Any Update/Feedback on Today's Scrimmage?

[ZippyDoo]

Any feedback?

[Captain Kangaroo]

I’m out of town so I couldn’t attend. 

[MangoZip]

Is there another scrimmage today? Anyone covering it? 

[ZippyDoo]

the scrimmage was this morning but i was not there. i'm hoping someone was..: i did here it ended on Jalen williams getting a pick the last play.... 6'6 340 lb behemoth !!!

[zvillezip]

What is the quarterback situation like?

[NWAkron]

6 hours ago, zvillezip said:

What is the quarterback situation like?

non-existent.  huge whiff by all involved in recruiting R.P.

[72 Roo]

There has been no official announcement. Probably because they are trying everything they can to secure his eligibility. From what I have heard it doesn't look good. We have been thru worse situations and still we move forward. If Poff is gone my attitude is next man up. Put a team around him and don't let this defeat us. The games have yet to be played. Live up to Jim Dennison's PMA. 

[LZIp]

26 minutes ago, 72 Roo said:

There has been no official announcement. Probably because they are trying everything they can to secure his eligibility. From what I have heard it doesn't look good. We have been thru worse situations and still we move forward. If Poff is gone my attitude is next man up. Put a team around him and don't let this defeat us. The games have yet to be played. Live up to Jim Dennison's PMA. 

Any idea what the exact issue is? Like a medical redshirt get denied or what?

[MangoZip]

It’s a shame because he seemed like the first QB that Joe has gotten that truly fit his system - a good passer that was also mobile. Finley was a good passer but not very mobile, Bullock and Irons could run but weren’t good passers. 

[ZippyDoo]

i'm guessing next man up...

 

i predict CB will be starting at Wake. 

 

Smaller but does everything Mango was talking about. 

[exit322]

Do we have any actual evidence that Poffenbarger is ineligible?  Or is it just speculation at this point?

[roopride]

What QB getting the reps?

[exit322]

12 minutes ago, roopride said:

What QB getting the reps?

 

Until proven otherwise, safe to assume it's Poffenbarger.

[ZipForNow]

Where is the evidence here? Did someone see something, talk to someone, regarding Poff’s eligibility? It was such huge news when he was recruited. It had to have been carefully vetted, right?

[Captain Kangaroo]

20 hours ago, ZipForNow said:

Where is the evidence here? Did someone see something, talk to someone, regarding Poff’s eligibility? It was such huge news when he was recruited. It had to have been carefully vetted, right?

I have heard from a few different sources that is doesn't look good for Reese to be the Zips QB this fall. 

 

Maybe something changes...but as of 8/24/26...it doesn't look good. 

[zippy5]

7 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

I have heard from a few different sources that is doesn't look good for Reese to be the Zips QB this fall. 

 

Maybe something changes...but as of 8/24/26...it doesn't look good. 

This is a fire-able offense to not find this out until right now imo

[ZipForNow]

10 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

This is a fire-able offense to not find this out until right now imo

I was poking around using AI (Gemini) to inquire why he might be ineligible, trying out different hypotheses as to why, and nothing came up. Specifically, why would he be ineligible (if in fact he is ineligible)?

[MangoZip]

6 minutes ago, ZipForNow said:

I was poking around using AI (Gemini) to inquire why he might be ineligible, trying out different hypotheses as to why, and nothing came up. Specifically, why would he be ineligible (if in fact he is ineligible)?

This is his sixth year 

[ZippyDoo]

Red shirted at Old Dominion

RFr at Albany

RSo at Albany

RJr at Miami

RSr at North Texas

 

Supposedly no reps at either scrimmage....

[Zips1991]

14 minutes ago, ZippyDoo said:

Red shirted at Old Dominion

RFr at Albany

RSo at Albany

RJr at Miami

RSr at North Texas

 

Supposedly no reps at either scrimmage....

Surely there was a reason they expected him to be eligible. So, what's changed since then?

[UAZipster0305]

On 8/22/2026 at 8:53 PM, NWAkron said:

non-existent.  huge whiff by all involved in recruiting R.P.

What's the story with this? I saw many months ago that we had a commitment from a highly regarded QB prospect. Did that not end up materializing?

 

I follow Zips basketball and soccer more closely, but still want to see football do well for a change.

[ZipForNow]

25 minutes ago, MangoZip said:

This is his sixth year 

It was well-known that it was his sixth year, which is highly unusual but apparently he was cleared. What has changed?

[LZIp]

20 minutes ago, ZippyDoo said:

Red shirted at Old Dominion

RFr at Albany

RSo at Albany

RJr at Miami

RSr at North Texas

 

Supposedly no reps at either scrimmage....

Old Dominion - 2020 season/Covid year. I believe all enrollees this season received an extra year of eligibility.

2021 - “Year 1” based on Covid extension,

2022 - “Year 2”

2023 - assuming redshirt year to use here or North Texas.

2024 - Redshirt Jr year

2025 - Redshirt Sr year

2026  - not seeing a path to eligibility unless a medical redshirt was applied somewhere.

[AkronAlumnus]

2 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Old Dominion - 2020 season/Covid year. I believe all enrollees this season received an extra year of eligibility.

2021 - “Year 1” based on Covid extension,

2022 - “Year 2”

2023 - assuming redshirt year to use here or North Texas.

2024 - Redshirt Jr year

2025 - Redshirt Sr year

2026  - not seeing a path to eligibility unless a medical redshirt was applied somewhere.

According to 247, Reese graduated HS in 2020 so he couldn't play college ball in 2020....

[LZIp]

3 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

According to 247, Reese graduated HS in 2020 so he couldn't play college ball in 2020....

He would have graduated in May I assume, so definitely could’ve/should’ve  been on the roster for the 2020 season.

 

edit: per ODU’s website, he was listed on the roster for the 2020 season.

Edited 1 hour ago by LZIp