Coaching Diary of Tyler Franks (NCAA 14/CFB Revamped)

[jnmoore92]

2022 SEASON
POST-SEASON

Well unfortunately due to the changes to the playoffs, that means less spots for teams to play in a bowl game. We fell victim to the changes as we didn't get an invite to a bowl game, despite our 9-3 record. Coach didn't seem to pleased and voiced his anger to the CFP board about it. We finished the year #25 in the CFP Rankings and still didn't get a bowl invite? Something didn't seem right about all of that.

Coach called a meeting with the staff to discuss what could possibly happen after bowl season is over. I'm sure he was going to address the Coaching Carousel, a lot of schools have already fired their coaches and began searching for a new one.


CIGNETTI It's that time of year where schools will be reaching out to try and hire whoever they can to be their new head coach. I'm here to tell all of you, don't waste the opportunity. If you get an offer to be a head coach, then please consider it. Don't let the opportunity pass by without thinking about it. This is what we are all here for is to be a head coach some day and I won't blame you one bit if you move on from here to be a head coach. So please if you get an offer, please please PLEASE consider it and let me know.

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2022 SEASON
BOWL/PLAYOFF RESULTS

PUBG NEW MEXICO BOWL
UAB defeats #18 Boston College 13-10

FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
San Diego State defeats Northern Illinois 48-24

BARSTOOL ARIZONA BOWL
UNLV defeats Central Michigan 21-16

UNION HOME GASPARILLA BOWL
#20 West Virginia defeats #25 Iowa 27-14

SRS LAS VEGAS BOWL
#15 UCLA defeats UTSA 35-25

R+L CARRFIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL
Appalachian State defeats Louisiana 42-7

EASY POST HAWAI'I BOWL
San Jose State defeats North Texas 27-13

QUICK LANE BOWL
Michigan State defeats Miami (OH) 47-0

MILITARY BOWL
Army defeats Memphis 37-14

DUKE'S MAYO BOWL
#10 Wisconsin defeats #24 Georgia Tech 17-14

SDCCU HOLIDAY BOWL
#12 Oregon State defeats #14 NC State 24-23

CHEEZ-IT BOWL
TCU defeats #19 Wake Forest 31-24

RADIANCE INDEPENDENCE BOWL
Georgia Southern defeats Toledo 21-17

TAXACT TEXAS BOWL
Baylor defeats Clemson 38-24

LOCKHEED ARMED FORCES BOWL
#23 BYU defeats Syracuse 31-10

JIMMY KIMMEL LA BOWL
#21 Arizona State defeats UTEP 45-17

VALERO ALAMO BOWL
#16 USC defeats #17 Texas A&M 22-16

GUARANTEED RATE BOWL
Michigan defeats Western Kentucky 37-34 OT

TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL
Virginia defeats #22 Stanford 38-14

TRANSPERFECT MUSIC CITY BOWL
Pittsburgh defeats LSU 34-21

AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL
Auburn defeats Air Force 27-17

SERVPRO FIRST RESPONDER BOWL
Texas defeats Texas Tech 52-10

RELIAQUEST BOWL
Purdue defeats Georgia 24-21

VRBO CITRUS BOWL
#9 Cincinnati defeats #11 Oklahoma State 24-21

TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL
Mississippi State defeats Florida State 44-17

TICKETSMARTER BIRMINGHAM BOWL
Louisville defeats Troy 42-31

LENDINGTREE BOWL
Ohio defeats Mid Tenn State 38-7

[jnmoore92]

2022 POST-SEASON
COACHING CAROUSEL


(Alabama) HC Nick Saban has Retired
OC Bill O'Brien has taken over HC
Arizona State OC Glenn Thomas has taken over OC
LSU DC Matt House has taken over DC

(Ole Miss) Lane Kiffin has been Fired
Alabama DC Pete Golding has taken over HC

(Iowa) Kirk Ferentz has Retired
Cincinnati DC Mike Tressel has taken over HC

(California) Justin Wilcox has been Fired
Ohio State OC Kevin Wilson has taken over HC

(Missouri) Eliah Drinkwitz has been Fired
Ohio State DC Jim Knowles has taken over HC

