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Akron The University of Akron had six football student-athletes named All-Mid-American Conference, as voted upon by the league's head coaches.

The University of Akron football team opened and closed the first season of InfoCision Stadium the right way.

Alex Allen rushed for two touchdowns and Miguel Graham scored off an interception to lead Akron to a 28-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday.

Akron's Patrick Nicely avoids a Kent tackler for a short gain during 1st-half action in their MAC football game at InfoCision Stadium on Saturday in Akron.

It was a play that might stand the test of time as the one symbol of futility and frustration for the 2009 University of Akron football team.

Two weeks earlier when last we'd seen the Orange, it was playing the role of rented mule, getting badly beaten by West Virginia and listening to its starting quarterback speak in riddles before being stapled to the bench.

Last year, Syracuse University's football team suffered a miserable 41-27 defeat to Akron - a painful memory that, arguably, marked the low point of the Greg Robinson years.

Delone Carter did his part to add to the woes of his hometown college team. Carter, a former Mr.

Delone Carter gained a career-high 170 yards rushing and scored three touchdowns, Greg Paulus hit Marcus Sales for an 11-yard score and Syracuse beat Akron 28-14 on Saturday to snap a two-game losing streak.

Finally, Buffalo gritted out a Mid-American Conference win. The defending MAC champs, who entered the game winless in the league and missing their trademark turnover-creating defense, forced a fumble and intercepted two passes in a 21-17 win over Akron on Saturday.

Akron was in position to give Patrick Nicely a storybook ending and perhaps salvage its disappointing season.

Ohio University continued to build momentum toward a possible Mid-American Conference East Division title with a 19-7 victory over hard-luck Akron on Saturday before a second straight disappointing crowd, 16,381, in InfoCision Stadium.

After the first play of the Mid-American Conference schedule, the Chippewas looked like they might be in trouble.

University of Akron quarterback Matt Rodgers dives for the endzone past a diving Gary Albury of Morgan State on opening day at InfoCision Stadium on Saturday in Akron.

Walt Harris respects the legend that is Joe Paterno, but he has never allowed himself to be distracted by his mystique or accomplishments.

Coach J.D. Brookhart found a new way to measure the progress of his University of Akron football team Saturday morning during the first scrimmage of the preseason.

The sun shined and a few clouds scattered across the sky this morning as a new era of University of Akron football began.

Six months have passed since the most emotional six-day stretch of Adam Steiner's life.

The sun shined and a few clouds scattered across the sky this morning as a new era of University of Akron football began.

Welcome to the MAC-Attack, your look inside Mid-American Conference athletics. NCAA College Football is on the near horizon and with the anticipation comes predictions for the upcoming season... by Steven Ball 4 reads Welcome to the MAC-Attack, your look inside Mid-American Conference athletics.