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That said, Akron has everything necessary to go for a 4-peat.

Thought I’d put together the full MAC schedule for the upcoming week with KenPom rankings included for each team. If there’s interest, I’ll keep doing these throughout the non-conference season. If not, I’ll save everyone the extra post! MAC Men’s Basketball Schedule | Nov. 8–14, 2026 SUNDAY, NOV. 8 2:00 PM | #269 Campbell at #215 Western Michigan | ESPN+ MONDAY, NOV. 9 6:30 PM | NR Penn State Schuylkill at #233 Buffalo | ESPN+ 7:00 PM | NR Muskingum at #98 Akron | No stream scheduled 7:00 PM | NR Brescia at #227 Ball State | ESPN+ 7:00 PM | #298 Cleveland State at #184 Bowling Green | ESPN+ TUESDAY, NOV. 10 7:00 PM | #190 Youngstown State at #271 Central Michigan | ESPN+ 7:00 PM | #119 Wright State at #138 Toledo | ESPN+ WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 6:30 PM | NR Great Lakes Christian at #181 Eastern Michigan | ESPN+ 7:00 PM | #145 Kent State at #113 UNC Wilmington | FloSports 7:00 PM | #276 UMass Lowell at #162 Massachusetts | ESPN+ THURSDAY, NOV. 12 7:00 PM | #337 Niagara at #184 Bowling Green | ESPN+ 7:00 PM | #215 Western Michigan at #261 Purdue Fort Wayne | ESPN+ FRIDAY, NOV. 13 7:00 PM | #140 Ohio at #41 Purdue | B1G+ 9:00 PM | #227 Ball State at #77 SMU | ACC Network SATURDAY, NOV. 14 12:00 PM | #180 Tulane at #98 Akron | ESPN+ 2:00 PM | #124 Miami (OH) at #262 Evansville | ESPN+ 3:30 PM | #271 Central Michigan at #192 Northern Kentucky | ESPN+ 4:00 PM | #138 Toledo at #307 Detroit Mercy | ESPN+

Games this weekend....that could have an impact on the RPI ranking of the Zips(and obviously seeding for the NCAA tournament) RPI Rankings shown are as of 8:30 am on Friday morning #1 Georgetown vs #5 Akron #2 SMU vs #9 N. Carolina #4 Indiana vs. #22 Washington #7 S. Carolina vs. #12 West Virginia #15 Cornell vs. #41 Penn #51 St. Louis vs. #99 Fordham #122 Cleveland State vs. #114 Purdue Fort Wayne #3 Clemson lost in the ACC quarterfinals to North Carolina #6 Maryland lost in the Big 10 semifinals to Indiana #8 Pitt lost in the round of 16 in the ACC tournament..to Syracuse Personally, I do not feel that 13-3-2 Clemson deserves a top 4 seed...... North Carolina was #23 in RPI before their quarterfinal win over Clemson. If North Carolina upsets SMU on Sunday, where will they end up for NCAA seeding? If Indiana were to lose to Washington on Sunday, would the NCAA committee be OK with the Big Ten not having one of the top 4 seeds? My humble opinion- If the Zips win on Sunday, the zips and Georgetown both deserve to be top 4 seeds.

In his 2nd game back in 30 minutes, Freeman scored 23 points, 9 of 12 shooting, 3 of 5 from 3, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals and lead the team with a plus 20 while on the floor. If he can bring those stats every night, he will be back on a 2 way soon or may find his way on a nba roster.

At the basketball golf outing he drove around in the cart with Ford for the better part of the day. Unrelated - I asked KD about his wife's health, and he said she was doing well. Her cancer treatments were coming to a successful close! 💪

I think even he might realize he needs to call a time-out on that pick - oh wait maybe he doesn't have any.

This is up-to-date:

The Green Wave come to the JAR Saturday to face the Zips. They are 1-1 going into a Tuesday night game with Nichols State, with a 2 point win over UT-Martin and a 2 point loss to Jackson State. Tulane was picked 10th out of 13 teams in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll and the roster has ten newcomers in 7 transfers and 3 true freshmen.

