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OHIO STATE (10-2) Week 1: Win 52-6 vs Akron (4-8) Week 2: Win 56-0 vs Western Michigan (6-6) Week 3: BYE Week 4: Win 49-14 vs Marshall (9-3) Week 5: Win 38-7 at Michigan State (5-7) Week 6: Win 35-7 vs Iowa (8-4) Week 7: Loss 32-31 at Oregon (12-0) Week 8: BYE Week 9: Win 21-17 vs Nebraska (6-6) Week 10: Win 20-13 at Penn State (11-1) Week 11: Win 45-0 vs Purdue (1-11) Week 12: Win 31-7 at Northwestern (4-8) Week 13: Win 38-15 vs Indiana (11-1) Week 14: Loss 13-10 vs Michigan (7-5) CFP: RUTGERS (7-5) Week 1: Win 44-7 vs Howard (4-8) Week 2: Win 49-17 vs Akron (4-8) Week 3: BYE Week 4: Win 26-23 at Virginia Tech (6-6) Week 5: Win 21-18 vs Washington (6-6) Week 6: Loss 14-7 at Nebraska (6-6) Week 7: Loss 42-7 vs Wisconsin (5-7) Week 8: Loss 35-32 vs UCLA (5-7) Week 9: Loss 42-20 at USC (6-6) Week 10: BYE Week 11: Win 26-19 vs Minnesota (7-5) Week 12: Win 31-17 at Maryland (4-8) Week 13: Loss 38-31 vs Illinois (9-3) Week 14: Win 41-14 at Michigan State (5-7) Bowl: COLGATE (2-10) Week 1: Loss 17-14 at Maine (5-7) Week 2: Loss 28-3 vs Villanova (10-3) Week 3: Loss 31-20 at Akron (4-8) Week 4: Win 41-24 vs Cornell (4-6) Week 5: Loss 27-17 at Penn (4-6) Week 6: Loss 38-7 vs Holy Cross (6-6) Week 7: BYE Week 8: Win 38-28 vs Georgetown (5-6) Week 9: Loss 51-17 at Merrimack (5-6) Week 10: Loss 20-14 at Fordham (2-10) Week 11: Loss 21-20 vs Lafayette (6-6) Week 12: Loss 45-17 at Lehigh (9-3) Week 13: Loss 48-34 vs Bucknell (6-6) Season Over SOUTH CAROLINA (9-3) Week 1: Win 23-19 vs Old Dominion (5-7) Week 2: Win 31-6 at Kentucky (4-8) Week 3: Loss 36-33 vs LSU (8-4) Week 4: Win 50-7 vs Akron (4-8) Week 5: BYE Week 6: Loss 24-3 vs Ole Miss (9-3) Week 7: Loss 27-25 at Alabama (9-3) Week 8: Win 35-9 at Oklahoma (6-6) Week 9: BYE Week 10: Win 44-20 vs Texas A&M (8-4) Week 11: Win 28-7 at Vanderbilt (6-6) Week 12: Win 34-30 vs Missouri (9-3) Week 13: Win 56-12 vs Wofford (5-7) Week 14: Win 17-14 at Clemson (9-3) Bowl: OHIO (9-3) Week 1: Loss 38-22 at Syracuse (9-3) Week 2: Win 27-20 vs South Alabama (6-6) Week 3: Win 21-6 vs Morgan State (6-6) Week 4: Loss 41-6 at Kentucky (4-8) Week 5: Win 30-10 vs Akron (4-8) Week 6: BYE Week 7: Win 27-25 at Central Michigan (4-8) Week 8: Loss 30-20 at Miami(OH) (8-4) Week 9: Win 47-16 vs Buffalo (8-4) Week 10: BYE Week 11: Win 41-0 at Kent State (0-12) Week 12: Win 35-10 vs Eastern Michigan (5-7) Week 13: Win 24-7 at Toledo (7-5) Week 14: Win 42-21 vs Ball State (3-9) MACC: vs Miami(OH) (8-4) Bowl: BOWLING GREEN (7-5) Week 1: Win 41-17 vs Fordham (2-10) Week 2: Loss 34-27 at Penn State (11-1) Week 3: BYE Week 4: Loss 26-20 at Texas A&M (8-4) Week 5: Loss 30-27 vs Old Dominion (5-7) Week 6: Win 27-20 at Akron (4-8) Week 7: Loss 17-7 vs Northern Illinois (7-5) Week 8: Win 27-6 vs Kent State (0-12) Week 9: Win 41-26 at Toledo (7-5) Week 10: BYE Week 11: Win 23-13 at Central Michigan (4-8) Week 12: Win 31-13 vs Western Michigan (6-6) Week 13: Win 38-13 at Ball State (3-9) Week 14: Loss 28-12 vs Miami (8-4) Bowl: WESTERN MICHIGAN (6-6) Week 1: Loss 28-14 