From Ryan Lewis of the Beacon Journal:
It's Week 5 of the college football season. For Kent State, in many ways it's also a second Week 1.
Week 5 means the Golden Flashes (1-3, 0-1 MAC) are entering the heart of their Mid-American Conference schedule, which gets going at Western Michigan (0-4) at 7 p.m. today. It also means they're finally past a brutal nonconference schedule that included back-to-back games against Louisiana State and Penn State.
The Golden Flashes are 1-3 and already have a loss in the MAC (Bowling Green, 41-22), but coach Paul Haynes is reminding everyone in the KSU locker room that every objective laid out before the year is still on the table ? namely, the MAC championship that eluded KSU last season.
"You can end up exactly where you want to be," Haynes said on Monday, giving a taste of his mantra this week. "Every goal that we want to accomplish is still in front of us."
Week 5 also means the expected return of star Dri Archer, who's struggled to get back on the field with a left ankle sprain.
Archer lasted only one play against Louisiana State and was held out of the Penn State game last week, both 30-point losses against traditional powerhouses (see link).
Golden Flashes still have goals in sight
It's Week 5 of the college football season. For Kent State, in many ways it's also a second Week 1.
Week 5 means the Golden Flashes (1-3, 0-1 MAC) are entering the heart of their Mid-American Conference schedule, which gets going at Western Michigan (0-4) at 7 p.m. today. It also means they're finally past a brutal nonconference schedule that included back-to-back games against Louisiana State and Penn State.
The Golden Flashes are 1-3 and already have a loss in the MAC (Bowling Green, 41-22), but coach Paul Haynes is reminding everyone in the KSU locker room that every objective laid out before the year is still on the table ? namely, the MAC championship that eluded KSU last season.
"You can end up exactly where you want to be," Haynes said on Monday, giving a taste of his mantra this week. "Every goal that we want to accomplish is still in front of us."
Week 5 also means the expected return of star Dri Archer, who's struggled to get back on the field with a left ankle sprain.
Archer lasted only one play against Louisiana State and was held out of the Penn State game last week, both 30-point losses against traditional powerhouses (see link).
Golden Flashes still have goals in sight
