AKRON (AP) — Some people thought Andrew Goodrich was bonkers when he suggested that the University of Akron hold a contest to name an "Offensive Coordinator of the Game" for its home opener against Robert Morris on Sept. 12. But after the Zips' athletic director explained and refined the ...
LONDON (AP) — College football abroad ain't easy. Brian Dubiski knows. In 1988, he was a Texas Tech defensive back on a flight to Tokyo preparing to face Barry Sanders and Oklahoma State. Hours after winning the Heisman Trophy, Sanders rushed for 4 touchdowns and more than 300 yards in the ...
WINTERSVILLE - The East Liverpool football team jumped on Indian Creek early, regained the momentum at halftime and pulled away in the second half as the Potters defeated the Redskins, 48-14, via mercy rule Friday night inside Kettlewell Stadium. "They jumped on us early," Indian Creek (1-1) ...
It took three days for the nation's four powerful athletic conferences to dig in on banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college football. The hope is it offers order amid the chaos growing through legal challenges and the pursuit of loopholes to NCAA eligibility ...
ATLANTA (AP) — The success of a new PGA Tour postseason format depends largely on getting fans to understand what it means. And money is not the answer. Golf was never meant to have a Super Bowl or a World Series, no matter how hard the tour has tried to make it feel that way over the last 20 years. What matters is a green jacket in April and a silver claret jug in July. Golf has been defined by four majors since Arnold Palmer said so in 1960. So whether the new postseason format that CEO Brian Rolapp announced Tuesday — seven days of match play over two weeks in two cities — ...
AKRON (AP) — Former president William Muse said the University of Akron was "one of the largest unknown universities in the United States" when it decided to move the football program up to Division I-A in 1987. The Zips are still fighting for relevance as they prepare for their 40th ...