at Wisconsin (5-7) Week 2: Loss 56-0 at Ohio State (10-2) Week 3: Win 59-31 vs Bethune (2-10) Week 4: BYE Week 5: Loss 27-20 at Marshall (9-3) Week 6: Win 45-42 at Ball State (3-9) Week 7: Win 34-24 vs Akron (4-8) Week 8: Win 48-41 at Buffalo (8-4) Week 9: Win 52-21 vs Kent State (0-12) Week 10: BYE Week 11: Loss 42-28 vs Northern Illinois (7-5) Week 12: Loss 31-13 at Bowling Green (7-5) Week 13: Loss 16-14 at Central Michigan (4-8) Week 14: Win 26-18 vs Eastern Michigan (5-7) Bowl: EASTERN MICHIGAN (5-7) Week 1: Win 28-14 at UMASS (2-10) Week 2: Loss 30-9 at Washington (6-6) Week 3: Win 37-34 vs Jacksonville State (8-4) Week 4: Win 36-0 vs St. Francis (4-7) Week 5: Win 52-33 at Kent State (0-12) Week 6: BYE Week 7: Loss 38-14 vs Miami (OH) (8-4) Week 8: Win 38-34 vs Central Michigan (4-8) Week 9: Loss 25-21 at Akron (4-8) Week 10: Loss 29-28 vs Toledo (7-5) Week 11: BYE Week 12: Loss 35-10 at Ohio (9-3) Week 13: Loss 37-20 vs Buffalo (8-4) Week 14: Loss 26-18 at Western Michigan (6-6) Season Over BUFFALO (8-4) Week 1: Win 30-13 vs Lafayette (6-6) Week 2: Loss 38-0 at Missouri (9-3) Week 3: Win 34-3 vs UMASS (2-10) Week 4: Win 23-20 (OT) at Northern Illinois (7-5) Week 5: Loss 47-3 at UCONN (8-4) Week 6: BYE Week 7: Win 30-15 vs Toledo (7-5) Week 8: Loss 48-41 vs Western Michigan (6-6) Week 9: Loss 47-16 at Ohio (9-3) Week 10: Win 41-30 at Akron (4-8) Week 11: BYE Week 12: Win 51-48 (OT) vs Ball State (3-9) Week 13: Win 37-20 at Eastern Michigan (5-7) Week 14: Win 43-7 vs Kent State (0-12) Bowl: NORTHERN ILLINOIS (7-5) Week 1: Win 54-15 vs Western Illinois (4-8) Week 2: Win 16-14 at Notre Dame (11-1) Week 3: BYE Week 4: Loss 23-20 (OT) vs Buffalo (8-4) Week 5: Loss 24-17 at NC State (6-6) Week 6: Win 34-20 vs UMASS (2-10) Week 7: Win 17-7 at Bowling Green (7-5) Week 8: Loss 13-6 vs Toledo (7-5) Week 9: Loss 25-23 at Ball State (3-9) Week 10: BYE Week 11: Win 42-28 at Western Michigan (6-6) Week 12: Win 29-16 vs Akron (4-8) Week 13: Loss 20-9 at Miami (8-4) Week 14: vs Central Michigan (4-8) Bowl: KENT STATE (0-12) Week 1: Loss 55-24 at Pittsburgh (7-5) Week 2: Loss 23-17 vs St Francis (4-7) Week 3: Loss 71-0 at Tennessee (10-2) Week 4: Loss 56-0 at Penn State (11-1) Week 5: Loss 52-33 vs Eastern Michigan (5-7) Week 6: BYE Week 7: Loss 37-35 vs Ball State (3-9) Week 8: Loss 27-6 at Bowling Green (7-5) Week 9: Loss 52-21 at Western Michigan (6-6) Week 10: BYE Week 11: Loss 41-0 vs Ohio (9-3) Week 12: Loss 34-7 at Miami (8-4) Week 13: Loss 38-17 vs Akron (4-8) Week 14: Loss 43-7 at Buffalo (8-4) Season Over TOLEDO (7-5) Week 1: Win 49-10 vs Duquesne (8-3) Week 2: Win 38-23 vs UMASS (2-10) Week 3: Win 41-17 at Mississippi State (2-10) Week 4: Loss 26-21 at Western Kentucky (8-4) Week 5: BYE Week 6: Win 30-20 vs Miami (OH) (8-4) Week 7: Loss 30-15 at Buffalo (8-4) Week 8: Win 13-6 at Northern Illinois (7-5) Week 9: Loss 41-26 vs Bowling Green (7-5) Week 10: Win 29-28 at Eastern Michigan (5-7) Week 11: BYE Week 12: Win 37-10 vs Central Michigan (4-8) Week 13: Loss 24-7 vs Ohio (9-3) Week 14: Loss 21-14 (OT) at Akron (4-8) Bowl:

