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There will be 3 of us tonight.

Good point! I'm ready for a nice crowd at the JAR but I don't think that's gonna happen until the Kent game on January 30th. Will they bring the north upper baseline seats back for that game? I would think so.

They offered discounted season tickets as stocking stuffers. Even if we were slightly under 1k season ticket holders at the start of the season we have probably added a few dozen since then.

How did RJ do?

There weren’t many students at the game for that one. I think somehow we will get 1,050+ for today

That's what I'm thinking but the attendance for PSU-Shenango was only 1,108 and that was with students in attendance while today's game is during winter break. So, I think it's gonna be close. 😅

I would have to imagine Akron has 1k season ticket holders and has had that for quite a few years. Even if they don't show they will still appear in the official attendance.

Other exhibition games, which is what this is.

Actually, no. Official attendance, maybe. Which begs the question, when was the last time the official attendance was less than 1,000 outside of covid?

Gameday. Excitement is building. Will here be more than 1,000 in attendance?

I could be wrong, but based on the film and the other linemen who’ve been offered scholarships, my guess would be that he’s a walk-on.

Hiller had both wrestling and football scholarship offers from KSUcks. His other D1 football offers were FCS-level schools.

I also like the in-conference aspect. It means they've been able to see your program up close and like what they see.

I can’t wait to watch him work through his mistakes this season, blossom into a 2nd team all MAC OL in 2027, and transfer to Pitt or Purdue! #fourtypercentzip #barelylearnedthefightsong

I like the idea of adding players from in-conference as they have experience against the same opponents we'll be playing. Plus, in theory, it weakens your competition which is a nice bonus. Both sound like good additions but especially Benitez.

I would imagine we would see the same starters as last game, especially since it’s against concord. It seems like it would work out for a 2 game trial and then revert back to the original if it won’t stick

With this post, I am relying on top drawer soccer(TDS) for their accuracy in reporting. On December 17th, top drawer soccer updated their division 1 mens soccer transfer tracker. At that point, TDS was showing 3 high quality players as transferring to Akron. I did not post that update on December 17 as none of the 3 players had posted anything on instagram...showing an announcement that they will be transferring to Akron. 2 of the 3 players are now showing @zipsmsoccer on their instagram page. As a result of 2 players changing their school in the bio, I will share the TDS transfer tracker(below) with zips fans. Aiden Benitez was a freshman this fall at Butler. Aiden Benitez is now showing @zipsmsoccer on his instagram page. Benitez is a 5'8 160 pound forward. In his freshman year, Benitez had 4 goals and 4 assists. Benitez was selected 3rd team all Big East. That is a very impressive honor as Akron's own outstanding forward (Remi Agunbiade) was not selected to any of the 3 all Big East league teams. Benitez was part of the Sporting KC academy as a teenager. Aiden Benitez has also played on the El Salvador U20 national team. At the end of the year, Top Drawer soccer selects a top 100 freshman list. TDS selected Aiden Benitez as the 26th best freshman in the country. Nolan McGuire is the 2nd transfer now showing @zipsmsoccer in his bio. McGuire has played 2 years as a defender for Depaul. In his freshman year, McGuire played almost 1,200 minutes for DePaul. In his sophomore year, Nolan McGuire started 13 of 17 games for Depaul and he saw 1,124 minutes of action. The 3rd transfer that TDS is showing is Angel Lopez from Coastal Carolina. Angel Lopez is a forward with very good size (6'3 185). In his freshman year for the Chanticleers(fall 2025), Angel Lopez started 9 games. Angel Lopez had 13 points as a result of 5 goals and 3 assists. Angel Lopez was selected to the Sunbelt Conference all freshman team. That is quite an honor as the Sunbelt is a very strong league (should have had 5 teams in NCAA field - W. Virginia, Marshall, Central Florida, Kentucky and number 34 RPI Georgia Southern.) From what I can tell, Angel Lopez's instagram page does not yet show a zipsmsoccer connection. Below the 3 transfers to Akron, you will see that Nathan Ferguson is transferring from Akron to Belmont. Belmont has already confirmed that with an instagram announcement. With only 4 players graduating, we know of 7 high school seniors that will probably join the zips in fall 2026 (all have made instagram or twitter announcements). Top Drawer Soccer says that we will have 3 transfers joining the zips in January 2026. with 10 known players coming in and only 5 leaving, I would anticipate that the zips will have some other players transferring to other schools. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL in your comments about Nathan Ferguson and other possible transfers. Nathan is a very nice young man and he gave his maximum effort during his time with the Zips. I wish Nathan Ferguson much success at Belmont. Nathan and other future transfers do not deserve any negative comments on this board as they make their best decision for their soccer careers. From my very limited research, The zips are adding 3 young high quality transfers. I choose to congratulate our coaching staff on successfully adding 3 solid young soccer players. And I wish the best to any fall 2025 zips that will be joing another school in January 2026. Welcome to Aiden, Nolan....and I sure hope that TDS is correct about Angel Lopez https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2026-mens-division-i-transfer-tracker_aid55358 https://www.instagram.com/_nolanmcguire/ https://www.instagram.com/benitezaiden/?hl=en

I would stick with the new rotation. At least for now. I don’t trust that the new defensive effort is here to stay just yet.

Will the Zips come out of the break with the same defensive minded starting lineup we saw against EMU or has the team gotten the message and we'll see a return to the prior starting lineup?

The coach at OU was in the wrong. It's not ok to have sex with a student. But then again, what if the student is 42 years old going part time?

Is it gameday yet? This week off plus the final exam week is always the longest boredom stretch of the season 😭

Outstanding article around the new "Cap" rules and how collectives have had to adapt. Paywall https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6914668/2025/12/27/college-nil-revenue-sharing-house-settlement-coaches/

Some teams lost games. They didn't. It's just that simple for some of the voters.

In grand scheme it doesn't really matter. We play them in a week. If we win they will no longer receive votes.