Kent State rallied from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Gavin Garcia rushed for a career-high 151 yards and scored the game-winning touchdown.

Dru DeShields threw two touchdown passes and Gavin Garcia scored the game-winning TD as part of his career game running the ball to lead the Kent State football team to a memorable season-ending win Friday, Nov. 28.

The Golden Flashes won 35-31 at Northern Illinois, their first win in DeKalb since the 1966 season. They erased a 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The game also was the final Mid-American Conference game for Northern Illinois, which is leaving the MAC for the Mountain West .

After winning one game total the previous two seasons, Kent State finishes the 2025 season under first-year coach Mark Carney with a

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