First Glance: Kent State Golden Flashes

MACtion is coming to Kyle Field.

By Rush Roberts@DrNorrisCamacho Aug 30, 2021, 7:50am CDT

What You Need to Know:

The Aggies are ranked #6 in the AP Poll.
Kent State finished 2020 with a 3-1 record while scoring just under 50 points per game.
A&M last faced a MAC opponent in 2015, when the Aggies defeated Ball State 56-23.
Go check out Hustle Belt for the latest on MAC football and Kent State.

This is the first-ever matchup between the two schools. History in the making, friends!
The history of Kent State’s Golden Flash mascot is long and varied, as these things go. This one up here at the top of this page is a golden eagle.
Famous Kent State Golden Flashes include Michael Keaton, James Harrison, Tom Batiuk and some guy named Nick Saban. Leave others I missed in the comments.

Patriotism. In remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, Texas A&M will re-create the 2001 Red, White & Blue game, with lower level fans in blue, second level fans in white, and upper level fans in red. You can find out more here.
Dustin Crum- QB. The Kent State signal-caller is also the MAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. He finished 2019 on fire and didn’t slouch during an extremely abbreviated 2020 season. This is a real MACtion offense that will have our defense rotating heavily.
Fundamentals - Texas A&M will be breaking in four new offensive line starters. It will be interesting to see how early and often Haynes King may need to scramble.

HOT. Mostly sunny, high of 96. Less than 10% chance of rain. Drink a lot of water, everybody.