Cephas played in three games and had four receptions for 19 yards as a true freshman before redshirting the season.[3] He caught 11 passes for 136 yards over four games during Kent State's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. Cephas was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a redshirt sophomore after catching 82 passes for 1,240 yards and nine touchdowns as a redshirt sophomore.[4] Cephas repeated as a first-team All-MAC selection after finishing the 2022 regular season with 48 receptions for 744 yards and three touchdowns.[5] Following the end of the season he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[6]
On January 15, 2023, Cephas announced his intent to transfer to Penn State following completion of his undergraduate degree at Kent State.[7]
On January 4, 2024, Cephas announced he was going to enter the transfer portal again.[8] On January 20, he announced that he would transfer to Kansas State.[9]