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Coach was less than thrilled with how they played in the closed scrimmage. Who did they scrimmage?

6-2, 230 LB Rough looking hombre. Wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley. JCGridiron ranked him as the #2 JUCO ILB preseason.

I think you're spot on, LZip. As far as I can tell he's only picked up offers from Mercer and Stetson, so, no offense to him, but it doesn't look like we're missing out here. Though his tape is top notch; dude's a real football player. I'm sure he'll excel at a lower level.

They're only playing a handful of intra-squad scrimmages. So it hasn't intrigued me at all. I would have gone to a game or two if they were playing other schools.

Irons & Norrils.

Actually, the game should be kicking off just in time to spoil your lunch break.

Arth is far superior to Ianello. Ianello was both incompetent and arrogant. Simply an atrocious combination.

Yes, another "opportunity." So exciting.

November Tuesday night MACtion featuring the hapless Zips. Attendance = <1500.

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I'd love to see WVU miss the MAC tourney their last year in the league.

How about 3 minutes INTO the 3rd quarter?

Shots & SOG were similar, but it really felt like Akron was in complete control the whole time.

2023 VERBAL COMMITMENTS SIGNED: Kameron Cheatom, DE, 6-4, 225, Brashear HS, Pittsburgh, PA, Rivals Profile SIGNED: Conner Cravaack, TE, 6-5, 220, Madeira HS, Cincinnati, OH, Rivals profile Senior Year Highlights SIGNED: Bruno Dall, DE, 6-8, 230, St. Stanislaus HS, Bay St. Louis, MS, Rivals Profile, Season Highlights SIGNED: Jayvin James, OL, 6-6, 270, Blanche Ely HS, Pompano Beach, FL, Rivals Profile SIGNED: Terray Jones, DL, 6-1, 290, Transfer from Tennessee State University SIGNED: Zayden Laing-Taylor, CB, 6-0, 185, Miami Central HS, Miami, FL, Rivals profile Senior Year Highlights SIGNED: Lorenzo Lingard, RB, 6-0, 210, Transfer from U. of Florida SIGNED: Jean Louis III, WR, 5-9, 185, Canarsie HS, Middle Village, NY, Rivals profile Senior Year Highlights SIGNED: Jonas Mann, OL, 6-8, 295, Pickerington North HS, Pickerington, OH, Rivals profile SIGNED: Marcus Moore, DT, 6-3, 310, Massillon Washington HS, Massillon, OH, Rivals profile Mid-season Highlights SIGNED: Adrian Norton, WR, 6-1, 195, Stebbins HS, Dayton, OH, Rivals profile Mid-season Highlights Senior Year Highlights SIGNED: Darius Owens, S, 6-0, 175, South Gwinnett HS, Snellville, GA, Rivals profile Mid-season Highlights Senior Year Highlights SIGNED: Ahmad Rabah, DE, 6-5, 215, Transfer from American International College SIGNED: Melvin Spriggs, LB, 6-3, 215, St. Michael the Archangel HS, Fredericksburg, VA, Rivals Profile, Season Highlights SIGNED: Steele Wassel, QB, 6-4, 210, Choctaw HS, Choctaw, OK, Rivals profile SIGNED: Catrell White, CB, 5-10, 175, Erasmus Hall HS, Brooklyn, NY, Rivals profile LATE SIGNING PERIOD VERBAL COMMITMENTS: SIGNED: Joey Hunter, CB, 6-1, 200, Transfer from University of South Carolina SIGNED: David Jester, S, 6-3, 195, Homestead HS, Homestead, FL SIGNED: Delvin Morris, OL, 6-5, 285, Caldwell HS, Caldwell, TX hudl highlights SIGNED: Ben Frank, OL, 6-5, 310, Transfer from Hobart College, NY SIGNED: Terrence Thomas, S, 6-0, 190, Transfer from Purdue University SIGNED: Paul Davis, WR, 6-0, 185, Hart Co. HS, Bowman, GA SIGNED: Judson Tallandier, S, 6-2, 190, Transfer from Pitt SIGNED: Antonio Smith, DL, 6-5, 240, Transfer from New Mexico Military Institute