Former Kent State coach took over $100,000 in loans from booster, investigation says

Former Kent State manager Kenni Burns took implicit $100,000 successful loans from a booster, according to an investigation.

That booster was besides a schoolhouse vendor. Burns was placed connected administrative permission successful March and was fired connected April 11. 

Kent State ne'er publically gave a crushed arsenic to wherefore Burns was placed connected administrative permission oregon fired. 

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FILE - Kent State Golden Flashes caput manager Kenni Burns during the crippled against the Tennessee Volunteers astatine Neyland Stadium connected September 14, 2014.  (Randy Sartin-Imagn Images)

An autarkic probe by an extracurricular instrumentality steadfast recovered that Burns had received six figures successful loans from Michael Awad, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

The loans began successful 2023, aft Burns said his location had flooded, and was struggling financially due to the fact that helium hadn’t sold his location successful Minnesota. Burns began to wage the $109,000 successful loans helium had borrowed connected Halloween 2023, and paid them disconnected with 9 checks implicit 14 months, according to the investigation. 

There was nary grounds that Burns paid involvement connected the loans. 

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Kent State Golden Flashes caput manager Kenni Burns reacts from the sideline during the archetypal 4th against the Penn State Nittany Lions astatine Beaver Stadium connected September 21, 2024.  (Matthew O'Haren-Imagn Images)

While Burns received the loans from Awad, Awad helped him unfastened a recognition paper with Hometown Bank. In 2024, Burns failed to marque the minimum payments and exceeded the recognition card’s bounds and was sued by the bank, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. 

The bank’s suit against Burns was settled erstwhile the erstwhile Kent State manager had paid disconnected what helium owed. 

The loans that Burns received mightiness person violated the state's morals laws, which forestall authorities employees from receiving benefits from boosters. 

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Kent State manager Kenni Burns reacts to a play during the archetypal fractional against Miami astatine Dix Stadium connected Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, successful Kent, Ohio. (IMAGN)

Burns was hired by Kent State anterior to the 2023 play and saw small occurrence arsenic caput coach. The squad went 1-23 during his tenure, and they did not person a triumph implicit an FBS team. 

Kent State has the longest progressive losing streak successful NCAA Division I football. 

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