Events Calendar
In This Section
Singletary helps KSU dominate MAC West
Flashes move up to No. 1 in MAC
Golden Flashes unable to rally against Eagles
Flashes hold off Eagles' late run
Defense stands tall among KSU recruits
Flashes aim for 400th win tonight
Golden Flashes rally again to claim victory
Area high school football recruiting report
Flashes take sole control of first place in MAC
Celebration short, Flashes move on
Most Read Stories
Man robbed at Tallmadge Avenue eatery
Four teens restrain man, take items from his Akron home
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Complaints against officer keep coming
Cuyahoga Falls residents come home to find burning couch on balcony
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
No City of Akron basketball tonight
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
Chipmunks "Squeakquel" on DVD/BD March 30
Akron Zips:
Late surge gives Zips ugly road win
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
NBA Power Rankings from Around the Internet
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Garfield at Buchtel basketball
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Akron Law Café:
Citizens United v. F.E.C. (Part 4): Kennedy's and O'Connor's Basic Approaches to Constitutional Decisionmaking – Top Down and Bottom Up
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
Track HR Research
Akron Gamer:
'Tecmo Bowl' recreation of Super Bowl XLIV
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
Struggling team to play undefeated Cardinals Saturday at Ball State
By Stephanie Storm
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Friday, Sep 26, 2008
Football teams often use the nonconference portion of their schedule to gauge how good they will play in their league.
After going 1-3 with a lone win coming against Delaware State in the Golden Flashes' home opener Sept. 13, the Kent State football team knows it has a mountain of work cut out for itself after falling to Louisiana-Lafayette 44-27 last week.
''[Defensively], we didn't play as well as we had been,'' Kent State coach Doug Martin said. ''But you have to tip your hat to [Louisiana-Lafayette]. The combination of their quarterback and running back, they were just better than us.''
Providing further challenge for the struggling Flashes this week is beginning Mid-American Conference play at noon Saturday at undefeated Ball State (WEWS, Channel 5).
The Cardinals are coming off a 42-20 win over Indiana last Saturday — their first victory over a Big Ten opponent. In addition, Ball State's 4-0 start is the school's first since the 1998 team began the season with five consecutive wins.
A big reason for Ball State's early success is its high-powered offense. Led by quarterback Nate Davis, the Cardinals are averaging 41.5 points and nearly 500 yards of offense — both of which rank in the top 15 nationally.
''It all starts with Nate Davis,'' Martin said. ''He's one of the best quarterbacks in the nation and I think he's playing better now than he ever has. His decision making is just impeccable.''
The Cardinals boast more than Davis.
Cardinals running back Mi-Quale Lewis tied a school single-season record with four rushing touchdowns and gained 166 yards on 29 carries. Safety Derrick Henry did his part on defense with a team-high nine tackles (including one for loss), while helping the Cardinals shutout Indiana in the second half. Both players were recognized as players of the week on offense and defense, respectively, in the MAC West Division.
For Kent State, junior running back Eugene Jarvis missed his second consecutive start last week, forced to sit out with a sprained ankle. Jarvis, whose status for Saturday is uncertain, ranks fourth on KSU career charts with 2,674 yards rushing.
''Right now, I'd list him as doubtful for this week,'' Martin said Monday. ''We'll just have to see how he is day-to-day. He's trying to come back, but he definitely couldn't have played Saturday.''
Likewise, the Cardinals' receiving corps suffered a huge blow last week when senior Dante Love sustained a cervical spine fracture and spinal cord injury during the game against Indiana. The injury required a five-hour surgery the next day.
The university reported earlier this week that Love had movement in his extremities, but that his football career is likely over. Love is ranked second in the country in receiving yards per game (115.0) and is tied for 19th in receptions per game (7.0).
Stephanie Storm can be reached at sstorm@thebeaconjournal.com.
Football teams often use the nonconference portion of their schedule to gauge how good they will play in their league.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
Posted 07:27 AM, 09/27/2008
What a shambles this program is!
