. ▁Before ▁the ▁season ▁began , ▁coach ▁P ud d ington ▁noted ▁that ▁his ▁players ▁believed ▁they ▁could ▁" set ▁the ▁tone " ▁and ▁become ▁" a ▁un ifying ▁force ▁on ▁the ▁campus ." ▁ ▁Nick ▁S aban , ▁a ▁fresh man ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁team , ▁later ▁re called ▁seeing ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁shoot ings : ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁hor rible ▁thing . ▁There ' s ▁not ▁a ▁May ▁ 4 ▁that ▁goes ▁by ▁that ▁I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁about ▁it . ▁Re ally ▁think ▁about ▁it ." ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁P ud d ington ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁res ign ▁as ▁the ▁school ' s ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁quarter . ▁He ▁had ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 9 - 2 1 ▁record ▁in ▁three ▁seasons ▁at ▁Kent ▁State . ▁P ud d ington ▁c ited ▁factors ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁his ▁decision , ▁including ▁" prev ail ing ▁cont ag ious ▁neg ativ ism ▁on ▁campus " ▁since ▁the ▁May ▁ 4 ▁shoot ings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" f atal ism ▁around ▁us ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁t endency ▁to ▁polit ic ize ▁every ▁fac et ▁of ▁life ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Kent ▁State ▁Category : K ent ▁State ▁Golden ▁Flash es ▁football ▁seasons ▁Kent ▁State ▁football <0x0A> </s> ▁Th iot rich a ▁em bol arch a ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Ge le chi idae . ▁It ▁was ▁described ▁by