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Reuters
08-05-2025
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- Reuters
Akron ineligible for postseason due to low Academic Progress Rate
May 8 - Akron football hasn't played in a bowl game since 2017, and the Zips will enter the 2025 season knowing the postseason won't happen this year, either. Akron failed to meet NCAA-imposed academic standards last season, falling below the organization's minimum Academic Progress Rate score of 930. According to statistics released this week by the NCAA, Akron was last in the nation at the Division I level at 914 and is ineligible to compete in an FBS bowl. Falling below the 930 benchmark can lead to penalties ranging from reductions in practice time to a bowl ban. If a program falls below 900, it could lose its Division I status. After the 2022-23 academic year, Akron scored 925 and lost 20 percent of its weekly practice hours for 2024. Being below the mark for two straight years leaves the Zips unable to compete in the Mid-American Conference title game, too. With a 1,000 score, national champion Ohio State led the nation in Academic Progress Rate. Akron is coached by former Mississippi State head coach Joe Moorhead, who has an 8-28 record in three seasons there. --Field Level Media
Fox News
07-05-2025
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- Fox News
Akron football team banned from postseason games after failing to reach NCAA's minimum academic score
The Akron Zips football program is ineligible for postseason games next season due to poor grades in the classroom. The program's multi-year Academic Progress Rate score is 914, which is below the 930 minimum for postseason eligibility, according to NCAA rules. The governing body updated its national APR database with the latest scores, and Akron will not be happy to see it can't play in any bowl games even if it qualifies. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON The Mid-American Conference squad has not played in a bowl game since 2017, also the last time the program won more than four games in a season. It's been difficult for the Zips in recent seasons. Since they went 7-7 in 2017, they haven't had a season better than 4-8, which includes the 2024 campaign. EX-MARYLAND FOOTBALL PLAYER FACES MURDER CHARGE AFTER DEADLY BAR FIGHT IN FLORIDA They went 0-12 in 2019 before going 1-5 in 2020 and finishing 2-10 three straight seasons from 2021-23. Idaho was the last team in Division I FBS ineligible for the postseason due to APR scores in 2014. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, APR score penalties have not been used by the NCAA since spring 2020. However, the NCAA voted to restore its old policies. The last time Akron won a bowl game was in 2015, when Terry Bowden was coaching the team. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Zips defeated Utah State, 23-21, that year in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Associated Press
07-05-2025
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- Associated Press
Akron football is ineligible for postseason play because of its low Academic Progress Rate score
The Akron Zips celebrate a missed field goal during an NCAA football game against the Ohio Bobcats on Nov. 10, 2020 in Athens, Ohio. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Akron's football team will be ineligible for postseason play this season because of its multiyear Academic Progress Rate score. The NCAA this week updated its national APR database with the latest scores of member institutions. Akron had a score of 914, below the 930 minimum for postseason eligibility. Akron's athletic department has not commented on its APR penalty and did not return immediately messages left by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Akron, which plays in the Mid-American Conference, has not been to a bowl game since 2017, which also was the last time the Zips won more than four games in a season. But Akron's 4-8 record in 2024 under third-year coach Joe Moorhead was its best since posting the same mark in 2018. In between, the Zips won no more than two games in a season and went winless (0-12) in 2019. The last Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football team to be barred from postseason play because of APR scores was Idaho in the 2014 season. The NCAA temporarily suspended some APR penalties, including postseason bans, because of the COVID-19 pandemic that began disrupting college athletics in the spring of 2020. However, the NCAA's Committee on Academics voted to restore such penalties beginning with four-year scores released during the 2024-25 academic year. ___ AP college football: and The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.
