When comparing the 2022 version versus the 2023 version of each college football program, you’ll observe some of the greatest contrasts within the Kent State Golden Flashes.
Kent State brought in head coach Kenni Burns to replace Sean Lewis in December, and Burns overhauled the staff with new faces, including defensive coordinator Dave Duggan who had past stops including Southern Miss and Arkansas State.
While the offense returns zero starters from 2022, the defense still contains remnants of the Sean Lewis era. Improving the defense has been an emphasis for quite some time at Kent State and that will remain a focus for Duggan and the new-look Golden Flashes.