(Kentucky) Mark Stoops has been Fired
Troy HC Jon Sumrall has taken over HC

(Minnesota) P.J. Fleck has been Fired
Northern Illinois HC Thomas Hammock has taken over HC

(Maryland) Mike Locksley has been Fired
Louisiana HC Michael Desormeaux has taken over HC

(Navy) Ken Niumatalolo has been Fired
UTSA HC Jeff Traylor has taken over HC

(Illinois) Bret Bielema has been Fired
Tulsa HC Philip Montomery has taken over HC

(Indiana) Tom Allen has been Fired
Oklahoma OC Jeff Lebby has taken over HC

(Troy) Jon Sumrall - Expired Contract/Left Job
UAB HC Bryant Vincent has taken over HC

(Southern Miss) Will Hall has been Fired
San Jose State HC Brent Brennan has taken over HC

(UAB) Bryant Vincent - Expired Contract/Left Job
Western Kentucky HC Tyson Helton has taken over HC

(Tulsa) Philip Montgomery - Expired Contract/Left Job
Oklahoma DC Ted Roof has taken over HC

(Kansas) Lance Leipold has been Fired
Miami OC Josh Gattis has taken over HC

(Northern Illinois) Thomas Hammock - Expired Contract/Left Job
UCF DC Travis Williams has taken over HC

(Western Kentucky) Tyson Helton - Expired Contract/Left Job
Utah DC Morgan Scalley has taken over HC

(Louisiana) Michael Desormeaux - Expired Contract/Left Job
Notre Dame DC Al Golden has taken over HC

(UTSA) Jeff Traylor - Expired Contract/Left Job
Utah OC Andy Ludwig has taken over HC

(USF) Jeff Scott has been Fired
Oregon State OC Brian Lindgren has taken over HC

(San Jose State) Brent Brennan - Expired Contract/Left Job
UCLA DC Bill McGovern has taken over HC

(Duke) Mike Elko has been Fired
Northern Illinois DC Derrick Jackson has taken over HC

(Wyoming) Craig Bohl has Retired
Central Michigan OC Paul Petrino has taken over HC

(AKRON) JOE MOORHEAD HAS BEEN FIRED
JAMES MADISON OC TYLER FRANKS HAS TAKEN OVER HC

[jnmoore92]

2023 SEASON
PRE-SEASON

It is a dream come true. Only my 2nd year in college football coaching and I was offered the head coaching job at Akron! I happily accepted it right away and go to work on who I should hire as my Offensive & Defensive Coordinator. We had a lot of work to do as we were taking over a 1-11 team from the MAC.

I decided to hire Barry Lunney Jr from Illinois. They had just let their entire staff go after a 2-10 season in the Big Ten and I decided to hop on this opportunity quickly. As for my Defensive Coordinator, I was able to hire Brandon Bailey from Buffalo. He runs a unique defensive scheme that I believe will help us spark some life into this team this season.

After arriving on campus we called a team meeting so we can get on the same page with everyone going into the season.

Coach Franks I just want to start out by saying we are honored to be your coaches this upcoming season. We understand we have a lot of work to do and we are going to do our best to get you guys ready to have an amazing season this year. We were told the atmosphere kinda stunk with the last staff and we are going to change that. We aren't here to run you into the ground when you lose, we are here to fix things when we do lose so we can do them right and win games. We hope you guys can fully trust us and go in 100% for this team this season. Our football schedule should be coming out sometime today and we will get to work as soon as we are allowed to.

2023 AKRON ZIPS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

WEEK 1 - BYE
WEEK 2 - VS. ARKANSAS STATE (w 48-3)
WEEK 3 - @ OHIO STATE (W 28-25 OT)
WEEK 4 - VS. TOLEDO (L 35-38)
WEEK 5 - @ WESTERN MICHIGAN
WEEK 6 - VS. EASTERN MICHIGAN
WEEK 7 - @ NORTHERN ILLINOIS
WEEK 8 - @ WAKE FOREST
WEEK 9 - BYE
WEEK 10 - @ MIAMI (OH)
WEEK 11 - VS. OHIO
WEEK 12 - @ BUFFALO
WEEK 13 - VS. KENT STATE
WEEK 14 - VS. BOWLING GREEN

RECORD: 2-1

[jnmoore92]

ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
WEEK 1 PREVIEW/REVIEW & WEEK 2 PREVIEW

