Kent State coach vows female kicker will play this season

Kent State’s April Goss is a rarity – a woman on a Division I college football roster. By the end of this season, she could accomplish something even rarer if she gets the chance to play in a game. “Before this year’s out, she’ll get out there. I promise you that,” Kent State coach Paul Haynes said Saturday after his team’s 52-3 loss at Illinois. “That’s something that I’ve been hoping for a while now,” Goss said. “It’s just all about being patient.” And she has been. This is Goss’ fourth season on the Golden Flash roster. Like most walk-ons, the odds of her getting into any particular game are slim. In 2003, Katie Hnida kicked a pair of extra points for New Mexico. – AP