Flashes prepare for opener despite unfortunate circumstance

Kent State offensive coordinator Don Treadwell coaches in his first practice as acting head coach.In a tradition unlike any other, the Clemson Tigers will likely gather around Howard’s Rock and run down “The Hill” during perhaps the loudest entrance in college football.

Kent State will come face-to-face with the defending national champions during the season opener on Saturday, Sept. 2 in South Carolina.

Coach Paul Haynes is no stranger to misfortune and heartbreak because of a handful of injuries and catastrophes to past players.

Now, less than a week before the Flashes travel to Clemson to take on the Tigers in the season opener, Haynes took a sudden medical leave of absence due to health…