Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Former Golden Flash to take helm of 2012 MAC Championship runner-up
Multiple media outlets are reporting that former Golden Flashes player and Arkansas defensive coordinator Paul Haynes will be named the new head coach of the Kent State University football team. ESPN, Fox 8 and Ohio.com reported Haynes will take over for Darrell Hazell, who announced this month he would be leaving Kent State for the top football job at Purdue for a reported $2 million salary — twice that of his predecessor. A press conference is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today to announce the news. Haynes also previously served as an assistant head coach for Kent State. The rush to find Hazell's replacement should come as no surprise. Kent State President Lester Lefton told university trustees last week the administration was already …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Kent State students and fans shared their thoughts on the Golden Flashes football coach leaving for Purdue University.
Kent State Football Coach Darrell Hazell's announcement that he was leaving for Purdue didn't come as a surprise to Evan Graening. Graening, a senior public relations major at Kent State University, said he knew it was a foregone conclusion. "To be honest it wasn't really a shock," Graening said Wednesday. "I know when we started winning, my friends and I knew if it wasn't this year, it would happen next year." Hazell held a press conference Wednesday morning announcing his decision to leave Kent State for the Big Ten team. Graening doesn't harbor any hard feelings and believes Hazell is making the best decision for himself. He does feel bad, however, for the players who are losing a terrific coach. "During the (MAC) championship game my …
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The Golden Flashes football coach confirmed the rumors this morning about his leaving Kent State for Purdue University
Editor's Note: this story was updated at 10:20 a.m. with comments from the press conference. Early reports were true, Kent State head football coach Darrell Hazell is leaving the Golden Flashes to take the top coaching job at Purdue University. Hazell broke the news first to his coaching staff in a 6:15 a.m. meeting on campus this morning, and then he told the players in a brief gathering at 6:30 a.m., the coach said in a press conference on campus today. The 2012 MAC Coach of the Year said he was in the room with his players for less than 5 minutes. He made a brief statement and asked if they had any questions — but there weren't any. "I told them I loved them and I walked out," Hazell said. "This is an opportunity that’s very positive …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
First-year Kent State coach leading team to first MAC Championship appearance since 1972
Donald S
10:29 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
losing every single game of the year is the reason why kent will never be in the "big leagues" sally. more ›