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The start of the 2025 regular season is here! Very interested to see tonight's starting XI

4 wins in 2024 6 losses 7 ties

Akron had 14 Q1/2/3 games last year, excluding Arizona. All but 2 non-conference games that fell in those categories were road games. Not including any questionable MAC programs (directional Michigans, Balls, NIU, BUGS, etc.), Akron should have at least 12 Q1/2/3 games this year with 2 of those being home games (JMU and Princeton). The difference is, I didn't count Milwaukee and Bucknell in those 12, and both could end up being Q2/Q3 (similar to how Omaha was a huge surprise last year; Milwaukee would be less of a surprise). With the addition of UMass, the MAC should have an elevated NET this season, meaning 2-3 more programs could sneak into the Q2/Q3 discussion. All of this to say, around half the schedule (at least) could end up being Q1/Q2/Q3 vs. last year which saw 18 Q4 games.

My guess is it’ll still look pretty similar to what’s already listed, with a few changes. Laventure should grab one of the DT spots, and Lyons seems to be in the mix for an interior OL role as he was named a team captain. One of the transfer receivers—either Marcel Williams or Cameron Monteiro—has popped in the camp highlights with some nice catches. And with Greenwood no longer on the roster, the Nickel spot will be open for competition as well.

They’ll probably be on ESPN+.

Akron has 2 recruits listed in the top 5 ....in this article https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/08/20/ohio-high-school-soccer-best-boys-players-2025-season-ohsaa/85743866007/ No. 2 ‒ Londen Sears, New Albany Last year's Division II state Player of the Year and an All-American, Sears amassed 16 goals and 18 assists in leading the Eagles to their first state championship. The senior midfielder, who also can play forward and defense, has committed to Akron. New Albany was Division I state runner-up in both 2020 and 2022.

https://akronzippedup.substack.com/

MAC schedule: no trip to Toledo, Massachusetts, or DeKalb. Get the Michigan directionals twice. (that should help the at large conversation)

Tonight's match at 7 on ESPN+ https://gozips.com/news/2025/8/20/mens-soccer-akron-visits-vcu-in-season-opener

We would settle for cliff notes 😀

I am told the Zips play @ Vermont this weekend.

No home game versus Ohio.