Zips sports news, features and notes
- College baseball/Kent State 4, Akron 3: Flashes muster enough energy to top Zips, stay alive for top seed in MAC Tournament
- Kent State golf in fifth after two rounds of NCAA Regional
- Kent State-Akron in-game updates: Kent State wins 4-3
- Kent State 5, Akron 4 in 17 innings: Diamond Classic turns into real gem
- On the record: Ohio State, UA and KSU college roundup and recruiting news
- On the Record — May 14
- College sports — May 12
- Akron men, KSU women win MAC track titles
- College sports roundup: Zips football transfer, MAC track championships, Flashes, Zips baseball
- Colorado QB Nick Hirschman to transfer to Akron; will be given a chance to start
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Five Zips on Web site's preseason all-MAC team
Football
Almondo Sewell (defensive line), Bryan Williams (kickoff returner) and Andre Jones (punt returner) are the best players at their position in the MAC, according to MACReportOnline.com.
The Web site also predicted Chris Kemme (offensive line) and Ryan Bain (defensive line) to be second-team performers.
Akron is second in the conference with five players on both lists. Ball State leads with seven.
Sewell is one of only five sophomores to be honored.
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New scholarship offerees...
Cody Magill, tight end, Gaithersburg, Md. Offers: Akron, Syracuse, Buffalo, East Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio) and Ohio Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 235 Speed: 4.85 Notes: Magill will probably wait until after his season to decide. Syracuse and Eastern Michigan were the first two teams to offer a scholarship.
Adam Calhoun, offensive tackle, Newnan, Ga. Offers: Akron Height: 6-7 Weight: 335 Speed: 5.5 Notes: Calhoun is also looking at the nearby ACC and SEC schools. No word whether they are looking back.
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