SIGNED: CJ Nunnally, DL, 6-4, 245, Transfer from Independence CC, Independence, Kansas SIGNED: Gage Summers, LB, 6-0, 230, Transfer from Riverside City College, CA SIGNED: LaJoshua Jackson, DE, 6-4, 250, Transfer from East Mississippi CC SIGNED: Silas Proby, CB, 5-11, 175, Transfer from Reedley College, CA SIGNED: AJ George, OL, 6-6, 300, Transfer from University of Cincinnati SIGNED: Drake Anderson, RB, 5-10, 200, Transfer from University of Arizona SIGNED: Lama Lavea, DT, 6-0, 300, Transfer from New Mexico State University SIGNED: Keon Kindred, OL, 6-5, 285, Transfer from the University of Maryland SIGNED: Joshua Blanchard, OL, 6-5, 310, Transfer from USF SIGNED: Tyler Carter, DL, 6-2, 300, Transfer from Fullerton College, CA SIGNED: Tahj Bullock, QB, 6-4, 225, Transfer from Virginia Tech SIGNED: Shammond Cooper, LB, 6-3, 235, Transfer from the University of Illinois SIGNED: Phaizon Wilson, WR, 6-3, 215, Transfer from Grambling State University SIGNED: Jacob Newell, TE, 6-5, 245, Transfer from Arizona State University VERBAL: Josh Castro, OL, 6-4, 305, Transfer from California Lutheran University VERBAL: Kabbash Richards, DE, 6-5, 245, Transfer from East Mississippi CC CLASS BREAKDOWN Total Commits: 39 Offense: 17 QB: 2 (Wassel, Bullock) RB: 2 (Lingard, Anderson) WR: 4 (Louis III, Norton, Davis, Wilson) TE: 2 (Cravaack, Newell) OL: 7 (James, Mann, Morris, Frank, George, Kindred, Blanchard) Defense: 22 DT: 4 (Jones, Moore, Lavea, Carter) DE: 7 (Cheatom, Dall, Rabbah, Smith, Nunnally, Jackson, Richards) LB: 3 (Spriggs, Summers, Cooper) CB: 4 (Laing-Taylor, White, Hunter, Proby) S: 4 (Owens, Jester, Thomas, Talliander) Specialists: 0 P/K: 0 (We're guessing Owen Wiley, Joey Castle, and Dante Jackson are preferred walk-ons.) LS: 0 (We're guessing Drew Nicholson is a preferred walk-on.) Walk-Ons: 9 Jax Smith, 6-0, 190, WR, Choctaw HS, Choctaw, OK Grant Edgington, OL, 6-4, 270, Madeira HS, Cincinnatti, OH Aiden Diaz, TE, 6-3, 225, Shaker Heights HS, Shaker Heights, OH Langston Ragland, DL, 6-5, 225, Westerville Central HS, Westerville, OH Drew Nicolson, LS, 6-1, 205, Corona del Sol HS, Tempe, AZ Owen Wiley, K, 5-11, 165, Avon Lake HS, Avon Lake, OH, Rivals Profile Joey Castle, P/K, 6-3, 195, Norwin HS, North Huntington, PA Dante Jackson, P/K, 6-0, 195, Transfer from Butte CC, CA Ridge Howard, LB, 6-2, 225, Elkhart, IN These verbal commits never signed LOI's: Maurice Long, OL, 6-6, 285, South Point HS, South Point, OH, Rivals profile Joshua Bowen, LB, 6-2, 210, Dillard HS, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Rivals profile Mid-season Highlights Senior Year Highlights

Well, this hurts. This guy's tape is fantastic. He's a wrecking ball. *Initial post updated 😪

Now word on the street is the Sun Belt is also interested in brining in JMU & ODU. Unfortunately, they would fit geographically and make sense as a "couple." The Sun Belt is kicking our ass. On ZN.o we've been talking about JMU to the MAC for a few years now. They should already be a member school. Why is MAC leadership NEVER proactive? 😡😡😡

You'd think so. Be proactive. I'd love to have seen Marshall back in the MAC, but, whatever. Does it really matter? That increases the likelihood that WKU would accept an invitation. I'm still for bringing in JMU.

I like Script Akron as an accessorizing logo to the Z. As a main logo? Most high schools try harder. And compared to the gorgeous, multi-combination football uniforms we’ve had the last handful of years, our new Nike’s SUCK BALLS.