Akron Zips College Football Preview 2021: What Will Happen, Season Prediction
Akron played for the MAC Championship in 2017. It didn’t win, but it got there and went off to the Boca Raton Bowl where it was slaughtered by Florida Atlantic 50-3.
Throw those two games into the mix, and the Zips are 4-27 against FBS teams over its last 31 games, and even worse, it’s 1-22 in its last 23.
Head coach Tom Arth is trying to rebuild this thing, and it’s been painful.
To be fair, his first two teams were very young and had to go through the early growing pains, and now 19 starters are expected to return, there are a few real, live position battles with decent options in some spots, and there’s reason to hope for an improvement.
Set The Akron Zips Regular Season Win Total At … 2.5
It’s the MAC, so it’s possible to go from zero to hero in a snap, but this is still going to take a little while.
Experience has to translate into production on the lines, finding more playmakers for the offensive side is a must, and the program just needs a little bit of positive momentum.
The problem is a schedule with a built-in win over Bryant and … ?
The Bowling Green game – the lonely win over that run of 23 games – is on the road, and it’s going to take a home upset or three over Buffalo, Kent State, maybe Ohio, maybe Ball State to start to make a move.
But for this year, just winning a few games and being more competitive would be a huge step.
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