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Looks like we got our first verbal for '26. Yeboa Cobbold, Jr. An athlete from Philly. In his bio he listed his positions as DB/WR/QB. I'm gonna go ahead and list him as a DB in post #1.

Add another match against a top team for the Zips this fall. Akron will play at home against West Virginia on August 29. Last season, West Virginia finished 13-2-7, won the Sun Belt tournament , and lost in the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament to UVA. They ended at 16 in RPI and 16 in most national polls. Another opportunity for the Zips against a top out of conference opponent. https://wvusports.com/news/2025/6/13/mens-soccer-announces-2025-schedule.aspx

2 more wins and Riq gets a ring

Yesterday OSU announced how it intends to spend its $20.5 M in paying its athletes. $18M will go to four sports: football, men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball. 75% of that will go to football. The remaining 25% will be allocated to the three remaining sports. The $2.5 M left from the total $20.5 M allowed will be used to support 90 new scholarships that will be allocated amongst the remaining 32 varsity sports as needed. OSU expects the money paid to athletes to grow as the NCAA has said the $20.5 M in revenue sharing will grow in succeeding years. What is next? Athletes unionizing? Payment is considered income? Athletes employ professional advisors ala agents? College sports continue on a slow but steady decline in the eyes of the average fan because their favorite school cannot compete or even have the illusion of competing. I see the top 30 schools doing well. The rest will not survive as we know it today.

Just speculating but if he lists QB as one of his positions and is committing early to us he may have hopes of playing QB here.

That explains why I'm not up to speed on the Summit Circle. I chose not to join X when it benefits a self-absorbed billionaire like Musk.

This is so cool.

Team Captain with a 3.82 GPA. Need 20 more of him.

He is our most coveted player. His production the last few games is just a reflection of being a true freshman. He has the most upside of any player on the roster. P4 will be coming hard for him in the off-season. The only guy with a bigger upside is JG.