Zips will look for their first Big East Tournament championship on Sunday at 2pm against the Georgetown Hoyas. Georgetown was the Zips sole defeat of the season back on September 25th. The Hoyas come in to the game as the Number 1 team in RPI with a record of 15-1-2. The Zips will need to be on the top of their defensive game as Georgetown has scored two or more goals in 16 of their 18 total matches this year. The match will be broadcast on ESPNU

First time I could be here in Boyds. What a colossal win. Our Zips have been working hard for this. Kudos to them (understatement) and keep it going guys. ❤️ Looking forward to being back here on Sunday. I can’t wait to watch the replay on ESPN+ when I get home today. I heard the announcers gave our team well deserved accolades. 🥳 Go Zips!!! 🔥🔥🔥

QB: Broc Lowry is the reigning MAC Offensive Player of the Year, and the former Indiana transfer is having another great season. However, he hasn’t run the ball nearly as much as he did in 2025, which is where he really separated himself from other quarterbacks, rushing for nearly 1,000 yards. Lowry still has the ability to make plays with his legs, but he has rushed for just 259 yards thus far. Through the air, he has completed 62% of his passes for 1,397 yards and 11 touchdowns compared to just 3 interceptions. One area worth watching is his performance under pressure, as his completion percentage drops to just 41% when pressured. RB: Redshirt senior Jalen Buckley is another All-MAC returner for this Bronco offense. He is on pace for another All-MAC season, having rushed for 711 yards and 8 touchdowns. WR: Redshirt junior Baylin Brooks and sophomore Aveion Chenault are the primary targets at receiver. The duo has combined for 53 receptions, 759 yards, and 6 touchdowns. TE: Presbyterian transfer Nate Levicki and New Mexico State transfer Adam Parks are the starting tight ends and play a big role in this offense as blockers. They will also be utilized in the passing game, combining for 23 receptions and 3 touchdowns. OL: WMU has made a few changes along its offensive line over the past few games, so this starting lineup may look different come game time. In general, it’s a big, physical offensive line that is typically better at running the football than protecting the quarterback. However, Lowry’s mobility has limited sacks allowed. LT - Chad Schuster (6’6 305) (R.Sr.) LG - Hunter Whitenack (6’6 340) (R. Sr.) - Illinois Transfer C - Liam Vaughn (6’1 295) (R. Fr.) RG - Gavin Dabo (6’5 305) (R. So.) RT - Ben Roebuck (6’7 330) (R. So.) - Michigan Transfer DL: Long Island transfer Scoop Gardner and North Carolina transfer Austin Alexander start at edge. Houston transfer Zavian Tibbs, Ohio State transfer Ahmed Tounkara, and redshirt junior Dalton Gustwiller rotate along the interior and receive the majority of the snaps. This defensive line is one of the best pass-rushing units in the MAC, having collected 18 sacks this season. LB: JUCO transfer Justyce Betts and redshirt seniors Domanick Moon and Dillon Moore are the starting linebackers. This is an active linebacking corps, with all three ranking as the team's top tacklers. DB: Seniors Jarvarius Sims and Joshua Franklin start at cornerback, with Franklin being another All-MAC returner. Redshirt junior Joey Pope and Louisville transfer Daeh McCullough start at safety. ST: JUCO transfer Dieter Kelly is 11 of 12 on field goal attempts and perfect on all 29 extra point attempts. Redshirt junior Ryan Millmore averages 45.3 yards per punt, with a long of 69 yards. Cornerback Joshua Franklin also handles kick returns and has taken one back 92 yards for a touchdown. Keys on Offense: While WMU’s defense has been susceptible to giving up plenty of yards through the air, they don’t give up many points. The temptation will certainly be there for the staff to throw the ball more than usual, but this Akron offense fares much better when leaning on the run game. CB’s mobility will be vital, as he will be facing one of the best pass-rushing defenses in the conference. Keys on Defense: WMU is at its best when running the football. However, their staff sometimes stubbornly tries to throw the ball more than necessary. The Zips defense will need to be stout against the run and avoid giving up explosive plays for touchdowns if Akron is going to have a chance in this game. Final Thoughts: Akron has shown there is enough talent on this roster to compete and play well in spurts. Putting it all together for four quarters is an entirely different matter. I can’t pick the Zips to win, but I would love to be proven wrong.

Always nice to have a November Saturday game at noon with a competitive team. Of course I’m talking about basketball

Without an automatic bid for all FBS conferences upon expanding the playoffs, we are already a lower tier division. We might as well formalize it and have our own playoff and real competition.

The Iowa Wolves play at Cleveland Public Auditorium twice this month. This coming Tuesday and Saturday Nov. 28th.

