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Good grief. It's worse than you described. The first game is at home on a Thursday night. Why do they make this mistake over and over again? This is the Thursday before Labor Day weekend. While it is true that many will take Friday off, but why rush them home from work to scramble to make a game that probably won't be over until after 11 PM? It would be better if people had time to prepare for a nice day with their family and friends at what could be a great day for the players, students, alumni, fans and general community around Akron. They can't start this game between noon and 4PM on Saturday? It's all so gross. Prime time games against Nebraska and UAB? These should be "get in and get out" games starting at noon. Players get home in time to have a fun Saturday night out. Akron only has three chances to start games on a day AND time that is convenient for people to attend games. I understand TV is hard to control, but they need to do everything they can to play these games when the sun is up for at least half the game. For the first time in over 15 years, I didn't buy Wake Forest football tickets. Its not about the money because the tickets are relatively cheap. I'm waiting to see when games start and then buy single game tickets for game I want to attend based up a sane starting time. The first game is on a Friday night. The third game is on a Thursday night against NC State. I've gone to games like this before and the fan experience isn't good. The small 27,000 seat stadium they have is half full and after halftime there are only around 5,000 remaining at best. People vote with their feet. College football shouldn't be this hard to be a fan of.

Thanks for posting this. What these schools are doing is gross. It gets worse every time another story comes out. The solution isn't paying minors to maintain what may have been a bad decision made by a teenager. The solution is to prohibt schools from offering scholarships until January 1 of a players senior season. Further, no early graduation. Let's keep kids in high school until the normal cycle ends in May.

Anybody know exactly what this alumni camp is?

ZIPSWATCHER hasn't lost his ability to spot a former Zip. It took me at least a minute to find Serb even after Zipwatcher identified who I'm trying to find.

He may not be as athletically gifted as some of the other DL we have, but he has a relentless motor. I bet he sees the field simply because of that. Usually guys like that have a great work ethic.

The UConn Huskies will come to Akron on September 19th. This must be the first Big East game of 2025 https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule Friday, September 5: @ Ohio State Friday, September 19: vs. Connecticut * Tuesday, September 23: vs. St Louis Saturday, September 27: @ Butler* Friday, October 3: vs. St John’s* Tuesday, October 7: @ Cornell Saturday, October 25: at Xavier* Saturday, November 1: vs. Marquette*

first 3 and last 3 games all at night, others TBD

Can someone confirm in the know confirm if there is an assistant coach addition/change?

Zips will play at Ivy League team Cornell on October 7. Cornell lost to Pitt in the second round of the NCAA tournament last year, and finished ranked #22. https://cornellbigred.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule/2025

Nice job by everyone who tracked those down. Here's the aggregated list so far. Very strong so far. Friday, September 5: @ Ohio State Tuesday, September 23: vs. St Louis Saturday, September 27: @ Butler* Friday, October 3: vs. St John’s* Saturday, October 25: at Xavier* Saturday, November 1: vs. Marquette*

The Zips will host Marquette on Saturday November 1 https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule/2025

The 1:32 mark has a nice little surprise.

I read an article today about a good rant Kirby Smart had at some SEC event yesterday. Apparently, some collectives are paying their high school recruits to remain committed to their school after they initially commit. Some are getting up to $20,000 a month. If they decommit, they have to repay the collective. Just another ugly wrinkle.

The Zips made an appearance in the College Football 26 trailer. Turnover Tire!

Xavier picked up a couple highly regarded transfers and will be a tough conference opponent on the road.

Not intending to throw shade, but being the first or second guy off the bench is probably a better fit for him at the P4 level.

Zips play at Xavier on October 25. https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

Sam is planning on staying. Her institutional knowledge will really help out the new AD.

One of the only nice things I will say about Ohio State is I appreciate them not shying away from playing Akron on a consistent basis - both here and there.

St John’s will be the Family/Homecoming Weekend game on October 3. Important Big East Conference game. https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

A10 team St Louis University will play the Zips in Akron on September 23. They were in the NCAA tournament last season after finishing second to Dayton in conference. https://slubillikens.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule