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Here are a few images from yesterday's action. Mikel Traylor-Bennett gets ready before the game. —©Photo by Dr Z Hakeem Lawrence watches the the ball into his hands on an over the shoulder end zone pass before the game. —©Photo by Dr Z The defense gets ready at the start of the game with some on field chanting. —©Photo by Dr Z Kyle Pohl gets rid of the ball quickly during the first series of the day. —©Photo by Dr Z Dylan Brumbaugh gets ready to protect his quarterback. —©Photo by Dr Z Imani Davis goes head over heels to score a touchdown. —©Photo by Dr Z Akron alumni, Dominek Hixon, Dwight Smith, and Chase Blackburn have five Super Bowl rings between them. —©Photo by Dr Z

Spring ball is over. Unfortunately, we haven't learned much about our 2015 Zips. For some inexplicable reason, spring practices were closed to the public. Due to this development, we had to depend on reports from the ABJ and the PD for our news. I sure would have liked to see some insights from the fans, since we had some very astute observations posted by board members in the past. I would guess summer/fall practices will be closed as well? Wait until Oklahoma to see what the deal is, I guess. The game on Saturday was just about totally worthless for getting a read on what was going on. All I saw was: 1. Jamal Marcus appears to be legit. He could get around the outside at will and also looked impressive on the bull rush knocking the OT backwards on numerous occasions. 2. As impressive as Marcus looked, Donnell Alexander looked as unimpressive to the same degree. 3. Did you catch a load of Matt Blaha? This enormous man tips the scales at 393 pounds and got some playing time at center with the white team. I'd say he showed pretty well. 4. Speaking of showing well, it appears that there may be another LB in the pipeline. Sophomore LB Tevan Ray looks like he wants to play. He made some very aggressive stops. The rest of the game? Yawwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnnn.

Looked like a good turnout for the game, more than last year. Anyone know if they report #'s from a spring game? I am guessing they don't. The game is essentially a practice, open to the public. Hundley looked good - reminded me a bit of what the Herd did to us last year, powering right up the middle. He looks even better than his best play last year. No doubt, defenses will key in on him. Receiving core was still not what we need, although, I am not sure there were quite as many drops. Defense looks to be very solid. Paired with a solid offense, they could be an exciting force to behold in 2015. QB situation - still pretty much a dead heat. Difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of a dual threat QB, given the rules of engagement. #19 looked good when he threw a few passes, as well. I was pleased to see Pohl playing at a faster pace. Pohl had the only turnover of the game, I believe. With 15 players out, hard to get a great picture of where we are at, but everything looked pretty much like I expected.

An assist and a goal for Teal Bunbury off the bench in the NE Revolution's 2-1 win over the Philly Union tonight. EDIT: http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/video/2015/04/20/postgame-revolution-2-union-1

Mikel Traylor-Bennett flanks out wide in the first half. —©Photo by Dr Z The defensive line gets ready for another big stop. —©Photo by Dr Z Thomas Woodson attempts a sideline pass. —©Photo by Dr Z Fredrick Crow returns a kickoff. —©Photo by Dr Z Fans and family were treated to a beautiful day in Akron. —©Photo by Dr Z Fransohn Bickley shares a laugh with Anthony Young on the sideline. —©Photo by Dr Z Coach Bowden had a careful eye on his team. —©Photo by Dr Z Fredrick Crow is gang tackled by the blue team. —©Photo by Dr Z Fredrick Crow finds some daylight late in the game. —©Photo by Dr Z Coach Bowden addresses his team after the game. —©Photo by Dr Z