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.
May 21, 2013
Christopher Earns Postgraduate Scholarship at Northeast Ohio NFF Banquet
A walk-on in his first four seasons at Kent State, Chistopher became a regular on special teams and gradually worked his way into the defensive line rotation. After playing in every game in 2012, he was awarded an athletic scholarship this past...
May 7, 2013
Season Ticket Discounts and Perks Available for Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association
Tickets to Kent State’s five home games and a number of benefits are available for $40 for general admission seating and $65 for chairbacks. Included with the tickets is a season parking pass ($25 value) and a chance to win a trip with the...
May 3, 2013
Keith & Dooley Join Hampshire Honor Society
Hampshire Honor Society members must be a starter or a significant contributor in one's last year of eligibility, achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study and meet all NCAA-mandated progress towards...
Apr 29, 2013
Kline Joins New England Patriots
A second team All-Mid-American Conference selection this past season, Kline was given a private workout for the Patriots in March after a strong showing at Kent State’s Pro Day. In February, Kline competed in the Texas vs. the Nation all-star...
Apr 27, 2013
Football Gives Reason to be Optimistic at Spring Game
Two Trayion Durham (Cincinnati, Ohio) touchdown runs highlighted a 31-0 win by the Blue over the Gold in Saturday's Spring Game at Dix Stadium.
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Apr 26, 2013
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The Golden Flashes have completed the spring practice season. Next up, Saturday's Spring Game
The Golden Flashes have completed the spring practice season. Next up, Saturday's Spring Game
Apr 21, 2013
- Football
Kent State concludes spring football season with annual Spring Game on Saturday
Kent State concludes spring football season with annual Spring Game on Saturday
Apr 12, 2013
- Football
Spring practice goes live with scrimmage work on Friday and Kick Scrimmage on Saturday
Spring practice goes live with scrimmage work on Friday and Kick Scrimmage on Saturday
Apr 5, 2013
- Football
Spring Practice No. 3: Injured Golden Flashes following a creative path to their return
Spring Practice No. 3: Injured Golden Flashes following a creative path to their return
Apr 4, 2013
- Football
Spring Practice No. 2: Haynes likes options at quarterback and offensive line
Spring Practice No. 2: Haynes likes options at quarterback and offensive line
Jan 6, 2013
- Football
Kent State's Season Ends With 17-13 Loss To Arkansas State In The GoDaddy.com Bowl
Kent State's Season Ends With 17-13 Loss To Arkansas State In The GoDaddy.com Bowl
Nov 30, 2012
- Football
Kent State's MAC Championship Hopes Fall Just Short In 44-37 Loss To Northern Illinois In Double Overtime
Kent State's MAC Championship Hopes Fall Just Short In 44-37 Loss To Northern Illinois In Double Overtime
Nov 28, 2012
- Football
Hazell Named MAC Coach of the Year; Archer MAC Special Teams Player of the Year; Nine Flashes Earn All-MAC Honors
Hazell Named MAC Coach of the Year; Archer MAC Special Teams Player of the Year; Nine Flashes Earn All-MAC Honors
Nov 30, 2012
- Football
Ranked No. 17 in BCS, Kent State Battles Northern Illinois Friday For MAC Championship
Ranked No. 17 in BCS, Kent State Battles Northern Illinois Friday For MAC Championship
Nov 17, 2012
- Football
Kent State Clinches First-Ever MAC East Championship With 31-24 Win At Bowling Green
Kent State Clinches First-Ever MAC East Championship With 31-24 Win At Bowling Green
Nov 17, 2012
David Carducci Blog: Kent State Vs. Bowling Green Live Blog, with the East title on the line
David Carducci Blog: Kent State Vs. Bowling Green Live Blog, with the East title on the line
Nov 11, 2012
- Football
Kent State is The No. 25 Ranked Team In The Nation In The New Associated Press Poll
Kent State is The No. 25 Ranked Team In The Nation In The New Associated Press Poll
Nov 10, 2012
- Football
