KENT — Is this the day the Kent State Golden Flashes are finally able to put their long drought behind them?

Interum head coach Mark Carney's football team will try to stop a 21-game losing streak in today's season opener against Merrimack. Kickoff time at Dix Stadium is at noon.

The Flashes have not won a game since a 38-10 victory over Central Connecticut State in 2023 home opener. They lost their last nine games in 2023 and all 12 games in 2024.

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Mark Carney set for debut as Kent State interim head coach

Kent State stayed in-house when choosing an interim head coach for the 2025 season after the university fired Kenni Burns .

Carney spent the last two seasons as a Flashes assistant. The Cleveland na

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