great group. Everyone has decent speed, and the start is by far true sophomore Darren Heath. If he stays all four years, he may be a top corner in the NCAA. Expect games later tonight.

[Maize]

Flash Quarterly - S3V1
Kent State - 3-1 (1-0)

Game 1:
Kent State....17.....0.....0.....3....20
#8 Iowa........0....14....10....21...45
- Total Offense - KSU: 218 - IOWA: 518
- Story of the Game: No mistakes by new QB Morgan keep Kent in the game, until Jake takes over....
POG: Jake Christenson QB, Iowa - 36/46, 388 yards, 5 TD

Game 2:
#22 Nebraska (1-0).....0.....0....21.....7....28
Kent State (0-1).........7....14.....7....14...42
- Total Offense - NEB: 326 - KSU: 364
Story of the Game: Nebraska has nine total turnovers (7 interceptions) to Kent State's three. The same amount of interceptions by Kirk Belgrave alone.
- First time beating a Top-25 team -
POG: Eugene Jarvis RB, Kent State - 17 car., 119 yards, 2 TD

Game 3:
Kent State (1-1)....17.....0.....7....14....38
Kansas (1-0)...........0....10.....7.....7.....24
- Total Offense - KSU: 398 - KU: 440
Story of the Game: Kansas dominates time of possession and yardage, but big plays by Jarvis, and stalled Jayhawk drives seals game.
- Stuart Hines (LT) injured for season - Medical Redshirt
POG: Eugene Jarvis RB, Kent State - 17 car., 145 yards, 4 TD

Game 4:
Kent State (2-1).....7....14.....7.....3....31
Ohio (1-2)..............7....10.....8.....0....25
- Total Offense - KSU: 344 - OHIO: 405
Story of the game: Ohio hangs with Kent, until late Heath pick-for-six gives Kent the 28-25 lead, and their third straight win and another game without a turnover given up by Morgan.
POG: Darren Heath CB, Kent State - 2 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD (MAC POW)


Overview
Team Rankings
Total Offense - 327 yards - 88th
Passing - 218 yards - 66th
Rushing - 109 yards - 91st
Total Defense - 453 yards - 109th
Passing - 282 yards - 104th
Rushing - 171 yards - 99th

Statistics
Giorgio Morgan - 68/128, 873 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT, 12 Sacks
Eugene Jarvis - 70 car., 409 yards, 5.8 AVG, 10 TD, 0 FUM, Long of 21
Darren Rogers - 20 rec., 278 yards, 13.8 AVG, 1 TD, 3 Drops, Long of 67
Phil Garner - 15 rec., 147 yards, 9.8 AVG, 1 TD, 2 Drops, Long of 41
Shawn Lewis - 13 rec., 144 yards, 11.0 AVG, 1 TD, 1 Drop, Long of 46
Nate Reed - 4/6, 66%, Long of 3, 17/17 on XP
Jake Kilroy - 24-1,018, 42.4 AVG, 7 Inside 20, 4 Touchbacks
Phil Garner - 11 returns, 325 yards, 29.5 AVG, Long of 84
Eugene Jarvis - 10 returns, 63 yards, 6.3 AVG, Long of 14
Defensive Leaders
Tackles - Lester Troutman (29)
Sacks - Lester Troutman (4)
Interceptions - Kirk Belgrave (3)

Recruiting
**** Brian Butler OLB 6'4 215 Greenville, MI - Nationally Ranked OLB: #6
**** Gerald Thornton OT 6'5 324 River Rouge, MI - Nationally Ranked OT: #15
**** Will Rolle DT 6'3 284 Red Oak, IA - Nationally Ranked DT: #11

[Maize]

Not exactly sure what happened but I mis-placed the Eastern game, so I will just continue on without any notice of it. I do know Kent won 27-10, that is all, now on to volume 2...

