A new era of Kent State football coincided with a new era of UCF football Thursday night at the Bounce House. The Golden Flashes ran out of the tunnel for the first time under the direction of head coach Kenni Burns, who was hired in December to replace Sean Lewis. The Knights suited up for the first time as members of the Big 12 after waiting nearly two years from their initial acceptance date.
The two programs, which shared the MAC from 2002-04, collided on the field for the first time in 19 years, but the result overwhelmingly favored the new Big 12 school.