Just a few days after Kent State announced starting quarterback Nick Holley would be out for the season due to injury, the Flashes headed into Louisville to take on the University of Louisville Cardinals.
Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy last season and has built a strong case for a repeat so far this season.
The Cardinals struck first when running back Malik Williams ran in a touchdown from three yards out. That followed a 69-yard pass from Jackson to tight end Jordan Davis on the first play of the game.
After the Flashes stopped the Cardinals on a fourth and short, Williams ran in a 33-yard touchdown on the next possession to make it 14-0.