The McAlary Effect
The McAlary Effect
If you told me those last two games would go the way they did I'd have said you have them backwards for sure.
The McAlary Effect
Kent State Game Preview
Bowling Green
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | October 29, 2025
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5-2/3-0 | 4-3/2-1
Week 10
Saturday, November 1 2025 | 4:00PM
Bowling Green, OH | Doyt Perry Stadium
2024 Record: 4-8/3-5
Team Leaders:
QB Frederick Collie 761Yds 4TD 5Int
HB Terion Stewart 421Yds 3TD
TE Harold Fannin Jr 373Yds 3TD
LB Justin Eklund 37Tkl
DE Garrison McNeal 11.0
FS Tracy Revels 2Int
Injuries
Kent State: None
Bowling Green: QB H. Haarberg, TE J. Endries, C A. Padgett, DE G. McNeal, CB J. Henry
The McAlary Effect
Kent State blows out Bowling Green
Flashes dominate both sides of the ball
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | November 2, 2025
@35 | 10
Saturday, November 1 2025 | 4:00PM
Bowling Green, OH | Doyt Perry Stadium
(6-2/4-0)|07|14|07|07|35
(4-4/2-2)|00|03|07|00|10
ULATOWSKI WOULD NOT BE DENIED ON THIS FIRST QUARTER TD RUN
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Kent State QB Tommy Ulatowski did it himself on the first possession of the game, running and diving into the endzone from 14 yards out.
Kent State would run their lead to 21-0 via a four yard Gavin Garcia touchdown run and a 70 yard Ulatowski to Donte Lee Jr touchdown pass in the second quarter.
Bowling Green got on the board as the first half expired when Ethan Warner connected on a 48 yard field goal.
Ulatowski would find Dontrell Bennett for a four yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter to make it 28-3.
Bowling Green's Terion Stewart found the endzone for the first time late in the third quarter with a three yard touchdown run to cut into the lead, making it 28-10.
Kent State would add a one yard touchdown run by Curtis Douglas early in the fourth quarter before running out the clock late to secure the win.
Kent State has now won two straight against Bowling Green, topping them 45-21 on 2024.
Additional Media
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Scoring
1Q KENT Tommy Ulatowski 14 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
2Q KENT Gavin Garcia 4 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
2Q KENT Donte Lee Jr 70 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko kick)
2Q BGSU Ethan Warner 48 Yd FG
3Q KENT Dontrell Bennett 4 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
3Q BGSU Terion Stewart 3 Yd run (Ethan Warner kick)
4Q KENT Curtis Douglas 1 Yd run (Will Hryszko kick)
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Key Statistics
Passing - T. Ulatowski 19/31 251Yds 2TD 2Int
Rushing – G. Garcia 23Car 134Yds 1TD, C. Douglas 19Car 84Yds 1TD, T. Ulatowski 2Car 20Yds 1TD
Receiving – D. Lee 1Rec 70Yds 1TD, C. McCray 6Rec 62Yds, M. Hazime 4Rec 58Yds, G. Garcia 3Rec 31Yds, L. Langford 2Rec 15Yds, D. Bennett 2Rec 14Yds 1TD
Tackles – O. Billotte 5, J. Dotson 5, J. Hinton 5
Sacks – N/A
Takeaways – N/A
Kicking – W. Hryszko 5/5XP
Passing – F. Collie 7/12 90Yds
Rushing – T. Stewart 16Car 50Yds 1TD, R. Garcia II 4Car 22Yds, F. Collie 9Car 16Yds
Receiving – J. Valsin III 1Rec 30Yds, R. Garcia II 2Rec 24Yds, H. Fannin Jr 2Rec 18Yds
