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...The squad welcomed 15 newcomers to the fold as the Zips went through a 90-minute training session on the Shrank Practice Field. Akron is set to return seven starters in 2019, including 2018 All-Mid-American Conference performers, senior Skye Harter (Copley, Ohio), junior David Egbo (Enugu, Nigeria) and sophomores Carlo Ritaccio (Westbury, N.Y.) and Sam Tojaga (Erie, Pa.) from a squad that captured the MAC Tournament title en route to advancing to title match of the College Cup for the fourth time in program history on the strength of an overall record of 15-7-2. ... ...Four of the Zips' 2019 opponents are rated in the preseason top-25 led by No. 1 Maryland (Sept. 13), No. 5 Stanford (Sept. 2), No. 7 Michigan State (Oct. 15) and No. 23 West Virginia (Nov. 7). Akron will welcome Stanford and Michigan State to FirstEnergy Stadium on Sept. 2 and Oct. 15, respectively, while encountering road tilts at No. 1 Maryland (Sept. 13) and No. 23 West Virginia (Nov. 7). Additionally, the Zips will play at Creighton, who is receiving votes in the preseason poll, on Sept. 6, while hosting No. 24 Michigan in an exhibition tilt on Aug. 23....

https://www.uakron.edu/president-elect/news https://www.cleveland.com/education/2019/08/university-of-akron-selects-gary-miller-as-new-president.html

From Warren's LinkedIn page. Note: Warren has a masters in sports studies from UA.

ABJ: Finding a running game high on list of priorities for Zips 1. Bad news? Good news?: "After Tuesday's late afternoon practice, Arth said there was no leader in the clubhouse for the starting (RB) job..." 2. I love the cohesiveness the guys obviously have as a unit. 3. No mention of Peter Hayes-Patrick or Keyondre White in the article. 4. The bottom of the article states Jonah Morris did indeed have season-ending surgery and that Julian Hicks got nicked up yesterday. Perhaps a shoulder sprain.

Texans impressed with rookie linebacker Jamal Davis

Didn't think this deserved it's own thread until tomorrow (i.e., Wednesday)... ABJ: University of Akron expected to announce new president on Wednesday

I wasn't sure where to put this, so feel free to move this where it's appropriate if necessary, admins. 2019 Varsity "A" Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Announced Andy Alleman Keith Dambrot Randy Ecrement James "Dru" Joyce Cadeau Kelley Stevi Large Gruber Latrese Taylor Sanders Romeo Travis They will be honored at the Homecoming Football Game against Can't State on Oct. 12th.

Our friends 17 year old son won $112,500 for finishing 9th in the Fortnite world championships held in NYC several weeks ago. First place paid $1 million. Edit; the winner collected $3 million. Seems he got "Swatted" recently. https://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/27374218/fortnite-champ-bugha-swatted-streaming