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The Akron Zips football program is not eligible for postseason games next season due to bad grades in the classroom.
The several -year academic progress rate of the program is 914, which is below the minimum of 930 for the eligibility of postseason, according to the NCAA rules.
The governing body updated its national database APR with the latest scores, and Akron will not be happy to see that it cannot play in any bowl game, even if it qualifies.
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Akron Zips’s defensive liner, Marcus Moore Jr. (52), faces Ohio State Buckeyes Austin Syarveld (67) during the second half of a game at the Ohio stadium. (IMAGN)
The Mid-American conference team has not played in a bowl game since 2017, also the last time the program won more than four games in a season.
It has been difficult for Zips in recent seasons. Since they were 7-7 in 2017, they have not had a season better than 4-8, which includes the 2024 campaign.
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They were 0-12 in 2019 before going 1-5 in 2020 and finishing 2-10 three consecutive seasons between 2021 and 23.
The STVM football coach, Doran Grant, on the left, welcomes players outside the field during the first half of September 6, 2024. (IMAGN)
Idaho was the last team of division I FBS not eligible for postseason due to APR scores in 2014.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, NCAA has not used the APR score sanctions from the NCAA since the spring of 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 training the team.
Akron Zips’s defensive line, CJ Nunnally IV, Bottom, celebrates a sack with the supporter Antavious Fish to seal a victory for Akron at the end of a University football match of the NCAA against Colgate on September 14, 2024, in Akron, Ohio. (IMAGN)
The Zips defeated the state of Utah, 23-21, that year in the famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
