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Here's a guy that said "I want to goto MArshall because they win championships". But he comes to Arkon wins a championship and then leaves cause he is not starting. That does not sound like a team player!!!

I think if JD really thought the Zips needed him last week he would have played. He should be ready to go full tilt come Saturday. If he just has a sore muscle than they can make that go away for a few hours......

Please calm down so Can't beat a bad Miami team coming off a big loss and then beat a really bad BG team with a Frosh QB. Can't gets killed by Minnesota team that the Zips could beat at the Rubber Bowl. And an Army team that will win 5 or 6 games this year.The Zips will be ready. Jarivs will get some yards but nothing huge so the flushes QB will have to try to win the game. Not going to happen. And then we will see how great that Can't Pass defense aganist Arthur, Harvey and the gang really is.Zips roll big time!!!!!

For 9.99 you can watch it on gozips.comor on mac-sports.comIf you have DSL or better the quailty is pretty good.

Rajek's heart on a new team Zips receiver learned football as foreign-exchange student Friday, September 22, 2006Elton AlexanderPlain Dealer Reporter Viktor Rajek is about to fulfill another dream. On Saturday, he will wear his No. 82 Akron Zips jersey for the first time in the team's home opener against North Texas. Rajek, a native of Pezinok, Slovakia, picked up the sport playing eight-man football as a junior foreign-exchange student at Freedom High School in Oklahoma. As a senior, he returned to Slovakia and paid to play football on a club team. Then, after having taken up bobsledding on a dare from his father, he competed for Slovakia at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. Now listed at 6-4, 216 pounds, Rajek is a freshman walk-on wide receiver for the Zips and hopes to earn a scholarship either at Akron or somewhere else down the road. Akron coach J.D. Brookhart is not expecting Rajek to be the next Antonio Gates, but he is still impressed with Rajek's passion and the will to play and to learn. "I think it's a great story," Brookhart said. "You talk about appreciating things. This kid walked in, saw his name on his locker and started crying. He couldn't believe it. He had to pay to play football [in Slovakia], had to wash his own uniform. He couldn't believe it here." Freedom High eight-man football wasn't much better. The Oklahoma high school currently has an enrollment of about 30 and does not have football anymore. After he graduated from Freedom, Rajek started training for the Olympic bobsled. He went to Italy as an alternate on the two-man sled, but wound up as a brakeman for one team and a pusher for the other. Rajek's four-man team finished 20th overall; his two-man team was 25th. After the Olympics, Rajek, 22, came back to the United States, hoping to get a toehold into professional sports. "I wanted so badly to be in the United States to play professional sports," he said. "I love NHL, NBA, NFL, all the professional sports. Our kids, like American kids, are watching ESPN at home. I kept dreaming about this. Watching TV, watching football all the time, reading books about football. "After the Olympics, I worked on how to get into college. I got a contact from a guy from Denver. I wanted to go to any college in the states. I wanted him to help me to tell me if I'm capable of playing college football or not." Rajek sent him tapes showing him running and jumping. Then Rajek, who had a friend training for the NHL in Colorado, joined him to train. "I had to pay for everything," he said. "Tough, very tough." He also began looking for a college home. "I wanted to go to junior college first," Rajek said. "I looked at going to Louisiana. But then coach Brookhart heard about me, and I agreed to come see the school. I was amazed. It was a dream, and I was living a dream." Brookhart, a native of Colorado, credits an old friend with telling him of Rajek. "He took a trip [to Akron], liked it, then took the bus back to Colorado," Brookhart said. "We just worked it out and he's got basically a year to see if he can make it." According to Brookhart, Rajek has been the scout team player of the week about every week and is challenging for a second-team spot on special teams. "I think he could eventually help us in some areas," Brookhart said. "He can run, and he'll hit you." To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: ealexander@plaind.com, 216-999-4253 Source LINK© 2006 The Plain Dealer© 2006 cleveland.com All Rights Reserved.