Outstanding performance this team has improved a great deal over the past 3 to 4 weeks. They are fighting for every ball. They are making quick, well thought out passes. The players and the coaching staff should be very proud of the great strides that they have made. I particularly want to give credit to the midfield players and the wingers. They were tremendous tonight.

Tavari is so good

I've watched large chunks of 2 Tulane games this year. He likes to attack the basket and is great at drawing contact. He's 37/39 94.9% at the line on the season. He made 17 foul shots in both his 40 point and 35 point game. The game he scored 10 only attempted 4 FTs. In total 43.5% of his points were scored at the charity stripe this season. Defending him without fouling will be key. He's still a good player and can beat you other ways, but keeping him off the FT line will be key. That's the difference between him having a 15 point game that you can live with vs a 30+ point game that helps propel an upset.

The split season plan was overwhelming supported by the best soccer playing conferences in the country - the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and CUSA. Just think if a change in football, such as a 24 team playoff, was supported by the powers in the CFP. It would happen no matter what, as it has. I believe that if the NCAA would listen to the coaches and AD's the sport would grow and make money eventually. Make the games meaningful. Capture the public's attention by competition in line with the academic year. Market the games. MLS is growing rapidly. Make college soccer a viable entry in the pros. There are great coaches in college soccer. Get out of their way and let them do what is best for the players and sport, which are not mutually exclusive. End of rant.

On the topic of noticing visitors in the crowd: Former Akron football grad assistant Jim Tressel was at the game. He could only stay for the first half do to a speaking engagement on campus. I only got to say a few words to him at halftime before he made a quick visit to our locker room before heading off for his speech. Also talked to Ricky Stokes who is the MAC Senior Associate Commisioner for men's and women's basketball. Great guy. He is really excited about the competition being fairly even as we start the season.

This effectively tells me that the rest of the MAC gave Akron some bulletin board material when they voted them third in the preseason...

Us not getting a buy game against a Purdue, Gonzaga, Louisville, etc. likely limited our ability to afford buy games against D1 competition. A program like Muskingum we have to pay ~$2,500 to come to the JAR, but a bottom feeder program like a Detroit Mercy, Coppin St, etc. costs $70K-$80K. That price difference is enough to pay for a quality MAC bench player and frankly there's not much difference in beating a team by 40 vs 25. Would be nice to get more home and homes against programs like St. Bonaventure, Duquesne, Drake, or Illinois St. to help combat that, but those programs don't seem eager to want to come to the JAR as part of a home and home. Instead, we signed a home and home with bottom feeder Bucknell.

Tuesday November November 10th St. Louis advanced to the A10 final with a 1-0 win over Davidson St. Louis will play Fordham in the final Chuckles Guthrie U (aka Fordham) def. league regular season winner Duquesne 5-2 in the other semi. St. Louis #49 this morning in RPI. Chuckles U is #102

the crowd was actually booing .... not to sideline coach, but why not try something deep maybe u catch a hail mary or pass interference???

Agree to disagree. I understand your perspective, and it is valid. I just think the system is at a point where the G6 need to either demand equality or formally create their own subdivision with its own playoff system. There are more than enough G6 teams to do this, and I personally would find it more compelling competition.

100% this is progress But I'd rather have a G6 playoff (WITH HOME GAMES FOR HIGHER SEEDS) and they can keep their 24-team B1GSEC Invitational.

At least with Len Paul it could've just been a scheduling thing with the family that they did it on the opener

Akron improved from number 5 up to number 4 in the united soccer coaches rankings Creighton is number 8 (was 10 last week) Georgetown dropped to number 2 https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/

This an outstanding explanation of why soccer needs to adopt a split season approach if the college game is to grow. Sasha Cirovski presents a logical, feasible, financially responsible and athlete centered solution to the failings of the current season. Akron has had three games in 7-8 days almost every season. These point out the wear and tear taken on the players. The current setup cares nothing about that. A split season allows for one game a week, lots of development, lots of rest and rehab, and lots of time for academics. The biggest objections I have heard to this plan is games will be played in February and March. What isn't said is coaches in the north will schedule southern games for better weather or play later in the spring season. The season may be extended to give better weather dates too. This plan failed because the stupid, corrupt NCAA allowed 76 schools with no soccer to vote. That is like allowing Akron to vote on rodeo (yes, the NCAA does sponsor rodeo). The benefits of this plan to the players, game and future are invaluable.

