Blue & Gold

Hoping for the proverbial marked improvement from games 1-to-2. Especially from Kato. More Brandon Lee, please. (Stay healthy, little guy.) Having 3 of our best players back won't hurt. Julian Hicks? Still can't believe we started 3 freshmen DB's last week.

Yesterday's print edition of the ABJ had an article -front page, beneath the fold - which stated something like, "Arth era at UA begins with a thud." Or something along those lines. Fair enough. But I couldn't locate the article on Ohio.com.

Wow. And thank you for checking! (I'm out of "Likes" for the day.)

Did someone say 3 of our 4 starting DB's were true freshmen? Is that true? (I did notice true freshman Randy Cochran was a starter.)

Brandon Lee looked good. Love Bubba. I've been a Bubba fan since his junior season at Aurora. Glad to see a local guy perform so well.

Our best DB, our best OL, and our best DL?!

ABJ/GT: Zips to start season with a bang against Illinois

What on earth? UMass was leading Rutgers 21-7. Then Rutgers scored 31 unanswered points... in the second quarter ?

MaxPreps lists his jersey as #11.

We're such a deep team. No Carlo Ritaccio nor Colin Biros in your starting 11, eh?

ABJ/GT: Akron Zips football !&A: Gaining some insight into Illinois ahead of season opener on the road

I wanted to but can't make it. ?

ABJ/GT: There will be no restless nights for Tom Arth ahead of UA coaching debut

Exhilarating ?

Looks like the TE won't be a mere afterthought in the new system. A little surprised seeing Nick Johns @ #2 TE. Good for him. Sure wish Jonah Morris & Julian Hicks weren't banged up. Our current top 3 WR's are proven commodities, but the #2's are all unknowns. [Edit: 2 of the 3 #2's; Boogie Knight's a known home run hitter.] Having said that, I'm excited to see true freshman Michael Mathison in the 2-deep @ WR & @ punt & kickoff return. Nice seeing true freshmen Xavier Gray & Kyshad Mack make the 2-deep! Reggie Corner Jr. starting NB & Bubba #2 Inside LB. They moved Jalen Hooks from S to CB & he won the starting job. When he & Lubin (#2 CB) are on the field at the same time we've got some impressive height at CB. Alvin Davis? Not so much. Lol. He'll just have to settle with being the best player on the field. Lol.

ABJ: Zips looking to weaponize wide receiving corps

ABJ: Zips' defensive success could depend on leaders stepping up Article focuses on John Lako & Alvin Davis, while also mentioning Shawn Featherstone & Josh Ward.