This quote is from a MAC AD, Laing Kennedy. He's intervviewed in the Daily Kent Stater's May 6 edition about turf upgrades (yeah !!) to Dix Stadium over the summer. Goes on to talk about scheduling, with some very interesting ideas and discussion of Temple.

Quote:The Navy, Vanderbilt, Iowa State and Boston College are some of the schools scheduled to visit Kent State in the next few seasons. Boston College will come in 2008. Temple University is coming in 2006. The Owls, along with Western Kentucky, are possible suitors for the Mid-American Conference should it expand. Kennedy said the possibility for Temple joining is stronger, but he added it’s still too early to tell.

He said Kent State and Temple are engaging in talks to compete in multiple sports, regardless if Temple joins the MAC. A possible agreement could be similar to Buffalo’s package with Connecticut, playing the Huskies in football and men’s and women’s basketball.

Two-for-one agreements with Big Ten schools in football are also possible, Kennedy said. Such an agreement would bring a Big Ten school to Dix Stadium once and send Kent State to the same school twice. Kent State played at Iowa last year and will play at Michigan State to open the season this year.