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Kent State Golden Flashes vs Akron Zips Wrap - Kent State Wins 38-0

Akron was unable to contain Marquez Cooper on Saturday and the result was a 38-0 Week 12 loss against the Golden Flashes.

Kent State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -13.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 72.0.

Marquez Cooper rushed for 135 yards, while Dustin Crum added 114 yards in the win. Dante Cephas and Keshunn Abram added 36 and 15 receiving yards respectively.

Jonzell Norrils rushed for 50 yards for Akron, while Blake Hester added 15 yards. Zach Gibson threw for 111 yards for the Zips, while receivers Konata Mumpfield and Michael Mathison had 39 and 37 yards respectively.

Akron lost the offensive yardage battle to Kent State 495-188 yards in Saturday's game. Kent State had more first downs as that total ended up 23-11.

The time of possession battle favored Kent State as their offense was on the field for 32:01, longer than the 27:59 of their opponents.

Kent State heads into a 13 battle against Miami-OH. Akron, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toledo.