The Kent State Golden Flashes might have the most brutal non-conference schedule of any team in FBS.
A tough schedule is not a new thing for Sean Lewis and the Flashes. Lewis has not played a home game against a non-FCS opponent in his coaching career at Kent State.
Kent State has a recent habit of scheduling the toughest opponents that will agree to host them. In Lewis’ five seasons at Kent State, each season has had three power five opponents and one home game against an FCS opponent.
Kent State has played road games against Texas A&M, Iowa, Auburn, Wisconsin, Penn State, Ole Miss and more over the last three seasons, excluding 2020 when no non-conference games were played.