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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.

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.

Last updated on 11/01/2009 at 7:35 p.m. NIU head coach Jerry Kill has learned a lot from others.

Share + Oct 31, 2009 3:12 pm US/Central DE KALB, Ill. Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 Saturday.

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

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 following information was released by Boston University : The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University School of Medicine announced today that a recently deceased member of the NFL Hall of Fame suffered from the degenerative brain disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy when he died, becoming the 10th former NFL ...

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