Score 14-0 BC

The game could be a lot worse than it is. Boston College has great size and athleticism at its skill positions. I am especially impressed with their running backs.

Game 1: Boston College versus Kent State
At: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Kickoff: 7:30

First impressions:

The much anticipated college football season will get underway for the Kent State Golden Flashes Saturday against Boston College at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Could the Flashes pull off another opening day upset? Here is a position by position break down.

So all signs are currently pointing to Tyree Evans being in class Monday. Talk about playing things low key, but then again he is just a walk on after all -- A very talented, possibly one of the most talented players to ever play in the Mid-American Conference type walk on.

For those you, like me, who are interested in the type of game that Evans (may) bring to campus this season check out this Web site from the summer league he played on. The site is loaded with videos of him swishing 3’s. He definitely has a nice shooting touch.

Getcha TIVO’s ready! Kent State football coach Doug Martin will appear on Sunday’s Cleveland Indians broadcast to promote his team’s upcoming season opener against Boston College in the Patriot Bowl At Cleveland Browns Stadium.

The Tribe will be struggling errr... I mean playing the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Martin is scheduled to join SportsTime Ohio broadcasters Matt Underwood and Rick Manning in the booth during the fourth inning. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

The first inter-squad scrimmage of the season is rarely anything spectacular. Quarterbacks wear their red jerseys signifying they cannot be touched. Plays make clumsy mistakes as they learn the playbook, or work out at a new position. Sometimes it is just plain rust.

Either way, I never expect much from inter squad scrimmages, although there are a few items worth noting from to time.

Found a nice Denver Post story about Jack Williams today. It's a little dated (July 22), but I don't think many people in these parts have seen it. You can check that out here.

Williams played special teams off the bat the other night against Houston. He got in on defense in the third quarter.

Friday marked the first full pads practice of the season for the Kent State football team. What better way to celebrate then to put all the players into an Oklahoma drill. It’s one defensive player versus one offensive player crashing together at a midway point. It was great.

Linebacker Cobrani Mixon, a Michigan transfer, had no problems shedding an offensive lineman during his first drill. It didn’t take long for the attention to move over to the defensive backs and wide receivers though.

Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com points out 10 of the secrets of college football. Eugune Jarvis of the Flashes comes in at No. 6. Check out the full list here.

Freshman Sal Battles knows his way around the football field. It is knowing where Kent State football coach Doug Martin wants him that seems to be the problem.

In just his second collegiate practice, Battles could be seen working with the wide receivers, running backs, quarterbacks and even special teams Tuesday.

While there is still no word yet on the Tyree Evans scenario, I wanted to take a minute to clarify a statement on my last post about Antonio Gates and Josh Cribbs.

The previous Evans post was written on the fly with me working through my thoughts on the situation as I wrote. While I wrote "legal troubles" that is not entirely what I meant. The thought that I was truly trying to convey is that many athletes have come to Kent State, and many other Mid-major schools, with off-field baggage. Evans would not be the first. Kent State has taken the risk before.

A familiar face to the Kent State football program is once again patrolling the sidelines in Portage County – Albeit in the blue and red of the Hiram College Terriers.

Jim Corrigal, who coached the Flashes from 1994-1997, recently joined the coaching staff at the division III school. He will be an assistant coach and coach the defensive ends.