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2026
Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule
Sep 5Sat
AwaySouth Carolina
12:45 PM ET
Sep 12Sat
HomeWofford
12:00 PM ET
Sep 19Sat
AwayOhio State
12:00 PM ET
Sep 26Sat
HomeBall State
TBD
Oct 3Sat
HomeOhio
TBD
Oct 10Sat
AwayWestern Michigan
TBD
Oct 17Sat
AwaySouth Florida
TBD
Oct 24Sat
HomeAkron
TBD
MAC
Conference Standings
TeamWLConfPct
EMUEastern Michigan Eagles
101-01.000
AKRAkron Zips
000-00.000
BALLBall State Cardinals
000-00.000
BGSUBowling Green Falcons
000-00.000
BUFFBuffalo Bulls
000-00.000
CMUCentral Michigan Chippewas
000-00.000
KENTKent State Golden Flashes
000-00.000
M-OHMiami (OH) RedHawks
000-00.000
OHIOOhio Bobcats
000-00.000
SACSacramento State Hornets
000-00.000
TOLToledo Rockets
000-00.000
UMASSUMass Minutemen
000-00.000
WMUWestern Michigan Broncos
000-00.000
TOP 25
Rankings
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Poll Position
KENTNational rankingsAP Top 25, Coaches Poll and playoff ranking positions for Kent State Golden Flashes will appear here when published.
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Roster
2026
Kent State Golden Flashes Football Roster
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nolan Good | QB | FR | 6'2" | 200 |
| 10 | Ethan Thanthanavong | QB | SO | 6'0" | 205 |
| 12 | Dru DeShields | QB | JR | 6'2" | 195 |
| 14 | Deante Ruffin | QB | FR | 6'1" | 215 |
| 15 | Gavin Peeps | QB | FR | 6'5" | 185 |
| 17 | Cole Miller | QB | FR | 6'4" | 225 |
| 0 | Mason King | RB | SR | 6'2" | 215 |
| 5 | Jakorion Caffey | RB | SO | 5'11" | 220 |
| 20 | Marques Hicks | RB | JR | 5'8" | 190 |
| 22 | Brandon White | RB | FR | 5'8" | 190 |
| 24 | Jackson Farley | RB | FR | 5'9" | 185 |
| 25 | Donovan Delaney Jr. | RB | SR | 5'11" | 220 |
| 26 | Dylan Armentrout | RB | SO | 5'9" | 200 |
| 29 | Cade Romanini | RB | FR | 5'10" | 200 |
| 33 | Ayden Harris | RB | SO | 5'8" | 205 |
| 18 | Hunter Hopperton | FB | SR | 6'2" | 255 |
| 1 | Ardell Banks | WR | JR | 6'4" | 195 |
| 3 | Jay Jay Etheridge | WR | JR | 5'10" | 150 |
| 4 | Jared Kelley | WR | JR | 5'10" | 190 |
| 6 | Wayne Harris | WR | SO | 5'9" | 165 |
| 8 | Da'Realyst Clark | WR | SR | 5'10" | 160 |
| 19 | Ali Fisher | WR | SR | 6'0" | 205 |
| 23 | Maurice Stephens | WR | FR | 6'0" | 175 |
| 27 | Javier Wills | WR | SR | 6'0" | 190 |
| 36 | Wyatt Januska | WR | FR | 6'2" | 185 |
| 80 | Teaunn Hunter | WR | FR | 6'0" | 180 |
| 81 | Zymir Reed | WR | FR | 6'1" | 200 |
| 84 | Aidan Stewart | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 |
| 85 | Brendyn Smith | WR | FR | 5'9" | 160 |
| 86 | Matthew Maxey | WR | FR | 5'10" | 165 |
| 87 | William Bierfeldt | WR | FR | 6'2" | 185 |
| 88 | Luke Simms | WR | FR | 5'11" | 175 |
| 11 | Zy'aire Fletcher | TE | FR | 6'4" | 245 |
| 13 | Dakota Taylor | TE | SO | 6'4" | 240 |
| 44 | Holtz Maine | TE | FR | 6'4" | 250 |
| 45 | Tommy Arnold | TE | JR | 6'0" | 220 |
| 47 | Andrew Rickelman | TE | FR | 6'4" | 225 |
| 89 | Terik Mulder | TE | SR | 6'5" | 250 |
| 50 | Ben Midea | OL | JR | 6'2" | 320 |
| 52 | Gavin Kanar | OL | FR | 6'5" | 275 |
| 54 | Dustyn Morell | OL | SR | 6'4" | 290 |
| 55 | Jaxon Dunn | OL | SO | 6'3" | 320 |
| 56 | Moustafa Daoud | OL | FR | 6'6" | 300 |
| 58 | Colin Prichard | OL | FR | 6'5" | 260 |
| 62 | Mason Imbt | OL | SR | 6'3" | 315 |
| 64 | David Iannini | OL | FR | 6'1" | 295 |
| 66 | Quinten Young | OL | FR | 6'1" | 280 |
| 67 | Max Gembus | OL | FR | 6'0" | 275 |
| 70 | Hudson Chasko | OL | SR | 6'5" | 300 |
| 71 | Liam Dalton | OL | FR | 6'4" | 315 |
| 72 | Cecil Wilson | OL | JR | 6'4" | 320 |
| 73 | William Johnson III | OL | FR | 6'3" | 270 |
| 74 | Donovan Dark | OL | FR | 6'0" | 305 |
