Kent State is no stranger to difficult non-conference slates. The Golden Flashes endured the grind of Texas A&M, Iowa, and Maryland in 2021 and followed it up with a murderers’ row of Washington, Oklahoma, and Georgia in 2022. And sprinkled in between the arduous road trips is always one home game against an FCS opponent, which Kent State typically wins in commanding fashion.
This year, Kent State took three road trips in different sections of the country, battling UCF, Arkansas, and Fresno State. And due to this tradition of this brutal scheduling, the Golden Flashes are off to a 1-3 start for the third consecutive year after falling 53-10 at Fresno State.