[Maize]

Flash Quarterly - S3V2
Kent State - 7-2 (5-0)

Game 6:
Kent State (4-1).....7.....7.....7......0....21
Maryland (4-1)........7....14.....7.....7....35
- Total Offense - KSU: 318 - MD: 450
- Story of the Game: Defense keeps game close in first, until the Terps start to run the ball. No TD's by Jarvis, all on passing plays.
- Rob Lopez (RT) injures groin - Out 1 week
POG: Da'Rel Scott RB, Maryland - 18 car,. 112 yards, 2 TD

Game 7:
N. Illinois (6-1)......0.....0....10.....3....13
Kent State (4-2)...3....14.....7.....7....31
- Total Offense - NIU: 224 - KSU: 417
Story of the Game: Top teams in MAC meet on a rainy day in Kent. Flashes lead entire game, with great defense and run support. Hold Huskies to 79 passing yards, with pressure on QB (5 team sacks).
- 1st NCAA POW -
POG: Dorian Wood LB, Kent State - 5 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 TD (NCAA POW)

Game 8:
Miami (OH) (1-6).....10.....0.....0.....0.....10
Kent State (5-2)......0....21.....7....14.....42
- Total Offense - MU: 258 - KSU: 373
Story of the Game: Kent shuts out Hawks for three quarters, and score 42 unanswered. No turnovers, and only 1 punt give play clock and game to Kent.
POG: Quinton Rainey LB, Kent State - 7 tackles, 3 for loss, 1 INT

Game 9:
Bowling Green (4-5).....7......0......7.....0....14
Kent State (6-2)..........7....21....10.....7....45
- Total Offense - KSU: 344 - OHIO: 405
Story of the game: Two straight games with no turnovers, plus a big game from Jarvis equal same results as last week.
POG: Eugene Jarvis RB, Kent State - 27 car., 144 yards, 3 TD


Overview
Team Rankings
Total Offense - 367 yards - 56th
Passing - 226 yads - 54th
Rushing - 140 yards - 60th
Total Defense - 353 yards - 54th
Passing - 217 yards - 60th
Rushing - 136 yards - 52nd

Statistics
Giorgio Morgan - 165/287, 2,036 yards, 18 TD, 7 INT
Eugene Jarvis - 162 car., 1,008 yards, 6.2 AVG, 17 TD, 2 FUM, Long of 21
Darren Rogers - 50 rec., 662 yards, 13.2 AVG, 6 TD, 4 Drops, Long of 78
Phil Garner - 43 rec., 528 yards, 12.2 AVG, 4 TD, 2 Drops, Long of 75
Shawn Lewis - 25 rec, 253 yards, 10.1 AVG, 3 TD, 1 Drops, Long of 46
Nate Reed - 7/13, 53%, Long of 43, 41/41 on XP
Jake Kilroy - 45-2,032, 45.1 AVG, 15 Inside 20, 8 Touchbacks, Long of 68
Phil Garner - 21 returns, 540 yards, 25.7 AVG, 0 TD, 0 FUM, Long of 84
Eugene Jarvis - 29 returns, 216 yards, 7.4 AVG, 0 TD, 1 FUM, Long of 14
Defensive Leaders
Tackles - Lester Troutman (51)
Sacks - Lester Troutman and Paul Stefanik (5)
Interceptions - Kenny Davis (5)

Recruiting
**** Brian Butler OLB 6'4 215 Greenville, MI - Nationally Ranked OLB: #6
(Signs LOI)
**** Gerald Thornton OT 6'5 324 River Rouge, MI - Nationally Ranked OT: #15
(Soft Verbal)
**** Will Rolle DT 6'3 284 Red Oak, IA - Nationally Ranked DT: #11
(Between Nebraska, Iowa State, Kent State)

[Maize]

Flash Quarterly - S3V3
Kent State - 10-3 (7-1)

Game 10:
Buffalo (3-5)..........0.....7.....3......0....10
Kent State (7-2)....7....10....17.....7....41
- Total Offense - BUF: 238 - KSU: 454
- Story of the Game: Jarvis runs wild with all-around great game. Final home game a big offensive performance, and only 87 passing yard allowed. Jon Brown comes up big in clean up effort.
- Giorgio Morgan (QB) injured wrist - Out 1 week
POG: Jon Brown QB, Kent State - 23/28, 251 yards, 3 TD

