Kent State is 1-23 through two seasons under head coach Kenni Burns. (Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Kent State announced Thursday night that football head coach Kenni Burns had been placed on administrative leave.
The school did not specify a reason why Burns had been placed on paid leave and said it would have no further comment. Offensive coordinator Mark Carney will be the interim head coach and the school said that assistant athletic director Greg Glaus would continue to handle administrative duties related to the team.
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Burns has been Kent State’s coach for two seasons. The Golden Flashes have won one game in that time. That win came in 2023 when the team beat Central Connecticut State. Kent State went 0-12 in 2024 and has lost 21 straight games. That’s the longest active losing streak at the FBS level.
In 2023,…