PRESEASON POLLS
RK	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	Ohio State
2	Alabama
3	Utah
4	Oklahoma
5	Cincinnati
6	USC
7	Arizona State
8	Notre Dame
9	Miami
10	UCLA
11	Texas
12	Florida
13	Michigan State
14	Oregon State
15	Michigan
16	NC State
17	BYU
18	West Virginia
19	Wisconsin
20	Pittsburgh
21	UCF
22	Oklahoma State
23	Purdue
24	Texas A&M
25	Baylor

WEEK 1 TOP 25 GAMES
#3 Utah @ Utah State

AROUND THE COUNTRY
Colorado State @ Colorado
Troy @ UAB

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AP TOP 25 SCORES
#3 Utah defeats Utah State 42-24

AROUND THE COUNTRY
Colorado defeats Colorado State 27-3
UAB defeats Troy 38-17



WEEK 2 AP TOP 25 GAMES
South Alabama @ #10 UCLA
Misssouri @ #15 Michigan
FCS West @ #13 Michigan State
#4 Oklahoma @ #24 Texas A&M
#5 Cincinnati @ Tulane
FCS West @ #16 NC State
FCS Southeast @ #9 Miami
FCS Southeast @ #19 Wisconsin
#21 UCF @ Minnesota
FCS West @ #18 West Virginia
Central Arkansas @ #8 Notre Dame
#1 Ohio State @ Virginia
#20 Pittsburgh @ Hawai'i
#17 BYU @ LSU
Ball State @ #7 Arizona State
Central Arkansas @ #22 Oklahoma State
Wyoming @ #14 Oregon State
Nevada @ #25 Baylor
Rice @ #11 Texas
FCS Southeast @ #23 Purdue
#12 Florida @ Arkansas

ESPN GAME OF THE WEEK
#2 Alabama @ #6 USC

[jnmoore92]

2023 SEASON
WEEK 2 VS ARKANSAS STATE


It was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. Running on to the field as the Head Coach of a collegiate football program for the first time in my career. We worked hard all summer long to get ready for this moment and we didn't disappoint. In fact, they surprised me tonight. We dominated Arkansas State from the opening kickoff and I don't know where this all came from.

We completely ripped them a part on defense forcing 5 turnovers with two of them being scores. Our offense did what they could against this defense and was able to produce us some more points, but the defense was the star tonight. We ended with 3 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries.

The final horn sounded and the home crowd celebrated. I was walking to mid field to shake hands with Coach when suddenly I became drenched in water. They players got me with the water bath as they all celebrated with glee on the field. It was a moment this school and fanbase has been waiting for. Something to give them hope for the season, I just hope we can build upon this win and keep it going for this season. We have Ohio State in a couple of weeks and I don't need them looking ahead now. That's a HUGE challenge that I don't think we are ready for, but we need to keep working.

First career win feels great. We went into the locker rooms and AD Guthrie greeted me and shook my hand and congratulated me on the win. He told me that he was looking forward to the rest of the season. Inside the locker room, the celebration continued. I got the team's attention and it was time to address them:

COACH FRANKS I don't know how I can describe to you just how proud I am of each and every one of you. Every media outlet picked us to lose this game. We were a 28 point underdog in Vegas, and I think we might of made some people big cash tonight. Defense you guys played lights out, I think you surprised us with everything. Offense you guys were playing in sync and making plays when we needed them. There is one person that we are going to give the game ball to, and I think he might even make ESPN Player of the Week with what he did tonight. Adetutu Daranijo, the game ball is yours with your two defensive scores tonight....Congratulations!!

Arkansas State Red Wolves at Akron Zips
WEEK 2	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Arkansas State Red Wolves (0-1)	0	0	3	0	-	3
Akron Zips (1-0)	14	10	10	14	-	48

Team Stats Comparison
	ARST	AKR
Total Offense	280	368
Rushing Yards	141	227
Passing Yards	139	141
First Downs	12	14
Punt Return Yards	15	83
Kick Return Yards	128	67
Total Yards	423	518
Turnovers	5	0
3rd Down Conversion	4-16	4-12
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-0-1	3-3-0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	18:47	25:13