Game 11:
Kent State (8-2)....7.....7....10....14....38
Temple (4-6).........9....15.....3.....0....27
- Total Offense - KSU: 408 - TEM: 339
Story of the Game: Kent State strikes with revenge at Lincoln Financial. Brown throws another gem, after early mistakes and safety. Team rallies and allows 3 points in second half.
POG: Jon Brown QB, Kent State - 17/30, 291 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT

Game 12:
Kent State (9-2)..... 0.....3.....3....23.....29
Akron (9-2).............7....17....0....10.....34
- Total Offense - KSU: 258 - AKR: 373
Story of the Game: Biggest Wagon Wheel game to date meant MAC East title and 10-win seasons. Zips score 24 straight to start game, Kent rallies in fourth, but comes up short with late interception by Morgan.
- Eugene Jarvis (RB) pulls groin - Will play in Bowl game
POG: Carlton Jackson QB, Akron - 13/20, 188 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 11 car., 68 yards, 1 TD

- Kent State accepts bid to play in International Bowl in Toronto, Canada against the Northwestern Wildcats (5-7) of the Big Ten Conference.

Bowl Game - International Bowl:
Kent State (5-7).......10....10.....15....10....45
Northwestern (9-3)....7.....14......0.....10....31
- Total Offense - KSU: 507 - NW: 434
Story of the game: The Flashes shined up north in a close game with a big opponent. The team ran a balanced attack, with both QB's (Brown and Morgan) splitting time. Senior Jarvis went out with style, and kicker Nate Reed hit his first 50 yard Field Goal as the last score of the game.
- 1st ten win season in school history -
- 1st Bowl Win in school history -
POG: Eugene Jarvis RB, Kent State - 24 car., 186 yards, 1 TD


Overview
Team Rankings
Total Offense - 391 yards - 38th
Passing - 253 yads - 32nd
Rushing - 138 yards - 61st
Total Defense - 348 yards - 48th
Passing - 228 yards - 69th
Rushing - 119 yards - 36th

Statistics
Giorgio Morgan - 198/344, 2,529 yards, 23 TD, 11 INT, 24 Sacks
Eugene Jarvis - 230 car., 1,467 yards, 6.3 AVG, 19 TD, 3 Fumbles, Long of 21
Darren Rogers - 81 rec., 1,014 yards, 12.5 AVG, 9 TD, 5 Drops, Long of 78
Phil Garner - 58 rec., 780 yards, 13.6 AVG, 9 TD, 3 Drops, Long of 75
Shawn Lewis - 39 rec., 535 yards, 13.7 AVG, 6 TD, 1 Drop, Long of 72
Eugene Jarvis - 28 rec., 469 yards, 16.7 AVG, 2 TD, 1 Drop, Long of 66
Andre Flowers - 13 rec., 121 yards, 9.3 AVG, 1 TD, 0 Drops, Long of 30
Nate Reed - 17/24, 70%, Long of 53, 58/58 on XP
Jake Kilroy - 57-2,545, 44.6 AVG, 19 Inside 20, 11 Touchbacks, Long of 68
Phil Garner - 31 returns, 766 yards, 24.7 AVG, 0 TD, 0 Fumbles, Long of 84
Eugene Jarvis - 42 returns, 310 yards, 7.3 AVG, 0 TD, 0 Fumbles, Long of 21

Defensive Final Statistics
Lester Troutman - 69 tackles, 16 for loss, 5 sacks, 2 INT, 2 FF, 2 FR
Quiton Rainey - 66 tackles, 12 for loss, 4 sacks, 3 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
Kevin Hogan - 54 tackles, 16 for loss, 7 sacks, 0 INT, 0 FF, 0 FR
Steve Caeser - 48 tackles, 10 for loss, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR
Paul Stefanik - 46 tackles, 20 for loss, 8 sacks, 0 INT, 2 FF, 0 FR
Dorian Wood - 46 tackles, 9 for loss, 0 sacks, 0 INT, 2 FF, 1 FR
Coleman Lynn - 39 tackles, 1 for loss, 0 sacks, 2 INT, 0 FF, 0 FR
Greg Keys - 39 tackles, 3 for loss, 0 sacks, 2 INT, 0 FF, 0 FR
Kenny Davis - 31 tackles, 2 for loss, 1 sack, 7 INT, 0 FF, 0 FR
Darren Heath - 30 tackles, 0 for loss, 0 sacks, 3 INT, 1 FF, 0 FR

