25 Questions Questions That Are Flash Fast

 What is their body of work?

Kent is one of the MAC's historically struggling schools.  Since 2000, they have had only 3 winning seasons.   They had that dream 2012 season, but then that was followed by 6 seasons with 4 or fewer wins.  Out goes Paul Haynes, in comes Sean Lewis, who was OC at BG under Babers and who, I assume, we could have had instead of Mike Jinks.  He has done well.  In 2019 they were 7-6 and won their first bowl game.  They were 3-1 last year.  They have won the last 3 over BG, including putting up 62 in each of the most recent two games.  

 

This was once their mascot.  It is GROG from BC...
They had permission.  I once had a GROG mug

They were picked to win the MAC East by the media.  They are 1-3 to date,  but it is tough to judge.  Kent has to play 3 buy games, and that includes Texas A&M, Iowa and Maryland, all losses.  And then there was an easy win over VMI.  They have truly yet to play a comparable team.

How many seniors and juniors on the two-deep?

They have 33, which is very high, maybe the highest I recall seeing.

Who are their statistical leaders? (Top 20 Nationally)

Elvis Hines and Montre Miller, 3rd in nation in INT.

What is their turnover ratio? 

They are +8 so far.  They have 9 INT.

Offense:

This is MAC THE FLASH
Former Mascot.
GOLDEN retriever.  Get it?
Who's a good boy?

How is their QB play?

They have a good QB.  Dustin Crum is the guy, first-team all-MAC last year and pre-season this year.  He's not off to a great start by the numbers, but note the competition.

What is their scoring and yards per play

They are 7th in scoring offense in the MAC and but 3rd at 5.9 yards per play.  That's very interesting, usually they are split by that much, especially on a team with such a strong turnover margin.

Can they run the ball?

They run the ball effectively.  They average 4.9 yards per carry, which is #2 in the MAC.

Do they pass the ball?

They are 6th in pass efficiency.  BG has been good against the pass, so this is a good opportunity.  That's 60% completions, 3 TD over 2 INT, at 12.8 yards per completion.

How is their run/pass balance?

They run a lot, 65%. 

Do they convert on 3rd Down?

They are 6th at 39%

Do they score in the red zone?

They are not very good, at 3.4 points per trip--which explains why scoring is lower than yards per play.  In 17 trips, there are 6 TD and 5 FG.

Do they protect the quarterback?

Woah.  Not so far.  They have given up sacks on 14.6% of passing plays, which is a huge amount.

Nick "Sky" Saban catching a pass
at the Doyt.

Defense:

Topline: Scoring and yards per play

They are 8th in the MAC in scoring defense, and 5th in yards per play.

Do they defend the run effectively?

They struggle against the run....they are 9th in the MAC

Can they be passed on?

They are pretty good.  3rd in the MAC, led by those 9 picks.  BG is #1 and #5 in the country.

Do they get off the field on 3rd down?

They do not.  They are 10th in the MAC.

Do they defend in the red zone?

They allow 4.3 yards per trip.

Do they pressure the QB?

Not that much.  That get sacks on only 3.2% of opponent passing attempts.

This always freaks me out

Special Teams:

Punting?

They are 10th in net punting.  No blocks

Punt Return?

They have 5 returns for 25 yards, no TDSs.  No blocks

Placekicking? 

He's not great.  He is 5-7. with both misses inside 30.  Long of 37.  No blocks

Kickoff? 

It's not good.  Opponents start on the 34.

Kickoff Return?

Pretty good. They start on the 28

It's homecoming...here's an old-school
Kent Homecoming Dance.
OLD school

Miscellaneous: Overall atmospherics and intangibles.

Kent has to be looking forward to this one.  They are coming off 3 very tough P5 games and one easy FCS game.  They are 16.5 point favorites.  Look, BG is coming off a huge win, but the team is young and likely to be a little inconsistent.  Kent has destroyed BG the last 2 years.  A tough performance for BG would not be a surprise.  Stringing another game together would be a really good sign.