Zip go the Zippers!
31
Oct
FINAL MONTH CRUCIAL FOR THE FALCONS Once you read this article in The Toledo Blade, you’ll feel the Zips are going to run away with this one. But reality tells us the Zips are in the same difficult position as the Falcons, and still, BG is 7 point favorites! <<<>>> FALCONS BATTLING INJURIES AND DEFENSIVE [...]
30
Oct
Notes from Coach Brookhart’s weekly news conference On the loss versus Buffalo… “Obviously, it was a frustrating game in many ways. In the end I think we played hard. Buffalo made the plays that counted at crucial times and we did not. We missed conversion opportunities. I think in the red zone right now we [...]
28
Oct
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP)–Drew Willy tied a career high with three touchdown passes as Buffalo defeated Akron 26-10 in Mid-American Conference play Saturday. Buffalo (4-5, 4-1) broke an eight-game losing streak to the Zips and remained unbeaten in the MAC East. Willy connected for touchdowns with Ernest Jackson for 11 yards, Naaman Roosevelt for 9 and [...]
28
Oct
Teams appear to be separating themselves as we continue along conference play. Here is how I see it now. 1) CMU 5-4 LW(3) The Chips continue to play great against other MAC opponents. I still can not figure out how Clemson hung 70 on this team. 2) Ball State 5-4 LW(1) The Cardinals lost to [...]
27
Oct
TALE OF THE TAPE AKRON (3-4, 1-1 MAC EAST, 2-1 MAC overall) at BUFFALO (3-5, 3-0 MAC East, 3-1 MAC overall) SITE: UB Stadium (29,013) Buffalo, N.Y..TELEVISION: None Radio: Sportsradio 1350/Akron, WERE 1490/Cleveland SERIES RECORD: Akron leads 8-0…the series began in 1999 when UB joined the MAC…The Zips won the last game 31-16. LINE: Buffalo [...]
25
Oct
NOT THE SAME OLD BUFFALO Since the University AT Buffalo joined the Mid-American Conference in 1998, they are 0-8 against The University of Akron in football. However, this year, a young and talented UB team will host the Zips on Saturday that is sitting atop the Eastern Division of the MAC at 3-1 and 3-5 [...]
24
Oct
MACKEY TO WEAR BRACE Injured Zips linebacker John Mackey, who originally was thought to be out for the season, is being billed as “Captain Comeback.” And if the Akron defensive captain does walk back onto the playing field after tearing an ACL in the Kent game, it will truly be an accurate handle for the [...]
23
Oct
BROOKHART SAYS MACKEY IS PRACTICING Senior linebacker John Mackey, who suffered a torn ACL in the Kent State game, is practicing with the team once again with hopes of playing this season. In his weekly news conference, coach J.D. Brookhart said Mackey got in about 20 plays in practice, but it is still undecided if [...]
22
Oct
Ranking the teams after week 8 Another week of upsets within the conference. The MAC is really had to read this year. Here are my thoughts: 1) Ball State LW(3) 5-3-The Cardinals are still behind CMU in the West but helped themselves with a win over WMU. Ball State moves one step closer toward becoming [...]
21
Oct
MAC HIGHLIGHTS Saturday MAC Football Results Conference Ball State 27, Western Michigan 23 Temple 24, Miami 17 Bowling Green 31, Kent State 20 Toledo 43, Ohio 40 Non-Conference Wisconsin 44, Northern Illinois 3 Clemson 70, Central Michigan 14 Syracuse 20, Buffalo 12 <> EDELMAN OUT FOR SEASON AS KENT LOSES TO BG You can count [...]
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