When the Kent State Golden Flashes take to the field Friday night in Detroit at the 2012 Marathon MAC Championship Game, it will be one of the most amazing football stories not only in the MAC, but in all of college football.
The Flashes will enter Ford Field against three-time West Division, and defending conference champion Northern Illinois with an 11-1 record. It's Kent State's best record in its 90-year football history.
The Golden Flashes are ranked in the top 25 in all four major polls (AP-Writers, ESPN/USA Today-Coaches, Harris-Fans, and the Bowl Championship Series) for the first time in school history.
Their six-game turnaround from 2011 is tied for the best in FBS in 2012 along with Ohio State and Middle Tennessee.
How did this happen? For many years KSU football was down among one of the worst programs in the FBS. They were last seen on the college football map in 1973 when Don James was the head coach and their best player was a beanpole linebacker by the name of Jack Lambert.
When did this metamorphosis start? (see link for full article)
Kent State’s Improbable Run To Detroit
The Flashes will enter Ford Field against three-time West Division, and defending conference champion Northern Illinois with an 11-1 record. It's Kent State's best record in its 90-year football history.
The Golden Flashes are ranked in the top 25 in all four major polls (AP-Writers, ESPN/USA Today-Coaches, Harris-Fans, and the Bowl Championship Series) for the first time in school history.
Their six-game turnaround from 2011 is tied for the best in FBS in 2012 along with Ohio State and Middle Tennessee.
How did this happen? For many years KSU football was down among one of the worst programs in the FBS. They were last seen on the college football map in 1973 when Don James was the head coach and their best player was a beanpole linebacker by the name of Jack Lambert.
When did this metamorphosis start? (see link for full article)
Kent State’s Improbable Run To Detroit
