Blue & Gold

Another good article by GT. http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/george-m-thomas-university-of-akron-basketball-team-peaking-at-the-right-time-1.661471

I'm at the K.e.n.t - NIU game. There MAY be 1000 people here.

Sounds nearly impossible to actually officiate without slow-motion replay.

From the ABJ: "University of Akron men's soccer: Zips' 2016 recruiting class ranked No. 2 in the country according to TopDrawerSoccer." http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/university-of-akron-men-s-soccer-zips-2016-recruiting-class-ranked-no-2-in-country-according-to-topdrawersoccer-com-includes-area-players-alex-mapp-jackson-crawford-1.660565

From the ABJ: "What Does a No-Confidence Vote Mean in Higher Education?" http://www.ohio.com/news/local/what-does-a-no-confidence-vote-mean-in-higher-education-1.660606 Ugh. What a mess.

I've been tremendously excited about Josh since he gave a verbal to the Zips before his junior year of high school. After Josh received 2nd Team All-Ohio D-1 as a freshman at Barberton I was crossing my fingers he'd end up a Zip. It took a bit longer for him to adjust to the speed of the D-1 college game than I thought it would, but man, the way he's played the past two games has surpassed even my highest expectations! Go Zips!

For threeeeee!!! http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/university-of-akron-men-s-basketball-freshman-josh-williams-making-himself-at-home-with-zips-1.660589

Those were two NCAA Tournament quality teams last night. Great game.

Here's a good article from GoZips.com on the football/track dual-sport athletes on the team. Bowden mention he wanted to make this a recruiting niche for UA. http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2015-16/releases/20160205i5s179

http://www.ohio.com/sports/zips/university-of-akron-basketball-cheatham-leads-improving-zips-defense-into-rematch-with-central-michigan-1.659698?cache=18961415304345%252525252fnews%252525252fohio%252525252fcss%252525252fresults%2525252525%25 Great game day story from GT. Focusses on Kwan & his new mindset of focussing on D and playing down low.

I was watching the press conference online & couldn't see any of the highlight videos. A bit disappointed with that.

I think I remember him. He was a senior last year ('14-'15). 5-10 WR, IIRC. Good player, but likely a walk-on for us.

Yeah, Tyler Gilchrist definitely signed with UA. https://twitter.com/HobanAthletics

That's big. Is Anthony Clark still out there?!

Shawn Kirk, a PK from Marlington is a walk-on. He's not on scholly (IIRC), but he was 2nd Team All-Ohio his senior year. He's pretty good.

WR Domonick Holley from East HS signed. 6-2, 175.

I've been checking there as well! I like what FAU did with their twitter feed. Much cooler than ours.

Still holding my breath for Kato Nelson.

Alvin Davis, Jr., S, 5-11, 170, Fort Lauderdale, FL, St. Thomas Aquinas HS

9:50 a.m. via twitter: Montell Jordan, OL, 6-2, 310, Deerfield Beach, FL, Deerfield Beach HS Cedric McCoy, OL, 6-4, 343, Palatka, FL, Ellsworth C.C. Jamal Davis II, LB, 6-3, 230, Canton, OH, McKinley (Pitt transfer) Jaleel Davis, RB, 5-10, 200, Titusville, FL, Titusville HS Davon'te Jest, DL, 6-1, 280, Ocala, FL, Forest HS Brandon Council, OL, 6-4, 340, Tar Heel, NC, West Bladen HS Shawn Featherstone, S, 6-1, 177, Pittsburgh, PA, Penn Hills HS Trevor Brown, OL, 6-5, 275, Clinton, MD, Jireh Prep Edit: Jamal Davis II is a stud. Glad to see Montell Jordan's name. He is a beast & I was disappointed last year when we didn't see his name on LOI Day.

I tried to post in the recruiting forum but was "forbidden." We've had a few bugs due to the upgrade, so I just wanted to see if I could post in this forum. Edit: Yep. Mods may want to take a look at the Football Recruiting forum.

I've noticed over the last few games Kwan's been taking better shots. His 3's have been good shots; no contested fade-away 3-pointers with 20-seconds left on the shot clock. I credit KD sitting his butt on the bench when he was refusing to play down low.

That sucks. Good K.e.n.t + good Akron = great basketball.

I've lost track after 13 pages. Has anyone mentioned 6-4, 300 OL Jovann Letuli? Rivals lists him as a verbal. https://rivals.n.rivals.com/content/prospects/maple/180552

Excellent!