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Former Roosevelt Stand Out Stays Close to Home

Family death leads Matt Sommers to play for Kent State

A former star linebacker for Kent Roosevelt is keeping his football career close to home by playing for Kent State University, the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Sommers opted to stay close to home in part due to the death of his father in 2011.


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