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2010 Kent State Recruiting Class
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CollegeFootballNews.com
Posted Feb 7, 2010
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Kent State Golden Flashes 2010...
Head Coach: Doug Martin
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2009 Schedule
CFN Prediction:
4-8
2009 Record:
5-7
9/3 C. Carolina
W 18-0
9/12 at Boston Coll L 34-7
9/19 Iowa
State L 34-14
9/26 Miami Univ.
W 29-19
10/3 at Baylor L 31-15
10/10
B Green L 36-35
10/17 at EMU W 28-6
10/24 at Ohio W 20-11
10/31
Western Mich W 26-14
11/7 at Akron L 28-20
11/14 OPEN DATE
11/21 at
Temple L 47-13
11/27 Buffalo
L 9-6 |
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2008 Schedule
CFN Prediction:
4-8
2008 Record: 4-8
8/30 Boston Coll L 21-0
9/6 at Iowa St L 48-28
9/13
Delaware St W
24-3
9/20
at UL Laf.
L 44-27
9/27 at Ball State L 41-20
10/4 Akron L 30-27 2OT
10/11
Ohio L 26-19
10/18 OPEN DATE
10/25 at Miami Univ. W 54-21
11/1 at Bo. Green L 45-30
11/8 OPEN DATE
11/12 Temple W 41-38
11/18
No Illinois
L 42-14
11/28 at Buffalo W 24-21 |
Kent
State Golden Flashes
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The Top 5 Prospects |
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DT |
Jerome Davis |
6-2 |
255 |
Buford, GA |
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DB |
Dylan Farrington |
6-0 |
195 |
Chatham, VA |
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DB |
Calvin Tiggle |
5-10 |
185 |
Chatham, VA |
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DT |
Robert Kearney |
6-4 |
290 |
Chatham, VA |
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LB |
Steve Mehrer |
6-1 |
220 |
Dublin, OH |
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The Rest of the Class |
LB |
Carlows Brown |
6-2 |
240 |
McKeesport, PA |
LB |
Mark Fackler |
6-4 |
235 |
Kenton, OH |
DE |
Rich Gray |
6-1 |
252 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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LB |
Brandon Hazzard |
6-0 |
245 |
Chatham, VA |
LB |
Zack Hitchens |
6-2 |
230 |
Canal Winchester, OH |
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RB |
Rob Holloman |
5-8 |
160 |
Ashburnham, MA |
DT |
Terrell Johnson |
6-4 |
295 |
Severn, MD |
QB |
Cedric McCloud |
6-2 |
218 |
Greensboro, NC |
DB |
Sam Miller |
6-0 |
183 |
Orrville, OH |
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DT |
Roosevelt Nix |
5-10 |
237 |
Reynoldsburg, OH |
DB |
Malcolm Pannell |
5-11 |
170 |
Pickerington, OH |
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OL |
Thomas Pizzurro |
6-3 |
300 |
Chatham, VA |
DE |
Elias Sayre |
6-5 |
265 |
Lebanon, OH |
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LB |
Rahmon Swain |
6-2 |
198 |
Lithonia, GA |
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DB |
Luke Wollett |
6-1 |
185 |
Poland, OH |
Nov. 28
Buffalo 9 … at Kent State 6
Buffalo got three A.J. Principe field goals including a 22 yarder with five seconds to play to overcome four turnovers. The UB defense held Kent State to 159 yards of total offense and gave up just two Freddy Cortez field goals. Brandon Thermilus ran for 123 yards for the Bulls.
Player of the Game: Buffalo S Davonte Shannon made eight tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and forced a fumble.
Kent State: Passing: Anthony Magazu, 5-14, 31 yds
Rushing: Dri Archer, 10-93, Receiving: Jacquise Terry, 2-4
Buffalo: Passing: Zach Maynard, 13-32, 181 yds
Rushing: Brandon Thermilus, 29-123, Receiving: Brett Hamlin, 5-86
What It All Means: Kent State was in the MAC title hunt just a few weeks ago, but three losses in November, bottoming out with a pitiful offensive performance against Temple followed up by this mess against Buffalo, wiped away all the good things the team did in the face of so much adversity. Anthony Magazu wasn’t the answer at quarterback with just 31 yards of production, but Dri Archer looked solid trying to carry the ground game. Health cost the team a winning season, but plenty of young players got solid experience going into 2010.
Nov. 21
at Temple 47 … Kent State 13
With Bernard Pierce out with a shoulder injury, Temple’s backups picked up the slack with Travis Shelton running for a 71-yard touchdown and a one-yarder in the third quarter, and Delano Green scoring on a 52-yard punt return and a 50-yard dash in the fourth as part of a run of 41 straight points. Kent State took a 10-6 first quarter lead on a six-yard Kendrick Pressley catch, but that was it for the scoring until late in the fourth on a 46-yard Freddy Cortez kick. Kee-ayre Griffin returned an interception 36 yards for a score as part of Temple’s second half scoring run.
