To say the Akron Zips have struggled as a program would be an understatement.
They’ve appeared in just three bowl games and none since 2017. Joe Moorehead, formerly of Penn State and Mississippi State fame, was brought aboard last year to rebuild the program after a three-year stretch under Tom Arth which proved diasterous, taking Akron from a in-the-mix bowl team to a laughingstock.
In Moorhead’s first year at the helm, the Zips won just two games... and one was a narrow win over FCS foe, St. Francis (PA). But there was a lot of promise on that squad, with several games coming down to a possession or less.