Recruiting
**** Brian Butler OLB 6'4 215 Greenville, MI - Nationally Ranked OLB: #6
(Signs LOI)
**** Gerald Thornton OT 6'5 324 River Rouge, MI - Nationally Ranked OT: #15
(Signs LOI)
**** Will Rolle DT 6'3 284 Red Oak, IA - Nationally Ranked DT: #11
(Signs w/Nebraska)

[Maize]

NCAA Season Review

MAC East
Team -- Record -- Conf.
Akron -- 10-4 -- 7-2
Kent State -- 10-3 -- 7-1
Bowling Green -- 6-6 -- 5-3
Miami (OH) -- 6-6 -- 4-4
Temple -- 4-8 -- 3-5
Buffalo -- 5-7 -- 3-5
Ohio -- 4-8 -- 1-7

MAC Championship - Akron (10-2) 21 - Toledo (7-5) 23

MAC Bowl Schedule
Motor City - Florida Atlantic (7-5) 34 - Akron (10-3) 20
Liberty - Toledo (8-5) 28 - UTEP (11-2) 22
Music City - N. Illinois (8-4) 17 - Nebraska (8-5) 32
International - Kent State (9-3) 45 - Northwestern (5-7) 31
GMAC - Western Michigan (7-5) 38 - Houston (6-6) 44

BCS Bowl Schedule
Rose - #4 Notre Dame 20 - #14 USC 27
Sugar - #13 Arkansas 24 - #6 Iowa 31
Fiesta - #8 Oklahoma 34 - #10 Tennessee 28
Orange - #5 Virginia Tech 8 - #3 West Virginia 7
BCS Championship - #2 Florida State 20 - #1 Penn State 27

National Awards
Heisman - Chris Wells RB, Ohio St.
Maxwell - Chris Wells RB, Ohio St.
Bednarik - Dustin Doe LB, Florida
O'Brien - Jarrett Brown QB, West Virginia
Walker - Chris Wells RB, Ohio St.
Biletnikoff - Jajuan Spillman WR, Louisville
Mackey - Konrad Reuland TE, Notre Dame
Outland - Jon Walko OT, West Virginia
Rimington - Beau Warren C, Virginia Tech
Lombardi - Chris Leatigaga DE, Hawaii
Butkus - Rodney Paulk LB, South Carolina
Thorpe - Anthony Leon CB, Florida St.
Groza - Matt Szymanski K, Texas A&M
Guy - Scott Kozlowski P, West Virginia
Returner - Davone Gross WR, UAB
Coach of the Year - Mike Price, UTEP


Final Top 25
1. Penn State 13-0*
2. Virginia Tech 13-1
3. Florida State 12-2*
4. West Virginia 12-1*
5. Iowa 11-2
6. Ohio State 11-2
7. Oklahoma 12-2*
8. Notre Dame 11-2
9. Michigan 11-2
10. USC 10-3*
11. Texas A&M 12-1
12. Tennessee 10-3
13. Arkansas 12-2*
14. Californa 10-3
15. Auburn 10-3
16. Texas 10-3
17. Rutgers 11-2
18. Georgia 10-3
19. LSU 10-3
20. North Carolina 10-3
21. Louisville 11-2
22. UNLV 10-3*
23. Oregon 10-3
24. TCU 11-2
25. Washington 10-3
C-USA - UTEP 11-3*
MAC - Toledo 9-5*
Sun Belt - Florida Atlantic 8-5*
WAC - Nevada 9-4*

* - Won Conference

[Maize]

A record breaking season all around. Jarvis goes off for the most yardage and touchdowns in a season, and breaks the career touchdown mark. A huge season for the team gave us our first win over a Top-25 opponent, first 10-win season, and first bowl win.

A team of 18 seniors, 9 of which starters gave the team its most successful season to date. Eugene Jarvis could be drafted, coming in as the thirteenth best-rated running back. He could become the third Kent State player drafted behind Jack Lambert (2nd Round - 1974) and Usama Young (3rd Round - 2004).