Kent State recently released its non-conference schedule along with home and away Mid-American Conference opponents for the 2016 football season. Conference game dates and season ticket information will be announced at a later time.
The Golden Flashes will play all four of their non-conference games in September and will open the season visiting a Big Ten opponent for the second straight year. In matching up with Penn State (Sept. 3) and defending national champion Alabama (Sept. 24), the Flashes will take center stage at a pair of 100,000-seat stadiums.
Fans can head to Dix Stadium on back-to-back Saturdays in September as Kent State hosts North Carolina A&T (Sept.