Player of the Game: Temple RB Travis Shelton ran 18 times for 156 yards and two touchdowns
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 18-31, 232 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 8-43, Receiving: Tyshon Goode, 4-65
Temple: Passing: Chester Stewart, 6-16, 124 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Matt Brown, 18-156, 2 TD, Receiving: Evan Rodriguez, 2-44, 1 TD
What It All Means: With Spencer Keith suffering a shoulder injury, the Golden Flashes suffered another big injury for an offense that was able to move on after the big problems early on. The defense wasn’t able to pick up the slack against Temple, but it’ll have to carry the team against Buffalo with Anthony Magazu likely to start in the season finale, with Giorgio Morgan also in the mix for time. A bowl game is a long shot, but it would be a great season if Kent State could finish 6-6. To do that, it’s going to take a total team effort.
Nov. 7
at Akron 28 … Kent State 20
Akron stunned the Golden Flashes with two touchdown passes from Patrick Nicely to Jeremy LaFrance, coming from 59 and six yards out, and Alex Allen and Andre Jones ran for short scores on the way to a 28-13 lead. Kent State bombed away and pulled within eight on a none-yard Kendrick Pressley touchdown catch, but couldn’t get any closer in the final minutes.
Player of the Game: Akron LB Brian Wagner made 15 tackles and two tackles for loss, and S Miguel Graham made six tackles and broke up six passes.
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 30-59, 377 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 7-18, Receiving: Tyshon Goode, 8-132
Akron: Passing: Patrick Nicely, 19-34, 261 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Broderick Alexander, 13-42 & Joe Tuzze, 8-42, Receiving: Jeremy LaFrance, 8-126, 2 TD
What It All Means: Spencer Keith had a big day throwing the ball and there were plenty of chances to turn things around, but the hole was too deep to dig out of. The loss to Akron was disastrous, and now it’s going to take a win at Temple in two weeks and a lot of help to win the East. The defense continues to be impressive at getting into the backfield, and the run defense was solid, but the running game didn’t produce and the secondary struggled. This was supposed to be a layup, and now the dream season might be over.
Oct. 31
at Kent State 26 … Western Michigan 14
Spencer Keith threw for 373 yards with touchdown passes from 34 yards out and 19 yards to Tyshon Goode on the way to a 20-7 lead. Western Michigan battled back with a nine-yard Robert Arnheim touchdown catch in the fourth, but the Golden Flashes were able to put the game away with a 15-yard Jacquise Terry touchdown run. Freddy Cortez hit two field goals for the Golden Flashes and Monte Simmons came up with three sacks.
Player of the Game: Kent State QB Spencer Keith completed 24-of-34 passes for 373 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.
Western Michigan: Passing: Tim Hiller, 31-49, 255 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon West, 15-61, Receiving: Robert Arnheim, 7-78, 1 TD
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 24-34, 373 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 23-90, 1 TD, Receiving: Tyshon Goode, 11-198, 2 TD
What It All Means: Kent State turned it over three times, had problems with the running game with WMU getting into the backfield on a regular basis, and had to come up with a scoring drive late to put the game away, but Spencer Keith did a great job of moving the chains helping the offense convert 10-of-14 third down chances. The pass rush continues to be phenomenal and continues to mask any concerns elsewhere on defense. Now it’s on to Akron where the Golden Flashes can’t blow the layup before the showdown at Temple for the East title.
Oct. 24
Kent State 20 … at Ohio 11
Kent State’s defense held Ohio to 164 yards of total offense, including -9 rushing yards, while the offense got Tyshon Goode touchdown catches from three and 15 yards out for a 20-3 lead. Just when it seemed like the Golden Flashes had things well in hand, LaVon Brazill took a punt 87 yards for a touchdown, but that was as close as Ohio would come. KSU came up with seven sacks with Kevin Hogan making 2.5 of them.
Player of the Game: Kent State RB Jacquise Terry ran 31 times for 110 yards and caught four passes for 68 yards
Ohio: Passing: Tyler Tettleton, 7-15, 111 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Theo Scott, 6-17, Receiving: Taylor Price, 6-51
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 23-38, 273 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 31-110, Receiving: Tyshon Goode, 9-105, 2 TD
What It All Means: The defense came up with a special performance. The fantastic pass rush and aggressive defensive front, led by Kevin Hogan and his 2.5 sacks, dominated the game. While the offense didn’t do anything special, Jacquise Terry ran well and Spencer Keith didn’t make any big mistakes to give Ohio a shot. Now that the Golden Flashes are the front-runners for the MAC East title, they have to keep the formula working with a strong pass rush and good offensive line play to beat Western Michigan. This isn’t a special team, but it’s good enough to potentially play enough for the conference championship.
