Lewis, 31, to become the youngest Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) head coach in the nation. With the Golden Gophers, Burns coached Rodney Smith, the program's all-time leader in all-purpose yards and second on the Minnesota career rushing list. Terry Plutos Guardian Scribbles. Burns spent four years with Bohl as a receivers coach. 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 21st century. 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Penn State is No. His commitment to his student-athletes and the Kent State community will be unmatched. When Fleck was hired by Minnesota in 2017, Burns went with him. 4 in pay for assistant coaches last year. Kent State has turned its program over to Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns, who will try to build on the success started by Sean Lewis. Kent State had tremendous success on the field and in the classroom under his guidance," Director of Athletics Randale L. Richmond stated. Both the 2012 and 2013 National Champion teams had wide receivers record 1,000-yard seasons. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The senior quarterback was the first Kent State recipient of the award since 1987 and only the second player in program history to earn the distinction. Kent wanted a coach with strong Midwestern connections. Penn State is well positioned at tight end, led by Theo Johnson and Tyler Warren, and shouldnt need the three signees to make major contributions unless an injury occurs or theres a path for a significant special teams role. He cameto theGolden Flashes after serving as the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Dino Babers at Syracuse. Of course, Ohio State (No. I am excited to follow his journey! He had Big Ten stars Rodney Smith and Mohamed Ibrahim. Prior to connecting with P.J. Burns was also a member of Fleck's 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. Lewis broughtan extensive coaching rsum to Kent State and has been one of the fastest-rising coaches in the nation over the last decade. There he was part of a staff that went 43-2 over four seasons. Penn State is No. A 2006 graduate of Indiana University, Burns played three seasons at running back for the Hoosiers. Flecks most important assistants, first at Western Michigan and now Minnesota, where he oversees a loaded running backs room. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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. My initial guess and Ill revisit this in the summer when theres better grasp on who is standing out and how theyre acclimating is that five players burn redshirts next season. Contrary to the first two names, Washington wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard is a coach Penn State would have to lure away from another program. Its not ideal timing-wise, but Penn State has to hope Cephas is what its expecting him to be. When Fleck wanted someone else on the staff to address his Minnesota team, his first choice was Burns. I wouldnt expect 10 players to burn redshirts again next season, though special teams could be a good starting point for some of the incoming linebackers and defensive backs. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The Gophers rushing attack has gained over 2,000 yards in every full season during his tenure and has averaged at least 170 yards per game. Kent State needs a new football coach: How about Vince Kehres? Penn State had Tinsley on campus last January. I saw firsthand the kind of coach he is during our time together at Minnesota, and I saw that he will always have the best interest of the student athletes. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. All-American wide receiver Roger Lewis finished second in the nation in receiving yards (1,544) and third in touchdown catches (16). He was the 2004 Iron Man Award recipient, given to the Hoosier who played the most snaps during the season. "I am excited and humbled to lead the Kent State football program. They were previously a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from 1932 through 1950. He inherited a position group that was on shaky footing, as an unproven Jahan Dotson had to develop and become the No. The deal is for five Fleck for the past six seasons and is in his 15th year as a college coach. During his time in Carbondale, Southern Illinois went 20-5 with two conference titles, including an outright championship in 2009 with a perfect 8-0 record. 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. "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. 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. AP 6. 8. Burns and his wife Ciara have a daughter (Raziah) and a son (Kohen). Of Penn States 23 signees, 11 are on campus this winter. He followed Craig Bohl and the North Dakota State coaching staff to Wyoming after the 2013 season, serving as the Cowboys' wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator in 2014. Fleck has been grooming Burns to become a head coach. Richards was led by veteran Gary Korhonen, who earned National High School Coach of the Year honors from both the National Football Hall of Fame and the National High School Coaches Association. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Burns comes to Kent from the University of Minnesota where he has served as assistant head coach since 2019 and running backs coach under P.J. 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. There are egos to balance in every position group and Penn State has navigated that part of it well while also finding players like those outlined above who have made an immediate impact. Its important to note with Cephas, who is still at Kent State this spring semester. 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. During his career as a student-athlete, he served as a liaison between the student government and the athletic department. Sean brings an innovative style of football to Kent State with an offensive system that is proven in the MAC. Kenni will do it his way! Fleck, Burns won three national championships with the North Dakota State Bison, serving as wide receivers coach from 2010-13. 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. Stoops held numerous college football coaching positions with schools like The University of Iowa, Kent State University, and Kansas State University before landing a head coach position with Oklahoma in 1999. 