KENT, OHIO- The Golden Flashes will play for their first Mid-American Conference East Division title since 2012 this Saturday as they welcome in the Miami Redhawks to Dix Stadium for a noon kick off on ESPN +.
Both Kent State and Miami are 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the Mid-American Conference. The winner of Saturday's showdown represents the East against West champion Northern Illinois next Saturday in Detroit.
ABOUT THE GOLDEN FLASHES
The Golden Flashes are coming off a 38-0 blanking of the Zips in the annual Wagon Wheel rivalry game. It was Kent State's first shutout since 2009, first road shutout since 1974 and first shutout in the rivalry game since 1949.