Those are great. Thanks for the laughs.

Nice work DR. Z!!!!!! Now could you work on the ABJ.

I noticed on the depth chart Jose was not #3 at TE. Is he going ot be redshirted this year? ANybody got the scoop?

I read on the game note for the Norht Texas game that Matt hurt his back in warm ups before the CMU game.Stec was a placekicker in highschool why not give him a shot.

I only see them playing Reed if Dennis is out for the year which I don't think he will be. Wlaker and Mcmillion should fill the void.

On the INT in the endzone he had the back on the swing pass wide open. But instead he forced it into a WR he never looked off of.

I sent then an email I want my money back. Plus I will be calling the webmaster on campus monday morning. And I am going to call my credit card company to undo my charges.

If you can see the video link than it is free.....I am fraking pissed off.

This looks to be your only chance to watch the Zips....Watch Zips Here

Source Link HEREThere are many more stories to read here.Zips zap WolfpackThe 1-yard touchdown run by the Zips' Dennis Kennedy completes a wild finish at Carter-Finley Stadium. The lack of a review on the final play leaves Wolfpack coach Chuck Amato at a loss Chip Alexander, Staff WriterRALEIGH - In many ways, it was one of the wildest, wackiest games played at Carter-Finley Stadium in many a year, a game filled with big plays and bonehead plays, savage defensive hits and careless defensive gaffes, mindless penalties and clutch touchdowns.It ended with Akron scoring on the last play to upset N.C. State 20-17 on Saturday, with the winning Zips joyously streaming up one tunnel to their locker room while Wolfpack coach Chuck Amato raced up another after the game officials.Amato said he wasn't mad at the referees. He just wanted an official explanation.The Zips, trailing 17-14, reached the NCSU 1 with a last-gasp drive after the Pack had taken the lead with 1:07 to play on Marcus Stone's 11-yard pass to freshman Jamelle Eugene. Just 3.5 seconds were left when Akron used its last timeout.Time for one play. Go for a chip-shot field goal and force overtime or go for the win?Akron went for the win, and running back Dennis Kennedy, who already had scored two TDs on short runs, was called on again. Kennedy was hit short of the 1-yard line but bulled forward and stretched the ball over the goal line as the ACC crew of officials signaled a touchdown.The officials the ran off the field as a shocked crowd of 56,103 began to boo when replays of the run were shown on the video boards.Did Kennedy's elbow first touch the turf before the ball crossed the goal line? Was the play being reviewed? That's what Amato wanted to know.Amato could not challenge the call because NCSU was out of timeouts. If the play is to be reviewed by an ACC official in the press box, a buzzer is used to notify the referees on the field."I was told there was not a buzzer," Amato said.Most of the Pack players insisted it shouldn't have come down to a review. State (1-1) twice grabbed the lead in the fourth quarter, only to have the Zips (1-1), the Mid-American Conference champions last year, stream down the field for rapid-fire touchdowns."We can't complain about it," linebacker Pat Lowery said. "We should have stopped 'em on the last play of the game. That would have solved everything."Stone, who passed for 36 yards in the opener against Appalachian State, was wildly erratic in the first three quarters against the Zips. The junior then did a Peyton Manning impersonation in the fourth, hitting nine of 10 passes for 135 yards and two TDs."That's just the nature of the game," Stone said. "Sometimes, you [don't] come out on fire and you have to build that rhythm."Akron's Luke Getsy also was inconsistent much of the day. But the senior guided the Zips 96 yards on six plays for one fourth-quarter score, fueled by a 63-yard pass to freshman receiver David Harvey, then had two completions and runs of 14 and 10 yards in the last TD march."That quarterback ... is one of the most composed I've seen," said Lowery, a