SYRACUSE, NY: The University of Akron football team amassed 478 yards of offense in defeating the Syracuse Orange 42-28 Saturday for the second win in school history over a Bowl Championship Series team. The win at SU's Carrier Dome marked the first-ever over a Big East member school.
SYRACUSE, NY: Andre Jones stood behind a podium answering questions from a small group of reporters with his left arm around Chris Jacquemain and his right arm around Dennis Kennedy. Just moments before, the senior receiver and his offensive cohorts had emerged from a jubilant Zips locker room.
For the first time all year, the fifth-ranked University of Akron men's soccer team found themselves trailing an opponent. They would not stay trailing for long. The Zips defeated Cincinnati 2-1 to claim the University of Akron Tournament title, held last weekend at Lee Jackson Field.