Kent State names Carney coach

Kent State names Carney coach

KENT, Ohio — Mark Carney has been named Kent State's football coach after serving as interim since April.

Kent State removes head football coach Mark Carney’s interim tag

KENT — Mark Carney was named Kent State’s football coach Thursday, removing the interim tag he has had since April. Carney was named the interim coach after Kenni Burns was fired because of multiple violations of his contract, including how he used a personal credit card. The Golden Flashes are 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the Mid-American Conference after going 1-23 in two seasons under Burns. “What our players and staff have done over the last seven…

'Really special': Kent State removes interim tag from Mark Carney's title, naming him football head coach

It's been a whirlwind few months for Cleveland native Mark Carney, but as he continues leading the Kent State Football program into what they hope will be a successful turnaround, he gets to do it without an asterisk on his title. Carney is no longer the interim head coach of the Golden Flashes. He's simply: Head Coach.Carney, a graduate of St. Edward High School, joined the Golden Flashes back in 2023 as a tight ends coach. He was quickly promo…