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Five Things to Know About Akron, Ohio State’s First Opponent of the 2024 Season
Akron should be a cakewalk even by Group of Five standards and the Zips' nickname history involves rubber shoe covers.
What Even is a Zip?
If you’re like me, you’ve heard of the Akron Zips much of your life as a native Ohioan and seen their kangaroo pop up at some point and wondered, “What exactly is a zip? And what does it have to do with kangaroos?”Akron’s nickname has more to do with rubber than any animal, which is no surprise as the city was once known as the rubber capital of the world. The school had a contest to name its athletics teams in 1927, which a student by the name of Margaret Hamilton won with the suggestion of “Zippers.” The name is actually a nod to an overshoe sold by the famed B.F. Goodrich rubber manufacturing company, which is based in Akron and whose name is synonymous with tires.
Overshoes are a pair of rubber shoes worn over a different pair of shoes for protection. Put bluntly, Akron’s athletic teams are nicknamed after rubber shoe covers. The “Zippers” moniker was shortened to “Zips” in 1950.
Zippy the Kangaroo was chosen as the team mascot in 1953 after a suggestion from student Dick Hansford. Kangaroos are native only to Australia and New Guinea. Since a zippered pouch has been added to the mascot, and only female kangaroos have pouches, Zippy is one of a handful of mascots across college football that is officially female.
theres a chance that the front moves through earlier than expected on Friday evening so it COULD be in low 80's by kickoff
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81-3. At least thats what the NCAA25 Sim has predicted for us. Sounds legit.
BTW, that game evidently thinks this Buckeye team is the greatest of all time because the sim games are brutal.
After watchig those group videos and the boys out there working, I don't see any way in hell, short of a monsoon, that Akron keeps us under 70 points. Mark May about to have some bad flashbacks
BTW, that game evidently thinks this Buckeye team is the greatest of all time because the sim games are brutal.
After watchig those group videos and the boys out there working, I don't see any way in hell, short of a monsoon, that Akron keeps us under 70 points. Mark May about to have some bad flashbacks
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Three bold predictions for Ohio State football vs. Akron
The Ohio State football team opens up their season in the Shoe against Akron on Saturday. We give you some bold predictions for the game.The Ohio State football program is ready to start its season. They are taking on the Akron Zips in the Shoe on Saturday afternoon. It is the first time that the Buckeyes have played them since 2021. Ohio State won that game 59-7 in a game that wasn't really close at any point.
Ohio State is hoping to have a similar score this weekend. They want to make sure that there is no doubt in the game. It will be the first game that Will Howard suits up as the starting quarterback and the first time that Caleb Downs plays as a Buckeye. It's going to be an exciting time.
While the result of the game might not be in doubt, there are still some things that fans should be looking for. Throughout the season, we will be making bold predictions for every matchup that the Buckeyes play. We have three of them for this game against Akron.
The first bold prediction has to do with Howard and how well he'll do in his debut.
1. Will Howard will throw for 300+ yards and run for 50+ more
2. TreVeyon Henderson will run for 100+ yards and two scores
3. The Ohio State football team will hold the Zips scoreless
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Hot Off the Press: Akron Game Poster
The Akron Game Poster pays homage to the greatest Ohio State football player of all time, Archie Griffin, who will be honored during the Buckeyes' 2024 season opener on Saturday.
Hot Off The Press: Akron Game Poster
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