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARST	AKR
10:10	(AKR) A. Daranijo returned INT 23 Yds (PAT Good)	0	7
1:29	(AKR) A. Daranijo returned Fumble 83 Yds (PAT Good)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARST	AKR
7:00	(AKR) C. Smigel, 45 Yd FG	0	17
1:32	(AKR) 18 Yard Rush by J. Williamson (PAT Good)	0	24
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARST	AKR
7:32	(AKR) C. Smigel, 43 Yd FG	0	27
5:17	(AKR) D. Irons pass to J. Williamson for 12 Yards (PAT Good)	0	34
2:41	(ARST) A. Ramsour, 31 Yd FG	3	34
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARST	AKR
8:36	(AKR) 3 Yard Rush by J. Norrils (PAT Good)	3	41
1:31	(AKR) 59 Yard Rush by A. Williams Jr. (PAT Good)	3	48

Arkansas State Red Wolves PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Allan Walters 14/25 139 0 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Allan Walters 20 36 1.8 0 Lincoln Pare 14 80 8.7 0 Adam Jones 3 24 8.0 0 Khyheem Waleed 1 0 0.0 0 Bobby McMillian 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jeff Foreman 5 51 10.2 0 Lincoln Pare 3 23 7.6 0 Corey Rucker 3 33 11.0 0 Emmanual Stevenson 1 18 18.0 0 Bobby McMillian 1 8 8.0 0 Adam Jones 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Andrew Pennington 1 0 Mike Wheeler 0 1 Austin Woods 0 3 Noah Smith 0 1 Darrell Harden 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Cam Jeffery 8 0 0 0 Joseph Hart 7 1 0 0 Leon Jones 6 0 0 0 Jaden Harris 3 0 0 0 Antwon Fegans 3 0 0 0 Jonathan Olson 3 0 0 0 Samy Johnson 2 0 0 0 T.W. Ayers 2 0 0 0 Kenneth Harris 2 0 0 0 Dennard Flowers 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Anthony Ramsour 1/1 - 3 31 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Ryan Hanson 8 288 36.0 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Khyheem Waleed 4 103 25.7 0 Corey Rucker 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Khyheem Waleed 1 15 15.0 0

Akron Zips PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D.J. Irons 12/22 133 1 0 Ryan Jankowski 1/1 8 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonzell Norrils 20 103 5.1 1 Anthony Williams Jr. 6 78 13.0 1 D.J. Irons 4 12 3.0 0 Jameel Williamson 2 23 11.5 1 Alex Adams 2 10 5.0 0 Ryan Jankowski 1 -2 -2.0 0 Jalen Knight 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Tony Grimes Jr. 3 39 13.0 0 Jameel Williamson 3 42 14.0 1 Alex Adams 3 32 10.6 0 Jonzell Norrils 1 4 4.0 0 Jalen Knight 1 8 8.0 0 Zach James 1 0 0.0 0 Tristian Brank 1 16 16.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Alex Robarge 4 0 Ryan Beckman 4 0 Jordan Daniels 2 0 Xavior Gray 1 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jeslord Boateng 10 0 0 0 Sean Conroy 5 1 1 0 Ronald Jackson Jr. 5 0 0 0 Ryan Cameron 5 0 0 0 Myjaden Horton 4 0 0 0 Bryce Wilson 4 2 0 0 Devon Robinson 4 3 0 0 Julian Richardson 4 0 0 0 Adetutu Daranijo 4 0 1 2 Ryan Johnson 4 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Cory Smigel 2/2 6/6 12 45 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Kyle Romenick 6 244 40.6 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Anthony Williams Jr. 1 32 32.0 0 Alex Adams 1 35 35.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Anthony Williams Jr. 7 83 11.8 0

[jnmoore92]

ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
WEEK 2 REVIEW & WEEK 3 PREVIEW


