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Cool promotion for the Women’s program. https://gozips.evenue.net/promotions/WSBUFFALO26

The teams ability to not score is getting old.

That was an ugly goal to concede

I didn't know where to put this so I'm just gonna throw it here. For any card collectors out there, Akron football now has their own card set. https://athletesthread.com/university-of-akron/trading-cards

QB: Fort Hayes (DII) transfer Caleb Heavner is the current starting quarterback, having ascended into the roll due to injuries. Heavner has thrown for 329 yards and 1 touchdown to 1 interception. When kept clean, he’s completed 59% of his passes, but that number drops to 37% under pressure. Heavner will also run the football, totaling 114 yards and a touchdown on 33 attempts. RB: Monmouth transfer Rodney Nelson is the main running back. Nelson has 206 yards on 55 carries. So far, none of the backs have produced the amount of explosive plays that Miami has been accustomed to in recent years. WR: Bethune-Cookman transfer Maleek Huggins, redshirt junior Lynel Billups-Williams, junior Damarion Witten, and redshirt sophomore Braylon Isom are the main targets at wide receiver. Huggins leads the group with 309 yards, but the passing game has been fairly balanced in spreading the ball around. TE: Redshirt freshman Brendan Loftus usually sees the most snaps at tight end. The tight ends are rarely involved in the passing game, with the group combining for just 10 targets all season. OL: The offensive line is a solid unit. However, when the quarterback holds on to the ball too long or makes poor decisions, it can make this group seem subpar. LT - Eric Smith (6’6 306) (R. Sr.) - All-MAC LG - Greg Smith (6’4 300) R. So.) C - Kris Manu (6’1 300) (R. So.) RG - Jacob Schorsch (6’5 300) (R. So.) RT - Evan Malcore (6’6 305) (R. Sr.) - Northern Illinois Transfer DL: North Texas transfer Zhaiylen Scott and redshirt senior Grant Lyons are the usual starters at edge. Redshirt junior Roosevelt Andrews and redshirt sophomore Brach Rice are the starters on the interior. These four have produced 7.5 sacks, and Andrews is on pace for an all-conference season. LB: Kent State transfer CJ Young, South Alabama transfer Blayne Myrick, and redshirt junior Malcolm McCain are the starters at linebacker. McCain is likely on track to be All-MAC. DB: Senior Mychal Yharbrough and Indiana/Northern Illinois transfer Amariyun Knighten are the starting cornerbacks. Redshirt freshman Desmon Yharbrough and Northwestern transfer Dillon Tatum are the safeties. Knighten has been the best of the bunch and will likely be lined up against our best receiver. ST: Redshirt junior Kellen McLaughlin is 8 of 12 on field goals and 17 of 17 on extra point attempts. Senior Pierse Stainton averages 43 yards per punt, with a long of 62 yards. Freshman Scoop Smith has already taken a kickoff return back 98 yards for a touchdown. Keys on Offense: Miami’s defense is going to dare the Zips to throw the ball on first and second down. Akron must stay balanced and continue to rely on Gant and Patrick, even when the numbers may not always be in our favor. The RedHawks are going to pressure on passing downs and are really good at disrupting plays during those times. If Akron becomes one-dimensional, it could be a long day. Keys on Defense: Don’t beat ourselves. Miami is not elite on offense this year, but they can put up points with help from opponents’ mistakes. The Zips’ defense needs to play a clean game and be stout on key downs. Final Outlook: Miami usually has our number, and even though the Zips have a chance to pull out a victory, I’m still going with the RedHawks to win it at home.

How in the world did Kaminsky not stop that? Akron has dominated possession and find themselves down 0-1 just prior time the half.

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The NCAA doesn't care about those "kids" lol. Ever since the COVID crap, there have been extra years given all over the place blocking kids from getting playing time. Not to mention the revolving door NIL/transfer portal system they created that has harmed equally as many if not more players. The Class of 2022 has been in the middle of it all and has probably been harmed the most. Apparently Charlie Baker released a statement about the lawsuit and continued to push Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act. They believe this lawsuit and the steadfast chaos with the 5in5 rule may be the NCAA's last ditch effort to get that passed. Weaponizing this rule to pass that is gross but the NCAA isn't above such low-level behavior.

Bump for update.

This instagram post is from September 16.... However, it just popped up tonight in my instagram news feed. https://www.instagram.com/p/DdWLzN-RfHr/ Welcome to Akron soccer, Hugo Enander. It is late...so I have done very limited research. It appears that Hugo is a 6'1 forward. He also plays for Darlington Soccer academy (the recruit that I posted about on Tuesday..also plays for that academy) It appears that the academy is sometimes known as Southern Soccer academy. Hugo's Hometown is listed as Nassau, New Providence (Bahamas). His recruiting profile says he was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Hugo is also mentioned in the article below. It appears that Darlington soccer academy did very well in 2026 in MLS next cup. https://www.darlingtonschool.org/news/u17-soccer-academy-ranked-third-in-the-nation-following-mls-next-cup-run

The Xavier game may well decide the Midwest Division. The other three opponents still remaining for the ZIPs have won a total of one game combined. They need to win all three.

Spot on from PK. NCAA needs to throw in the towel. TEMU Jon Rahm isn't beating the logic of the coaches.

I might have to change my tune about OU being tempted to go to the Sunbelt if possible. I asked Gemini about projected G6 media payouts in 10 years and it says the Sunbelt may be about double that of the MAC per school. The chart doesn't render well when pasted in here but you can see the numbers. And the American gaps much higher: When breaking down the non-Power 4 ecosystem (historically the "Group of 5", now commonly expanded to "Group of 6" with the reconstituted Pac-12), the financial gap between the top mid-majors and the rest of the group is vast. Over the next decade (~2036), overall G5/G6 payouts will be shaped primarily by two factors: The CFP Group Pool: Under the current CFP agreement, all G5/G6 conferences share roughly 9% of total CFP revenue (~$115M–$120M total divided among ~60–65 schools, averaging ~$1.8M–$2.5M per school before performance bonuses). Media Rights Bargaining Power: Linear networks and streaming partners view only a handful of these leagues as drivers of primary subscription/viewership growth. Estimated Annual Distributions Per School (~2036) ConferenceProjected Total Annual Payout (per school)Estimated Base TV Rights FeeKey Growth & Distribution Factors Pac-12 (Rebuilt)$12M – $18M~$8M – $12MPositioning as the "Best of the Rest" / Tier-5 league. Commands premium TV bids and favorable CFP payout terms. American Athletic (AAC)$8M – $11M~$5M – $7MRetains a solid brand footprint in major TV markets, though diluted by losing top members. Mountain West (MWC)$5M – $8M~$3M – $5MStabilized after realignment; strong regional brand presence in the West. Sun Belt$4M – $6M~$2M – $3.5MRising regional popularity and strong football performance expected to double legacy base media rates. MAC$2M – $3.5M~$800K – $1.2MStable Midwest footprint; heavily reliant on mid-week "MACtion" linear TV windows. Conference USA (C-USA)$1.8M – $3.0M~$500K – $1MHeavily restructured with lower base media rights; reliant on CFP base shares and non-conference guarantee games.