By Jason Roberts West Point, NY - Akron forced 5 turnovers and put up 358 yards as the Zips beat the Army Black Knights 22-3.
QB Chris Jacquemain was 14 for 25 for 203 yards. Andre Jones lead the Zips with 5 receptions for 103 yards. Dennis Kennedy carried the ball 19 times for 71 yards. Andrew Johnson (10 [...]
By Jason Roberts Madison, Wisc. - The Akron Zips Football season officially begins today in Madison, Wisconsin at 1:00pm. It’s the beginning of what was hoped to be a much heralded football season as 2008 ushers out the final year for Akron’s football stadium. But the team’s lack of returning experience could make this a difficult year to [...]
By Jason Roberts Akron, OH - The University of Akron Zips football team will host their annual Meet The Team celebration on Sunday, August 10 from 5-6 pm at Rhodes Arena. This free event follows a team practice and will give fans a chance to interact with the team and Coach JD Brookhart. The University will provide refreshments and [...]
By Jason Roberts Kent, OH - The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that vandals have defaced portions of the newly remodeled DIX Stadium near the Kent State University campus. “AK Rowdies” and “Go Zips” were spray-painted in an apparent attempt to possibly make it appear as if it was a U of Akron fan who did the damage. [...]
By Jason Roberts Akron, OH - Cleveland.com is reporting that former Akron men’s basketball player Cedrick Middleton has been hired as the program’s graduate assistant coach.
“Cedrick was one of the hardest-working players we have had at Akron and who I have ever had the opportunity to coach,” fifth-year head coach Keith Dambrot said in a statement. “He had [...]
By Jason Roberts Akron, Ohio - A University of Akron basketball player was arrested Saturday night after opening fire on police, NewsChannel5 reported. Akron detectives said that Rydell Brooks, a sophomore at UA, was arrested after a routine traffic stop. They said Brooks, 20, fled from the vehicle and fired shots at the officers. The officers were not [...]
By Don Olson
‘WE’RE STUNNED AND SHOCKED’
The Carrier Dome was as silent as a Western Cult lecture.
Despite a porous defense, the Zips commanded the line of scrimmage and the Syracuse Orange by a score of 42 to 28. This is only the second time that Akron has defeated a BCS team — the last being NC State in [...]
By Don Olson
MEET THE TEAM SET FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
With the season opener against Wisconsin only a few weeks away, the 2008 version of the Akron Zips will take the practice field Monday, August 4.
Fans will get the chance to grip and grin with the Zips Sunday, August 10 at the Meet the Team Celebration from 4 [...]
By Don Olson
MEN’S SUMMER BASKETBALL PREIVEW
Akron head basketball coach Keith Dambrot says the Zips will not only have the youngest team in the Mid-American Conference this season, but one of the youngest in the nation. That said, Dambrot still expects his Zips to win this year.
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MAC FOOTBALL PREDICTIONS - DAY 2
The reaction [...]
By Don Olson
AKRON’S LAST-PLACE FINISH MEANS PRESSURE ON BROOKHART
University of Akron head football coach J.D. Brookhart has plenty of bulletin board material to motivate his Zips after Tuesday’s MAC Media day at Ford Field in Detroit. Akron, coming off a difficult season, is picked to come in seventh — dead last in the East Division. My god, [...]
By Don Olson
THE ISSUE OF RESPECT REARS ITS UGLY HEAD…AGAIN!
Boy, you just can’t win. Can Akron ever play a team from a major conference without the “respect” issue coming up? It has happened again. At the Big Ten (11) kickoff event, Wisconsin Head Coach Bret Bielema was put on the defense after a reporter questioned the quality [...]
