Zips sports news, features and notes
- UA football: Zips lift quarterback prospect Chandler Kincade from Pitt’s backyard
- Mid-American Conference announces kickoff times for some UA and KSU football games
- George M. Thomas: Finals ratings go up with stakes
- George Thomas: Magic Johnson prescribe’s Heat’s cure
- UA notebook: Keith Dambrot has Zips working for future
- On the record — Three former KSU golfers in U.S. Open
- Zips teams showing academic progress
- Q&A with Quincy Diggs, who returns to Zips basketball after suspension
- Former Zips point guard Abreu pleads guilty in drug case
- UA football: Defensive lineman gains sixth year of eligibility, set to transfer to UA from Florida State
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Also this... ESPN.com listed the recruiting budgets for each MAC school. Akron is No. 3. That's impressive.
Meet the Team scheduled for Aug. 10
Football
The Zips will hold an open practice and "Meet the Team" event the evening of Aug. 10.
The team released the rest of its practice schedule, but that is the only event that fans can attend. It is tentatively scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m.
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New scholarship offers...
Eric Loper, cornerback, Sicklerville, N.J. Offers: Akron and Buffalo Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 185 Speed: 4.5 Notes: Loper's coach calls him an aggressive player. Iowa, Rutgers and Temple also have interest.
Marcus McNeal, wide receiver, Bradenton, Fla. Offers: Akron, Illinois, Iowa State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, West Virginia and Marshall Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Speed: 4.37 Notes: McNeal says he loves football and probably wants to leave his home state to play it. Iowa State is one of the early favorites.
Jeremy Crayton, wide receiver, Piscataway, N.J. Offers: Akron Height: 6-0 Weight: 184 Speed: Not listed Notes: Crayton only caught 14 passes last season as a junior. He performed well at a Nike camp in the spring, however.
Also this... ESPN.com listed the recruiting budgets for each MAC school. Akron is No. 3. That's impressive.
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