The Kent State University football team beat Merrimack to stop a 21-game losing streak.

Da'Realyst Clark's 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter helped lift the Golden Flashes to their first win since Sept. 16, 2023.

CJ Montes and former West Branch quarterback Dru DeShields each threw a touchdown pass to Cade Wolford.

KENT — The sweet smell of victory kept drifting away from the Kent State University football team for almost two years.

What an aroma the Golden Flashes must have felt as time ran out in their 2025 season opener at Dix Stadium. The string of losses, the string of disappointments, are finally gone forever.

Kent State beat Merrimack 21-17 on Aug. 30 to stop a 21-game losing streak. The Flashes rang the victory bell for the first time since Sept

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