I missed parts of the game and haven’t been able to find a place to rewatch. What I did see was mostly what was anticipated. Small mistakes can be blown out of proportion quickly against a team like OSU. QB - I really hope Finley can bounce back after that beating. My biggest fear for this team came to fruition on the very first play on offense. Bullock filled in admirably and seems to at the very least have more control of the offense this year. We still don’t know if he can consistently hit passes further than 10 yards. 8 of his 9 completions were under 10 yards. RB - Simmons looked very capable and even held his own in pass protection. Kellom definitely has potential with the ball in his hands, but was overwhelmed in pass pro. WR - We didn’t get to see much of anyone outside of Golden. Golden does look much improved, so that’s a positive. TE - Newell made plays when the ball came his way. He, like so many others, struggled in pass protection. Good to see Cravaack make an appearance and catch a pass. OL - Seymore got the start at center. I’m not sure where T. Williams was? Seymore definitely held his own as a blocker. The problem was almost every snap was high. He was eventually pulled and replaced by Morris. If Seymore could get his snaps in order, he would easily be our best option. Morris has a high upside and may end up playing a bigger role than expected. I believe Burrell played every snap at RG. Davis played the majority of snaps at LG. Shor was absolutely blistered at LT. Blanchard came on later in the game and was marginally better. Thomas played RT and was the highest rated OL starter. DL - The defensive line is as good as advertised. The 4 man rotation at DT is going to be a load for MAC teams to handle. Nunnally is a complete player at DE, but missed at least one clean sack opportunity I saw. Adler played well despite minimal stats. Cheatom and Dall did some really good things when they were in the game. Defensive end is only going to develop and become more formidable from here. Coach Wart deserves some praise. LB - Fish was seemingly everywhere. McCoy was too, but he slipped off of several tackles. Cooper came in and also played really well. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’d put this group of LBs up against any in the conference. CB - I’m not sure what to think of this group. On one hand, OSU has some excellent WRs and made some tough catches. On the other hand, our CBs didn’t necessarily seem that explosive. I don’t think we’re in trouble here, but I do think this is the weakest position on defense. NB - D. Lewis was also seemingly everywhere. His coverage seems to be improved this year too. S - I’m a fan of P. Lewis. He is easily our most complete safety. On the opposite side, David has the athletic ability to be really good, except I saw him either run right by the ball carrier or just whiff multiple times. His pass coverage wasn’t good either. He has to be better. Greenwood and Hunter had encouraging moments in their limited snaps. I think Hunter will eventually be a stud. ST - Special teams were vastly improved. Let’s give credit where credit is due. Coaching - I thought the staff had an excellent game plan from top to bottom. We were just overmatched physically. I watched large portions of every MAC team play this weekend. Nothing about Week 1 has changed my opinion on any of the teams. I’m anxious to see what happens in Week 2 as teams start to get a better handle of who they have and what they are best at. Depth Chart and Order of Play: QB: Finley Bullock Roggow RB: Simmons Kellom M. Williams WR: Norton Granger WR: Golden Rush WR: Polk Davis Campbell TE: Newell Cravaack LT: Shor Blanchard LG: Davis George C Seymore Morris Mobley RG: Burrell RT: Thomas James DE: Nunnally Cheatom DT: Lavea Murphy Proffitt DT: Moore Kapongo DE: Adler Dall LB: Fish Spriggs Benenge LB: McCoy Cooper NB: D. Lewis T. Thomas CB: Golden-Nelson Anderson CB: Hunter White DeWalt S: P. Lewis D. Johnson Hunter S: David Greenwood Roach K: Smith P: Book KO: Jackson

