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Wouldn't shock me if someone is out. Hopefully they can be at full strength by the end of the week. If they can beat Buffalo without Trimble, by double digits even, they should be able to take out Balls Tate without another key contributor. I like the make up of this team, it's far less dependent on getting scoring from one guy like last year. I don't know if I saw anything come out about the MAC updating its protocols to 5 days of isolation + negative tests for positives. I'm hoping they did, since whatever cases popped up last week did on Thursday. That would make today or tomorrow the day that whoever that is would be back available. Hope everyone's okay. Go Zips!

After so many great acquisitions via transfer portal and high school recruiting, we have gone like 3 days with no activity. I continue to be eagerly awaiting more additions to the team. Let's go coaches, close more deals. In Joe We Trust!!!

Please get out of your mom's basement and learn to talk Zip sports. That's what we are all here to do. You have become so boring. 😴

Getsy pumps... He throws for Hixon and it is... CAUGHT! FOR A TOUCHDOWN! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Good luck to Luke in this interview process!

I'm interested to see Luke Brown play. His high scoring game so far this year was 6 points -v- Illinois State.

Trimble is available tonight.

Excited for where Zips football is now headed, but Terry could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves...

Drew Novak is such a MAC QB name

O line: Gabriel Wallace Jamer Ohonba Dartanyan Tinsley D line: Jaxson Plyer Andy Boykin Corey Suttle

Student section is full. Get here if you have tickets!

Moving the student section to where it is now was a stroke of genius. The courtside lounge- not so much.

From a student perspective, this game feels like it has a TON of hype around it. I am so excited to get into that barn

Wow this is a big get!! Probably will be or one of the highest ranked players coming out of highschool to suit up for Akron. I know, I know it's a transfer and I know, I know stars don't always equal success. Nonetheless this is huge! Joe is really turning this roster up a talent level.

Actual word on the street is that Evan Wilson is in protocols. That’s all I heard for sure

Looks like Tyler Leopold has reopened his recruitment. Why would new OL coach "Like" that tweet unless new coaches did not think he was worthy? Seemed like a solid kid coming out of HS.

We could feed Herbie a dozen sauerkraut balls and watch him have to excuse himself to go to the bathroom during the primetime broadcast. I miss sauerkraut balls. Can't get them anywhere but NE Ohio.

Agreed LoyalZip, but the other side of that equation is that I am not sure they've established a "go to" guy yet.

Wow! That’s impressive! I knew he was a successful NFL assistant, but thought he was still a few years away from being considered for a head coaching gig.

I'm seeing nothing regarding Ali Ali being out tonight. Where are you guys seeing this stuff?

I'd think Akron is about 127th on the list of possible landing spots for College Game Day. Nowhere to go but up, I guess? They did make it to BG in 2003, so it's technically possible.

This is impressive and matches the ambition it took to get Moorhead.

or maybe that's just click bait for the looky loos from Over the Pylon.

It appears we are off to the races here! This game is a massive one. First off, a win post covid is huge. Second, they are not a great team and we cannot afford any bad losses. Third, we have arguably our largest game of the season at Kent next up. Need momentum.

And a reminder as we stress about these missed game, last year Toledo played 19 and Ohio played 14 and we know how that worked out: 1Toledo15–4 2Buffalo12–5 3Akron12–6 4Kent State12–6 5Ohio9–5 6Bowling Green10–8 7Miami (OH)9–8 8Ball State8–9 and the directional schools weren't even close to being included.

EW, thank you so much ! That was such a joy to watch that again. You made my day. I appreciate you sharing it. Go Zippy! Go Zips!

I hope this works. Zippy Video.mp4

George Washington HS, Charleston, WV

American Rust, new show on ShowTime. The story focuses on Buell, Pennsylvania, a dying steel town. Jobs are disappearing, methadone use is increasing, and home foreclosures are rising. One of the characters continues to live in this town instead of taking a "Div I" scholarship. It is referenced multiple times in the first three episodes..."not sure why you just don't take that Div I scholarship Billy" It's mentioned so much, I started repeating it to my wife as we were watching it. Finally, one of the characters says "yeah Billy, you should have just went to Akron" BTW, If you liked Mare of Easttown (dumb name for a show), you will probably like American Rust. Similar storyline, cinematography, backing music, etc.