Oct. 17
Kent State 28 … at Eastern Michigan 6
Spencer Keith threw two first quarter touchdown passes, highlighted by a 48-yarder to Tyshon Goode, and he ran for a one-yard score in the easy win. Eastern Michigan only came up with 258 yards of total offense, with 75 yards passing, and got two Joe Carithers field goals. KSU put the game well out of reach in the fourth on a 31-yard Kendrick Pressley touchdown grab.
Player of the Game: Kent State LB Cobrani Mixon made 11 tackles and two tackles for loss.
Eastern Michigan: Passing: Alex Gillett, 5-8, 45 yds
Rushing: Alex Gillett, 10-75, Receiving: Ben Thayer, 4-20
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 10-24, 164 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 18-79, Receiving: Tyshon Goode, 3-75, 1 TD
What It All Means: The defense is carrying the team. Spencer Keith and the offense struggled to consistently produce against a bad Eastern Michigan defense, but the KSU D didn’t allow a thing. The run defense struggled a little bit, but the defensive front continues to get into the backfield, KSU leads the MAC in sacks and tackles for loss, but Ohio will be a far tougher test. If the Golden Flashes beat the Bobcats, they’ll be in MAC title hunt.
Oct. 10
Bowling Green 36 … at Kent State 35
Tyler Sheehan scored on a nine-yard touchdown run with five seconds to play to cap off a wild, record-setting day. Sheehan and WR Freddie Barnes combined for 22 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns with scoring grabs from two, eight, and 45 yards out with the final touchdown coming to pull the Eagles within five before Sheehan’s heroics. Kent State started off the game with two huge plays with Sam Kirkland running for a 86-yard touchdown and Quinton Rainey taking a blocked field goal 82 yards for a score. The Golden Flashes got two Jacquise Terry touchdown runs in the second half to go up by 12, but the D couldn’t hold on.
Player of the Game: Bowling Green WR Freddie Barnes caught 22 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 10-20, 141 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Sam Kirkland, 1-86, 1 TD, Receiving: Kendrick Pressley, 2-71
Bowling Green: Passing: Tyler Sheehan, 44-63, 505 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Chris Bullock, 8-32, Receiving: Freddie Barnes, 22-278, 3 TD
What It All Means: This was devastating. Kent State didn’t play all that well and it wasn’t consistent enough after the big play early on to overcome the monster day from WR Freddie Barnes and the Bowling Green passing game, but there were still a few chances to pull off the win. Cobrani Mixon made 18 tackles and a sack, but the D couldn’t come up with a stop in the final five minutes. The offense is still trying to find something that consistently works, and holding on to the ball for just 22:10 is a problem for a defense that needs to be off the field. With a bad Eastern Michigan up next, KSU has to get a win over the season will be completely lost.
Oct. 3
at Baylor 31 … Kent State 15
Down to third string quarterback Nick Florence, Baylor overcame an early 7-0 deficit to score 28 straight points highlighted by a 45-yard Jarred Salubi touchdown run and scoring dashes from six and 29 yards out from Florence. Kent State hit on two big plays, starting off the scoring with a 35-yard Jameson Konz touchdown catch to start and getting a 61-yard Jacquise Terry touchdown run in the third, but never threatened over the final three quarters. Both teams committed 11 penalties.
Player of the Game: Baylor QB Nick Florence completed 20-of-27 passes for 216 yards, and he ran 11 times for 60 yards and two scores.
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 21-39, 206 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 12-109, 1 TD, Receiving: Jameson Konz, 4-53, 1 TD
Baylor: Passing: Nick Florence, 20-27, 216 yds
Rushing: Jarrred Salubi, 17-64, 1 TD, Receiving: Kendall Wright, 9-125
What It All Means: The offense is trying to press on without Eugene Jarvis, and it was able to move the ball with Spencer Keith throwing for 206 yards and Jacquise Terry rushing for 109 yards with a 61-yard touchdown. However, the attack wasn’t consistent enough against Baylor. The O will have to gear up for Tyler Sheehan and the Bowling Green passing game next week, but the attack hasn’t shown it can keep up in any sort of a shootout. The yards are coming, but the points aren’t.
Sept. 26
at Kent State 29 … Miami University 19
Kent State took advantage of a mistake-prone Miami with three Freddy Cortez field goals, a 56-yard Jameson Konz touchdown catch, and a 92-yard Anthony Bowman kickoff return for a score to overcome a rough day from the defense. MU gained 552 yards of total offense but turned it over five times. Even with all the problems, MU was within a touchdown late helped by a one-yard Thomas Merriweather run and a nine-yard Jamal Rogers touchdown catch, but the third Cortez field goal put it away.
