Wk 9 · 2026
Kent State Golden Flashes at Sacramento State Hornets — Fri, Oct 30
Fri, Oct 30 ·
Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA
· ESPN2
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
MAC · 2-4
at
10:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential KENT by 1.1
MAC · 1-5
What is at stake
A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kent State form
L 7-38at WMUL 10-13vs OHIOW 26-13vs BALLL 3-59at OSUW 36-15vs WOF
2026 season
Sacramento St form
L 10-38at BGSUL 6-35vs MASSL 10-31vs NDSUL 3-49at FRESW 52-0vs MVSU
2026 season
Kent State this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Sacramento St this season
Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Kent State | Sacramento St |
|---|---|---|
| Ball State MAC | vs W 26-13 preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Ohio MAC | vs L 10-13 preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Bowling Green MAC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at L 10-38 preview |
| E Michigan MAC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at L 17-28 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Kent State leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 70/120, 757 YDS, 3 TD, 5 INT |
| Da'Realyst Clark WR #8 | 1/1, 29 YDS | |
| Rushing | Dru DeShields QB #12 | 39 CAR, 183 YDS, 3 TD |
| Mason King RB #0 | 39 CAR, 166 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Brandon White RB #22 | 40 CAR, 126 YDS | |
| Receiving | Da'Realyst Clark WR #8 | 19 REC, 246 YDS, 1 TD |
| Wayne Harris WR #6 | 16 REC, 204 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ardell Banks WR #1 | 7 REC, 167 YDS | |
| Terik Mulder TE #89 | 6 REC, 61 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Rocco Nicholl LB #4 | 24 |
| Joel Cordoba DB #2 | 24 | |
| A'tiq Muhammad DB #1 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Rocco Nicholl LB #4 | 3 |
| Jaihien Roy DL #33 | 2 | |
| Semaj Bridgeman LB #17 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Norey Johnson DB #18 | 1 |
| Rafael Terrero Jr. LB #20 | 1 | |
| Jaihien Roy DL #33 | 1 |
Sacramento St leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jackson Sharman QB #8 | 82/142, 856 YDS, 5 TD, 5 INT |
| Carson Conklin QB #17 | 25/46, 222 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Isaiah Ene RB #22 | 29 CAR, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
| Daniel Swinney RB #0 | 28 CAR, 139 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Cincere Rhaney RB #3 | 30 CAR, 120 YDS | |
| Receiving | Matt Coleman WR #2 | 26 REC, 369 YDS, 3 TD |
| Onterrio Smith Jr. WR #12 | 22 REC, 240 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Raiden Brown WR #5 | 16 REC, 149 YDS | |
| Jordan Williams TE #16 | 15 REC, 122 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Boogsie Silvera S #1 | 33 |
| Amari Wallace S #3 | 24 | |
| Alex Rocha LB #33 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Fata Puloka LB #18 | 1.5 |
| Nick Dimitris DL #5 | 1 | |
| Alex Rocha LB #33 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.