Zips Become Bowl Eligible, Take Control of Division

Tuesday night, the Zips beat OU to secure bowl eligibility and to take control of the MAC East Division.

Kwadarrius Smith on the way to the endzone for a 71-yard receiving touchdown. (Photo courtesy of Zips Football)Tuesday, Nov. 14, The University of Akron Zips defeated the Ohio University Bobcats 37-34. The Zips became bowl-eligible for the second time in three years and now control their path to the Mid-American Conference championship game.

Tuesday’s game had all the elements of a great #MACtion game. The game was a high scoring and action-packed nationally televised game.

The Zips found themselves in an early deficit when Bobcats QB Nathan Rourke cut through the Zips defense for a 68-yard…