Our side
MoneylineOHIO to win
ours 38%
Projected score
31–23
OHIO – KENT
2026-10-03 · kickoff TBD
Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium · Kent, OH
MAC game
Early season
The books
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Series
Ohio lead
38–22–2
· 62 meetings since 1962
2025 unit ranks —
last completed season, from games actually played
Run game
edge Ohio Bobcats
131 ranks
Ohio Bobcats #66 rush offense
Kent State Golden Flashes #197 run defense
Pass game
even
11 ranks apart
Ohio Bobcats #155 pass offense
Kent State Golden Flashes #144 pass defense
Run game
edge Ohio Bobcats
145 ranks
Kent State Golden Flashes #255 rush offense
Ohio Bobcats #110 run defense
Pass game
even
38 ranks apart
Kent State Golden Flashes #143 pass offense
Ohio Bobcats #105 pass defense
Ohio Bobcats
Run-heavy · 62% run
Avg pace
Dual-threat QB · 70 rush ypg
Kent State Golden Flashes
Balanced · 57% run
Ball-control
John Hauser · 1-0
Mark Carney · 5-7
Ranked by team-unit strength
(rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265
D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the
2025 season.
The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above
Who carried each team in 2025
Ohio Bobcats
DL
Ike Ackerman
13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#34 DL
DL
Tyler Gillison
6 tkl · 1.5 TFL
#117 DL
WR
Riley Neer
10 rec · 142 yds · 2 TD
#74 WR
LB
Jack Fries
19 tkl · 0.5 TFL
#82 LB
Kent State Golden Flashes
DL
Jaihien Roy
6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL
#51 DL
LB
Rocco Nicholl
13 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.0 TFL
#145 LB
LB
Hayden Dawahare
10 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL
#234 LB
QB
Dru DeShields
311 pass yds · 1 TD · 2 INT
#102 QB
Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their
position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no
2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for
these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.
Power breakdown
Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).
Where the number comes from
Ohio offense vs Kent State defense+7.7 pts
Kent State offense vs Ohio defense+0.6 pts
An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have
played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.