Kent State Football Weekly Press Conference - Week 3 at Ohio State | 9.14.26
- Kent State coach Mark Carney expects its quarterback's rushing ability to become a larger factor as the season develops. He saw offensive explosiveness return against Wofford but still wants substantial QB and execution corrections; he linked the uneven first half partly to weather and the quarterback settling in, not a newly disclosed injury.
- Kent State held Wofford to 0-for-12 on third down. Carney credited the defensive plan and adjustments to a more mobile quarterback than the film had led them to expect; he described the defense as strong apart from difficult situations it inherited, without projecting the same results against Ohio State.
- Carney wants Kent State WR Clark to learn the entire playbook so the offense can move him between alignments instead of presenting a predictable fixed location. The goal is to make defenses locate him on each snap, not an announced permanent position change or guaranteed target increase.
- Carney said Kent State still has considerable special-teams execution work after the Wofford win and has not yet generated the explosive plays he wants from that unit. He did not announce a personnel change or provide an injury explanation; the interview leaves the specific corrective plan unresolved.
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