Biggest takeaways Front 6 looked like they could be really good against lesser competition. They held Ohio States run game in check all day Finley looks like he can be the guy but man he needs to stay healthy and safe. The o line should hold better against lesser competition but if not he’s in trouble. We have a D1 kicker! Could be a game changer in one score games I liked how Moorehead called the game I really hope he gets the confidence to allow for more play action and deeper throws but I completely get why we avoided it with the o line being totally outmatched today Wide Recievers need to do so much more hopefully it was just a matter of not getting plays to develop but we will see. Hell of a lot better than 2021 let’s hope it can translate the next few weeks.

As the state should be doing. The share the state should be subsidizing should be considerably higher than it currently is. Students are the future workforce, and the future workforce is future GDP. Properly fund education, and stop having regressive policies that push young people away from Ohio. Those are the two things the state should do.

Or...the radical idea...the state could properly fund higher education like they used to, thus increasing the educational opportunities as those other schools outside OSU. Also, the state doesn't control OSU's (or any other Public University's) enrollment criteria.

Here's hoping that Finley is not substantially hurt and doesn't have PTSD from that experience. You could see how he got more and more concerned with the rush as the game wore on. Hopefully, his "happy feet" was a situational thing rather than something he'll have to continue to deal with as he missed some potential big plays by bailing out quickly when he felt pressure.

Well, I think I pretty much nailed this prediction, missed it by one field goal. Having said that, the game was different. I thought OSU would get out to a quick 35-0 lead and win on a first round TKO, that didn’t happen. I thought the Zips played really well. The defense looks really solid. Even some of the Buckeyes big pass completions were just great plays on some good pass coverage. Offense struggled but hard to really get a gage on them while playing against one of the best defenses in the country. Overall, I saw a lot of good signs of progress. They need to battle against Rutgers. This needs to be a close game. Go Zips!

Nobody does. It's nonsense deployed to sell TV advertising.

Toledo's non conference schedule is Duquesne, UMass, @Mississippi State and @Western Kentucky. This is how a school that wins a lot schedules for momentum and success. UMass will be a win. MSU will be a loss. WKU will be a competitive game with a chance for a win against a good program on the road. 3-1 to start the season isn't out of the question. 2-2 should be a slam dunk. Toledo is trying to win games. @Ohio State, @Rutgers, Colgate, @South Carolina is how a program schedules for failure and zero momentum. Akron simply isn't trying to win.

We made a couple million. I made $100. The quarterback only got somewhat hurt. Buckeye fans said we looked pretty good. The all white kits looked slick for the road.

Rutgers and South Carolina are Kenting themselves right now.

Finally. I've been wanting/waiting for Z88 to get more involved with athletics for ~30 years now.

It's great for recruiting. My daughter wouldn't have chosen Akron if it wasn't for the lacrosse team and the awesome stadium the girls share with the football team. And if you look at the athletes gpas at akron they are very impressive. The football program is good for student life, recruiting, and while not top 20 in the nation exceptional student athletes that reflect well on the college.

Sport- if you're not a freshman and you're not contributing to Zips teams that are winning 2 games a year, you are likely not a division 1 football player.

I went to the Guardian's game last Saturday. The smell of pot is everywhere. I was at Sam's Club earlier in the day. The meat department might as well have been a dispensary. I really didn't foresee when pot was legalized that it meant you're basically going to smell it 24/7 wherever you go. Especially downtown.

Harvard College admits approximately 2,000 students a year going back to at least 2016. I would bet a number very close to that goes back a long time. Akron should be increasing the standards for admission and maintain at the current enrollment. Higher GPAs and standardized test scores would be good for the University. "More" being the only measurement for success is how the University landed in this position in the first place. I want more, just more good students. I also want fewer underperforming students.

OSU main campus is already very selective in both general admissions and for specific colleges. My son had a 3.7 GPA and good ACT and OSU-main admitted him, but he could not get into the College of Engineering. He also didn't care for the whole OSU environment/culture (he is not interested in athletics or the Greek system, etc.). He chose The Univerity of Akron for many great reasons. I just wish more kids would look to UA as a destination.