Week 2 Recap: Akron Zips put down Golden Lions

A win in its home opener for the Akron Zips was important, especially after having a week to think about what transpired against the Penn State Nittany Lions in week one.

Akron, carved up by Heisman Trophy candidate running back Saquon Barkley, needed a rebound at InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field to not only maintained the confidence that wasn’t flattened in Happy Valley, but to have the chances of winning the Mid-American Conference East Division continue to be a possibility.

This is a Zips team that lost the final four games of last season to finished 5-7 overall, missing out on a bowl game opportunity. In the one game Akron played in 2016 against an FCS opponent, the team won by 23 at home…