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https://gozips.com/news/2019/4/23/akron-football-to-participate-in-akrons-draft-day-experience-on-saturday.aspx The University of Akron football will participate in the City of Akron’s celebration of the Draft Day Experience on Saturday, April 27, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Lock 3 (200 South Main Street). The Zips will join City officials in announcing a 2019 NFL Draft pick on Day 3 live during the national telecast as a part of the NFL’s 13 original cities. Akron’s head coach Tom Arth and Director of Athletics Larry Williams, both former NFL players, are slated to participate. At Lock 3, fans will be treated to big screen television coverage as well as games, inflatables, and food trucks. The event is FREE.

http://verbalcommits.com/players/jonathan-dos-anjos

This guy is just a twitter draft guy, but his takes are usually well thought out and rational.

Staff has been working their butt off on the recruiting trail per twitter. Wonder when we'll get the first commit of the class?

Good for Utomi.

My thoughts on yesterday: The weather was awesome. I actually got a little sunburned. It was nice to be on campus/show the girlfriend around. The surplus sale was a let down compared to prior years. Same shoes as last year., generic shirts they give out for free, tight workout shirt I'd never wear in public. They did seem to have a nice jersey selection if you were looking to grab one of those. Agree with clark re: the grab bags. I picked up 3 and got the same For Pete's Sake purple shirt, new rew run, and Detroit Roo Crew shirt in each of them. Along with 365 branded sunglasses, a zips head band, and a Matthew Wilson bobblehead. I mean you definitely get your money's worth, but some variance would've been nice. I liked seeing the coaches in action during the drills. I basically have zero thoughts on the players. I did have to leave at 1 so maybe I missed some of the action, but by that time there were about 10 live-action 11 on 11 reps in total. The only comments I unfortunately have is that the Mount Union transfer does look like he can contribute. I know yesterday was advertised as being a bit different than your average spring game, but I wish there was more 11 on 11s. Maybe most of the time after I left was just that.

Also another one. Duke fans seem to think they have a chance at getting Utomi

Williams was the leading scorer and rebounder on last year's team.

I saw the highlights and thought #41 might have been Abe Alce, so i'd agree that it looks like Deltron has bulked up some!

I've liked seeing the posts about all of the players going out and inviting faculty to the practice. Arth seems to get it...

Nice read on how conferences benefit from tourney success. Makes you contemplate rooting for your conference foes a little more! https://www.crainscleveland.com/kevin-kleps-blog/ncaa-tournament-win-worth-millions-which-can-mean-windfall-likes-mac-and-horizon?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow

I find it interesting that, per his tweet, he was transferring due to family health but ended up 443 miles farther away from home (Fort Lauderdale). He must have some family in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

GT gonna GT

I'm glad Buffalo had some success the past 2 years. Makes the MAC look better. Is Oats going to be there long term? Seems like right now is a pivotal point for him to make that decision. He loses a lot and could end up costing himself a lot of $$$ if he stays and isn't able to at least replicate recent success. I have trouble seeing him there next year, IMO.

Do you have a link? I can't seem to find anything on this.

Buffalo kicking Hurley's ass. Wow.

KD made more than that (with bonuses) his last year here, and he obviously achieved much less.

You might want to look at how many players have transferred out of Duquesne since KD got there. Nature of the beast in a transition period. KD left on his own, was the highest paid coach in the MAC, and might as well have had a lifetime contract. Enough with acting like it was Williams' fault.

Always been a big fan of Utomi, but I can admit he didn't step up the way I thought he would this year. Still hurts. I hope we get some good news, and soon. Tough to feel good about our program when we are losing likely our best player.

Ugh....

The updates on Alvin are very encouraging. I saw corner as the biggest hole on the team coming into the season, but never really thought moving him there would be an option. Glad he has looked just as effective there. Probably a good thing for both the team and himself honestly, as I'd think he has a better chance at the next level at CB than S, due to his size. Maybe I was mistaken, but I always looked at him at the "QB" of the defense back there at S. He was an active communicator. I wonder who is going to assume that role.

Let's hope Matt does some lobbying for UA for the Chris Livingston recruitment. Hell of a player!

Many good, rational thoughts, IMO so far. I took a peak and just realized we finished the season with only 8 scholarship players Utomi, Ivey, Cheese, Banks, Poke, LCJ, Riak, and Roscoe. Williams sitting out, Toles injured, Gueye a waste, Marc transferring, and Sayles injured. I think if we're being fair, that isn't a lot to work with. Sure Groce is partly at fault. I saw the biggest need this year to be back up PG, consistent big man play, and a knock down 3 pt shooter. to create room for others. Do any of our newcomers give us that? I still hold out faith that one of Poke/Sayles/Riak can be at least a solid, consistent 5. It seems like Reece and Xerious can contribute to the inside game as well based on highlights. Williams is also a 3pt threat. Him, Utomi, and LCJ collectively may be able to get the job done in that regard even if we don't have a Kretz or McAdams level shooter. I firmly believe LCJ and Utomi are better than what they shot this season. I'm pretty high on Mikal Dawson and think Ali Ali is in line for a redshirt. I see the core of our team next year being LCJ, Utomi, Cheese, and Williams. LCJ flashed in the OOC and seemed to come along better towards the end of the season. He will always have to deal with his size, but he was also adjusting to "moving up" this year. If he can make smarter decisions and starts to shoot better, which i feel he can, I feel comfortable with him the next 2 seasons. Cheese is an off-ball guard, not a PG 2019-2020: PG: LCJ/?? SG: Cheese/Banks/Roscoe/Toles SF: Utomi/Dawson/Ali Ali (redshirt) PF: Williams/Reece C: Riak/Sayles/Poke It seems clear to me where we can afford to lose someone and where we need to fill a hole. This season probably didn't meet a lot of our expectations. I still feel confident in Groce, but he needs able to get next year's squad to be MAC competitors, barring unforeseen circumstances. We need a true backup PG and i think we're on the right track.