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No. 1 UA soccer remains perfect, Zips football defeats rival Flashes

November 8, 2009

The University of Akron experienced two huge victories Saturday on the UA campus. Both wins were high on drama and emotion. The top-ranked Zips men’s soccer team secured a come-from-behind win to maintain a perfect record and the Zips football team defeated rival Kent State to hang onto the coveted Wagon Wheel. Soccer The UA [...]

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Preview — Akron at Central Michigan

September 25, 2009

Football Saturday might be the most pivotal game in J.D. Brookhart's career. After a turmoil-filled week, his team is up against a dominant offense that beat Michigan State and came within 13 points of Arizona. Both games were on the road. Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour hasn't gotten the hype of MAC quarterbacks in the past [...]

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My thoughts on the past 10 days

September 23, 2009

Football You don't see good turn to bad so quickly unless you read the Bible's book of Job or (for the agnostics out there) Ron Burgundy in Anchorman. Within 10 days, coach J.D. Brookhart saw the biggest donor in the history of the program suffer a serious heart ailment at a relatively young age. He [...]

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Jacquemain out; university investigating assistant coach Ferri

September 23, 2009

The up and down Zips career of Chris Jacquemain has come to a crashing end, according to the ABJ's Tom Gaffney. The 23-year-old senior quarterback was officially dismissed from the team today. On the same day, assistant coach Reno Ferri was placed on administrative leave with pay. A review by the university will determine if [...]

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The latest on the QB situation

September 21, 2009

Football Whatever Chris Jacquemain did to get suspended, the coaches thought it prudent not to tell the rest of the team. A player told me that coaches alerted the team, but they did not say why Jacquemain was suspended because it might cause the players to lose focus. That surprises me, because it indicates that [...]

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The morning after

September 20, 2009

Football The grades… Quarterback — It's hard to defend a player who throws four picks. But for his first game, Matt Rodgers showed a strong arm and ability to make a great throw. To tell the whole story, however, Rodgers was up and down, but mostly down. I was hoping for more scrambling, which is [...]

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Jacquemain suspended indefinitely

September 18, 2009

Football In a stunning move before the one of the biggest home games in team history, Akron suspended three-year starting quarterback Chris Jacquemain for a violation of team rules. As a result, Matt Rodgers will lead the team against Indiana on Saturday. Presumably, the second-stringer will be walk-on Jared Wackerly from North Canton. According to [...]

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