I also think they should not have combined it with the Len Paul tribute.

Was going to mention I saw KD at the game. Tai Perkins is going to be good! Josh Henderson in a full-leg knee brace. Praying for a speedy and full recovery.

No one mentioned it earlier, shammah Scott’s mom accepted his ring on his behalf during the ceremony

17 at the half and Akron is shooting 53% from 3P. I hope they pull Tahj in the second half. Team needs to figure out where the scoring is going to come from without him or Mahaffey.

I did not realize terry Weigand retired. I remember ford mentioning how it was nice that he was returning

Pence horrendous at the line

With P4 eliminating conference championships you would also think it would make G6 conference championships games more valuable. Less inventory to compete with that weekend and in theory those games will land better time/channel slots than they would otherwise

Loser mentality. If you actively root against the MAC OOO, you're not allowed to complain about how weak the MAC is the rest of the year.

A win would place Akron in a tie with Duke for the longest active home winning streak in the nation at 32 in a row.

I'm sorry to hear that. Hate that he had this decision made for him. Glad he's going to live a full healthy life though.

Yeah, we've played 7 games in this challenge and are 4-3 in those games. Picked up our first road win of the challenge last week. It's an odd take to say the SB is beneath us when we're not exactly dominating, even at the top. If we were sitting at 6-1 or something like that then yes that argument might carry some weight. If we go on to win our second match-up and sweep next year bringing our record to 7-3 then sure it's a discussion worth having. Even then though it takes two to tango. The conferences most here would want us to play aren't interested in a challenge with the MAC.

Toledo got destroyed on Thursday by Michigan State. Kowalchoke's Toy Rockets were down by 30 before you could blink and ended up losing by 30 because Izzo showed some mercy. Ball State lost by 1 at home to Indiana State. Painful loss for their fan base. Xavier beat EMU last night by 23. NC A&T/Ohio at 1pm EST, Toledo/Marshall at 2pm EST, and Bellarmine/Miami OH at 5pm EST today.

Unbelievably idiotic that schools who don't even sponsor soccer got a vote.

Bizarre. I am assuming that Minnesota sees value in Freeman but wanted to sign someone else to a 2 way deal while he is dealing with an injury. Minn may resign him to a 2 way once he is able to play.

This relegates soccer to continue as a minor sport that cares little about the players health or academics. This proposal was overwhelmingly favored by the schools that took the game seriously.

C'mon he lost the House and the Senate. Quit piling on. 😉

First of the season. Way to go Sam!

GOAL! Sam Bunch!!

I'm so confused.

Why is a new AD “Wanting his own guy” such an improbable reason? It’s the reason most Akron AD’s have been hired for 30 years…to turn around a moribund football program. AD Thomas wanted his own guy, and became enamored with Brookhart during an AD interview with Pitt. JD had mixed results. His biggest downfall wasn’t the opioid issues with 2 players. It was his reliance on “high risk high reward” recruits that mostly flamed out, leaving him with a 3-9 record in his final season. He wanted to make a big leap after his MAC championship, and rolled snake eyes. Couple that with a new AD, and it was adios, JD. Ianello was hired because a new AD had a fetish for Notre Dame guys. He was the biggest jackass I’ve ever met. Tied with Arth for the worst Zips HC ever. Arth was hired because new AD Larry Williams loved Ohio HS catholic school guys. He thought that D3 Tom Arth’s playoff win over Mount Union portended bowl victories for the Zips. Williams paid UT Chattanooga something like $400,000 to buy out Arth’s contract. They still celebrate that day in Chattanooga, and will for years to come. Arth was woefully incapable of leading a D1 football program. Bowden did some good, and bad things. In the end he had some discipline issues and a w/l record that was trending in the wrong direction. Bowden always treated me well. He’s the only ex Zips HC that found employment as a D1 HC afterwards, although it didn’t go great at ULM. Guthrie wanted “his guy”, and couldn’t turn down Joe’s resume. I think Guthrie was a hot garbage AD, but not because of Joe’s hire. That was a no-brainer that just hasn’t panned out. Like Bowden, I think the world of Joe (and Reno and JD - legacy guys from the early 2000’s). It really bums me out that the wins aren’t there. Can anyone win at Akron when the program is so poorly funded? Can any HC generate the funds needed to be competitive at Akron? Being polite, I can only say - I have my doubts.