| 75 | Boston Crowell | OL | FR | 6'4" | 290 |
| 76 | Mofe Adewole | OL | SR | 6'3" | 275 |
| 77 | Rico Steele | OL | SO | 6'3" | 300 |
| 78 | Tyler Meadows | OL | SO | 6'8" | 340 |
| 0 | Darian Blachewicz | DL | SO | 6'2" | 300 |
| 5 | Thomas Aden | DL | SR | 6'1" | 275 |
| 8 | Josue Cordoba | DL | SO | 6'3" | 280 |
| 11 | Camdon Wilborn | DL | SO | 6'1" | 285 |
| 31 | Jacob Broach | DL | FR | 6'3" | 190 |
| 33 | Jaihien Roy | DL | SO | 6'2" | 245 |
| 44 | Antonio Bottiggi | DL | SO | 6'2" | 255 |
| 50 | Garrett Dial | DL | SO | 6'3" | 235 |
| 52 | Aiden Burgess | DL | SO | 6'2" | 300 |
| 56 | Carlos Shird | DL | FR | 6'3" | 270 |
| 59 | Eckley Bridges | DL | FR | 6'1" | 260 |
| 83 | Garrett Long | DL | FR | 6'3" | 235 |
| 88 | Mohammed Hazime | DL | SR | 6'4" | 270 |
| 90 | Bryce Griffin | DL | FR | 6'2" | 235 |
| 91 | Dion'Dre Taylor | DL | FR | 6'0" | 280 |
| 93 | Daiveon Taylor | DL | FR | 6'2" | 225 |
| 94 | Kale Webb | DL | FR | 6'1" | 235 |
| 95 | Anthony Adams III | DL | FR | 5'10" | 275 |
| 98 | Bryce Faulk | DL | JR | 6'1" | 235 |
| 4 | Rocco Nicholl | LB | SR | 6'5" | 245 |
| 10 | Hayden Dawahare | LB | JR | 6'4" | 245 |
| 13 | Quan Rhodes-McKee | LB | SO | 6'1" | 225 |
| 15 | Sayed Abuhamdeh | LB | JR | 6'1" | 230 |
| 17 | Semaj Bridgeman | LB | JR | 6'2" | 230 |
| 20 | Rafael Terrero Jr. | LB | FR | 6'3" | 220 |
| 24 | Tanner Mintz | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 |
| 28 | Brodyn Bishop | LB | SO | 6'1" | 205 |
| 30 | Matthew Sollberger | LB | SO | 5'9" | 165 |
| 32 | Trey Rubinstein | LB | SO | 6'3" | 225 |
| 35 | Nate Gregory | LB | FR | 5'11" | 235 |
| 43 | Kendall McNutt | LB | FR | 6'0" | 220 |
| 39 | Eli Tucker | PK | SO | 5'11" | 205 |
| 49 | Tommy Newcomb | PK | SO | 5'11" | 185 |
| 96 | Sean Leonard | PK | FR | 6'3" | 230 |
| 38 | Clinton Robinson | S | SO | 6'0" | 205 |
| 1 | A'tiq Muhammad | DB | SR | 6'3" | 200 |
| 2 | Joel Cordoba | DB | SO | 6'3" | 190 |
| 3 | Derrick Jackson III | DB | SO | 6'0" | 210 |
| 7 | Angelo Stockstill | DB | JR | 6'3" | 180 |
| 12 | Lionel Burns III | DB | FR | 6'0" | 185 |
| 14 | Tyler Bivens | DB | SR | 5'11" | 170 |
| 18 | Norey Johnson | DB | SR | 6'3" | 200 |
| 19 | DJ Barnes | DB | SR | 5'8" | 170 |
| 21 | Tejuan Barbour | DB | FR | 6'3" | 170 |
| 22 | Davion Pritchard | DB | SO | 6'0" | 175 |
| 23 | Ezekiel Castex | DB | FR | 5'10" | 175 |
| 25 | Martell Buchanan | DB | SO | 6'1" | 175 |
| 26 | BuddyRow Garrer | DB | FR | 5'9" | 150 |
| 27 | Lennox Lemon | DB | FR | 6'1" | 180 |
| 29 | Jeremiah Johnson | DB | FR | 6'3" | 175 |
| 42 | Kolten Ford | P | SR | 6'2" | 195 |
| 97 | Jake Stoeckel | P | FR | 6'1" | 190 |
| 41 | Gus Goodell | LS | SR | 6'1" | 215 |
| 48 | Chase Mantooth | LS | FR | 6'0" | 160 |
2026
Recruiting
Julius Fuentes-BreamS • York, PA
3★
Committed
Aaron StraderQB • Gibsonia, PA
3★
Committed
Legend JohnsonRB • York, PA
—
Committed
Julian BakerRB • Washington Court House, OH
—
Committed
Jerry Black Jr.LB • Cleveland, OH
—
Committed
Camden DayDL • Fort Wayne, IN
—
Committed
Aidan JacobsTE • Traverse City, MI
—
Committed
Tristan GunnWR • Winter Park, FL
—
Committed
Ethan GarnesIOL • North Royalton, OH
—
Committed
Jontai QuickWR • Harrisburg, PA
—
Committed
2026
Transfer Portal
OUT
Will HryszkoK • Ohio
Feb 4
OUT
Devin KargmanQB • Maryland
Feb 4
OUT
Junior DialloOT • Tennessee Tech
Jan 29
IN
Javier WillisWR • Tiffin University
Jan 29
IN
Nate GregoryLB • Coastal Carolina
Jan 27
IN
Quan Rhodes-McKeeLB • Duquesne
Jan 24
IN
Rocco NichollLB • South Florida
Jan 23
IN
Ethan ThanthanavongQB • Defiance College
Jan 17
OUT
Da'Shawn MartinWR • Virginia
Jan 16
IN
Jakorion CaffeyRB • Cincinnati
Jan 16
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