Zips' steady attack clips RedHawks
Posted October 21st, 2006 by mrasor
Football
By controlling the opposing quarterback's scrambling and establishing a dominant rushing attack, the Zips surged past Miami 24-13.
RedHawks signal caller Mike Kokal passed for 263 yards, but the Akron defense held him to ONE SINGLE YARD on the ground. Meanwhile, Zips running back Dennis Kennedy rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns.
Both of these aspects — controlling QB scrambling and a setting up a strong running game — were lacking in the Zips' previous two-game losing streak.
Akron receiver David Harvey caught a few important passes. He finished with 96 yards and a touchdown.
Miami suffered on third down, converting only twice in 17 attempts. The RedHawk defense, however, collected two Akron fumbles. One was a conspicuous pitch to backup quarterback Carlton Jackson.
Akron's secondary had no answer for NFL prospect Ryne Robinson at receiver. He pulled down nine receptions for 135 yards and a score.
Around the rest of the MAC…
- Toledo confirmed that it won't play in the postseason. The Rockets fell to 0-4 in conference play after losing to a weak Eastern Michigan team. Akron will play at Toledo next Saturday.
- Ohio, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan easily overcame Buffalo, Temple and Ball State, respectively.
Who could have predicted that Miami and Toledo would be out of the hunt midway through MAC play, and meanwhile Kent State seems unstoppable? That's why this is a great conference. I'll post more tomorrow once the tailgating wears off.
October 22nd, 2006 at 1:39 pm
Well, when you are 2-4 going in a win is a win. Nice to see somebody on the coaching staff woke up and decided the Zips need to RUN. Dennis kennedy has good outside speed
but lacks the leg strength or "1/2 step" to consistently run inside. Where is Brett Biggs?
Hard to tell how well the Zips actually played because Miamai is really bad this year.
I was at the game. One of the disturbing thngs I am noticing is the amount of 'yapping' and 'barking' at the opponents and the officials Akron players are doing. None of these guys are that good. And, this is not Miamai of Fla. north, we hope. There is an obvious lack of discipline on this team which may explain the pathetic efforts we have seen earlier. No concentration on the game and begging for calls.
This is at best a .500 team. If you can't beat Toledo this year, you are not a good football team.
Let's see if they really step up.
akronoldtimer.