fifth-year senior.Getsy, sacked four times and chased many other times, was 12-of-31 for 243 yards. An intentional-grounding penalty against Getsy did cost the Zips 29 yards in the third quarter. That set up good field position for State to get its first points on John Deraney's 42-yard field goal.Trailing 7-3, the Pack took its first lead on Stone's 20-yard scoring pass to Darrell Blackman with 10:46 left. A poor center snap on the first play of the possession resulted in a 22-yard loss, but Stone later hit flanker John Dunlap for 21 yards on a third-and-17 play.State then partially blocked an Akron punt -- the second time its punt-rush team got a piece of a John Stec kick. The Wolfpack moved to the Akron 4 and faced fourth-and-1 with 7:41 to play.At that point, State's defense seemingly was in control. The Zips had negative offensive yardage in the third period as the Pack shut down Kennedy's running -- the sophomore had 94 of his 117 yards in the first half -- and continued to pressure Getsy.After a timeout, Stone ran an option play to his left, only to have linebacker Kevin Grant stop him inches short of the first down."They made a heckuva play," Stone said. "I felt like I had it, but the spot was short."Amato refused to second-guess his decision. No gamble, he said."If I had to do the fourth-and-1 over again, I'd do the same thing," he said. "In my wildest dreams, I never would have thought they could have gone 96 [yards]. And they did."But the Pack responded again. A scrambling Stone flipped a short pass to tailback Toney Baker, who turned it into a 26-yard gain. Then, on fourth-and-5 from the 11, Stone first looked over the middle, then hit Eugene with a swing pass for the TD.State was called for a 15-yard celebration penalty after the score -- an undisciplined mistake. After the kickoff, Akron had the ball at its 33. Getsy quickly passed for 31 yards, and the Zips were on their way to victory."Some game," Amato said. "Our kids are hurting. But you know what? I think we have a good football team, I really do."Staff writer Chip Alexander can be reached at 829-8945 or chipa@newsobserver.com.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Dennis Kennedy's third 1-yard touchdown run – on the last play of the game – capped a frantic fourth quarter and lifted Akron to a 20-17 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday.The Zips (1-1) took advantage of an unsportsmanlike conduct call on the Wolfpack after Marcus Stone's 11-yard scoring pass to Jamelle Eugene with 1:07 remaining. The 15-yard penalty moved the kickoff back and allowed Akron to return the ball to its own 33.Luke Getsy completed two passes totaling 42 yards to Jabari Arthur, down to the Wolfpack 25. Following an incompletion, Getsy scrambled 14 yards to the N.C. State 11, then added a 10-yard dash to the 1 with 3.5 seconds remaining.On the next play, Kennedy nudged the ball across the goal line just before his knee hit the ground. The Wolfpack (1-1) were out of time outs and unable to challenge the call.Stone's 20-yard scoring pass to Darrell Balckman with 10:46 left gave the Wolfpack their first lead at 10-7 with 10:46 left.Kennedy scored on a 1-yard run with 5:18 left to play to cap a 96-yard drive that came after the Akron defense stopped Stone on a fourth-and-1 at the Zips 4. That gave Akron a 14-10 lead, but the Wolfpack had one more rally left, scoring on Stone's pass to Eugene.Akron took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter following an N.C. State fumble. Kennedy threw a 24-yard option pass to Getsy, then ran it in for the score with 10:33 left before the half.N.C. State's John Deraney kicked a 42-yard field goal in the third quarter for its first score.Click Here for Source

It is going to be hot so the Zips will need all the depth they have. The Zips D-Line will be the big force and control the line of scrimmage.Zips win 35 - 21.Kennedy pulls in the first of many 100 yard games.

What is your sons number. We all want to root for him once he hits the playing field. Thanks for the inside scoop on the stadium.