Durham and Archer Lead Kent State To Its Eighth Win In A Row, 48-32 at Miami University
Durham and Archer Lead Kent State To Its Eighth Win In A Row, 48-32 at Miami University
Nov 3, 2012
David Carducci Blog: Live Blog from Kent State vs. Akron at Dix Stadium and the Battle of the Wagon Wheel
David Carducci Blog: Live Blog from Kent State vs. Akron at Dix Stadium and the Battle of the Wagon Wheel
Oct 27, 2012
- Football
Kent State stuns No. 15 Rutgers, 35-23 For The Program's First Ever Win Over A Nationally-Ranked Opponent
Kent State stuns No. 15 Rutgers, 35-23 For The Program's First Ever Win Over A Nationally-Ranked Opponent
Oct 22, 2012
- Football
Cortez and Durham Named MAC Players of the Week; Batton Earns National Honor
Cortez and Durham Named MAC Players of the Week; Batton Earns National Honor
Oct 20, 2012
- Football
Big Fourth Quarter Lifts Kent State to 41-24 Victory Over Western Michigan on Homecoming
Big Fourth Quarter Lifts Kent State to 41-24 Victory Over Western Michigan on Homecoming
Oct 20, 2012
David Carducci Blog: At 5-1, The Golden Flashes Hope To Return To A Sold-Out Dix Stadium on Homecoming
David Carducci Blog: At 5-1, The Golden Flashes Hope To Return To A Sold-Out Dix Stadium on Homecoming
Oct 18, 2012
- Football
Archer Named A Mid-Season First Team All-American By SI.com & The Sporting News
Archer Named A Mid-Season First Team All-American By SI.com & The Sporting News
Oct 6, 2012
- Football
Kent State off to best start since 1977 after a 41-14 win at Eastern Michigan
Kent State off to best start since 1977 after a 41-14 win at Eastern Michigan
Sep 19, 2012
- Football
Kent State Earns 23-7 Win at Buffalo Behind 100-yard Games From Archer and Durham
Kent State Earns 23-7 Win at Buffalo Behind 100-yard Games From Archer and Durham
Sep 24, 2012
- Football
Join the MAC Social Media Road Tour and Cover Kent State vs. Ball State Football Sep. 29
Join the MAC Social Media Road Tour and Cover Kent State vs. Ball State Football Sep. 29
Aug 28, 2012
- Football
Enthroned On The Hilltop; Kent State Welcomes Back Don James & 1972 MAC Champs
Enthroned On The Hilltop; Kent State Welcomes Back Don James & 1972 MAC Champs
Aug 22, 2012
- Football
The Darrell Hazell Show Debuts Thursday Afternoon At The Water Street Tavern
The Darrell Hazell Show Debuts Thursday Afternoon At The Water Street Tavern
Aug 18, 2012
- Football
Defense Hangs On To Earn Bragging Rights In Kent State Football’s Jersey Scrimmage
Defense Hangs On To Earn Bragging Rights In Kent State Football’s Jersey Scrimmage
Aug 8, 2012
- Football
Listen to Darrell Hazell Thursday on the New "Big Time Sports Show" on 1350 AM
Listen to Darrell Hazell Thursday on the New "Big Time Sports Show" on 1350 AM
Aug 6, 2012
- Football
10 Questions with Kent State Football's Freddy Cortez: Preseason Camp Day Four
10 Questions with Kent State Football's Freddy Cortez: Preseason Camp Day Four
May 15, 2012
- Football
Raise Money for Your Group by Selling Tickets with Fundraising Opportunities
Raise Money for Your Group by Selling Tickets with Fundraising Opportunities
Nov 30, 2011
- Football
Nix Repeats as All-MAC First Team Choice; Five Other Flashes Earn All-Conference
Nix Repeats as All-MAC First Team Choice; Five Other Flashes Earn All-Conference
Oct 29, 2011
- Football
Kent State Football Fends Off Bowling Green To Earn First MAC Victory Of 2011
Kent State Football Fends Off Bowling Green To Earn First MAC Victory Of 2011
Sep 24, 2011
- Football
Flashes Bend But Don't Break in Second Half, Giving Kent State First Win in Hazell Era
Flashes Bend But Don't Break in Second Half, Giving Kent State First Win in Hazell Era
Sep 21, 2011
- Football
Flashes Host South Alabama Saturday At 3:30 p.m. For Parents' & Family Day And Band Day
Flashes Host South Alabama Saturday At 3:30 p.m. For Parents' & Family Day And Band Day
Sep 14, 2011
- Football
Kent State Travels To Manhattan Saturday For First Meeting With Kansas State
Kent State Travels To Manhattan Saturday For First Meeting With Kansas State
Jul 21, 2011
- General
The Kent State Athletics Community Caravan Makes Its Final Stop In Lakewood Saturday (July 30)!
