2019 Week 1 MAC Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes @ Arizona State Sun Devils

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWhen Kent State kicked off year one of the Sean Lewis era, immediate improvement was on full display. The Golden Flashes kicked off their 2018 campaign at Illinois with a 17-3 lead at halftime. But things fell apart, not just that afternoon, but for the entire season. Lewis’ first season at the helm resulted in another 2-10 record. But the hope still lingers.

Year two begins Thursday night in the dry heat of Tempe, Arizona. Lewis, the youngest head coach in FBS at 33 years old, is pitted against 65-year old Herm Edwards. Although Lewis and Edwards seem like polar opposites on the surface, both coaches are more similar than you’d expect.…