Player of the Game: Kent State RB Jacquise Terry ran 15 times for 103 yards
Miami: Passing: Zac Dysert, 31-53, 337 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Zac Dysert, 17-107, Receiving: Armand Robinson, 9-115
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 2-3, 55 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Jacquise Terry, 15-103, Receiving: Jameson Konz, 2-74, 1 TD
What It All Means: The defense couldn’t slow down a Miami offense that had done nothing all season long, the passing game was stuffed cold, and the offense generated a mere 250 yards of total offense. But MU blew up with penalties, five turnovers, and shoddy special teams play, and Kent State didn’t screw up. Jacquise Terry ran for 103 yards, but there’s no getting around it; the team will have to manufacture points with no Eugene Jarvis to count on anymore. Giorgio Morgan was back for a time under center, but he was awful completing just 2-of-8 passes for 22 yards.
Sept. 19
Iowa State 34 … at Kent State 14
Iowa State broke a 17-game road losing streak with two touchdown passes and a touchdown run from QB Austen Arnaud, and a 15-yard scoring dash from Alexander Robinson. Kent State held an early 7-3 lead on a 44-yard Dri Archer touchdown catch, but the Cyclones scored 31 straight points before Derek McBryde found the end zone on an eight-yard catch late in the fourth.
Player of the Game: Iowa State RB Alexander Robinson ran 23 times for 143 yards and a score
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 21-32, 255 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Andre Flowers, 21-45, Receiving: Andre Flowers. 4-21
Iowa State: Passing: Austen Arnaud, 13-21, 144 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Alexander Robinson, 23-143, 1 TD, Receiving: Jake Williams, 4-51, 1 TD
What It All Means: Without Eugene Jarvis to count on, the Kent State offense turned to freshman Spencer Keith to give the O a jumpstart. While he wasn’t always smooth, he wasn’t bad under pressure and showed that he could be the type of quarterback the team could build around. Andre Flowers tried to be Jarvis, but he struggled to get going with just 45 yards on 21 carries. With the punchless Miami University up next to kick off the MAC season, any points Keith and Flowers can come up with will be important.
Sept. 12
at Boston College 34 ... Kent State 7
Boston College was never threatened getting up 14-0
in the first quarter and 34-0 after three helped by
a 57-yard touchdown pass from Justin Tuggle to Colin
Larmond and a 21-yard Dave Shinskie scoring pass to
Rich Gunnell. Gunnell also scored on a six-yard pass
from Tuggle. Kent State didn't get on the board
until 2:15 left in the game on a four-yard Jonathan
Simpson catch.
Player of the Game: Boston College WR Rich
Gunnell caught six passes for 114 yards and two
touchdowns
Kent State: Passing: Spencer Keith, 9-14,
71 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Andre Flowers, 10-30, Receiving: Tyshon
Goode, 4-26
Boston College: Passing: Justin Tuggle,
6-12, 150 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Montel Harris, 19-68, 1 TD, Receiving: Rich
Gunnell, 6-114, 2 TD
What It All Means: Kent State has to get Eugene Jarvis going or it
doesn't have a shot against anyone with a pulse. BC
bottled up Jarvis, keeping him to 17 yards on ten
carries, and the offense didn't get anything big
from the passing game to take the pressure off. Iowa
State, who's up next, is beatable, but not without a
steady quarterback to rely on.
Sept. 5
at Kent State 18 … Coastal Carolina 0
Eugene Jarvis did what Eugene Jarvis is supposed to do with 141 yards and 240 yards of total offense and a four-yard touchdown run, but the star was the Kent State defense that held Coastal Carolina to 185 yards of total offense in the shut out. The Golden Flashes came up with two safeties with the first a stop by Kevin Hogan for a 2-0 lead carried into halftime, and the second coming late in the fourth on a stop on a recovered fumble.
Player of the Game: Kent State RB Eugene Jarvis ran 27 times for 141 yards and a score, caught three passes for 30 yards, and returned five punts for 77 yards.
Kent State: Passing: Giorgio Morgan, 21-35, 201 yds, 2 INT
Rushing: Eugene Jarvis, 27-141, 1 TD, Receiving: Tyshon Goode, 6-84
Coastal Carolina: Passing: Zach McDowall, 12-26, 107 yds, 1 INT
Rushing: Jeremy Height, 14-52, Receiving: Marquel Willis, 3-37
What It All Means: The defense stuffed Coastal Carolina and never let the game get close, even with a 2-0 lead at halftime, and Eugene Jarvis was fantastic doing a little of everything to help the Golden Flashes pull away, but there are concerns. Giorgio Morgan and the passing game weren’t sharp and there were two picks, and that’s not going to work against Boston College next week and Iowa State to follow. However, if the defense gets into the backfield, something it couldn’t do last season, this could be a strong season as long as Jarvis stays healthy and if Morgan can at least be serviceable.
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