The Kent State Athletics Community Caravan Makes Its Final Stop In Lakewood Saturday (July 30)!
May 17, 2011
- Football
New Kent State football coach Darrell Hazell working to add long-lost shine to the Golden Flashes
New Kent State football coach Darrell Hazell working to add long-lost shine to the Golden Flashes
Oct 25, 2010
- Football
Kent State Opens Homestand As Ball State Visits Saturday For Joshua Cribbs Day
Kent State Opens Homestand As Ball State Visits Saturday For Joshua Cribbs Day
Oct 20, 2010
- Football
Nix Named Mid-Season All-American; Nine Flashes Named to Phil Steele's Midseason All-MAC Team
Nix Named Mid-Season All-American; Nine Flashes Named to Phil Steele's Midseason All-MAC Team
Aug 28, 2010
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Make The All-New Game Day Page Your First Stop Before Heading To Dix Stadium
Make The All-New Game Day Page Your First Stop Before Heading To Dix Stadium
Mar 28, 2013
Whether plowing snow or defensive linemen, Kent State's Brian Winters shows the NFL he's not afraid of hard work
Mar 10, 2013
Record Courier: Hudson native works out for NFL scouts during Kent State's Pro Day
Brian Winters' impact on the Kent State football program is still being felt in a major way, even though he's run out of eligibility.
Nov 29, 2012
MAC title game caps journey for KSU's Wolfe
Thinking he had a legitimate chance at walking on to the Kent State football team in the winter of 2009, Norman Wolfe simply walked into the football offices and introduced himself.
Nov 28, 2012
Archer hopes to help Flashes bolt past Huskies in MAC title game
One Division I school offered Dri Archer a football scholarship as a senior coming out of Florida’s Venice High School.
Nov 26, 2012
Luke Batton: A Family Tradition Continues
The instincts that make him such a playmaker on defense may be part of his DNA.
Nov 18, 2012
Spencer Keith looks to complete wild Mid-American Conference title run
Kent State quarterback Spencer Keith is clearly "The Survivor." Time will tell if he leads the Golden Flashes to the island of champions.
Nov 7, 2012
Chad Bushley Filling Role as Flashes' Long Snapper
Bushley is far from anonymous to his coaches and teammates. They know exactly how important his emergence has been to their 8-1 start to the 2012 season.
Oct 23, 2012
Fox Sports Ohio: Catch Him If You Can
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.
Oct 17, 2012
Switch proves to be magic ingredient for Kent State
Second-year head coach Darrell Hazell called it “an experiment,” one that he and offensive line coach Chris Bache concocted midway through last season while desperately seeking to change the fortunes of a struggling football team.
Oct 16, 2012
The Ledger: Cortez Becomes Kent State's All-Time Field Goal Leader
Kent State kicker Freddy Cortez sings Jamey Johnson's song "In Color" out loud through the Dix Stadium tunnel before games.
