Kent State Golden Flashes Football

Kent State opens the 2026 season against South Carolina on Saturday, Sep 5 at Williams-Brice Stadium.

The Read

Kent State opens a 35.5-point underdog. Our model gives Kent State a 2% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

SC 98% KENT 2%

PROJECTED FINAL

South Carolina

46

Kent State

10

KENT win
2% One-score game
4%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) SC

Home-field edge SC

Market lean SC

Model projection SC

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

Sim the game Kent State @ South Carolina

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Kent State @ South Carolina

Sat, Sep 5 · 12:45 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELSC 99% to win

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Wofford @ Kent State

Sat, Sep 12 · 12:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELKENT 71% to win

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Kent State @ Ohio State

Sat, Sep 19 · 12:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELOSU 99% to win

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Ball State @ Kent State

TBD

CFB VIBES MODELKENT 67% to win

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Standings

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Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	BUFBuffaloBUF	0–0	0–0
6	CMUCentral MichiganCMU	0–0	0–0
7	KENTKent StateKENT	0–0	0–0
8	MASSMassachusettsMASS	0–0	0–0
9	M-OHMiami (OH)M-OH	0–0	0–0

Rankings

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Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	KENTKent StateKENT

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	KENTKent StateKENT