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Yes. Toledo with their third possession. So far it's 8 plays, 104 yards (opening kickoff returned to the Akron 30), 14 points

Just turned the game on and 14-0, UT.

Akron can't afford to fire Moorhead, I keep hearing. And maybe they can't. But can they afford to keep him?

Apparently Toledo is no Duqesne.

This may be 56 - 0 today. Turning off the game.

No. It seems he's fairly limited. Luckily the offensive genius will figure out a way.

Horrendous start. Don’t know if I can sit here and watch Michael Johnson try to throw all day.

Johnson with the start. May as well see though with the season basically lost already, may as well see Roggow instead of a backup senior.

That's not the start we wanted.

Wonderful start.

Does he have a redshirt available?

Finley not dressed either. wtf

Ben Finley not dressed today.

These guys have fireworks money

No Sean Patrick today.

Go ZIPS!

Yes, it's wild that people are more annoyed about losing to a second 3-9 G5 team than they are about beating a tomato can.

Keys to the game: Finley finally bests 65% passing The Dukes boasted a stout veteran front 7 that we man handled. The Rockets will be better, but we will still run the ball effectively keeping their D honest. When we get them behind the chains, we need to rush 5. No stupid penalties! Go Zips.

Toledo will win by a few scores but the fan base is not much behind Candle or Gleason

You have to realize Groce is going to want to stagger minutes. I would expect 2 of Young, Tavari, and Scott to be on the court 90% of the time. That way there is never a big drop off between the first team and 2nd team offense. That's really only achievable if someone assumes the Manu Ginoboli type role by playing big minutes off the bench.

Game Day Notes: TOLEDO: Quarterback Tucker Gleason has been steady or better in every outing this year except for the WMU game, where he just wasn’t very good. As you’d expect, plenty of Rocket fans were calling for their backup, “JAR,” to ride in and save the day, but that moment never came. Kentucky transfer Chip Trayanum has been a force in the backfield, piling up 401 yards and 5 touchdowns already. Toledo probably boasts the most talented wide receiver group in the MAC, but the offense has leaned heavily on the ground game—even with a difference-maker like Junior Vandeross split out wide. A big piece of that is the offensive line, which has had its fair share of struggles protecting the passer. The Rockets currently sport the best defense in the conference and have only given up 14.8 points per game. Linebacker K’Von Sherman (former JUCO) leads the Rockets in tackles with 30 total. I thought Sherman was the best linebacker recruit in the 2024 MAC class when it came to Rivals’ HS/JUCO classification. At this point, everyone knows who’s been playing well and who hasn’t for Akron, so I won’t harp on that going into this matchup. What I’ll be watching for is pretty straightforward: Can we move the ball with any kind of efficiency against what looks like the best defense we’ll face outside of Nebraska? Can we slow down the run, force the Rockets to throw, and generate pressure against a line that’s been shaky in pass protection? And lastly, field position feels like it’s going to be huge—where drives start could end up being the difference in whether we have a shot at pulling this one off.

Sure if you compare just this year to last, but if you zoom out and compare it to what it was 10-15 years ago it's nearly half. Also, if you look further ahead northeast Ohio's population is expected to decline roughly 15% in 2050 compared to what it was in 2020. That will likely lead to further declines 10-15 years from now.

Enrollment isn't declining.

I agree Young is much better, but he is short and I think he will run the 2nd string before getting handed the keys next year once Tavari graduates. Bowen is a good complementary piece to spread the floor and hopefully has improved his overall game.

Friday September 26 Ohio State record drops to 4-4 as they lose 2-0 at Rutgers Belmont improves their record to 5-0-4 as they play to a 1-1 tie at Western Michigan