I will be posting all articles found for the upcoming game vs. NC State. Of course these will be out of town papers becuase the Beacon still does not cover the Zips.A.J. Carr and Robbi Pickeral, Staff WritersFor N.C. State's secondary, this is the week to get some picks -- or get burned.Akron's Zips are coming to Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday with quarterback Luke Getsy, a gifted passer who likes to throw the football.A 6-2, 220-pound senior, Getsy threw for 3,455 yards in 2005, including a 455-yard performance in a Motor City Bowl loss to Memphis.And Getsy will be zipping it again on Saturday. That means Wolfpack linemen need to turn up the pass rush another notch after turning in an impressive, four-sack performance against Appalachian State.The defense earned plaudits from coach Chuck Amato. So did the special teams sparked by punter/place-kicker John Deraney.State needs more of the same in those areas and also need to keep penalties to a minimum, which it did against ASU (3 infractions).Offensively, Andre Brown flushed some razzle running (125 yards), but the Pack didn't dazzle in the air, partly by design. Quarterback Marcus Stone passed only 13 times for 36 yards, but likely will have to team up with receivers more to keep opponents from stacking to stop the run.But run or pass, it doesn't matter to Amato, who says "we want to do whatever it takes to win."A.J. CARRSo much for that improved defense.North Carolina on Saturday began this football season right where it left off last November -- getting run over on the ground.After allowing Rutgers sophomore Ray Rice to rush for 201 yards, perhaps it's fitting that UNC must redeem itself by facing Virginia Tech -- the team that ran the Tar Heels out of a bowl berth in the finale last season."Any time you feel like you have a good defense and you play like that, it's very disappointing,'' UNC coach John Bunting said Sunday. "And hopefully, we can avenge ourselves next week against Virginia Tech because if we don't, it will be a long game. Or in this case, really, it'll be a short game, like it was yesterday."After studying the game film, Bunting was particularly disappointed with the play of his linebackers, where Mark Paschal and Chase Rice were first-time starters. But the defensive line failed, too, mostly because they missed assignments, Bunting said.The Tar Heels have to improve against the Hokies, who have replaced Cedric Humes -- he ran for career-high 134 yards against Carolina last time -- with sophomore Branden Ore.If not, UNC risks starting the season 0-2 and perhaps finishing without a bowl berth, again.ROBBI PICKERALSource

As far as I know yes he is. He will have to sit this year and play next year.

My 2 Cents.......The zips played hard but got off to a slow start. Too many mental mistakes penalties and missed assignments.O-Line looked bad. Was it the bad weather or are they really that solw and unathletic.To many dropped balls but the weather was a factor.I know he had some mistakes in the first half but Andre Jones is the real deal and WILL be a force this year. He made some awesome plays in the second half.David Harvey looked very good too. He just needs some experience and knock some rust off.Nate Robinson turned in a good game. I hope this gives him the spark he needs. If he continues to work he will be unblockable.For the fans it was a good day. But the coaches and players need to be pissed off. They play good but could have play a lot better and could have been in this game at the end.More ot come after I watch the game again

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Welcome PSU123,I think this game will be a little closer than you predict. Also the Zips do have some speed in the defensive backfield with the starters. The problem in the backups are not as fast. I think once a again the depth of Penn State will win out.I see the line of scrimmage being the key factor of the game. If PSU controls both sides then it will be a long day for the Zips. But if Akron can take control and get a few longs drives and stop PSU on a few 3 and outs it will be much closer.

Sorry DR. Z The only reason I thought of it was because I am still drying out from that game. One point I forgot to mention the Miami game was before the Army game. And we know the team had their heads some place else after the loss in Oxford.

It looks like it is going to rain all day friday and saturday in State College. I saw one forecast that said around 2 inches total. Who does this give the advantage too? It should slow down Penn State but will the Zips passing game be hurt by the weather? Remember the Army game last year was in a stead rainy and Luke did not have his best game? Do the zips line up in a 3 TE set offense and run the ball. And do so play action passes to the TE's.........Cruz, Poindexter, and Kasparik colud have a huge game....Or do the Zips stick to their normal offense plan.