Last season left a nasty taste in the mouth of Akron Zips fans.
The 2016 season ended at 5-7, one win short of being bowl eligible. But there’s reason to hope for the Zips coming into 2017. Akron returns 15 of last year’s starters are returning this year, including former Ohio State transfer Warren Ball and dynamic QB Thomas Woodson.
The Zips also play in a wide-open MAC East division. A few games here and there go a certain way, and the Zips could be going to Detroit. For now, though, the goal is a bowl game, which is something Akron hasn;t accompished often.