Kent State Dominates Massachusetts 42-6 in Week 7
Kent State overwhelmed Massachusetts on Saturday, cruising to a 42-6 victory in Week 7. The Golden Flashes controlled the game from start to finish, scoring 14 points in the first quarter and 21 more in the third to put the game well out of reach.
Massachusetts managed only a field goal in the second quarter and was unable to find the end zone throughout the contest. Da'Marion Alberic led the Minutemen rushing attack with 9 yards, while Brandon Hood was their top receiver with 8 catches. Quarterback AJ Hairston struggled, including a costly 26-yard sack by Kent State's Mason Maddox in the second quarter that resulted in a fumble.
For Kent State, Nolan Good led the passing game with 4 completions. The Golden Flashes' offense produced several explosive plays, including a 27-yard completion from Da'Realyst Clark to Zy'aire Fletcher and a strong third-quarter showing. The game finished well under the 50-point over-under, with Kent State covering the spread in a lopsided affair that saw no lead changes.
AI-generated recap · Aug 10, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Massachusetts | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 Kent State | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Massachusetts | Kent State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 26-49 | 12-20 |
| Pass Yards | 227 | 179 |
| Rush Yards | 44 | 158 |
| Total Yards | 271 | 337 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down | 6-20 | 3-12 |
| Penalties | 10-83 | 7-75 |
| Possession | 30:31 | 29:29 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Juwaun Price run for no gain to the MASS 25
Donnie Gray run for 7 yds to the MASS 32
Juwaun Price run for a loss of 2 yards to the MASS 30
Keegan Andrews punt for 47 yds
Jordan Nubin run for 3 yds to the KENT 26
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Sebastian Brown, broken up by Zeraun Daniel
Dru DeShields pass complete to Dashawn Martin for 5 yds to the KENT 31
Charlie Durkin punt for 38 yds , Samuel Baddoo returns for 2 yds to the MASS 33
Juwaun Price run for 1 yd to the MASS 34
Brandon Rose run for no gain to the MASS 34
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 10 yds to the MASS 44 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Kenyon Massey for 7 yds to the KENT 49
AJ Hairston sacked by Jamond Mathis for a loss of 7 yards to the MASS 44
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Jake McConnachie
Keegan Andrews punt for 49 yds , Wayne Harris returns for 9 yds to the KENT 16
Jordan Nubin run for 3 yds to the KENT 19
Gavin Garcia run for 6 yds to the KENT 25
Jordan Nubin run for 10 yds to the KENT 35 for a 1ST down
Jordan Nubin run for 5 yds to the KENT 40
Gavin Garcia run for 24 yds to the MASS 36 for a 1ST down
Sebastian Brown 36 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick)
Will Hryszko kickoff for 61 yds , Samuel Baddoo return for no gain to the MASS 4
Elijah Faulkner run for 3 yds to the MASS 7
Elijah Faulkner run for a loss of 2 yards to the MASS 5
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Tyree Kelly
Keegan Andrews punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MASS 44 , Wayne Harris returns for 6 yds to the MASS 44
Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 13 yds to the MASS 31 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 3 yds to the MASS 28
Dru DeShields run for 3 yds to the MASS 25
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Sebastian Brown
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Kezion Dia-Johnson, broken up by Jamond Mathis
AJ Hairston run for 4 yds to the MASS 29
AJ Hairston pass complete to Brandon Hood for 8 yds to the MASS 37 for a 1ST down
Brandon Hood run for 2 yds to the MASS 39
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Reece Adkins
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Jake McConnachie, broken up by A'tiq Muhammad
AJ Hairston pass complete to AJ Hairston for a loss of 13 yards to the MASS 37
AJ Hairston pass complete to Kenyon Massey for no gain to the MASS 37 Massachusetts Penalty, Offensive holding (Luke Painton) to the MASS 27
Juwaun Price run for 12 yds to the MASS 39 for a 1ST down Massachusetts Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Joel Cordoba) to the MASS 39 for a 1ST down
Brandon Hood run for 8 yds to the MASS 47
Brandon Hood run for 7 yds to the KENT 46 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Max Dowling
AJ Hairston pass complete to Max Dowling for 20 yds to the KENT 26 for a 1ST down
Brandon Hood run for no gain to the KENT 26
AJ Hairston pass complete to Tyree Kelly for 8 yds to the KENT 18
AJ Hairston run for 4 yds to the KENT 14 for a 1ST down
Elijah Faulkner run for no gain to the KENT 14 Massachusetts Penalty, illegal motion (Tyree Kelly) to the KENT 19
Juwaun Price run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 20
AJ Hairston sacked by CJ Young for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 21
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Kezion Dia-Johnson, broken up by Jaire Rawlison
Derek Morris 39 yd FG GOOD
Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 5 yds to the KENT 30
Wayne Harris run for 4 yds to the KENT 34
Jordan Nubin run for 5 yds to the KENT 39 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Dashawn Martin
Gavin Garcia run for 5 yds to the KENT 44
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Dashawn Martin, broken up by Malcolm Greene for a 1ST down Massachusetts Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Malcolm Greene) to the MASS 45 for a 1ST down
Jordan Nubin run for 7 yds to the MASS 38
Gavin Garcia run for 4 yds to the MASS 34 for a 1ST down
Gavin Garcia run for 9 yds to the MASS 25
Massachusetts Penalty, off-side (Shymell Davis) to the MASS 3
Dashawn Martin 25 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick)
