Fans who attended Kent State University’s homecoming football game on Oct. 11 got a “twofer” in which the Flashes were matched against their new Mid-American Conference foe University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

The Flashes won, 42-6, as Kent State scored six touchdowns to UMass’ two field goals.

Besides watching a resurgent football program, it was also an opportunity to watch a better than 260-member Kent State Marching Band perform at halftime. Calling itself as “the most visible musical ambassador of the Athletic Department, the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and Kent State University,” the band pumped up fans by performing a program of medleys specifically arranged for the Marching Golden Flashes.

The opener contained “Sugar We’re Goin’ Down” by Fall Out Boy and “Misery Business”

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