SSN - Kent State

Kent State Tight End Hunter Hopperton creates a first down during Saturdays open practice. credit @Vaskovisuals It’s April 11th 2026, 1 year removed from when Coach Carney was officially introduced as the interim head coach for the 2025 season. Ironically, both days started the same way. A cold brisk morning with kids running around, pop music blaring over the speakers and the Golden Flashes ready to prepare for a practice. This practice started off differently though. A lot more is known...

Spring football has officially started in Kent, Ohio as Kent State had their first official spring practice on Monday, March 23rd. After a successful 2025 campaign, Head Coach Mark Carney hit the offseason rolling by bringing in some great talent via the transfer portal and via National Signing Day. Everyone is ready to get the pads on and start practicing again after 4 month layoff Heading into the spring practices there’s going to be a lot of things that are being evaluated. How well...

On Saturday, the Mark Carney era began as Kent State had their first practice since the termination of Kenni Burns. This also marked the...