AJ Hairston pass complete to Reece Adkins for 51 yds to the KENT 24 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Donnie Gray for 6 yds to the KENT 18
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Reece Adkins
Brandon Hood run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 19
AJ Hairston sacked by Mason Maddox for a loss of 26 yards to the KENT 45 AJ Hairston fumbled, recovered by MASS Kyle Brown , return for 0 yards
End of 2nd Quarter
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 5 yds to the MASS 30
Juwaun Price run for 6 yds to the MASS 36 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Donnie Gray, broken up by Jaire Rawlison
AJ Hairston pass complete to Donnie Gray for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Brandon Hood run for 6 yds to the KENT 44
Brandon Hood run for 8 yds to the KENT 36 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Donnie Gray
AJ Hairston pass complete to Kezion Dia-Johnson for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 37
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Tyree Kelly, broken up by Tevin Tucker
Massachusetts Penalty, false start (Luke Painton) to the KENT 42
Keegan Andrews punt for 42 yds
Gavin Garcia run for 3 yds to the KENT 23
Dru DeShields pass complete to Dashawn Martin for 12 yds to the KENT 35 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
Jordan Nubin run for 4 yds to the KENT 39
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Dashawn Martin
Da'Realyst Clark pass complete to Zy'aire Fletcher for 27 yds to the MASS 34 for a 1ST down
Jordan Nubin run for 3 yds to the MASS 31
Sebastian Brown pass incomplete to Terik Mulder for a 1ST down Massachusetts Penalty, roughing passer (David Onuoha) to the MASS 16 for a 1ST down
Dru DeShields run for a loss of 7 yards to the MASS 11 Dru DeShields fumbled, recovered by KENT Dru DeShields DeShields,Dru rush middle for loss of 7 yards to the Mas23, fumble by DeShields,Dru recovered by KSU DeShields,Dru, DeShields,Dru rush , PENALTY Mas unsportsmanlike conduct (Igwenagu,Zukudo) 12 yards to the Mas28. Massachusetts Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Zukudo Igwenagu) to the MASS 11
Gavin Garcia run for 6 yds to the MASS 5 for a 1ST down
Gavin Garcia run for a loss of 1 yard to the MASS 6
Dru DeShields pass complete to Wayne Harris for 5 yds to the MASS 1
Dru DeShields pass incomplete to Dashawn Martin for a 1ST down Massachusetts Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Malcolm Greene) to the MASS 1 for a 1ST down
Jordan Nubin run for a loss of 1 yard to the MASS 2
Nolan Good run for a loss of 3 yards to the MASS 5
Kent State Penalty, delay of game (Dru DeShields) to the MASS 10
Terik Mulder 10 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick)
AJ Hairston run for 4 yds to the MASS 29
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Jake McConnachie, broken up by Joel Boamah
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 2 yds to the MASS 31
AJ Hairston pass complete to Tyree Kelly for 3 yds to the MASS 34
Ardell Banks 34 Yd pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko Kick)
Massachusetts Penalty, false start (Kenyon Massey) to the MASS 20
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Kezion Dia-Johnson
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Kenyon Massey
AJ Hairston pass intercepted Joel Boamah return for no gain to the MASS 30
Nolan Good run for 5 yds to the MASS 25
Jordan Nubin 25 Yd Run (Will Hryszko Kick)
AJ Hairston sacked by Jaire Rawlison and Darian Blachewicz for a loss of 7 yards to the MASS 18
AJ Hairston pass complete to Donnie Gray for 19 yds to the MASS 37 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Donnie Gray for a 1ST down Kent State Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jaire Rawlison) to the MASS 47 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Tyree Kelly
AJ Hairston pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 5 yds to the KENT 48
Juwaun Price run for 4 yds to the KENT 44
Juwaun Price run for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 46
Gavin Garcia run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Nolan Good run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Nolan Good run for 1 yd to the MASS 49
Charlie Durkin punt for 29 yds
AJ Hairston pass complete to Kezion Dia-Johnson for 6 yds to the MASS 26
AJ Hairston pass complete to Donnie Gray for 4 yds to the MASS 30 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Donnie Gray for 15 yds to the MASS 45 for a 1ST down
AJ Hairston pass complete to Kenyon Massey for 1 yd to the MASS 46
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Da'Marion Alberic, broken up by CJ Young
AJ Hairston pass incomplete to Tyree Kelly
Keegan Andrews punt for 45 yds
Jordan Nubin run for 6 yds to the KENT 15
Gavin Garcia run for 6 yds to the KENT 21 for a 1ST down
Nolan Good run for a loss of 3 yards to the KENT 18 Nolan Good fumbled, recovered by KENT Nolan Good
Jordan Nubin run for no gain to the KENT 18
Nolan Good pass complete to Gavin Garcia for 4 yds to the KENT 22
Charlie Durkin punt for 34 yds
Da'Marion Alberic run for a loss of 1 yard to the MASS 43
Da'Marion Alberic run for 6 yds to the MASS 49
AJ Hairston pass complete to Donnie Gray for 2 yds to the KENT 49
Keegan Andrews punt for 49 yds
Jahzae Kimbrough run for 5 yds to the KENT 25
Jahzae Kimbrough run for 4 yds to the KENT 29
Kent State Penalty, false start (Joseph Federer) to the KENT 24
Jahzae Kimbrough run for no gain to the KENT 24
Charlie Durkin punt for 40 yds
Brandon Hood run for 5 yds to the MASS 41
Brandon Hood run for 4 yds to the MASS 45
Brandon Rose run for 2 yds to the MASS 47 for a 1ST down
Brandon Hood run for a loss of 3 yards to the MASS 44
Da'Marion Alberic run for 4 yds to the MASS 48
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jax Markovich, broken up by Sayed Abuhamdeh
Nolan Good run for a loss of 3 yards to the MASS 21
Nolan Good run for a loss of 2 yards to the MASS 23
Nolan Good run for a loss of 2 yards to the MASS 23