Kent State win could put team in Orange Bowl
If Kent State University beats Northern Illinois for the 2012 MAC Championship tonight, the win could put the Golden Flashes in the BCS Orange Bowl, HuffingtonPost reports. Here are some fun facts about tonight's game, direct from the Mid-American Conference office in Cleveland: RELATED COVERAGE: Tickets Scarce for Kent State's MAC Championship Appearance Hundreds of Flashes Fans Gather Downtown to Send-off Football Team
Rally on campus, flags downtown to cheer on team as they head to Detroit for MAC Championship game
The Kent community is preparing to send off the Kent State University Golden Flashes in style as the football team heads to Detroit this week for the 2012 Mid-American Conference Championship game against Northern Illinois Friday. The university is hosting a rally for the team on campus at the MACC starting at 9 a.m. Thursday. The rally will feature Kent State head football coach Darrell Hazell and a few members of the team, who will speak to the crowd, before loading the buses and heading off to Detroit. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the program, and fans can get their official Kent State postseason rally towels at entrances into the gym. At that time, fans can get an inside look at this historic season with the “One Team, …
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Matt
11:06 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
I'm with donald on this one. Yeah it doesn't look good for a "jock" to not attend class but there are plenty of regular students that fail to attend too. Athletes just like all students must have a certain GPA to stay in college. They may lack motivation to earn a high GPA like you or I but that's their problem. Athletes are given scholarships to help put kent state on the map for their … more ›