The Bottom 10 welcomes the ACC (and former pal Maryland)
Kicking off with a conference game that wasn't a conference game, it was a bad week along the Atlantic coast.
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2019 Schedule
1-2, 1st in MAC - East
Whitlow, Nix lead No. 8 Auburn past Kent State, 55-16
JaTarvious Whitlow rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and Bo Nix ran and passed for scores to lead No. 8 Auburn to a 55-16 victory over Kent State Saturday night.
Auburn runs flea-flicker to perfection (0:38)
Whitlow cruises into the end zone for the Auburn TD (0:33)
Kent State's McKoy hauls in the long TD pass (0:36)
Martin goes untouched for the Auburn TD (0:40)
Whitlow gets Auburn on the board with a TD (0:32)
The ship is sinking in the Bottom Ten-nessee
After an 0-2 start, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt searched for an analogy and came up with ... the Titanic. It's safe to say things aren't going well in Knoxville.
Kent St. picks football fireworks over field hockey
There was controversy outside Kent State's stadium Saturday prior to kickoff as a field hockey game heading into double OT came to a screeching halt because of daytime fireworks planned before Kent State's noon football game vs. Kennesaw State.
Kent St. 26, Kennesaw St. 23
Kennesaw State gained more in a loss on Saturday than it did with a lopsided victory last week.
Kent State hits game-winning FG in overtime (0:16)
Kent State airs it out for 75-yard TD (0:26)
Kent State's Crum scampers into end zone (0:31)
Owls convert at goal line (0:32)
Freshman Daniels leads Arizona State to 30-7 win in opener
Jayden Daniels passed for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another in his Arizona State debut, and the Sun Devils shut out the Kent State Golden Flashes for three quarters in a 30-7 win Thursday night in a season opener.
NCAA: Ex-Terp Knight eligible now for Kent State
The NCAA's committee on legislative relief in June denied Qwuantrezz Knight's waiver request, but it has since granted his appeal, making him eligible to play this season for Kent State.
College football schedule superlatives for the 2019 season
We've picked apart every team's 2019 schedule. Here are the quirks, the shocks, the toughest roads and the cushiest paths.
Kent St. DB will appeal for immediate eligibility
Defensive back Qwuantrezz Knight will appeal to play immediately for Kent State after transferring to the school in the wake of Maryland's Jordan McNair scandal. The NCAA had previously denied his request.
Edelman, 32: McVay 'very remarkable ... a stud'
Julian Edelman, 32, is impressed by what he sees in the 33-year-old Sean McVay, though the Pats receiver doesn't recall the Rams coach from when they played twice in college.
When McVay & Edelman faced off in college (1:18)
Dixon, Simmer, Wimbush win comeback honors
Kent State receiver Antwan Dixon, Dartmouth defensive lineman Seth Simmer and Carson-Newman running back Antonio Wimbush are the first recipients of the Mayo Clinic college football Comeback Player of the Year Award.
Patterson scores his second TD of game (0:36)
Marks finds the open lane and hits pay dirt (0:57)
Osborn's 31-yard catch sets up a third Buffalo TD (1:18)
Jackson doubles Buffalo's lead with 1-yard strike (0:52)
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2019 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Buffalo | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kent State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Miami (OH) | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ohio | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Akron | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Central Michigan | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Western Michigan | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Toledo | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Ball State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-0 | 1-2 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards167.0113th
Rushing Yards119.0103rd
Points For16.3
Points Against36.0
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ke'Shawn Williams | WR | Committed | 75 |
| Kevon Angry | CB | Committed | 74 |
| Reignings Awah | DE | Committed | 71 |
| Tyler Thomas | OG | Committed | 71 |
| Marquez Cooper | RB | Committed | 70 |