Tackles – X. Pratt 14, T. Revels 11, L. Yates 10
Sacks – N/A
Takeaways – T. Nelson 1Int 1FF, T. Revels 1Int
Kicking – E. Warner 1/1FG 1/1XP
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MAC Football Results
Scores, Players of the Week and other news and notes from around the conference
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | November 3, 2025
MAC Scores
Ohio 31, Buffalo 23
Akron 51, Toledo 49
Western Michigan 34, Eastern Michigan 7
Kent State 35, Bowling Green 10
Ball State 23, Miami(OH) 17
Northern Illinois 23, Central Michigan 19
MAC Players of the Week
EMU DE Joshua Lloyd 1Tkl 1FF 2FR
AKRN WR Myles Walker 12Rec 176Yds 4TD
MAC Standings
Kent State 6-2/4-0
Miami(OH) 4-4/3-1
Ohio 6-2/2-1
Toledo 4-4/2-1
Akron 3-5/2-2
Ball State 3-5/2-2
Bowling Green 4-4/2-2
Western Michigan 5-3/2-2
Eastern Michigan 3-5/2-2
Nothern Illinois 2-6/1-3
Central Michigan 2-6/1-3
Buffalo 0-8/0-4
MAC Leaders
Passing Yards: OHIO C. Wither 2,551
Passing TDs: TOL J. Richter 26
Rushing Yards: WMU J. Buckley 821
Rushing TDs: OHIO R. Hunt Jr, KENT G. Garcia 9
Receiving Yards: KENT C. McCray 853
Receiving TDs: AKRN M. Walker 10
Tackles: BUFF LB D. Crawford 88
Sacks: BGSU G. McNeal 11.0
Interceptions: BGSU T. Revels, M-OH CB T. Rush, AKRN CB J. Hunter 3
The McAlary Effect
Coaches Corner
Offensive Coordinator Jordan McAlary
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | November 3, 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 big win over Bowling Green.
That was a nice comfortable win over Bowling Green on the road. Rivalry game. Five game win streak. Alone at the top of the conference now. What's the vibe around the team these days?
I think if I had to sum things up it would be happy but not satisfied. We're after the MAC championship this season, maybe more. So we're happy with what we have accomplished so far but we're not satisfied. If things went south these next four games we wouldn't be satisfied.
Heavy on the ground again this week. 44 runs to 31 passes.
If it ain't broke don't fix it you know. We're moving the line and the backs are hitting the holes. Moving the ball is moving the ball.
Player of the Week?
Got to hand it to the whole offensive line in that one. Just steamrollers in the run game and Tommy wasn't hurried too much, maybe three or so.
The McAlary Effect
Kent State sees another top target head elsewhere
Three star DE Cantwell heading to UMass
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | November 4, 2025
Kent State has lost another of their top targets at three star DE Cameron Cantwell has decided to stay close to home. The Newburyport, Massachusetts native has given the Minutemen a verbal commitment.
Archer Kuhn, a QB that Kent State had cooled on, signed with Akron.
Recruiting Class
(Listed by National Ranking)
POS|NAME|
|NATL|STATE|POS|Hometown|HT|WTATH(QB)|Lawrence Hamm|
|676|7|53|Colonial Heights, VA|6'1"|219P|Hasheem Gwacham|
|749|25|9|Rockwood, MI|6'2"|206ATH(QB)|Sal Bryant|
|1408|28|130|Chesterfield, VA|5'11"|208OLB|Andy Durant|
|1472|29|62|Homestead, PA|6'2"|232Recruiting Targets
(Listed by National Ranking)
##|POS|NAME|
|NATL|STATE|POS|Hometown|HT|WT|Stage: Schools01|ATH(QB)|Deonte Dalton|
|477|17|39|Long Branch, NJ|5'11"218|Top 5: Kent State, UMass, Temple, Marshall, Middle Tennessee02|ATH(WR/TE)|Nick Sumner|
