Kent State's head coach reportedly made a baffling decision at halftime of Tennessee Vols game

Kent State head coach Kenni Burns reportedly made a baffling decision at halftime of his team's game against the Tennessee Vols on Saturday night.

According to longtime Vols reporter Jimmy Hyams, Tennessee, which held a 65-0 lead at halftime, offered to shorten the quarters or institute the use of a running clock in the second half, but Kent State declined the offer.

Maybe Burns was trying to send a message to his team. If so, his team seemed to receive the message in the second half, holding Tennessee's third-string offense to just three points in the third quarter.

Even without the running clock, the third quarter went by fairly quickly thanks to Tennessee slowing down its offense and eating up clock with easy completions and running plays.

Still, it's surprising that Burns didn't take Tennessee up on the offer to shorten the game. The last thing anyone wants is to suffer an injury in a non-competitive blowout game.

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