AP TOP 25 SCORES
#10 UCLA defeats South Alabama 27-3
#15 Michigan defeats Missouri 35-12
#13 Michigan State defeats FCS West 31-24
#24 Texas A&M defeats #4 Oklahoma 45-15
#5 Cincinnati defeats Tulane 42-37
#16 NC State defeats FCS West 49-3
#9 Miami defeats FCS Southeast 35-6
#19 Wisconsin defeats FCS Southeast 44-7
#21 UCF defeats Minnesota 23-17
FCS West defeats #18 West Virginia 30-12
#8 Notre Dame defeats Central Arkansas 51-7
#1 Ohio State defeats Virginia 37-3
#20 Pittsburgh defeats Hawai'i 35-17
LSU defeats #17 BYU 28-7
#7 Arizona State defeats Ball State 34-24
#22 Oklahoma State defeats Central Arkansas 34-0
#14 Oregon State defeats Wyoming 42-3
#25 Baylor defeats Nevada 49-28
#11 Texas defeats Rice 42-18
#23 Purdue defeats FCS Southeast 48-0
#12 Florida defeats Arkansas 35-28 OT

ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY - GAME OF THE WEEK
#2 Alabama defeats #6 USC 35-30


MAC SCORES
Akron defeats Arkansas State 48-3
Clemson defeats Bowling Green 45-21
Kent State defeats FCS West 34-17
Miami (OH) defeats FCS Southeast 25-17
North Carolina defeats Ohio 45-7
Troy defeats Buffalo 38-14
Northern Illinois defeats North Texas 43-37 OT
Toledo defeats Central Arkansas 55-10
#7 Arizona State defeats Ball State 34-24
Ole Miss defeats Central Michigan 40-24
Eastern Michigan defeats FCS Generic 30-14

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	2	Alabama	1	0	1499
2	1	Ohio State	1	0	1433
3	3	Utah	1	0	1310
4	5	Cincinnati	1	0	1221
5	7	Arizona State	1	0	1102
6	8	Notre Dame	1	0	1052
7	9	Miami	1	0	1002
8	10	UCLA	1	0	952
9	11	Texas	1	0	903
10	12	Florida	1	0	869
11	6	USC	0	1	848
12	13	Michigan State	1	0	807
13	4	Oklahoma	0	1	767
14	14	Oregon State	1	0	760
15	15	Michigan	1	0	713
16	16	NC State	1	0	667
17	19	Wisconsin	1	0	531
18	20	Pittsburgh	1	0	500
19	21	UCF	1	0	456
20	24	Texas A&M	1	0	422
21	22	Oklahoma State	1	0	400
22	23	Purdue	1	0	358
23	25	Baylor	1	0	274
24	--	Louisville	1	0	234
25	--	Clemson	1	0	193

Heisman Watch
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Jahmyr Gibbs	HB	Alabama		12 Car, 82 Yds
Treveyon Henderson	HB	Ohio State		23 Car, 171 Yds, TD, 2 Rec, 22 Yds
Tavion Thomas	HB	Utah		19 Car, 118 Yds, 2 TD, 4 Rec, 56 Yds
Henry Parrish	HB	Miami		17 Car, 68 Yds, TD, 3 Rec, 26 Yds
Blake Corum	HB	Michigan		16 Car, 85 Yds, 3 TD, 3 Rec, 29 Yds, TD

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
C.J. Johnson (WR) - ECU - 6 Rec, 153 Yds, 5 TDs
DEFENSE
Major Burns (SS) - LSU - ATK, 3 INT

MAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
Dequan Finn (QB) - Toledo - 12/19, 261 Yds, 8 Car, 23 Yds, 5 Total TDs
DEFENSE
Ryan Johnson (LE) - Akron - 4 TKLS, 3 TFL, 2 SKS, FR


WEEK 3 TOP 25 MATCHUPS
Akron @ #2 Ohio State
Rice @ #15 Michigan
Texas Tech @ #9 Texas
#7 Miami @ Maryland
Penn State @ #14 Oregon State
Stanford @ #5 Arizona State
California @ #11 USC
#20 Texas A&M @ TCU
#16 NC State @ Washington
SMU @ #4 Cincinnati
Nebraska @ #6 Notre Dame
Kentucky @ #24 Louisville
#13 Oklahoma @ Kansas State
#23 Baylor @ #18 Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt @ #3 Utah
#22 Purdue @ Eastern Michigan
Ball State @ #25 Clemson
James Madison @ #1 Alabama
#19 UCF @ #10 Florida
#21 Oklahoma State @ Boise STate
Wyoming @ #8 UCLA
#12 Michigan State @ Virginia

ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY - GAME OF THE WEEK
Georgia @ South Carolina

