Before each Ohio State game, Eleven Warriors catches up with a media member who covers the opposing team to get his or her perspective on the Buckeyes' upcoming opponent.
With Akron coming to town for Ohio State's final non-conference game of the 2021 regular season this week, we caught up with George Thomas of the Akron Beacon Journal – the only full-time beat writer who covers the Zips – to get his insight on the Buckeyes’ fourth opponent of the season.
The Zips are coming off a 35-14 win over Bryant, a Football Championship Subdivision team, but have lost both of their games against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents this year and have just one win over an FBS team since 2019, Tom Arth's first season as Akron's head coach.