Bubba Arslanian went through it all with the Akron Zips.
He was redshirted in 2017 as a true freshman, watching from the sidelines as a hopeful prospect as Akron competed in the MAC Championship Game. He then witnessed the Zips at their lowest as the only FBS squad to post an 0-12 record in 2019. He watched a 21-game losing skid erase while he participated in a makeshift 2020 COVID-altered campaign. And lastly, he wound up in the Joe Moorhead era, marking his third different head coach of an eventful Akron tenure.
Despite having the eligibility to return for his seventh season, Arslanian announced Wednesday afternoon that he would forego the opportunity and leave Akron to focus on a future professional football career.