The McAlary Effect

[djp73]

Smacked those boys silly. Let's get a little momentum going, Akron should be another W

Pretty evenly matched and it's at their house but we're hoping for the W

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State runs roughshod over Akron
Flashes run for nearly 250 yards in big win
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 11, 2025

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37 | 21
Saturday, October 11 2025 | 2:15PM
Akron, Ohio | InfoCision Stadium
(3-2/1-0)|10|10|10|07|37
(1-4/0-1)|00|13|00|08|21


WITH FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS CURTIS DOUGLAS CERTAINLY DID EAT
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Akron, Ohio – After having leaned heavily on the passing game in their win over UMass two weeks ago Kent State hit the ground running against Akron. When the dust had settled the Flashes ran for a total of 248 yards with Gavin Garcia and Curtis Douglas both contributing over 100 yards. Douglas made the most of his touches in the redzone, scoring four times all on runs from inside the ten yard line.

Garcia did not find the endzone but also added 90 yards receiving, just behind Chrishon McCray's 108 to lead the team.

Tommy Ulatowski threw for 325 yards on 27 of 43 passing with the only blemish being a pick six in the second quarter.

Kent State led 17-0 after a pair of Douglas rushing touchdowns and a Will Hryszko field goal before Akron was finally able to get on the board with an 18 yard touchdown pass from Ben Finley to Justin Campbell. After a missed kick the Golden Flashes led 17-6. Hryszko added another field goal before Akron's Tyquan Wallace picked off Ulatowski's pass over the middle and took it to the house, making it 20-13 Kent State at the break.

Douglas would score another touchdown in the third quarter followed by another Hryszko field goal and then Douglas' final touchdown midway through the fourth quarter.

Akron's Myles Walker would catch a TD pass from Finley late to make the score a bit more respectable with the Zips adding a two point conversion for good measure.

“You always say it's just another game because that's what you're supposed to say.” Tommy Ulatowski said after the win. “This one is definitely not!”

Kent State will travel to face Northern Illinois next week.

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Scoring
1Q KENT Curtis Douglas 4 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
1Q KENT Will Hryszko 47 Yd FG
2Q KENT Curtis Douglas 7 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
2Q AKRN Justin Campbell 18 Yd pass from Ben Finley (missed kick)
2Q KENT Will Hryszko 23 Yd FG
2Q AKRN Tyquan Wallace 46 Yd pick six (Noah Perez kick)
3Q KENT Curtis Douglas 6 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
3Q KENT Will Hryszko 30 Yd FG
4Q KENT Curtis Douglas 2 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
4Q AKRN Myles Walker 15 Yd pass from Ben Finley (2pt)
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Key Statistics

Passing - T. Ulatowski 27/43 325Yds 1Int
Rushing – C. Douglas 28Car 114Yds 4TD, G. Garcia 23Car 107Yds
Receiving – C. McCray 5Rec 108Yds, G. Garcia 7Rec 90Yds, D. Bennett 5Rec 57Yds
Tackles – M. Folk 10, J. Hinton 10
Sacks – R, Nicholl 2.0, J. Jackson 1.5, M. Folk 0.5
Takeaways – A. Branch 1Int
Kicking – W. Hryszko 3/3FG 4/4XP


Passing – B. Finley 19/31 237Yds 2TD 1Int
Rushing – M. Williams 7Car 40Yds, C. Kellom 11Car 17Yds
Receiving – J. Campbell 6Rec 92Yds 1TD, M. Walker 7Rec 70Yds 1TD, M. Whisner 3Rec 39Yds
Tackles – A. Bellingham 17, Z. Laing-Taylor 16, C. Harris 15, D. Lewis 15, T. Wallace 14
Sacks – Z. McGhee 0.5, T. Wallace 0.5
Takeaways – T. Wallace 1Int 1TD
Kicking – N. Perez 1/2XP
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MAC FOOTBALL
MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 13, 2025

MAC Scores
Kent State 37, Akron 21
Northwestern 27, Toledo 26
Bowling Green 31, Central Michigan 7
Eastern Michigan 23, Northern Illinois 6
Miami(OH) 33, Buffalo 20
Ball State 35, Western Michigan 13

MAC Players of the Week
Bowling Green DE Garrison McNeal 6Tkl, 4.0Sck
Kent State RB Curtis Douglas 28Car 114Yds 4TD

MAC Standings
Bowling Green 3-2/1-0
Kent State 3-2/1-0
Ball State 2-3/1-0
Eastern Michigan 2-3/1-0
Miami(OH) 2-3/1-0
Western Michigan 3-2/0-1
Akron 1-4/0-1
Central Michigan 1-4/0-1
Northern Illinois 1-4/0-1
Buffalo 0-5/0-1
Ohio 4-1/0-0
Toledo 2-3/0-0

MAC Leaders
Passing Yards: KENT T. Ulatowski 1,689
Passing TDs: OHIO C. Wither 16
Rushing Yards: WMU J. Buckley 469
Rushing TDs: KENT C. Douglas 7
Receiving Yards: KENT C. McCray 568
Receiving TDs: OHIO R. Harris II 7
Tackles: BUF D. Crawford 47
Sacks: BGSU G. McNeal 11.0
Interceptions: Four players tied with 2

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Coaches Corner
Offensive Coordinator Jordan McAlary
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 14, 2025

Each week in the days following Kent State's game I will spend a few moments chatting with members of the coaching staff. I'll share some key points in this column.

This morning I spoke with offensive coordinator Jordan McAlary following Kent State's win over Akron in which they re-claimed the Wagon Wheel.

A convincing win on the road. A conference game. A rivalry game. Everyone feeling good after that?
Yeah I mean you always feel good after any win. Add the fact that it was on the road, in conference for the wheel and yeah, we're feeling pretty good.

Heavy emphasis on the run in the win. 55 runs to 43 passes. Also a lot of plays. What was the strategy there?
We felt like with our size up front we would have an advantage in the running game and we felt like if we added in running a high number of plays we could wear down their front seven, get our backs to the second level and wear them down as well.

I think I may have a pretty good idea on Player of the Week. Who do you have?
Yeah obviously Curtis had a monster game for us but Gavin did a great job in the run game as well as the passing game and the guys up front put in the work to make that all possible. So Curtis for sure but really a team effort as it really always is when anyone has a big game.

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MAC FOOTBALL KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES
Kent State Game Preview
Northern Illinois
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 15, 2025

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3-2/1-0 | 1-4/0-1
Week 8
Saturday, October 18 2025 | 6:45PM
DeKalb, Illinois | Huskie Stadium
2024 Record: 4-8/3-5
Team Leaders:
QB Ethan Hampton 978Yds 6TD 4Int
HB Justin Lynch 309Ysd 3TD
WR Kenji Lewis 281Yds 5TD
LB Jake Gassaway 42Tkl
DE Nevaeh Sanders 2.5Sck
Three players tied with 1Int

Injuries
Kent State: None
Northern Illinois: None

[The JZA]

Notched another win, good shit!

[James]

Time to take over the MAC

[djp73]

The JZA,

Notched another win, good shit!

Should be able to stack some up now. OL is holding up better and the defense seems to be playing well.

[djp73]

Time to take over the MAC

If we can avoid injuries (still playing with that slider) I think we could win 8+ games. The entire conference is basically rated within a few points so every game is a push "on paper". Toledo had a bit higher rating last year but even they are closer now. Don't have them on the schedule anyway.

[Soapy]

seems like yall are rolling now

what do you have injuries at? i don't get any long term ones, even at 65