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Soon after pen hit paper, Rob Ianello became one of the most popular men in college football.

University of Akron quarterbacks Matt Rodgers and Patrick Nicely will have the opportunity to work with one of the best passers in Notre Dame history.

Zips coach to learn his fate soon UA president, athletic director will talk about Brookhart's job next week By Tom Gaffney Beacon Journal sports writer POSTED: 09:10 p.m. EST, Nov 23, 2009 It is a question on the lips and minds of anyone even remotely interested in the football program at the University of Akron.

Good fortune, which had frowned on Akron Zips football all season, finally smiled a bit Saturday as Akron put a serious dent in rival Kent State's postseason chances with a 28-20 victory at InfoCision Field.

They are still teenagers and were in high school just six months ago. Yet they will be central figures in the circle-the-calendar game between the University of Akron and Kent State today at InfoCision Stadium as the quest for the Wagon Wheel trophy continues for the 39th time.

Northern Illinois saved its best for last Saturday, overcoming a four-point fourth-quarter deficit to dispatch upset-minded Akron 27-10 at Huskie Stadium as Chadd Spann rushed for two touchdowns and Nathan Palmer added another in the final period.

Good for what ails them. They may be a bit banged up seven games into the season, but the Northern Illinois football team starts a three-game home stand Saturday that should be just what the doctor ordered.

The University of Akron football team will be facing a potent rushing offense Saturday that bears little resemblance to its own.

Last updated on 10/28/2009 at 10:35 p.m. Quarterback: To lead an offense to success, one needs a wealth of leadership qualities.

It was coach Jerry Kill of Northern Illinois speaking, but it could also have been coach J.D. Brookhart of the University of Akron.

The three primary playmakers on the University of Akron football team were offensive afterthoughts just a month ago.

The advertisement ran last Thursday in the bottom left corner of Page 5A of The Buchtelite, the student newspaper at The University of Akron.

Their numbers were unspectacular by Mid-American Conference standards. One of them passed for 205 yards, the other for 200, statistics short of noteworthy in a conference where experienced quarterbacks routinely amass 300 yards passing and more.

The depth chart continues to change for the University of Akron football team - for the wrong reason.

The University at Buffalo returns to UB Stadium today for the third time in as many weeks to face Akron and begin a crucial stretch of the season.

Coach J.D. Brookhart is optimistic that a three-game road venture will not be as daunting as it seems for his struggling University of Akron football team.

Patrick Nicely has become the second University of Akron quarterback of the future in 2009 to abruptly become the quarterback of the present.

When University of Akron football coach J.D. Brookhart has nightmares in the future, they likely will include some particulars of the 2009 season.

There's bad luck, then there is buzzard luck. Bad luck means something didn't go your way.

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.