Zips Today 9-5-23

On this episode of Zips Today, Football Head Coach Joe Morehead discusses the team's depth at QB. We also hear from Akron Volleyball's Mia Thompson who discussed how versatility is one of the team's greatest strengths.

Episode Transcript

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This is ZIPS Today, a lookat University of Akron Athletics. Here's your
host, Dave Scosen. The homeopener for the Acron football team is Saturday
night, and the Zips volleyball teamhas a banner weekend. More coming up
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first home football game of the seasonis Saturday at six against Morgan State in
a game against Temple over the weekend, returning starter DJ Irons and transfer Taj

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Bullock. We're both used in differentsituations at the quarterback position. Head coach
Joe Moorehead says there is plenty ofdepth in the Zips QB room. We're
very fortunate, you know, withDj returning, you know on a couplers
won a game and came within youknow, really a play or two of
one another against a bull championship team. And Taj has a great pedigree.
You know, Steve Wasashle's a guywho's got a ton of upside. So

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you know, coach Fessor's doing agood job with that room. But yeah,
definitely excited about not just a talent, but the depth in that room.
Tickets for Zips football, including Saturday'shome opener, can be found at
gozips dot com. Acron Volleyball wentthree and oh at the Marshall Invitation all
over the weekend of Feeding Moorehead State, Marshall and UNC Greensboro. Zips outside
hit her Faith Johnson was named theMVP of the event and Mid American Conference

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Offensive Player of the Week by leadingACRON with forty six kills in the three
matches and five service aces. Oneof Johnson's teammates, Mia Thompson says,
versatility is the strength of Zip's volleyball. Not everyone is one position. Like
I'm Albarrow, I can also hit, I can also set. She's a
middle, she also has to dig, she also has to set. And

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I think that's going to be sucha big thing that's going to help us
in the MAC is that we areall volleyball players. You are not one
position. Acron Volleyball visits Cleveland Statetomorrow on the first home matches of the
season our Friday against Harvard and Bucknell. You've been listening to Zips Today presented
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