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I wish we were seeing some more smoke concerning the quarterback position.

Starting job next year maybe. I don't think he beats out Fish or McCoy as a true or redshirt freshman (unsure if he ever actually ended up at Army?). Might be able to push Cooper when he's on the field, but I think we predominately run a 4-2-5 d.

While beating two Big 10 and one Big 12 team!

The Zips have a former Army RB on staff, so that, plus the fact that we can essentially guarantee a starting job, gives me a tiny bit of hope we could land him.

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2023/12/14/akron-zips-mens-college-basketball-ali-ali-ncaa-eligibility-sammy-hunter-nate-johnson-john-groce-mac/71811828007/

http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-rankings-will-kent-state-carry-no-1-seed-to-bottom-25-championship/

I have letter to my father from one of his highschool classmates in the early 1950's. The friend was bemoaning the fact that the University of Tennessee (where he was an all american football player) basketball coach wanted him to play that sport too. The problem.was they only wanted to pay him half of what the football team was paying for his services. 🫠

Creighton is 8-2. They're 0-2 vs the Mountain West.

These "agents" are absolutely screwing the athletes too. There have been several instances of either corrupt player/agent contracts or poor advice that are destroying these athletes.

UNLV beats #8 Creighton 79-64

Didn't mean to frame this as win the MAC, snag a win in the dance or the program drifts into oblivion. More along the lines of this is a really good team and it would be disappointing not to win the trophy in Cleveland and get to the NCAA Tournament. I guess it's the curse of the mid-major. Gotta be primed and ready those three days in March or the season turns to dust. That said, I do believe Groce will always find a way to keep UA competitive in the MAC. But this team has already shown it can grind out some tough wins. High hopes the rest of the way

All I can comment on this topic is that we were having this exact same conversation last season. X was graduating, Scott, Ali, and Thornton hadn't signed, and a lot of people thought this season would be a rebuilding year. I remember people commenting that Groce would maybe try to leave for a better job while he had the chance. Now people are commenting that this season is the great team that is going to fall off. Just goes to show that you never know what the future will bring.

I like the continued increase in national recognition for #25. This is the list of others recognized this week by the writer's association. Should add interest to our game at RMF against St. Bonaventure.

the one year "sit out" for an early transfer and immediate play for graduate transfer seemed to work well and appeared to be fair to all parties. Once you start making exceptions and consider things which are malleable like mental health (is he depressed because his GF dumped him or because his parent died) or crime victim status (was his Ipad stolen or was he attacked and robbed), it gets messy and arbitrary. And we would be singing a different tune on Zipsnation if it were Sincere Carry who transferred away and then came back to Kent and wanted an exception made for him. I think Pat Forsythe was allowed to play immediately (a lot of good it did the Zips) because his father died.

This should be head line news on the Beacon's sports page! Have any suckeyes been recognized like this recently? Does "Eager Beaver" belong to USBWA?

Honestly, the athletic department should already be marketing the hell out of him with him getting $ from whatever they do.

Please keep us updated. He's the type of person that deserves every NIL opportunity.

The judge in the case filed last week has issued a TRO prohibiting the NCAA from holding up the second transfers. It's in effect for two weeks, so not full relief yet.