MAC MATCHUPS
Akron @ #2 Ohio State
Georgia Tech @ Toledo
Kent State @ Tulsa
Bowling Green @ Memphis
North Carolina @ Northern Illinois
#22 Purdue @ Eastern Michigan
Ball State @ #25 Clemson
Miami (OH) @ Navy
Washington State @ Western Michigan
Troy @ Central Michigan
Buffalo @ Florida Atlantic

Matchup Preview
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Akron Zips (1-0)		#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
Offensive Stats Comparison 368.0 Total Offensive Yards 539.0 227.0 Rushing Yards 270.0 141.0 Passing Yards 269.0 48.0 Points Per Game 37.0 Defensive Stats Comparison 280.0 Total Yards Allowed 185.0 141.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 114.0 139.0 Passing Yards Allowed 71.0 Game Notes Lee Corso: #2 Ohio State will send Akron home crying sweetheart.

[jnmoore92]

2023 SEASON
WEEK 3 @ #2 OHIO STATE


As a coach, you want to be bias and say your team has a shot at winning every game no matter the size of the challenge. We are playing the defending National Champions, so it's really hard to sit here and say that we do have a shot. They won the National Championship for a reason. My goal for this game was that these guys stay competitive as long as they could against Ohio State.

We spent the first couple days of the week watching film on C.J. Stroud and Treveyon Henderson. I had good faith we would be able to stop their rushing attack, but that would require us to give up some stuff in the passing game. On the offensive side of the ball, I didn't see any reason we couldn't get the ball rolling on the ground early on. We prepped for every scenario and we came to an agreement that they would play hard and not hang their head no matter what happened on the field.

What happened on the field today though, is something that even I didn't see coming. We started the game off by intercepting a pass from Stroud and set us up pretty nicely, but we couldn't finish the drive and settled for a field goal. Still we were winning against defending National Champions!!! So I would say everyone at this point would say that Ohio State was about to open up a can on us now that we angered them, but that wasn't the case!

We would take a 13-0 LEAD into halftime!!! The team was so fired up at halftime we had to take a few minutes to let everyone calm down and then I had to bring them back to reality. I told them there were still two quarters left of football. If they wanted this upset they needed to go out and play like they did the first two quarters and not let up.

Ohio State eventually came back and took the lead and I was expecting the team to hang their heads and give up and say "Well we did what we could", but that didn't happen. There were players screaming on the sidelines firing everyone up saying this game ain't over yet and we needed to get back to work. Cory Smigel was able to tie the game up and send us into overtime. Cory had 15 points on the day and he's the one that kept us in it with his automatic leg.

Overtime came and our defense must of hit a huge second wind. That first possession for Ohio State was probably one of their worst all day. We broke through the line of scrimmage each time and got them in the backfield to force them to kick a field goal which would leave us with the task of having to score a touchdown to win. One thing I didn't expect was D.J. Irons to have a wide open Brank on a slant route to set us up with Goal to go set of downs. Then we just had a read option called and Irons read it perfect and kept it himself and got into the end zone to secure one of the biggest upsets in College Football history. I'm going to say this is bigger than App State beating Michigan.

Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes
WEEK 3	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	OT	SCORE
Akron Zips (2-0)	3	10	3	6	6	28
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-1)	0	0	7	15	3	25

Team Stats Comparison
	AKR	OSU
Total Offense	378	297
Rushing Yards	186	120
Passing Yards	192	177
First Downs	18	7
Punt Return Yards	28	5
Kick Return Yards	92	51
Total Yards	498	353
Turnovers	0	1
3rd Down Conversion	4-14	3-12
4th Down Conversion	0-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-1	1-1-0
Penalties	0-0	0-0
Possession Time	30:32	13:28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OSU
8:16	(AKR) C. Smigel, 43 Yd FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OSU
9:47	(AKR) D. Irons pass to Z. James for 23 Yds (PAT Good)	10	0
0:00	(AKR) C. Smigel, 39 Yd FG	13	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OSU
6:42	(OSU) 64 Yard Rush by T. Henderson (PAT Good)	13	7
0:49	(AKR) C. Smigel, 39 Yd FG	16	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AKR	OSU
10:31	(OSU) 15 Yard Rush by C. Stroud (PAT Good)	16	14
6:52	(AKR) C. Smigel, 41 Yd FG	19	14
1:29	(OSU) C. Stroud pass to M. Harrison Jr for 22 Yds (2-Pt)	19	22
0:04	(AKR) C. Smigel, 49 Yd FG	22	22
OVERTIME SCORING		AKR	OSU
--	(OSU) R. Smith, 41 Yd FG	22	25
--	(AKR) 1 Yard Rush by D. Irons	28	25

