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Rob Ianello, a Notre Dame assistant coach and the Fighting Irish's recruiting coordinator, will now try to convince high school stars to come to Akron.

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.

Akron tops winless Eastern Michigan 28-21 Eds: APNewsNow. Akron 28, Eastern Michigan 21.

AKRON: The Zips hung tough with Bowling Green in the first half and even went into the break with a 10-9 advantage.

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.

The USF men's soccer team got what looks like a rough draw Monday as the NCAA unveiled the bracket for its 48-team postseason tournament.

Locating Freddie Barnes will be the easy part for the University of Akron football team; stopping him is another matter entirely.

They arrived as mere consolation prizes, the unimpressive haul of a man who on the day of their signing joked he'd "gone from Coach February to Mr.

Two of three Tennessee freshmen football players charged last week in an attempted armed robbery have been dismissed from the team.

AKRON: The Zips put forth a surprising offensive showing this past Saturday against Kent State and went on to defeat the Golden Flashes, 28-20. The Zips pounded KSU on the ground for 168 yards on 40 carries.

Chester Stewart passed for two touchdowns and ran for two, leading Temple over Akron 56-17 on Friday night to keep the Owls on track for a spot in the Mid-American Conference championship game.

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.

Football coaches often use the term ''a complete game'' in describing a victory fueled by productivity and efficiency on offense, defense and special teams.

Kent State running back Jacquise Terry should return from a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee in time to play Nov.

The University of Akron had a 130-yard rushing advantage over Kent State in beating its archrival 28-20 Saturday at InfoCision Stadium.

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.

Patrick Nicely threw two touchdown passes to Jeremy LaFrance and Akron defeated Kent State 28-20 on Saturday.

Many Americans love living in university towns, especially ones with big-time college football teams.

The University of Akron football team has no chance to win the East Division of the Mid-American Conference, but could determine who does.