Kent State posted more than 50 points for the first time since 2008 and the first time at Dix Stadium since 2004. Highlighting that turnaround was the emergence of junior quarterback Dustin Crum. The Kent State Golden Flashes have named Kenni Burns as the 23rd head football coach in program history, announced on Wednesday by Director of Athletics Randale We have a lot of work and recruiting to do, and I can't wait to get started.". Those numbers were fueled by a fast-paced offense that led the nation in offensive snaps per game (87.8). 2019 Ed Orgeron (LSU) 2018 Dabo Swinney (Clemson) 2017 Scott Frost (UCF) 2016 P.J. The 750 yards are the most in an FBS regulation game in the 2019 season. Kent State officials are appreciative of the momentum Lewis helped create and plan to use the $750,000 buyout Colorado will pay to hire Lewis to continue to supplement the program. It's not just wide-open passing either, as Kent was No. Join our linker program. Both programs have been to the College Football Playoff multiple times before. Congratulations to Kenni, Ciara, and their two children! The good news: Browns win. Thompson, Cephas and North Carolina transfer cornerback Storm Duck will now have that chance too. I had the privilege of working with Coach Burns when I was Director of Athletics at Southern Illinois University and he was a standout on a staff that had substantial success at the FCS level. The Golden Flashes played their first game in He is a leader of men and a tremendous man of character. Mark Coyle- University of Minnesota Director of Athletics: Kent State has made a great choice in Kenni Burns. Burns next stop was with Fleck at Western Michigan, and this seemed to begin his path to becoming a head coach. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Penn State suddenly has a vacancy on the coaching staff after the dismissal of receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield, and the Nittany Lions made a splash in the transfer portal by adding a commitment from former Kent State wide receiver Dante Cephas on Sunday night. Ranking college football's 66 best transfers: Who is making moves after bowl season. Burns' student-athletes have excelled under his tutelage. Lewis coaching career began as the offensive coordinator for his alma mater, Richards High School in Illinois. Of course, Ohio State (No. A 2006 graduate of Indiana University, Burns played three seasons at running back for the Hoosiers. Players like Malick Meiga and Dominic DeLuca who were instrumental on special teams this past season will have to continue to make a big impact on coverage units. Kenni will do it his way! Lewis, 31, to become the youngest Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) head coach in the nation. All rights reserved (About Us). in digital and print journalism from Coach of the Year. Its not ideal timing-wise, but Penn State has to hope Cephas is what its expecting him to be. After he was hired in December, Lewis immediately hit the recruiting trail andput together the fifth ranked recruiting class in the MAC according to 247sports in just over a month. In his two years with Southern Illinois, the Salukis had a fullback and a tight end on the all-conference team both seasons. Burns was also a member of Flecks staff at Western Michigan in 2016, helping the Broncos finish the season ranked 26th, win the Mid-American Conference Championship and earn a berth in the Cotton Bowl. However, the reality is that Penn State is in a much better spot in terms of depth and shouldnt need immediate help like it desired last year at positions like running back and linebacker. Burns' first season will debut at UCF and feature games at both Fresno State and Arkansas. Its headlined by three top-100 prospects in offensive linemen Jven Williams and Alex Birchmeier and linebacker Tony Rojas. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Dotson did just that, but in many ways the uncertainty with the position group is there again now with Parker Washington and Mitchell Tinsley off to the NFL and Penn State needing an instant-impact transfer like Cephas. Trying to make sense of the Browns first eight games. (Maria Lysaker / USA Today), commitment from former Kent State wide receiver Dante Cephas, North Carolina transfer cornerback Storm Duck. Sean Lewis announced hes leaving after five seasons in Kent to become a coordinator at the University of Stewart Mandels too early Top 25 for the 2023 college football season, (Top photo of KeAndre Lambert-Smith and Nick Singleton: Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images). Former Kent State head coach Sean Lewis will join Deion Sanders' staff in Colorado. Penn State is No. [a] The Kent State fielded their first team in 1920 coached by Paul G. Chandler and are currently coached by Sean Lewis. I look forward to following his success at Kent State. So, lets dive into some of the most pressing narratives surrounding the team this offseason and decide if they are myths or facts. Kent State football (19201929) Paul G. Chandler, Kent State's first football coach The Kent State football program represented Kent State Normal College (later Kent State University) in American football during its first decade from 1920 to 1929. A 2006 graduate of Indiana University, Burns played three seasons at running back for the Hoosiers. "I am looking forward to getting to know the team and connecting with them on a personal level, and I am also excited to engage our alumni and fans as we begin to move this program forward. Mohammed Ibrahim was named the Big Tens Running Back of the Year in 2020, an AP Third-Team All-American and First-Team All-Big Ten. "They'll be able to get players and play in a wide-open passing attack. Late Tuesday, reports surfaced that Kent State is finalizing a five-year deal with Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns. Burns has experience coaching in the Mid-American Conference as the running backs coach at Western Michigan in 2016 under head coach P.J. Fleck, who he followed to Minnesota. Will Levis hadnt won the starting quarterback job before and saw the writing on the wall. Sean brings an innovative style of football to Kent State with an offensive system that is proven in the MAC. Football Scoop identified Burns as one of their "Rising Stars" amongst minority coaches. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and mens basketball for the Centre Daily Times. The school was impressed with Burns connection to Craig Bohl, the current Wyoming head coach. You When Bohl was hired at Wyoming in 2014, Burns followed him. His units paved the way for the No. Cephas and whoever else ends up here is going to need a crash course on the offense and will have to quickly establish a rapport with Drew Allar. Prior to Texas, Sowder spent four seasons alongside Kent State head coach Sean Lewis at Bowling Green (2014-15) and Eastern Illinois (2012-13) under Dino Babers. 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Lewis background stretches from his four-year playing career at the University of Wisconsin under Barry Alvarez, to winning the 2015 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championship as the co-offensive coordinator at Bowling Green. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. AP 6. Fleck, Burns won three national championships with the North Dakota State Bison, serving as wide receivers coach from 2010-13. Flecks most important assistants, first at Western Michigan and now Minnesota, where he oversees a loaded running backs room. Will Dilfer have success at UAB. The second transfer portal window in May will inevitably see some other receivers become available. In 2015, Bowling Green ranked fourth in the nation in total offense (546.8) and sixth in scoring offense (42.2 ypg). In the season before, Cephas had 82 receptions for 1,240 yards and nine touchdown catches, becoming the first Kent State wide receiver to surpass 1,000 yards receiving in the Browns defense soars! Kent State has long been one of the MAC's most challenging jobs, and Richmond was tasked with finding a replacement for Sean Lewis, who left to become Deion Sanders' coordinator at Colorado. Robinson, Tinsley, Johnny Dixon, Jordan Stout, Arnold Ebiketie, Derrick Tangelo and Hunter Nourzad are among the programs transfer portal successes as players who, at minimum, provided crucial depth. Hey Terry, The secret reason Cincinnati is so much better than people realize, Browns should trade Kareem Hunt: Heres why, Yelling in the locker room, a 4-game losing streak Terry Plutos Browns Scribbles, Browns are very good at doing one thing in 2022: Being frustrating, Browns & Ravens, two underachieving teams having frustrating season Terry Pluto pregame scribbles, What about Game 5 starter? Having worked in the Mid-American Conference would ideal. I am excited to follow his journey! Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. KENT- Sean Lewis has tendered his immediate resignation as head football coach at Kent State, ending a five-year run as head coach of the Golden Flashes. Running backs Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen are special, and the offensive line showed improvement despite dealing with injuries to Olu Fashanu and Landon Tengwall, who are set to return. Kent State Names Kenni Burns as 23rd Head Football Coach in Program History, Bernice King, Daughter of Civil Rights Leader, to Speak at Kent State MLK Celebration, Downtown Kent Landmark Celebrates 85 Years of Beer and Gerties Chili, Upward Bound: Sending Students Soaring for Nearly 50 Years, HEERF CARES/CRRSAA/ARP Act Reporting and Disclosure. His commitment to his student-athletes and the Kent State community will be unmatched. He was the 2004 Iron Man Award recipient, given to the Hoosier who played the most snaps during the season. Kent State wide receiver Dante Cephas is pictured during an NCAA football game against Washington on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Seattle. He and his wife, Sarah, have two children. When a class is headlined by two offensive linemen, its typically unrealistic to expect them to play and to play well right away. Nick Saban, head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide; former head coach of the LSU Tigers, Michigan State Spartans and Toledo Rockets (college), and Miami Dolphins ( NFL) 40 Kent State alumni have either played in or are playing in the National Football League although as noted below, not all of them played football at the school. The Flashes also excelled in the classroom during his five-year tenure. That was just the second MAC title game in school history. They were previously a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from 1932 through 1950. "Kenni has been a key contributor to championship teams at every stop and was the most prepared candidate in the country to be a first-time head coach," Richmond said. The FlashFAST offense took another big stride in the four games, leading the FBS in total offense (606.5 yards per game) and scoring offense (49.75 points per game). Penn State has never been. Kenni is more than prepared to take on the role of head coach at Kent State University and I am sure he and Ciara are excited to join some of the all-time greats affiliated with the Golden Flashes' football program. I checked with my sources to find out about the 39-year-old Burns and what made him so appealing to Kent State and athletic director Randale Richmond. As he has ascended through the coaching ranks through his time at Minnesota, I have always had an eye on him and he was always on my short list. 6 in Stewart Mandels early top 25 for 2023, one spot ahead of where it finished in the final AP poll for 2022. Over the last six seasons, he's become one of Fleck's most important assistants and was the chief architect of the Golden Gophers' No. This year, Kent State finished with the fastest offense in the Group of 5 and the fourth-fastest offense in college football. Kent State has hired Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns to become the new head coach of the Golden Flashes, it was announced Wednesday. Kent State wide receiver Dante Cephas is pictured during an NCAA football game against Washington on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Seattle. The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio.The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). 1 receiver. 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