Kent State Makes First Formal Hire Of College Football Coaching Cycle

The assemblage shot coaching arms title has officially begun.

Kent State is elevating interim coach Mark Carney to nan position of imperishable caput coach, it announced successful a Thursday greeting property release. The promotion marks nan first charismatic FBS coaching prosecute of what is expected to beryllium a engaged 2025-26 offseason.

"Wow! What an unthinkable blessing to beryllium named nan adjacent caput shot coach astatine Kent State University," Carney said successful a assemblage statement. "I americium humbled and honored to service this assemblage and our shot program. The opportunity to lead a assemblage shot programme successful Northeast Ohio, a spot that's location for me, is highly special."

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported that players were elated by Carney's prosecute and began chanting his sanction successful a squad meeting.

The Golden Flashes hired Carney, a erstwhile Fordham backmost who played precocious schoolhouse shot successful nan Cleveland suburbs, arsenic interim coach aft dismissing ex-coach Kenni Burns successful April. Kent State is 3-5 nether nan erstwhile violative coordinator, which puts nan Golden Flashes connected gait for their champion grounds since going 5-7 successful 2022.

Carney will debut arsenic full-time caput coach of Kent State connected Wednesday, erstwhile nan squad visits Ball State.

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