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Mid-American Conference preview 2013: Northern Illinois & Kent State return to MAC Championship?
Last season, Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois made history for the MAC by becoming the first school to earn a berth in a BCS Bowl. To begin 2013, the MAC has a hoard of teams ranked in the middle of the CFU Preseason Top 126 including No. 15 Northern Illinois. There are six MAC teams ranked in the top 68 of the CFU Preseason Rankings and all have potential for...
No. 55 Kent State Golden Flashes season preview: Just give Archer the ball
No. 55 Kent State Golden Flashes (11-3) Coach Paul Haynes (first-year head coach)Returning Starters: 12, 6 offense, 5 defense, 1 special teamsRecruiting Rank: 115 The Kent State Golden Flashes were nearly last season's BCS Buster instead of MAC Champion Northern Illinois. After two straight losses to end the year in the MAC Championship and the GoDaddy.com Bowl, Kent State...
MAC Attack, Kent State & Northern Illinois both in top 25
The Mid-American Conference equals three BCS conferences- ACC, Big East, and Big Ten - in the number of teams ranked in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll. For the first time since 1973, Kent State was ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 beginning week 12 of this season. Golden Flashes coach Darrell Hazell said, "We are very excited to be in the Top 25, but there are still...
Kent State's Dri Archer Escapes BGSU's Defense With Ridiculous Moves
Kent State running back Dri Archer has been one of the nation's top all-purpose players this season and is a key piece in the Golden Flashes' run...
Video: Kent State's Dri Archer makes a mockery of opposing defense with 74-yard score
The Kent State Golden Flashes (10-1) edged out the Bowling Green State Falcons (7-4), 31-24, on Saturday thanks in large part to this electrifying run by running back Dri Archer. Watch as the 5-foot-8 Archer runs around, through, and past several Falcons defenders en route to an incredible 74-yard touchdown scamper.Believe it or not, Archer ripped off an even longer touchdown run...
Northern Illinois goes all out on Jordan Lynch Heisman campaign
NIUhuskies.com The picture above is a screen shot of the Northern Illinois Huskies football website home screen. Let's just say they want you to vote Lynch for Heisman. Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (6-0 216 Jr) is a dual threat with gaudy numbers this year and has accumulated a nice highlight reel, but he is still virtually an unknown in the overall landscape...
Back home, No. 18 Rutgers set for Kent State
There was a time when a game against a Mid-American Conference program could be counted as a win for Rutgers.
That's changed this season.
Ohio is ranked No, 23 and MAC teams have posted wins over Big East foes Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida already, with Cincinnati dropping its first game of the season to Toledo last weekend.
It's no wonder the No. 18 Scarlet...
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October 26, 2012
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Kent State goes to 5-1 with win over Army
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- Dri Archer rushed for 222 yards -- including an explosive 87-yard touchdown late in the game -- and completed a trick 24-yard touchdown pass as Kent State defeated Army 31-17 Saturday.
Spencer Keith threw for 60 yards and a touchdown and caught Archer's lob on a halfback option to give Kent State an early lead it never relinquished.
Trayion Durham added...
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October 13, 2012
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Kent St. 41, E. Michigan 14
Dri Archer's three touchdowns - one rushing, one receiving and one on a kickoff return - helped Kent State spoil Eastern Michigan's homecoming with a 41-14 victory Saturday afternoon.
Archer scored on a 5-yard pass from Spencer Keith early in the second quarter, then ran the second-half kickoff back 98 yards to put the Golden Flashes (4-1, 3-0 Mid-American) ahead 24-7. Later...
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October 06, 2012
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Kent St. 41, Towson 21
Dri Archer ran a kickoff back 98 yards for a touchdown and rushed for two scores as Kent State overwhelmed Towson 41-21 Thursday night in the teams' season opener.
Six turnovers hurt Towson, including a first-quarter fumble that set up a 15-yard scoring run by Archer. The Golden Flashes led 17-0 after the first quarter.
Archer, whose long return made it 24-7 in the second quarter...
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August 30, 2012
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