Revival

[Captain Canada]

(5-3, 4-0 MAC) 38 @ 26 (4-4, 2-3 MAC)

Saturday, Oct. 30, 2026
10:30 PM
Hornet Stadium (Sacramento, CA)
Local

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Golden Flashes' dynamic offense outlasts Hornets in shootout on the road


‣ Senior wide receiver Da'realyst Clark converts an impressive catch in between Sacramento State defenders for a big gain.

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Scoring Summary

Team	Quarter	Time	Summary	Score
	1	6:28	Donovan Delaney Jr.: 10-yard run (PAT GOOD)	KENT 7 - 0 SAC
	1	4:14	Cincere Rhaney: 19-yard run (PAT GOOD)	KENT 7 - 7 SAC
	1	1:01	Sean Leonard: 50-yard field goal	KENT 10 - 7 SAC
	2	9:18	Mason King: 1-yard run (PAT GOOD)	KENT 17 - 7 SAC
	2	0:44	Josiah Stovall: 38-yard field goal	KENT 17 - 10 SAC
	3	8:50	Jakorion Caffey: 2-yard pass from Dru DeShields (PAT GOOD)	KENT 24 - 10 SAC
	3	5:26	Cincere Rhaney: 1-yard run (PAT GOOD)	KENT 24 - 17 SAC
	3	1:08	Josiah Stovall: 34-yard field goal	KENT 24 - 20 SAC
	4	5:38	Ardell Banks: 11-yard pass from Dru DeShields (PAT GOOD)	KENT 31 - 20 SAC
	4	3:30	Jordan Williams: 3-yard pass from Carson Conklin (2-PT FAILED)	KENT 31 - 26 SAC
	4	2:32	Mason King: 8-yard run (PAT GOOD)	KENT 38 - 26 SAC

Player Statistics
QB Dru DeShields (Rs Jr) - 21-31 (67%), 223 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, 8 carries, 21 rushing yards
QB Carson Conklin (Rs Jr) - 23-48 (50%), 308 passing yards, touchdown, 2 interception

HB Jakorion Caffey (Rs So) - 17 carries, 123 rushing yards, 3 catches, 13 receiving yards, touchdown
HB Donovan Delaney Jr. (Rs Sr) - 11 carries, 88 rushing yards, touchdown
HB Mason King (Rs Sr) - 14 carries, 68 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 catch, 12 receiving yards
HB Cincere Rhaney (Rs So) - 20 carries, 97 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns

WR Da'realyst Clark (Sr) - 7 catches, 81 receiving yards
WR Ardell Banks (Rs Jr) - 6 catches, 44 receiving yards, touchdown
WR Wayne Harris (Rs So) - 2 catches, 33 receivbing yards
WR Landry Burrell (Jr) - 8 catches, 121 receiving yards
WR Jayson Moses (Rs So) - 7 catches, 119 receiving yards
TE Jordan Williams (Rs Sr) - 4 catches, 32 receiving yards, touchdown

MIKE Rocco Nicholl (Rs Sr) - 11 tackles, interception
FS Derrick Jackson III (So) - 4 tackles, tackle for loss, sack, interception
WILL Hayden Dawahare (Rs Jr) - 7 tackles, pass breakup
FS Boogsie Silvera (Rs Sr) - 11 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 pass breakups
WILL Dante Antonini (Sr) - 8 tackles, tackle for loss, 0.5 sack, pass breakup
SS Ryan Cartheon (Fr) - 5 tackles, interception

[Soapy]

Micah ain't coming off that edge, easy dub

[Caesar]

Boogsie Silvera

This dude gonna be on all the "all-name" teams tiktokers make in the next two weeks.

Easy money again because the MAC is wack.

[redsox907]

MACtion? Nah

WACtion?

that was one problem I had when I started with Ball State on 25. First season is a bit of a challenge with a shitty defense. After that it's gravy

[MajorSupreme]

5+ win Kent State team is like seeing Jesus walk on water, love to see it.

[Captain Canada]

Micah ain't coming off that edge, easy dub

Boogsie Silvera

This dude gonna be on all the "all-name" teams tiktokers make in the next two weeks.

Easy money again because the MAC is wack.

Name is nuts. Easy money is a bit of a stretch, but that's another dub regardless.