Oct 2, 2012
David Carducci Blog: Kent State vs. Eastern Michigan live blog
Live blog from Ypsilanti, Mich. where a Kent State win would give the Golden Flashes their best start since 1977.
Sep 27, 2012
Beacon Journal: KSU junior Darius Polk plays cornerback for more than himself
Darius Polk has started five games at cornerback in his collegiate career, all in place of his best friend — former Buchtel standout Norman Wolfe.
Aug 29, 2012
Plain Dealer: Tested by life, Kent State offensive lineman Pat McShane finds a home
After a rough 18 months, Pat McShane was back playing football again, now for Kent State, and happy to be doing so.
Aug 28, 2012
Fox Sports Ohio- Lengthy bowl drought pushing Flashes
Kent State players say they're just sick of seeing that banner from 1972 hanging alone.
Aug 10, 2012
Roosevelt Nix ready to take Kent State football to next level
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.
Jul 17, 2012
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Zack Hitchens hoping for more progress
As a senior at Canal Winchester, Zack Hitchens was brash, loud and the center of attention just about every place he went.
Jul 17, 2012
Nutrition 101: KSU football players learn dos and don’ts at grocery store
The closest Denzell Burton had ever come to grocery shopping was running into the convenience store closest to his Cleveland home to grab soda for his mother.
Mar 9, 2012
Football Pro Day Features: Ish Kitchen, Chris Anzevino, Sam Kirkland, Josh Pleasant
The Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins were all on hand to evaluate Kent State's talent.
Feb 22, 2012
Kyle Reese fights for next goal of being a Navy SEAL
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.
Feb 9, 2012
Does Kent State Have A Sleeper? (Ish Kitchen)
Recently I got some tape of Kent State from this past season. The player I was asked to look at was a huge defensive tackle by the name of Ishmaa’ily Kitchen, who is flying under the radar. I watched six tapes, and came away feeling that this is an interesting player.
Feb 6, 2012
The Patriots' Triple Threat
New York Times: Julian Edelman said he never saw it coming...
Feb 3, 2012
Football Signing Day Hometown Newspapers
Check out various articles on Kent State's incoming football players in their respective hometown news outlets
Feb 2, 2012
Darrell Hazell’s 11-month recruiting journey ends with class of 25
It was still dark when coach Darrell Hazell and his staff began arriving at the Kent State football office at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday on national signing day.
Jan 30, 2012
Julian Edelman's a Pat of All Trades
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.
Jan 24, 2012
Kent State football: Inside look at recruiting game plan
It was 12 days until National Signing Day and Darrell Hazell had an hour to go over a packed agenda during his weekly coaches meeting.
Jan 20, 2012
ESPN.com- Football Journey: Julian Edelman
Julian Edelman has become a do-it-all player for the Patriots. Receiver. Defensive back. Returner.
Jan 7, 2012
Fate and a lot of flights brought David Fisher to Kent State
David Fisher’s fate came in the form of a Facebook message from a former teammate.
Jan 5, 2012
KSU recruiting: Process starts with slips of paper, ends with new class of Golden Flashes
It started nearly seven months ago with about 220 strips of yellow paper with the names, stats and photos of potential recruits from across the United States.
Nov 29, 2011
Beyond The Trophies: Jacquise Terry
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?
Nov 24, 2011
Flashes’ Assistant Coach Finds Happiness After Losing NFL Career
On Feb. 11, 2010, Freeman arrived in Indianapolis for his routine physical. After undergoing a series of tests, the training staff told the linebacker they could not pass him.
Nov 11, 2011
Plain Dealer: Roosevelt Nix Remains a Dominant Defensive Force
It would be no surprise if the 6-0, 245-pound disruptive force earns the MAC's top defensive honor again.
Nov 1, 2011
Kent State's Terrific Trio in 1972: Nick Saban, Jack Lambert & Gary Pinkel
In 1972, the Golden Flashes won five of their last six, including a season-ending triumph over Toledo that clinched the title and earned a Tangerine Bowl berth.
