KENT, Ohio -- Josh Boyle on the final play of Saturday morning's Spring Jersey Scrimmage at Dix Stadium to clinch a 39-26 for the Kent State offense over the defense.
The Reardon-to-Boyle connection was the only touchdown of the day and it secured the offense the right to wear the blue "home" jersey in practice for the first time in two years.
"It's good for them to be able to see that they can move the football," said Kent State head coach Paul Haynes. "There are still a lot of things we have to do better on that side of the football, but it is also good for them to get a win under their belt."
The defense held the lead for most of the scrimmage, jumping ahead early behind interceptions by sophomore safety Jake McVay.
"There were a lot of good things and a lot of things we have to work on," said Haynes. "I liked the enthusiasm on defense. They made a lot of plays. When you talk about (creating) turnovers, those were the things we didn't do very well last year. At least we got some today.
"On the flip side of that, we can't turn the ball over (on offense). We'll get back to the film, grind it out and take a look. We'll finish out spring ball this one more week and then play the Spring Game. After that we'll tell the guys where they are at this point."
A first-down throw on third-and-short by redshirt freshman Anthony Melchiori booted a 40-yard field goal to give the offense the lead for good at 25-23.
Melchiori was a perfect 2-for-2 on the day, adding a 37-yard kick earlier in the day. Sophomore Brad Miller connected from 32 yards on his only field goal attempt of the day.
Kent State will hold its annual Spring Game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 at Dix Stadium. The event is free and open to the public (see link).
This post was edited on 4/19 9:55 PM by nashvillegoldenflash
Offense beats Defense 39-26 in Spring Jersey Scrim
The Reardon-to-Boyle connection was the only touchdown of the day and it secured the offense the right to wear the blue "home" jersey in practice for the first time in two years.
"It's good for them to be able to see that they can move the football," said Kent State head coach Paul Haynes. "There are still a lot of things we have to do better on that side of the football, but it is also good for them to get a win under their belt."
The defense held the lead for most of the scrimmage, jumping ahead early behind interceptions by sophomore safety Jake McVay.
"There were a lot of good things and a lot of things we have to work on," said Haynes. "I liked the enthusiasm on defense. They made a lot of plays. When you talk about (creating) turnovers, those were the things we didn't do very well last year. At least we got some today.
"On the flip side of that, we can't turn the ball over (on offense). We'll get back to the film, grind it out and take a look. We'll finish out spring ball this one more week and then play the Spring Game. After that we'll tell the guys where they are at this point."
A first-down throw on third-and-short by redshirt freshman Anthony Melchiori booted a 40-yard field goal to give the offense the lead for good at 25-23.
Melchiori was a perfect 2-for-2 on the day, adding a 37-yard kick earlier in the day. Sophomore Brad Miller connected from 32 yards on his only field goal attempt of the day.
Kent State will hold its annual Spring Game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 at Dix Stadium. The event is free and open to the public (see link).
This post was edited on 4/19 9:55 PM by nashvillegoldenflash
Offense beats Defense 39-26 in Spring Jersey Scrim
