MLS Combine

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Some news from the MLS Combine.Second Day at Combine"...Duka's words were a common refrain among the players, even from ones considered to have enjoyed good first days. One of those players was forward Teal Bunbury, who admitted to feeling a bit jet-lagged having flown into South Florida the day of the combine after winning the Hermann Trophy on Friday night in St. Louis, Missouri."Coming back from my flight my legs were a little heavy, but I went out there and tried to enjoy it and have fun," said Bunbury. "It's difficult the first game, you don't know everybody, but you go out there and do your best."Bunbury was among Day One's best, and despite being a lock to get drafted, the Canadian-born forward is looking to shine on Day Two."I'm just keeping in perspective that you got to go out there and prove yourself, nothing is given to you, so I'm going to go out there next game and prove myself," Bunbury said.Bunbury and Duka's team, Jabulani, play F50i at 3:45pm today, with the first game between Predator X and Condivo scheduled for a 2:00pm kickoff at Central Broward Regional Park."And for those of you who love being referred to as "Akron University" ...Paving the way to MLS...from AkronNear the bottom of the article ..."Paving the way to MLS...from Akron: Akron University hasn't had to worry about this much about MLS scuttlebutt since, well, forever. Two Zips – Bunbury and Gavin – comprise one-sixth of the incoming Generation adidas class and both could go in the first round. One more Zip – head coach Caleb Porter – could have joined them if he had accepted D.C. United's overtures to make him its next head coach.Both Bunbury and Gavin heaped praise on Akron and the job Porter has done to transform the Zips into a national title contender. As for all of the interest in Akron products from the American top flight, Bunbury said the suitors arrived as a byproduct for the type of program Porter has constructed since taking over in January 2006.“That's what happens when you have such a successful year, such a great team and such a great university,” said Bunbury, who also collected the Hermann Trophy as the nation's top college player on Friday."