Oct 31, 2011
The Family Man
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
Oct 21, 2011
Canton Repository: Kent State football coach to tap Stark for talent
“I saw no Stark County guys,” Hazell told the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club on Monday. “I was appalled. Absolutely shocked."
Oct 15, 2011
Hard Work Pays Off (Lee Stalker)
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.
Sep 30, 2011
USA Football: Brian Winters, Team USA Flashback
Brian Winters came to the U.S. Under-19 National Team with the hope it would help launch his college football career. Little did he know how smoothly that would go.
Sep 30, 2011
Youngstown Vindicator: Poland graduate Luke Wollet is working to move Kent State football
When Luke Wollet was asked about the challenge of playing college football, he mentioned the increased speed, the complex schemes and the daily competition.
Sep 26, 2011
Self-Taught, Self-Motivated: Matt Rinehart
As Matt Rinehart entered seventh grade, his football team was looking for a punter and he figured he’d try it once. To his surprise, punting came naturally, and the Dover, Ohio, native has been flipping the field on the opposition ever since.
Aug 11, 2011
Beacon Journal: Keith in Lead to be Flashes Starting Quarterback
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.
Jul 27, 2011
Record Courier: Four Kent State football standouts headed to NFL
Brian Lainhart’s long wait for the chance to play professional football ended with a dream opportunity on Tuesday when he signed a rookie free-agent contract with his hometown Cincinnati Bengals.
Jul 19, 2011
Record Courier: Kent State football team lends helping hand to Alabama tornado victims
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.
Jul 5, 2011
Beacon Journal- First-year Kent State coach has big plans for season
“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.
Jun 22, 2011
Kent State and Mid-American Conference in Wall Street Journal
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.
May 17, 2011
Hazell working to add long-lost shine to the Golden Flashes
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.
Apr 9, 2011
Akron Beacon Journal: Freeman seeks impact with Kent State
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.
Mar 15, 2011
NFL scouts notice Kent State's Simmons, others (Akron Beacon Journal)
Former Browns defensive back Raymond Jackson thought he'd found a clone of old teammate Courtney Brown on Wednesday at Kent State University's pro day.
Feb 8, 2011
Preparing for NFL Auditions
Free safety Lainhart (6 feet, 211 pounds) and inside linebacker Mixon (6-1, 240) both are considered late-round or free-agent NFL possibilities. The players have been working out at D1 Sports Training facility in Nashville, and they recently described what it is like to train for the football job of their dreams.
Jan 18, 2011
Beacon Journal- New KSU coach can change the mentality
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.
Nov 7, 2010
News Herald- Lake Grad Hits Jackpot, Paydirt
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.
Nov 5, 2010
Immediate Impact; Kent State's Roosevelt Nix is Making His Presence Felt
By Mike Perry- About a year ago Kent freshman defensive lineman Roosevelt Nix was playing out the string on his two-win Reynoldsburg High School season. Though his team was foundering, Nix was getting plenty of attention as one of the top defensive linemen in Ohio, scoring invites to the two main high school senior showcase all-star games…the North-South game and the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 game in Hershey, Pa.
Nov 2, 2010
Cribbs returns as well as he receives at KSU event
Marla Ridenour- Beacon Journal Sports: It was supposed to be Joshua Cribbs Day, but as usual, he reversed field.
Oct 6, 2010
One Million Acts of Kindness: Usama Young
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.
Sep 1, 2010
Farrington Helps Man the Arc
As if he didn't have enough to do in getting ready for Kent State's opening football game, Dylan Farrington found even more to keep him busy this summer when visiting back home in Chapel Hill.
Aug 18, 2010
Jarvis Returns as Kent State Seeks Trip to Bowl
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.
Jun 14, 2010
Rittichier Honored By U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit
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.
May 4, 2010
May 4 Shootings Still Follow Former Kent State Football Players
USA Today feature on Kent State football players and their experiences on May 4, 1970.