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Snyder is an active member of the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) and is the professional adviser for Penn States student chapter. I think it fits a little bit of the wide-open attacking Pac-12 type of offenses. Of course, Ohio State (No. Cleveland.com's Terry Pluto takes a in-depth look at Burns' path to becoming the next head coach at Kent State, University of Minnesota Athletics congratulated Coach Burns on being named the 23rd coach in Kent State football history. Bohl built North Dakota State into a powerhouse at the FCS level. Lewis, 36, was the youngest head coach in the country when he was hired in December 2017. 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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. 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. [a] The Kent State fielded their first team in 1920 coached by Paul G. Chandler and are currently coached by Sean Lewis. Thats a significant number, and its a big reason why at least a handful of players in this class could have the chance to contribute in their first season. During the run, North Dakota State became the first FCS team to earn a vote in the final FBS AP Poll. Kent State coach Sean Lewis is doused with a smoothie mixture after the team's 51-41 win over Utah State in the Frisco Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in Frisco, Texas. The 750 yards are the most in an FBS regulation game in the 2019 season. The talent around him should help elevate his play, with Cephus providing a boost. Both the 2012 and 2013 National Champion teams had wide receivers record 1,000-yard seasons. Tom Allen- Head Coach- Indiana University. His success there belies his record (24-31), as he won the program's first bowl game and reached the MAC title game last year. But he also wants to merge it with FlashFAST, the uptempo offense installed by Lewis that led to four consecutive winning seasons in the MAC. The deal is for five years, sources told ESPN. He completed his degree in general studies with a concentration in political science and a minor in African American Studies. Wide receiver Steve Ishmael broke the single-season program records for catches (105) and yards (1,347), earned second-team All-America honors and was a semifinalist for the Biletnikoff Award. Theres going to be inevitable growing pains for the first-year starter, but he was a five-star prospect for a reason. The two also have had and are still having great success after their retirements from the ring. Kent State University is looking for a new head football coach. Sean Lewis announced hes leaving after five seasons in Kent to become a coordinator at the University of Colorado. Late Tuesday, reports surfaced that Kent State is finalizing a five-year deal with Minnesota associate head coach Kenni Burns. During his career as a student-athlete, he served as a liaison between the student government and the athletic department. At Minnesota, Burns established himself as an elite running backs coach. From the time I started working with him at North Dakota State in 2011, it was evident that he was a high-energy, driven coach that builds great relationships with his players. Head Coach. 2) and Michigan (No. What about Myles Straw? At the core of Lewis' tenure was a forging of a distinct identity, and it's one that's easy to see why it would be attractive to a program where Sanders promises to bring in a wide swath of five-stars recruits and elite skill players. 2019 Ed Orgeron (LSU) 2018 Dabo Swinney (Clemson) 2017 Scott Frost (UCF) 2016 P.J. At North Dakota State, he coached five All-Missouri Valley wide receivers in his four seasons. Manny Diaz was quick to point out last month that this isnt fantasy football. If Sanders can draw elite athletes to Boulder, Lewis' system should be able to highlight them. Burns spent 2016 with P.J. Cephas, a Pittsburgh native who totaled 1,948 yards over the past two seasons at Kent State, was a must-have addition for Penn State. After Kalen King and Jaylen Reed were the only players who played more than four games as freshmen in 2021, 10 players did so in 2022, led by Singleton, Allen, Carter and Allar from a class that ranked No. Kent State Head Coach Sean Lewis, known as "Coach Lew" in football circles, got a moment to meet and hear from the other 'Coach Lou' with Kent Lewis played tight end and quarterback at Wisconsin under offensive coordinator Paul Chryst, an unusual incubator for a hyper-tempo offense. Its headlined by three top-100 prospects in offensive linemen Jven Williams and Alex Birchmeier and linebacker Tony Rojas. For news and updates on the Kent State Golden Flashes, visit KentStateSports.com and follow us on Twitter @KentStAthletics. Terrys Talkin Browns: What Watson can do on offense. Sean Lewis became Kent State University's 22nd head football coach on Dec. 21, 2017. It will also have a new punter, a new snapper and a new punt returner. Gotta Love It! Mohamed Ibrahim was named the Big Ten's Running Back of the Year in 2020, an AP Third-Team All-American and First-Team All-Big Ten. Those arent prime places for recruiting, so Burns will be prepared to recruit at Kent State. During the run, North Dakota State became the first FCS team to earn a vote in the final FBS AP Poll. The Flashes ranked No. Browns Pregame Scribbles: Watson is back, but what about the defense, Cavs at the quarter pole, you gotta love this team, Why I am willing to give Deshaun Watson a fresh start, The gospel according to Glenville Coach Ted Ginn, Take a moment to savor some things about the Browns victory. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Kent State posted more than 50 points for the first time since 2008 and the first time at Dix Stadium since 2004. Email. The early enrollees are getting acclimated, while many NFL and transfer portal decisions have been made. 