Akron Zips PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D.J. Irons 20/27 192 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Jonzell Norrils 31 165 5.3 0 D.J. Irons 7 4 0.5 1 Alex Adams 3 11 3.6 0 Tony Grimes Jr. 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jonzell Norrils 6 29 4.8 0 Tristian Brank 4 50 12.5 0 Tony Grimes Jr. 3 34 11.3 0 Zach James 3 32 10.6 1 Jameel Williamson 2 16 8.0 0 Shawn Naim 1 24 24.0 0 Alex Adams 1 7 7.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Owen Murphy 1 2 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Adetutu Daranijo 9 0 0 0 Jeslord Boateng 7 1 0 0 Julian Richardson 4 0 0 0 Ryan Johnson 4 0 0 0 Ronald Jackson Jr. 4 0 0 0 Sean Conroy 4 0 0 0 Myjaden Horton 3 0 0 0 Cameron Threatt 3 0 1 0 Tyson Durant 2 0 0 0 Zach DiLauro 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Cory Smigel 5/6 1/1 16 49 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Kyle Romenick 4 165 41.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Alex Adams 2 44 22.0 0 Anthony Williams Jr. 2 48 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Anthony Williams Jr. 4 28 7.0 0

Ohio State Buckeyes PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C.J. Stroud 16/22 177 1 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Treveyon Henderson 13 121 9.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jaxon Smith-Njigba 6 70 11.6 0 Treveyon Henderson 4 32 8.0 0 Marvin Harrison Jr. 3 43 14.3 1 Julian Fleming 2 30 15.0 0 Gee Scott Jr. 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Josh Fryar 0 1 Luke Wypler 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Cody Simon 9 0 0 0 Tommy Eichenberg 8 0 0 0 J.T. Tuimoloau 7 2 0 0 Lathan Ransom 6 0 0 0 JK Johnson 6 0 0 0 Ronnie Hickman 4 0 0 0 Tyleik Williams 4 0 0 0 Kourt Williams II 4 0 0 0 Denzel Burke 3 0 0 0 Cameron Martinez 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Ryan Smith 1/1 2/2 5 41 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Jesse Mirco 7 275 39.2 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Emeka Egbuka 2 51 25.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Emeka Egbuka 1 5 5.0 0

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ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
WEEK 3 REVIEW & WEEK 4 PREVIEW


AP TOP 25 SCORES
Akron defeats #2 Ohio State 28-25 OT
#15 Michigan defeats Rice 42-13
Texas Tech defeats #9 Texas 29-22
#7 Miami defeats Maryland 27-23
#14 Oregon State defeats Penn State 69-49
Stanford defeats #5 Arizona State 45-35
#11 USC defeats California 45-24
#20 Texas A&M defeats TCU 38-17
#16 NC State defeats Washington 27-20
SMU defeats #4 Cincinnati 23-20
#6 Notre Dame defeats Nebraska 28-0
#24 Louisville defeats Kentucky 24-12
#13 Oklahoma defeats Kansas State 31-24
#23 Baylor defeats #18 Pittsburgh 48-23
#3 Utah defeats Vanderbilt 45-10
#22 Purdue defeats Eastern Michigan 14-13
Ball State defeats #25 Clemson 27-24 OT
#1 Alabama defeats James Madison 56-0
#10 Florida defeats #19 UCF 41-16
#21 Oklahoma State defeats Boise State 40-31
#8 UCLA defeats Wyoming 35-23
#12 Michigan State defeats Virginia 30-24


ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY - GAME OF THE WEEK
Georgia defeats South Carolina 34-31


MAC SCORES
Akron defeats #2 Ohio State 28-25 OT
Georgia Tech defeats Toledo 37-7
Tulsa defeats Kent State 34-10
Memphis defeats Bowling Green 35-20
North Carolina defeats Northern Illinois 44-7
#22 Purdue defeats Eastern Michigan 14-13
Ball State defeats #25 Clemson 27-24 OT
Miami (OH) defeats Navy 35-24
Washington State defeats Western Michigan 31-10
Central Michigan defeats Troy 31-28
Buffalo defeats Florida Atlantic 21-16

