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Kent State Lineman Dies In Apartment
Kent State starting center Jason Bitsko, 21 years old, died earlier today. He was found unresponsive in bed after failing to show for morning practice. According to an athletic department press release, police believe he died from an "undetermined medical issue."...

Fat Guy Fake Punt Hurdling Touchdown!
Kent crushed Ohio 44-13 in Athens tonight, but the highlight for all who tuned in for #MACtion was this 61-yard fake punt by Nate Terhune, a 6'4" 265 lb. defensive lineman who played up-back on the punt team and made the most of his opportunity—hurdling a Bobcat return teamer en route to the end z...

LSU Frat Makes Fun Of Kent State By Referencing 1970 Campus Shootings
College football fans are superb at being dicks, huh?...

Forbes's 2012 List Of The Most Valuable Teams In College Football Reads A Lot Like The 1936 AP Poll
Forbes's latest best guess at the most valuable college football programs is out, and if you're a Texas fan, congratulations: Your slavering devotion to the Death Star of the Big 12 has paid off once again. You're number one! Granted, you're in the "also receiving votes" category in the AP's poll of...

Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 5
Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using to highlight plays, so here's the best runs from...

Stupidest Football Play In History Occurs As Player Returns Fumble 58 Yards In Wrong Direction Only To Have Opponents Tackle Him
This actually happened! Kent's Andre Parker recovered a blown punt return after the ball grazed a Towson player, only to return the recovered fumble toward his own goal. The only thing that stopped him from scoring a safety for Towson? Towson's punt return team, who foolishly tackled him before h...

Kent State Head Coach Scott Stricklin Is Really, Really Excited That <em>SportsCenter</em> Is Coming Up Next
The Kent State Golden Flashes continued their improbable postseason run, knocking off the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed Florida and remaining alive in the College World Series with a 5-4 win in Omaha yesterday....

Josh Cribbs Organized A Kent State Fan Road Trip To Watch The College World Series
As Kent State and Arkansas get under way in the College World Series, let's pause for a moment to discuss something we actually like. Josh Cribbs, Cleveland Browns kickoff return wizard and Kent State alum, organized a bus trip for the Kent State family, shuttling diehard baseball fans 14 hours to ...

Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
Kansas State at Missouri is the ranked marquee game, no doubt, but there's apparently pride on the line when Mississippi and Tennessee do battle and hate brewing between Northwestern and Iowa. Here's more:...

Your College Football Early Games Open Thread
There's a battle of two Colorado Rockies prospects (N.C. State at Clemson), two Commander-in-Chief's Trophy aspirants (Air Force at Army) and unexpected Big 12 upstarts (Baylor at Oklahoma State)....

Your College Football Afternoon Games Open Thread
Sure, common folk are probably interested in LSU at Auburn, Wisconsin at Iowa, Nebraska at Oklahoma State or Kansas State at Baylor. I'm all about Kent State at Bowling Green, though. And here's why:...