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 was rewarded with seven players earning All-Conference status, including three first team honors. ThePanthers made the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs both seasons and reached the quarterfinals in 2013 with a 12-2 mark. I am happy for Kenni to get the opportunity to lead the Kent State program. He helped North Dakota State to three consecutive FCS national titles, and also coached receivers at Wyoming. Former Penn State and NFL standout Bobby Engram, who was part of Paul Chrysts coaching staffs at Wisconsin and at Pitt, with a stint with the Baltimore Ravens between, has become available again. Head coaches [ edit] Paul G. Chandler (19201922) Frank Harsh (19231924) Merle E. Wagoner (19251932) Joe Begala (19331934) Donald Starn (19351942) No team The offense will need to lean on the run game, especially early in the season while Allar gets acclimated alongside a retooled receiving corps. Penn State has been wise with its portal usage. Will there be basketball success for Cleveland State after Dennis Gates? Lewis transitioned to the college level in 2010 as tight ends coach at Division II Nebraska Omaha. It's a program built on connection and development that's helped Minnesota to be consistently competitive in the Big Ten West and a solid top-25 program at an address where winning had only come sporadically. With the Golden Gophers, Burns coached Rodney Smith, the programs all-time leader in all-purpose yards and second on the Minnesota career rushing list. 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 L. Richmond . The good news: Browns win. 3) could still be ranked ahead of the Nittany Lions. Lewis also works with the Golden Flashes' quarterbacks. That 2019 season started a three-year stretch where the Flashes finished .500 or better, a mark that hadn't been accomplished since 1972-74 under College Football Hall of Fame head coach Don James. Burns brings with him a strong track record of recruiting, developing and culture-building, as he has been part of Fleck's noted "Row The Boat" program for seven seasons. Neither do we. The 2018 campaign saw the Flashes improve in scoring offense by 11.2 points per game and also a whopping 108.4 yards per game. With Jake Pinegar not returning for an extra season, Penn State will have a new field goal kicker and kickoff specialist. 1. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Try a week on us. We have a lot of work and recruiting to do, and I can't wait to get started.". 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 Both programs have been to the College Football Playoff multiple times before. A tight end and quarterback at Wisconsin, Lewis was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection under Alvarez. How about Jose Ramirez? Penn State signing day takeaways: Early enrollees, sleepers, impact players and more. 2023 Kent State University All rights reserved. Though the Nittany Lions have several underclassmen who could emerge, Lambert-Smith (24 catches) and Harrison Wallace III (19) are the only returning wide receivers who had double-digit catches in 2023. 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). 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The official 2022 Football Roster for the Kent State University Golden Flashes 2022 Football Roster. That team went 13-1, reached the Cotton Bowl and dominated the MAC like no team in recent history. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Lewis and the Golden Flashes also played in its second bowl game in three seasons, taking on Wyoming in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. He came into the interview with the theme being Kent Grit. A tough, cold-weather Midwestern team. Should we worry as NBA reality hits the Cavaliers? ESPN named him one of 45 Minority Coaches Under 45 to Watch in 2022. (Maria Lysaker / USA Today), commitment from former Kent State wide receiver Dante Cephas, North Carolina transfer cornerback Storm Duck. The offense continued to take big strides in 2019, improving from 22 points per game in conference play in 2018 to over 34 points in 2019. Or write about sports? 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Mario Moccia- New Mexico State Director of Athletics: Kent State University just made a tremendous hire with Coach Kenni Burns. Burns became Minnesota's assistant head coach in 2019 after coming over with Fleck from Western Michigan as the running backs coach. Lewis and his staff guided the Golden Flashes to the program's first-ever bowl win, a 51-41 triumph over Utah State in the 2019 Tropical Smoothie Caf Frisco Bowl. 6 in the 247Sports Composite. I dont have Burns salary yet, but I expect it to be at least what Lewis was making. Kent States five-win improvement to 7-6 was tied for eighth-best in the FBS in 2019. "They'll play with pace and tempo and try and spread the field all 53 and a third," another MAC coach said. During the run, North Dakota State became the first FCS team to earn a vote in the final FBS AP Poll. 1 receiver, but theres a reason why Penn State wanted to add receivers through the portal. "We are truly excited to welcome Kenni, his wife, Ciara, and their two children into our Golden Flashes' family," Richmond said. Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement updated 7/1/2022). His 2019 class was ranked by 247sports as the fourth best in the conference. I saw firsthand the kind of coach he is during our time together at Minnesota, and I saw that he will always have the best interest of the student athletes. They'll be explosive, athletic and attacking. Burns comes to Kent from the University The official 2022 Football Roster for the Kent State University Golden Flashes. Stubblefields dismissal is the most surprising move of the offseason thus far. The Golden Flashes played their first game in All rights reserved. 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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. Penn State followed that loaded 2022 class with a solid 2023 group, ranked 14th. From there, Lewis followed Babers to Bowling Green in the MAC and Syracuse in the ACC, climbing to offensive coordinator and steeping himself in tempo offense. "A national search for the next head coach of the Golden Flashes is underway as we look to continue to take the program to new heights while we graduate student-athletes, boldly prepared for life after sport and win championships.". In a shortened 2020 season, Lewis guided the Golden Flashes to a 3-1 record, securing the first back-to-back winning seasons at Kent State for the first time since the 1976-77 seasons. Fleck with Kenni Burns (L). 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