Apr 13, 2010
Kent State recruits are a forgotten pipeline to the pros
From the Akron Beacon Journal, 4/11/10
Apr 5, 2010
Eugene Jarvis Back With Kent State After Lacerated Kidney
Article on Eugene Jarvis from SI.com.
Feb 5, 2010
Colts' Muir Makes Dreams Come True
Baltimore Sun spotlights former Flashes defensive end
Jan 29, 2010
ESPN Tabs Harrison's Interception Return The No. 1 Play In Super Bowl History
Former Kent State standout's 100-yard touchdown return stands as the longest play ever in the Super Bowl.
Jan 5, 2010
Edelman to Start Sunday Playoff Game
FOXBORO - Julian Edelman made quite an impression when he arrived at Patriots [team stats] practice last spring. It was nothing compared to his resounding introduction at Kent State.
Nov 16, 2009
Cribbs steps in to support late coach's son
Cribbs steps in to support late coach's son
Nov 6, 2009
Gorman: Even hurt, don't sell Jarvis short
Eugene Jarvis got up from the hit awkwardly, felt pain after a few quick breaths and knew something was wrong. That didn't stop him from playing. #$%^Nothing would until halftime, when Kent State coach Doug Martin saw blood flushing down the urinal that Jarvis just used.
Oct 13, 2009
A Team To Remember
The 1954 Kent State Football Team Made History As The School's First To Reach A Bowl Game
Oct 1, 2009
Kent State Honors Fallen Coast Guard Aviator
It was the kind of weather that only a Guardian could love, a recent Ohio evening replete with drenching rain layered atop that first autumnal chill. The kind of night all too familiar to those who put their lives on the line for others.
Sep 21, 2009
Boston Herald- With Wes Welker Out, Julian Edelman Fills Void
Boston Globe- With Wes Welker Out, Julian Edelman Fills Void
Aug 17, 2009
Jarvis Featured in USA Today
Running back Eugene Jarvis is Kent State's most visible offensive threat because he seems invisible when he has the ball.
Aug 5, 2009
Abram Elam's Journey
Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Tony Grossi chronicles former Flash Abram Elam's long journey to the Cleveland Browns.
Jun 18, 2009
Q & A With Brian Winters
Steve Alic of USA Football recently sat down with Kent State recruit and Team USA member Brian Winters to discuss the team's preparations for the upcoming first Junior World Championship from June 27-July 5 in Canton, Ohio.
Apr 17, 2009
Augustus Parrish Featured On Football.com
Augustus 'Gus' Parrish is a long-armed left tackle from Kent State of the Mid-American Conference. Parrish stands out on film as a good weak-side blocker with a few technique issues. He blocks well in space and will occasionally drive his man into the ground, but has the tendency to play too high [pad level]. He has an excellent frame for the position and all the tools, but even Parrish acknowledges a need for additional coaching to improve.
Feb 20, 2009
The Eyes of the Storm: Focus?and a big chip on his shoulder?have made linebacker James Harrison a fierce force of nature
If you've seen the urban slacker film Friday, then you're familiar with the character Deebo, the neighborhood bully whose Vesuvian outbursts provide the movie some comedic thrust. And if you met James Harrison, you'd think the character was based on him.
Nov 18, 2008
DB Trio Finds Success In NFL
Recently, Kent State has gained notoriety with the selection of Joshua Cribbs, James Harrison and Antonio Gates as starters for the 2008 Pro Bowl. However, a new crop of former Golden Flashes are working on making a name for themselves in the professional ranks.
Oct 10, 2008
California Dreamin'
Redwood City, Calif., lies a mere 20 miles away from the stadium formerly known as Candlestick Park in San Francisco, the home of the five-time Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers and the grounds where Julian Edelman's favorite football player performed his magic Sunday after Sunday.
Oct 3, 2008
Brotherly Love
Desire To Play With Big Brother Leads Senior Lineman Augustus Parrish To Kent State
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