MACtion? Nah

WACtion?

that was one problem I had when I started with Ball State on 25. First season is a bit of a challenge with a shitty defense. After that it's gravy

I'm trying to recruit as realistically as possible, so that we don't fly up the rankings too quickly. Defense is certainly an issue. But yes, the MAC is baby food thus far.

5+ win Kent State team is like seeing Jesus walk on water, love to see it.

Finally some praise

Glad to have you back, brodie.

[Captain Canada]

Weekly Around the Nation -- Top Headlines (Week 9)


Northwestern stuns Oregon and shakes up the CFP Rankings with a major 37-34 upset


Ohio State just manages to slip past USC in Game of the Year candidate behind Jeremiah Smith's 149 receiving yards


Georgia absolutely beats the breaks off of Florida in massive 66-35 win.

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ESPN Top 10 Recruits - Cornerbacks

Name	Position	Measurables	Hometown	Positional	State	National	ESPN Score	Status
Dre Ervin	CB	6'0"/187 lbs	Springfield, MA	1	1	2	91	Committed:
Kona Putu	CB	6'0"/182 lbs	The Colony, TX	2	4	33	86	Committed:
Jimmy Feliciano	CB	6'1"/200 lbs	Henderson, NV	3	1	69	82	Committed:
Sergio Lorenzen	CB	6'1"/208 lbs	Delray Beach, FL	4	9	72	82	Committed:
Tyrique Bland	CB	5'11"/198 lbs	Hendersonville, TN	5	2	98	80	Top 3:
Montrae Nealy	CB	6'2"/177 lbs	Burton, MI	6	2	104	79	Committed:
Cortney East	CB	6'3"/176 lbs	Powder Springs, GSA	7	15	113	77	Committed:
Terrell Troup	CB	5'10"/196 lbs	Alpharetta, GA	8	17	133	76	Top 5: UGA, ILLI, TENN, NEBR, OLE MISS
Frank Labinjo	CB	5'10"/192 lbs	Clemmons, NC	9	7	142	74	Top 15
Max Avery	CB	5'11"/191 lbs	Coppell, TX	10	23	154	74	Top 3:

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2026 College Football Week 9 Roundup

Top 25 Rankings

RK	Team	Record	Last Game	Result
1	Michigan	8-0	at Rutgers	W 31-24
2	Miami	8-0	at North Carolina	W 52-10
3	Ohio State	8-0	at #17 USC	W 39-38
4	Georgia	7-1	vs Florida	W 66-35
5	Louisville	7-1	vs Stanford	W 49-28
6	LSU	7-1	BYE	--
7	Oklahoma	8-2	vs South Carolina	W 16-10
8	Duke	7-1	vs Boston College	W 30-28
9	Texas	6-2	vs Mississippi State	W 47-28
10	Virginia	8-1	at Wake Forest	W 20-14
11	Washington	7-1	at #23 Nebraska	L 17-8
12	BYU	7-1	vs #24 Arizona State	W 30-14
13	Oregon	7-1	vs Northwestern	L 37-34
14	Notre Dame	8-2	vs Navy	W 42-7
15	UCLA	7-1	vs Nevada	W 30-14
16	Auburn	5-2	at Ole Miss	W 38-14
17	USC	8-3	vs #3 Ohio State	L 39-38
18	Tennessee	8-2	BYE	--
19	Missouri	8-2	at Arkansas	L 52-38
20	Colorado	7-1	vs Kansas State	W 35-31
21	Wisconsin	8-2	at Iowa	W 31-21
22	Alabama	5-3	BYE	--
23	Nebraska	5-2	vs #11 Washington	W 17-8
24	Arizona State	8-2	at #12 BYU	L 30-14
25	UCF	7-1	vs Baylor	W 26-24

Heisman Watch

RK	Player	Pos	Team	Stats
1	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	2,794 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 58% CMP, 328 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns
2	Marcel Reed	QB	Texas A&M	2,008 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, 69% CMP, 510 rushing yards, 7 touchdowns
3	Arch Manning	QB	Texas	2,389 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 1 interception, 73% CMP, 303 rushing yards, 5 touchdowns
4	Kevin Jennings	QB	SMU	2,867 passing yards, 25 touchdowns, 1 interception, 69% CMP, 221 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns

Players of the Week

Award	Player	Pos	Team	Stats
National Offensive	Tim Burns Jr.	WR	Sam Houston	11 catches, 204 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
National Defensive	KJ Bolden	FS	Georgia	3 tackles, 2 interceptions, pass breakup, touchdown
Conference Offensive	Broc Lowry	QB	Western Michigan	10-21, 129 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, 9 carries, 48 rushing yards, touchdown
Conference Defensive	Elias Mullican	CB	Sacramento State	6 tackles, 3 pass breakups

Games to Watch

Matchup	Date	TV	Notes
#13 Oregon at #3 Ohio State	11.7	FOX	Julian Sayin vs Dante Moore in a Top 25 matchup. Need we say more?
#22 Alabama at #6 LSU	11/7		The age-old rivalry rears its head for its latest rendition. Can the Crimson Tide pull off the upset?
#2 Miami at #14 Notre Dame	11/7		Convicts vs Catholics. That's the tweet.

[Captain Canada]

Golden Flashes continues slow build, teams sniffing around OC Prince

KENT, Ohio - As the Kent State Golden Flashes continue to enjoy their most successful season in years heading into the bye week 6-3, its time to take a quick look at the future of the Golden Flashes as they grow their 2027 Recruiting Class.

After suffering a tough battleground loss for Ohio wide receiver, two-star recruit Cordell Tam to rivals Bowling Green, the Golden Flashes are pivoted, entering the bidding for two-star wide receiver Duke Campbell out of Lakewood, Ohio. Campbell, a 5-foot-9, 188-pound do-it-all talent, has kept his recruiting wide open waiting for some bigger programs to start sniffing around. Louisville, Arizona, and California are among the teams interested while Delaware and Kent State are the ones with offers being reportedly drawn up as we speak.

Bowling Green is thoroughly in the lead for Youngstown's tight end, two-year Mike Levine with Boston College and Arizona State also interested. Levine, at 6-foot-1, figures to be changing his position once he gets to college to either wide receiver or running back due to size concerns.

Free safety Zach Carter out of Fairfield, Ohio and kicker Scotty Abbott out of Toledo, Ohio are two-star recruits who are forecasted to be handing their commitments over to the Golden Flashes soon. This comes after two-star free safety Jelani Keyton hard-committed to the Golden Flashes over the last two weeks, wrapping up his recruitment officially.

You would be hard pressed to find a team that has turned things around as thoroughly as Kent State has. Two years under Mark Carney has seen the Golden Flashes go from a team that went winless in 2024 to rattling off 6 wins through 9 weeks heading into their bye week. Most of the credit should go to Carney, who took said winless team and brought them to 5 wins in his first season, but pundits around the nation are starting to give offensive coordinator Khalil Prince his roses.

"The offense is so dynamic," one MAC analyst wrote. "They beat you so succinctly in so many different ways. He has the benefit of some serious gamers, but his ability to scheme those athletes into positions to overwhelm his opponents is noted. Teams in the Power 5 are starting to do their homework on him."

Teams such as NC State, Iowa State, and Mississippi State are the frontrunners who will no doubt be looking to turnover their offensive regimes. The Wolfpack have already parted ways with offensive coordinator Kurt Roper after a 1-7 start, averaging 18.6 points per contact and averaging 367.9 yards per game, finishing third lowest in the ACC. Another team that might be turning things over is the Bill Belichick-led North Carolina Tarheels. Hiring the former New England Patriots head coach has been nothing but controversy and disappointment, as they are currently 2-6 while sporting 4 conference losses.

Recruiting Class of 2027

Kent State Golden Flashes Recruiting Board

Player	Pos	St	★	Natl	St Rk	Pos Rk	Top 3	Stage
C.J O'Malley	QB	MD	2	1987	39	140		🟢Hard Commit
Duke Campbell	WR	OH	2	2423	91	449		Offer Sent
Mike Levine	TE	OH	2	1367	48	72		Offer Sent
Javier Leamon	OT	OH	2	2521	95	209		Offer Sent
DeMarcus Dougan	OLB	CA	2	3106	273	243		🟢Hard Commit
Pierre Farrior	OLB	CA	2	2505	226	188		Visited
Dakota Hebert	MIKE	CO	2	1442	11	61		Offer Sent
Rashard Sankey	CB	OH	2	1912	71	148		Offer Sent
Jelani Keyton	FS	NJ	2	1853	66	67		🟢Hard Commit
Marvin Floyd	SS	VA	1	3422	94	66		🟢Hard Commit
Cordell Tam	WR	OH	2	3044	122	573		🟢Hard Commit