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Alabama	2	0	1499
2	3	Utah	2	0	1392
3	6	Notre Dame	2	0	1236
4	7	Miami	2	0	1200
5	8	UCLA	2	0	1133
6	10	Florida	2	0	1048
7	12	Michigan State	2	0	949
8	11	USC	1	1	934
9	13	Oklahoma	1	1	851
10	14	Oregon State	2	0	837
11	15	Michigan	2	0	789
12	16	NC State	2	0	770
13	5	Arizona State	1	1	740
14	17	Wisconsin	1	0	694
15	4	Cincinnati	1	1	635
16	2	Ohio State	1	1	572
17	20	Texas A&M	2	0	569
18	23	Baylor	2	0	532
19	21	Oklahoma State	2	0	523
20	9	Texas	1	1	488
21	22	Purdue	2	0	478
22	--	Stanford	1	1	383
23	24	Louisville	2	0	375
24	19	UCF	1	1	319
25	18	Pittsburgh	1	1	298

Heisman Watch - Updated: Jan 1,
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Jahmyr Gibbs	HB	Alabama		22 Car, 153 Yds, 1 TD, 5 Rec, 103 Yds, 2 TD
Treveyon Henderson	HB	Ohio State		36 Car, 292 Yds, 2 TD, 6 Rec, 54 Yds
Blake Corum	HB	Michigan		42 Car, 255 Yds, 4 TD, 6 Rec, 94 Yds, 2 TD
Tavion Thomas	HB	Utah		45 Car, 277 Yds, 3 TD, 5 Rec, 59 Yds
Trey Sanders	HB	Alabama		37 Car, 262 Yds, 3 TD, 4 Rec, 42 Yds

NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
Chance Nolan (QB) - Oregon State - 24/41, 532 Yds, 9 Car, 8 Total TD
DEFENSE
Jordan Robinson (CB) - Stanford - 3 TKLS, FF, INT

MAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSE
Lew Nichols III (HB) - Central Michigan - 23 Car, 216 Yds, TD, 2 Rec, 45 Yds
DEFENSE
Ja'Don Rucker-Furlow (CB) - Miami (OH) - 3 TKLS, 3 ATK, FF, INT


WEEK 3 TOP 25 MATCHUPS
#10 Oregon State @ #8 USC
Boise State @ #4 Miami
Washington State @ #5 UCLA
South Alabama @ #2 Utah
#14 Wisconsin @ #24 UCF
Vanderbilt @ #1 Alabama
Iowa State @ #9 Oklahoma
Mid Tenn State @ #21 Purdue
#17 Texas A&M @ Texas Tech
Minnesota @ #16 Ohio State
#11 Michigan @ Georgia Tech
Western Michigan @ #3 Notre Dame
#25 Pittsburgh @ Army
#12 NC State @ Virginia Tech
#23 Louisville @ SMU
#18 Baylor @ Nebraska
Miami (OH) @ #15 Cincinnati
Arizona @ #22 Stanford
#20 Texas @ #19 Oklahoma State


ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY - GAME OF THE WEEK
Tennessee @ #6 Florida


MAC MATCHUPS
Toledo @ Akron
Eastern Michigan @ Ohio
Bowling Green @ Navy
Western Michigan @ Notre Dame
Ball State @ Kent State
Miami (OH) @ #15 Cincinnati
Memphis @ Buffalo

Matchup Preview
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Toledo Rockets (1-1, 0-0 MAC)		Akron Zips (2-0, 0-0 MAC)
Offensive Stats Comparison 31.0 Points Per Game 38.0 377.5 Total Offensive Yards 373.0 195.5 Rushing Yards 206.5 182.0 Passing Yards 166.5 Defensive Stats Comparison 313.0 Total Yards Allowed 288.5 143.0 Rushing Yards Allowed 130.5 170.0 Passing Yards Allowed 158.0 Injury Report QB T. Gleason 2 Weeks Game Notes Lee Corso: My apologies to the Zips for picking against them. They take this one with ease with the way they have been playing