2022-23 Akron Football Off-season Tracker

[LoyalZIP]

Zips lose their strength & conditioning coach to the same position at Washington State. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

14 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

Zips lose their strength & conditioning coach to the same position at Washington State. 

 

Ben Iannacchione figures to be the real deal. He's back in his P5 comfort zone. Good for him. Do we know if we're promoting from within?

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

[LZIp]

Well that stinks.

[LZIp]

To the relief of most and dismay of some, it doesn’t appear DJ is going anywhere. Also, congrats to Coach Fessler!

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, LZIp said:

To the relief of most and dismay of some, it doesn’t appear DJ is going anywhere. Also, congrats to Coach Fessler!

 

 

We should collectively say a prayer for the Tennessee game announcers. I hope they're ok with this news that DJ will not being transferring to the SEC.

[LZIp]

27 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

We should collectively say a prayer for the Tennessee game announcers. I hope they're ok with this news that DJ will not being transferring to the SEC.

Speaking of Tennessee, I was reading some comments on twitter in regards to Lingard committing. A saw a few people call us a dirty program and it caught me off guard. Turns out it was Tennessee fans who apparently hold some vendetta against us for one of their WRs getting hurt on a low tackle. Give me a break.

[Let'sGoZips94]

22 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Speaking of Tennessee, I was reading some comments on twitter in regards to Lingard committing. A saw a few people call us a dirty program and it caught me off guard. Turns out it was Tennessee fans who apparently hold some vendetta against us for one of their WRs getting hurt on a low tackle. Give me a break.

 

Living rent free in their heads. Thanks for the $1M to kick our butt! 

 

[LoyalZIP]

30 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Living rent free in their heads. Thanks for the $1M to kick our butt! 

 

They’re the most fragile fans in the country by a long shot

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

They’re the most fragile fans in the country by a long shot

 

Sorry your would've-been-Heisman-candidate QB tore his ACL in a blowout loss against the Gamecocks, and you were undoubtedly not the same team without him, which 100% justifies finishing below Bama in the rankings. Cry about it more at the Orange Bowl, and feel free to send us another $1M check in the future if you want "revenge" on us for tackling your stud WRs that you left in while up 4+ TDs. 

[Guest]

Zips will be hiring Jeff Sobol to replace Ben Iannacchione as their head strength and conditioning coach. Sobol has been with Kent State since 2018 but was let go this year after Lewis bolted to Colorado 

[LZIp]

Seems like a solid hire.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Zero issues with this. He was at Syracuse prior to KSUcks. I wonder if he and Reno have a relationship. 

 

Congrats on getting out of Portapotty County, Jeff!

[Guest]

11 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Zero issues with this. He was at Syracuse prior to KSUcks. I wonder if he and Reno have a relationship. 

 

Congrats on getting out of Portapotty County, Jeff!

I would have to assume the Syracuse connection is the reason why he was hired. I’m sure Sobol is happy to stay in the area and not have to pack up him and his family and move halfway across the country

[MangoZip]

On 12/29/2022 at 4:18 PM, GoZips4824 said:

Zips will be hiring Jeff Sobol to replace Ben Iannacchione as their head strength and conditioning coach. Sobol has been with Kent State since 2018 but was let go this year after Lewis bolted to Colorado 

Has this been announced by the school yet? 

[Guest]

16 hours ago, MangoZip said:

Has this been announced by the school yet? 

It has not been officially announced yet, not sure when it will be. If I am wrong on this I will delete my account, watched as him and his assistant got a lift in Stiles FH this afternoon. 

[zippy5]

 

 

 

 

[LZIp]

26 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

 

 

 

 

Dammit.

[catdaddyp]

21 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Dammit.

Yep, he’s a good one. Probably only a year or two away from losing Renna, Bell, Rodriguez, and Popper too. JoeMo put together a talented staff that will likely go on to bigger opportunities.

[kreed5120]

It's always a good sign when bigger programs want your staff. It means that you're doing something right. It's just a shame he wasn't here long enough for us to experience some success before he left for greener pastures

[Blue & Gold]

I met him briefly and he was a terrific guy. Feel happy for him as he played at Minnesota. Good for him. He'll be difficult to replace but JoeMo will do it.  (And, to be perfectly honest, though Winston is an A+++ person, the DL sort of underperformed my expectations this year.)

[LoyalZIP]

He's gonna be a good one. Hopefully Joe can fill that void soon.

[LZIp]

32 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

He's gonna be a good one. Hopefully Joe can fill that void soon.

especially when transfer DL are still a need, I'd think.

[catdaddyp]

14 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

I met him briefly and he was a terrific guy. Feel happy for him as he played at Minnesota. Good for him. He'll be difficult to replace but JoeMo will do it.  (And, to be perfectly honest, though Winston is an A+++ person, the DL sort of underperformed my expectations this year.)

I thought we would be better along both lines of scrimmage this past year. The most encouraging sign was the development throughout the year. That’s the mark of any good coach. A consistent pass rush left a lot to be desired, but the run defense took a major leap forward.

[bigjim]

1 hour ago, LZIp said:

especially when transfer DL are still a need, I'd think.

And one more High School recruit ~ 300 lb DT to build for the future.  Along with another good TP DL as LZlp stated above.  

Go Zips!!!!!`