The University of Akron football team went 5-7, including 4-4 in the MAC, last season. Where do the Zips stand in the MAC ...

The University of Akron and Kent State University football teams will play for the wooden Wagon Wheel at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at InfoCision Stadium. Akron (4-6, 3-3) is eighth in the 13-team Mid-American ...

Nearly 10 years elapsed between Jim Dennison's final game as the University of Akron football team's head coach and his debut in the same role at Walsh University. To be exact, 3,563 days passed. Yet, ...

Newly hired University of Akron football coach Joe Moorhead wants to put respect back on the Zips name. The university introduced Moorhead, soon-to-be-former offensive coordinator of the Oregon Ducks, ...

Avon’s road to the Division II state title game might be at the same site, but the opponent on the other side of the ball will not be the same. Nov. 22, the OHSAA revealed the defending Division II ...

The Zips have signed tight end Yaseen DeReese, kicker Jordan Westrich and linebacker Donelius Johnson, Akron announced via social media in May. DeReese flourished last season at the junior college ...

The University of Akron football program is eligible for postseason play in 2026 after the NCAA Executive Committee eliminated the school’s ban that was in place last season. The NCAA granted Akron a ...

CLEVELAND — Jim Dennison, who brought the football programs at both the University of Akron and Walsh University to their greatest heights, has died at the age of 87. In an obituary posted online, ...

Joel Maxcy, PhD, associate professor in the Center for Hospitality & Sport Management, was quoted in a June 28 Akron Beacon Journal article about the University of Akron’s low attendance for football.