Dr Z

Food for thought. Last year Alvin played corner in a scrimmage. After the scrimmage I asked coach Bowden "Alvin at corner?", coach Bowden "yeah, we were a little short at DB today, Alvin is such a good football player, he can play any position in the secondary" Yesterday at corner, Alvin made two knockdown plays. He has such great instincts. Keep in mind the Zips have moved to a 3-4 base defense. In the sixth photo from the bottom, you will see Jonathan Neeley. Jonathan has been moved from the offensive line, to the defensive line. Dylan Meeks has also been moved to the defensive line.

Here are a few images from today's practice. CK will have some notes in the next 24 hrs, then I'll add a few things that I observed. You will notice a few (three if you're observant) position changes in the photos. Keep in mind, the staff is trying things out early. Blue is offense, white is defense, quarterbacks are in gold now, and the red are injuries.

I got to speak to Jamal at practice this morning, as you can imagine he was incredibly happy with his combine. He has 13 private workouts scheduled with teams already. He will not work out at Akron's proday, which is scheduled for 8 am Friday the 22nd. Most teams are telling him that they envision him playing outside linebacker. He is very optimistic about his draft position from what he is being told.

Kentucky is a great away game for Akron fans, Kentucky football fans are FUN! Great deal imo.

Hope to pound them by 50+

Defensive rating or defensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure an individual player's efficiency at preventing the other team from scoring points. It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver. The formula is: Defensive Player Rating = (Players Steals*Blocks) + Opponents Differential= 1/5 of possessions - Times blown by + Deflections * OAPDW( Official Adjusted Players Defensive Withstand . This stat can't be influenced by the defense of a player's teammates. Source Teamrankings.com

Did the Zips recruiting the correct "areas" this year? Georgia (8), Ohio (6), Florida (3), California (2), Iowa (1), North Carolina (1), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (1)

The staff can not mention names if they are not signed, so there are no specifics. But coach Arth did mention they will explore grad transfers if it is a fit. It was also mentioned there are more walk-ons that will be added, only paperwork was holding up officially announcing them. Stay tuned...

This is only part of the press conference (recorded by George). Questions answered in this edit of the press conference include: • Xavier Gray • Peter Hayes-Patrick • Players that fit • Defensive backs

2019 Akron Football National Letter of Intent Signees Name Pos. Elig. Ht. Wt. Hometown | High School | Previous School Randy Cochran, Jr. DB Fr. 6-0 175 Doraville, Ga. | Norcross Jordan Daniels OL Fr. 6-5 275 Huntersville, N.C. | North Mecklenburg Adetutu Daranijo $ DB Fr. 5-10 200 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | St. Thomas Aquinas Zach Gibson QB Fr. 6-3 215 Alpharetta, Ga. | Johns Creek Xavior Gray OL Fr. 6-9 315 Massillon, Ohio | Jackson Peter Hayes-Patrick RB Fr. 6-0 204 Orlando, Fla. | Winter Park Caleb Herring OL Fr. 6-7 320 Lakewood, Ohio | St. Edward Daniel Lavelle DL Fr. 6-4 260 Forsyth, Ga. | Mary Persons Quevan Lawson LB Fr. 6-4 225 Ashburn, Ga. | Turner County Kyshad Mack DB Fr. 6-1 200 Massillon, Ohio | Massillon Washington Michael Mathison WR Fr. 5-10 175 Covington, Ga. | Newton Tyson McDonald DB Fr. 6-2 195 Corona, Calif. | Eleanor Roosevelt Owen Murphy OL Fr. 6-6 270 Cleveland, Ohio | St. Ignatius Julian Richardson LB Fr. 6-2 210 Albany, Ga. | Westover Kyle Romenick P Fr. 6-2 220 Fort Mill, S.C. | Fort Mill Michael Scott $ LB Jr. 6-3 230 Tallahassee, Fla. | North Florida Christian | Iowa Western CC Keyshawn Swanson DB Fr. 5-11 180 Pensacola, Fla. | West Florida Corey Thomas, Jr. DB Fr. 6-5 200 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Penn Hills Jarred Uran LB Fr. 6-2 195 Cincinnati, Ohio | La Salle Kevin Walls WR Fr. 6-6 215 Westlake, Ohio | Westlake AJ Watts DB Fr. 6-1 208 Columbus, Ga. | Carver Demetrick Watts II LB Jr. 6-3 230 Riverside, Calif. | Hillcrest | Humboldt State Bryce Wilson DL Fr. 6-3 275 Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview $ Mid-year enrollee 2019 Akron Football Walk-on Commitments Name Pos. Elig. Ht. Wt. Hometown | High School Ryan Beckman OL Fr. 6-3 305 Avon Lake, Ohio | Avon Lake Nick Demchuk QB Fr. 6-3 200 Cleveland, Ohio | Benedictine Noah Garrett P Fr. 6-3 175 Mentor, Ohio | Mentor Taylor Griffin RB Fr. 5-11 195 Strongsville, Ohio | Strongsville Jory Mattox OL Fr. 6-3 290 Massillon, Ohio | Massillon Washington Jordan Maul DL Fr. 6-4 325 Steubenville, Ohio | Central Catholic Tank McClendon OL Fr. 5-11 270 Lima, Ohio | Lima Senior Mason McMillen LB Fr. 5-11 200 Wadsworth, Ohio | Wadsworth Shawn Naim WR Fr. 6-4 195 Rocky River, Ohio | Lutheran West Alex Robarge OL Fr. 6-5 325 Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Kenston Connor Shell LB Fr. 6-1 190 Bay Village, Ohio | Bay Village

Adetutu went to the same high school (Saint Thomas Aquinas) as Alvin Davis.

Glad to see we are still recruiting players in Florida. ??? BY STATE Ohio (4) Florida (3) Georgia (2)

ESPN+ suggestion: If you are a boxing fan (I used to be), watch the Teofimo Lopez / Diego Magdaleno fight. It was last night, I just watched it this morning.

GoZips Dot Com lists the following: Brian Cochran. Defensive Line Coach Chris Cook. Tight Ends | Offensive Tackles Coach Shelton Felton. Inside Linebackers Coach Chris Hurd Special Teams Coordinator Oscar Rodriguez, Jr. Secondary Coach Tommy Zagorski Offensive Line Coach Ben Murphy. Director of Football Operations Scott Aligo Director of Player Personnel

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Through a Players' Eyes by Zach Guiser Click above link for full article...."During my senior year, I had to end my playing career only three games into the season. For the remainder of the season, I would walk out on the field in my jersey for the coin toss, then throw on a headset in the booth or on the sidelines and act as an extra coach. It was during this time period that I realized how much perspective matters. I discovered how seeing things as an active member on the field is entirely different from the view you get as an engaged viewer on the outside. From the sidelines, you cannot fully grasp the physical, mental, and emotional toll that the game/practice takes on the players. The most alarming fact was how quickly I forgot what it felt like. In only a few short weeks, I had almost completely lost the ability to empathize with what my teammates were going through."

ESPN+ also has NHL (about 8 games a week) and MLB (last year it was about one game a night).

City of Akron ranked 185th best city for football fans by Adam McCann, a financial writer. Source: WalletHub

For members still on the fence about espn+, anybody not happy with their subscription? I like it and recommend. Good content, well organized. On the flip side, if anybody is thinking of subscribing to what used to be PGA Live, now NBC Sports Gold, wait a year. Not sure why the PGA decided to do this, I'm sure it has to do with cost, but the new app has a ways to go to add entertainment and value that espn+ offers.