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Game 11 (Week 13) at Kent State - 7pm EST (TV - CBSSN again…)


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Game Thread and Preview:
 

QB:

Either former walk-on Tommy Ulatowski or true freshman walk-on Ruel Tomlinson will take the field against Akron. Ulatowski has completed 43% of his passes for 1,035 yards on the season. He has a 12 to 7 TD/INT ratio. When kept clean, Ulatowski completes 57% of his passes with 7 touchdowns to 5 interceptions. Under pressure he completes 26% of passes with 5 touchdowns to 2 interceptions. 

Tomlinson hasn’t played enough to give any true stat indicators.

 

RB:

Senior Ky Thomas leads Kent in rushing with 488 yards and a touchdown. True sophomore Curtis Douglas is the backup with 130 yards. Kent rarely utilizes the RBs in their passing game.

 

WR:

The Golden Flashes have two All-MAC receivers in redshirt sophomore Chrishon McCray and grad Luke Floriea.  McCray is 8th in the MAC in receiving yards with 612 yards and 8 touchdowns. Floriea is 11th in receiving yards with 560 yards and 5 touchdowns. The rest of the receiving corps rarely see passes come their way.

 

TE:

Alabama transfer Charlie Skehan and Tiffin transfer Conner Muldowney are the starting tight ends.  Both are used as blockers and have a total of 5 receptions between them.

 

OL:

Kent sports the worst OL in the MAC - by far. They have allowed 26 sacks in conference play, which is 10 more than the next closest team. They have also struggled to open running lanes for the backs.

LT - Jimto Obidegwu (R. Jr.)

LG - Mason Maddox (R.So.)

C -  Tony Georges (R. Sr.) (former Zip)

RG - Chris Farrell (So.)

RT - Dustyn Morrell (Jr.)

 

DL:

Grad Matt Harmon, junior Stephen Daley, and Buffalo transfer Kameron Olds rotate on the edges. Harmon has 49 tackles and 2 sacks, Daley has 43 tackles and 3 sacks, Olds has 39 tackles and 6 sacks. 

Kent State has become incredibly thin at DT. Notre Dame College transfer Lavell Gibson and Florida transfer Keenan Landry have combined for 22 tackles and a sack on the interior.

 

LB:

Grad Khalid Johns and true freshman Jayden Studio are the linebackers.  They have combined for 81 tackles and an interception.

 

DB:

San Diego State transfer Dallas Branch and Monmouth transfer Jaylen Dotson are the cornerbacks. They have combined for 38 tackles and 4 PDs.

Junior Josh Baka and sophomore Tevin Tucker and are the safeties. Baka is 10th in the conference with 73 tackles and also has 4 PDs . Tucker has tallied 50 tackles with 2 PDs.

 

K:

Junior Will Hryszko is 12 for 12 on extra points and 2 of 4 on field goals.

 

P:

Senior Josh Smith is 4th in the MAC in punting with a 42.3 average and a long of 61 yards.

 

 

Offense - Kent is still working to find their “offensive identity.” Hard to do with a beat up OL that wasn’t that good in the first place. The Golden Flashes are also down to their 3rd and 4th string quarterbacks. Thomas, McCray, and Floriea can be offensive threats, but do not have much around them.

 

Defense - Kent’s defense has the ability to rush the passer and are solid in the backend. However, they are horrendous at stopping the run and are extremely thin at defensive tackle. 

 

Summary:

If there was ever a time to take advantage of a program at its low point, this would be it. Kent is beat up and struggling. They are dead last in offense and defense in conference play. This will be an opportunity to run, run, and run some more on a porous run defense. Will we take advantage? 

Kent has a few players on offense who can make plays, but they have struggled to score all season. Frankly, as long as our defense keeps the ball in front, Kent’s offense will likely find a way to botch it at some point during their drives.

 

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14 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Defense - Kent’s defense has the ability to rush the passer and are solid in the backend. However, they are horrendous at stopping the run and are extremely thin at defensive tackle. 


Sounds like we’ll be throwing it 50+ times…

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1 hour ago, dre22era said:

About as stupid as your President of the United States 

Joe Biden?  He strikes me as a genius. Maybe not Him Grobe though. 

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Just calling them like I see them! This is pretty benign isn’t it? First he says a high school team can beat a D1 football team. Then brings up something about how smart (or not smart) “my” president is?? Then brags about his degrees and the building he works in…seriously? How could you not call him out? 

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3 hours ago, MangoZip said:

Just calling them like I see them! This is pretty benign isn’t it? First he says a high school team can beat a D1 football team. Then brings up something about how smart (or not smart) “my” president is?? Then brags about his degrees and the building he works in…seriously? How could you not call him out? 

 

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