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Huh?

Just tuned in but there's only 2:50 remaining in the game. How'd Gavin look?

You'd really think so. This has perplexed me for 25 years.

And have failed the community. And have failed themselves.

I'm digging all the linemen. The game's won and lost in the trenches.

I'm an oppressed and broken-spirited ABJ reader so THANK YOU, CAPTAIN!!!

BIG get. 3-star hometown boy. These are the guys we need staying home!

Yeah, the zipper was invented in Akron. So it's definitely an old-school nickname. But I like it, it's unique & reflects the community. Zippy the kangaroo came about via a student mascot contest, what, 50-some years ago? I don't have time to google it this a.m. Zippy won sort of as a joke - ala Yale's fight song "Boola Boola." He's a funny mascot who is wimpy, utterly non-threatening & usually runs away from the other teams' mascots. He's a comical mascot, not to be taken seriously. Again, love it. Though Zippy has a pouch, Zippy was always considered a male until recently, when someone pointed out only female kangaroos have pouches. Lol. Now sometimes Zippy's called a "she." Whatever. But it kinda spoils the non-threatening wimpy-ness of Zippy if he's morphed into a female. It throws a politically incorrect curveball at his harmless, wimpy schtick. Another mascot shouldn't want to beat up on a girl. Lol. It ruins the inside joke.

Concerning the D... We look to be stacked like pancakes at DB and DE. But I'm pretty concerned that it looks like we've only got 4 viable DT's: Brock Boxen 6-3, 290 Ibrahima Camara 6-3, 285 Darius Copeland 6-1 275 (though he got pushed around a lot last year) Brennan Williams 6-1 285 (& he hasn't played much thus far in his career) DeAndre Brimage will likely be redshirted. We can't afford an injury at DT. It could derail the season. (Is it strange that we have 18 OL but only 4 DT's?) At LB, we moved two of our best looking prospects to DE: Jamal Davis ii 6-4, 235 Josh Ward 6-2, 240 Though we've got the MAC preseason DPOY in UGIII, this leaves us awfully inexperienced at LB.

Great article! ?

@Balsy, pretty sure you've got a mistake in the above list. Penn Trafford isn't a person, it's the name of DT Logan Hawkins' school.

Is that a school record or TE record? Anyhow, dude's built like The Incredible Hulk.

I'd love to see a throwback w/ the "Moving A." The old gold pants & helmets w/ the Moving A logo were the uni's the Zips were wearing when I first began following the team. I remember being ticked off when they changed the colors to yellow.

Ohio.com The Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association questioned the apparent lack of certification. "Today, the way liability is, if you're not certified by an accredited organization you're walking on thin ice," Executive Director Chuck Stiggins told the website. "Lawsuits could be $20 million-$30 million dollars. I can't imagine hiring someone without the appropriate credentials."

Whoa. True frosh Andre Williams had a sweet 1-handed grab. Nice seeing him come out strong like that; he'll be playing with a lot of confidence.

Both Firestone & the HOF inductions are happening this week, so hopefully coverage will pick up next week?

Ohio dot com: UA men's basketball - new players & new coaches get acquainted in summer workouts An in-depth, yet exhilarating piece. GT is truly a master of weaving a narrative.

Ohio dot com: Defense hopes to bounce back to 2015 form after injury-plagued 2016

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Yeah, disappointing two-day stretch. Keye Thompson is the Barberton LB. Seems like a really nice kid & is one heck of a LB. With the recent local success I thought we had a great shot at landing him.

Thanks so much for the interviews!

New Commit: OL Ben Phillis, 6'5", 300 lbs., Trinity Area HS, Washington, PA

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New commit: OT Vincent Fonte, 6'4", 303 lbs., Copley.