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Sammy Hunter posted this on his Instagram. Love to see them all still connected like this!

Once we beat Wake and Minnesota we'll be favored in all of them

God, this is pathetic! Who cares what Bowden is doing at this point!

I’ve been saying for ages that Akron Kent should kick off the mac season. Best weather, most hope (nobody is 1-8+) and won’t conflict with big buckeye games

We got the MAC 2026-27 Defensive POY 💪😤💪

After the loss to Canada the Puerto Rican team traveled to the Bahamas. Next game is Monday 7pm; Bahamas vs Puerto Rico. A match-up of Sammy Hunter vs Enrique Freeman.

As far as I'm aware Walsh Jesuit OL Owen Pelkowski is our first commit of '27 Owen also had offers from KSUcks, Miami(O), Illinois State, and Cornell

I watched some of the Freeman's game today when the World Cup was not on and Freeman looked good scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive rebounds. At the end of the game he was a beast on the offensive boards givning Minn multiple offensive possessions.

Mahaffey-Akron Fantasy Camp was 2025-26. At UC, Eric is likely pulling in a minimum of $400,000 more than the Zips best offer. Eric and his fat wallet can hook up with big bro' at mom and dad's at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Evan would be pretty huge to have for his leadership in transitioning from Groce to Ford. I think MMK and Halligan will be, too, but Evan seems like he'd be in a better position to lead. His defense and energy on the court would set the tone for the rest of the team. I really hope this happens.

Enrique had 10 points and 10 rebounds in their loss to Canada. Played 26 minutes

Tibs loves that size linebacker.... Seems like if he could mold one thats what he would make

I assume his agent will shop his services around, especially if someone would be willing to give him a standard contract, but you're 100% correct in that this is good news that he at least has a spot.

The MAC season? They should play the first week or two every year like they used to when 25,000 people would be at games.

Enrique has enough on film now between his limited NBA play and the G-League. At this juncture he needs a team to believe in him more than he needs stellar rookie league performances.

It really does feel like a great get off of the portal (with the added bonus of knowing exactly what we're getting)!

Eric can sit with his parents and watch Evan play in March Madness. Cincinnati season will be over by then.

I agree. Joe took over a well-funded juggernaut when he accepted the Zips job. 13-35 should have been 35-13. The practices we couldn’t hold last season should have kept the team fresh. Instead we struggled in the red zone. i think the Zips lead the MAC in NIL funds, and student body support. That alone’s gotta be worth 2-3 wins this year? Joe’s had every possible advantage known to man after taking over for Tom Arth. I can’t believe the team hasn’t improved every year since he’s been HC. Oh wait…it has.

11 points and 2 rebounds in 14 minutes!

Travelled to Lansing, MI Monday afternoon and was treated to a first half show by Jack Roman and Remi Agunbiade. Wish I could find video to share.

Freeman starts his quest for a full time job with the NBA in the summer league. Here is the link to the Timberwolves schedule with all the games being telecast https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/schedule

The mailman accidentally delivered my neighbor's College of Charleston alumni magazine to me. There is a small article about Coach G. See below.

Thanks again to @TennZip and all who scoured our opponents’ websites to provide us the majority of the schedule prior to its release. 👏👏👏

I think Zips fans are going to love this LB in a few years. While he has good size, he may not be quite as athletic as some of the other linebackers we’ve recruited, but he’s incredibly physical and has a good nose for the ball. Reminds me of Bubba in that sense.

The Zips will open the season with 3 straight regular season home games Dayton on August 20 Army on August 24 Wake Forest on August 28 I will update the first post in this topic. https://goarmywestpoint.com/news/2026/6/24/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-announces-2026-schedule

Big East Matchup of the year!!! Georgetown at Akron Septmber 25 https://guhoyas.com/news/2026/6/23/mens-soccer-mens-soccer-announces-2026-schedule.aspx

Class of 2027 Verbal Commits Luke Fleischman, LB, 6-1, 215, St. Francis HS, Chaffee, NY Owen Pelkowski, OL, 6-5, 280, Walsh Jesuit HS, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Class Summary Total Commits: 2 Offense: 1 QB: 0 RB: 0 WR: 0 TE: 0 OL: 1 (Pelkowski) Defense: 1 DL: 0 LB: 1 (Fleischman) DB: 0

i know i was jumping the gun when i said "camp". i should have said the whole team will be reporting. im pretty sure all the incoming freshman should be there for Mondays practice and the whole team start working out together before camp. im easily excited so i get excited over little baby steps

I can't wait for camp to open up next week !!! Right now we are tied for first in the MAC... I don't know how long that will last but I can enter the season cautiously optimistic.... I hope the qb can bring back his Albany numbers....

Not sure where you got your info but other than Gobert and McDaniels the rest of the PF and C players are a bunch of youngsters and journeyman types.

Double double. Ho-hum.

I was under the impression that the first round matchups are based off of preseason projections, not last year results. That said, with roster turnover as rampant as it is I'm not even going to dive in to attempt to determine who will be and won't be good in the SunBelt. I follow the MAC more closely than most and I would struggle to rank them 1-12 with any confidence. No chance I could do it with the SB.

Agree. But once these coaches leave that's it. They are gone and are now stealing food off of Dustin's plate. Too much time spent on here obsessing over those who leave. Don't want to be like the bitter Kitten Attack who can't quit Groce or whoever.

The wolves did trade away Naz Reid and Julius Randle which opens up a lot of room in the front court for Freeman to get minutes

As @TennZip predicted, the Villanova match is on October 31. https://villanova.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

Richie Laryea moves on to the round of 16.

I know some people want him to go somewhere other than Minnesota, and I understand the reasoning behind it. But who knows if he'd get a deal with another team. I'd rather see him in Minnesota than see his NBA career end ealier.

Ivory Covington had previously announced his intent to join the Akron zips for the 2027 season. @Zip_ME87 spotted today....that the speedy winger from Atlanta will join the zips for fall 2026. Welcome, Ivory. https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGoUExiaEW/?img_index=1 This was Ivory's original announcement about 2027. When I look at both instagram posts, I am very impressed by Ivory. He is a very appreciative young man...Very excited about this young man joining the Zips. https://www.instagram.com/p/DRfq03kiQYL/?img_index=1

Whys it perplexing? Because a couple random Internet strangers said a couple anonymous coaches didn't like it?

I don't believe the soccer playing conferences would not support this. The coaches recommended overwhelming approval of the two season concept. According to Jared the conferences that cared about soccer (BE, ACC, Sunbelt) were the ones driving this proposal. It is a complete joke that the cabinet sent the proposal back to the oversight committee to investigate the affect it would have on academics. Anyone who knew what D1 soccer players go thru in a season that has up to 3 games in 5 or 6 days would know the split in seasons with one game a week is far better for the players and their academics. If they cared about the athletes they would rush to this concept. Injuries would also be significantly reduced with more time for rest and time for treatment. I hope this concept is adopted.

I promise the season ends before Akron goes 4-8 again.

For those of you who are not native Spanish speakers. 😊 Forward Enrique Freeman will make his debut with the Puerto Rican national team this summer after confirming his participation, according to president Yum Ramos.