|516|18|31|Dayton, OH|6'1"|230|Top 5: Kent State, Ohio, New Mexico, Ball State, NM State03|ATH(TE)|Zach McClung|
|592|18|34|Germantown, MD|6'5"|227|Top 5: Kent State, Old Dominion, Marshall, Charlotte, Middle Tennessee04|FS|Jeremy Skaggs|
|978|7|39|Urbandale, IA|6'1"|205|Top 3: Kent State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan05|ATH(G/C)|Tevin Cantrell|
|1030|22|32|Chesapeake, VA|6'2"|287|Top 5: Kent State, Liberty, Navy, Buffalo, UMass06|ATH(TE)|Max Kowalewski|
|1163|147|62|Winter Park, FL|6'5"|236|Top 5: Western Kentucky, Kent State, Central Michigan07|RG|Tyrese Vernon|
|1202|23|55|Erie, PA|6'2"|305|Top 5: Kent State, Ohio, Buffalo, Marshall, Ball State08|LG|Zach Scmysniak|
|1471|8|30|Boston, MA|6'5"|306|Top 5: Army, Kent State, UMass, Navy, Buffalo09|TE|Brian Durant|
|1515|30|89|Downingtown, PA|6'5"|238|Top 5: Kent State, UMass, Navy, Buffalo, Western Michigan10|RE|Cornell Heggie|
|1527|126|94|Smyrna, GA|6'5"|291|Top 5: Kent State, Charlotte, Eastern Michigan, Marshall, Coastal Carolina11|WR|Pat Brock|
|1543|41|176|Potomac, MI|6'1"|192|Top 3: Old Dominion, Kent State, Marshall12|CB|Jamal Rabe|
|1550|188|123|Daytona Beach, FL|5'10"|176|Top 5: Appalachian State, Kent State, Akron, Charlotte, Ball State13|ROLB|Nathan Lucien|
|1553|32|67|Pittston, PA|5'11"|222|Top 8: Kent State, UMass, Ohio, Buffalo, Marshall, Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Temple14|SS|Layne Flanagan|
|1574|42|46|Upper Marlboro, MD|6'1"|211|Top 5: Kent State, UMass, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Marshall15|MLB|Vernon Davey|
|1610|66|92|Broadview Heights, OH|6'1"|221|Top 5: Kent State, Ohio, Ball State, Buffalo, Northwestern16|DT|Alexander Wire|
|1625|65|72|Hightstown, NJ|6'3"|293|Top 5: Rutgers, Kent State, UMass, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan17|ATH(LB)|Ethan Boyett|
|1633|44|93|Severn, MD|6'3"|234|Top 5: Kent State, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Marshall, Charlotte18|ATH(DE)|Alami Kumar|
|1652|43|99|West Bloomfield, MI|6'3"|250|Top 5: Kent State, Eastern Michigan, New Mexico State, Temple, Georgia State19|C(JUCO)|Larry Morris|
|1695|70|51|Stow, OH|6'3"|292|Top 5: Kent State, Ohio, Ball State, Buffalo, Marshall20|CB|Lyle Mixon|
|1835|149|145|Atlanta, GA|5'10"|176|Top 5: Appalachian State, Kent State, Ohio, Ball State, Marshall21|DT|Nazir Spears|
|1854|36|86|Catawissa, PA|6'0"|298|Top 5: Kent State, Ball State, Bowling Green, Ohio, Buffalo22|K|Pat Thompson|
|2464|47|45|Merrillville, IN|5'9"|172|Top 5: Kent State, Indiana, Ball State, Middle Tennessee, NorthwesternThe McAlary Effect
Kent State Game Preview
Ball State
By Don Knotts | @theotherdonknotts | November 5, 2025
@3-5/2-2 | 6-2/4-0
Week 11
Saturday, November 8 2025 | 11:00AM
Kent, Ohio | Dix Stadium
2024 Record: 4-8/3-5
Team Leaders:
QB Kiael Kelly 1,277Yds 9TD 5Int, 323Rush Yds 2TD
HB TJ Horton 291Yds 4TD
WR Justin Bowick 424Yds 1TD
WR Qian Magwood 286Yds 3TD
TE Tanner Koziol 224Yds 3TD
LB Sam Feeney 60Tkl
LB Jackson Wiegold 3.0Sck
LB Caden Johnson, SS DD Snyder, CB Myles Norwood 1Int
Injuries
Kent State: None
Ball State: QB K. Kelly, DE C. Smith, DT D. Harper, LB D. Harper, LB J. Stemler, LB J. Wiegold, FS J. Carter
The McAlary Effect
6-2 kent state 
gotta keep the dubs coming 
gotta keep the dubs coming 