Akron Football Team Banned From Postseason Games After Failing To Reach Ncaa's Minimum Academic Score

The Akron Zips shot programme is ineligible for postseason games adjacent play owed to mediocre grades successful nan classroom. 

The program’s multi-year Academic Progress Rate people is 914, which is beneath nan 930 minimum for postseason eligibility, according to NCAA rules. 

The governing assemblage updated its nationalist APR database pinch nan latest scores, and Akron will not beryllium happy to spot it can’t play successful immoderate vessel games moreover if it qualifies.

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Akron Zips protect lineman Marcus Moore Jr. (52) takes connected Ohio State Buckeyes violative lineman Austin Siereveld (67) during nan 2nd half of a crippled astatine Ohio Stadium. (Imagn)

The Mid-American Conference squad has not played successful a vessel crippled since 2017, besides nan past clip nan programme won much than 4 games successful a season. 

It’s been difficult for nan Zips successful caller seasons. Since they went 7-7 successful 2017, they haven’t had a play amended than 4-8, which includes nan 2024 campaign. 

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They went 0-12 successful 2019 earlier going 1-5 successful 2020 and finishing 2-10 three consecutive seasons from 2021-23. 

STVM shot coach Doran Grant, left, welcomes players disconnected nan section during nan first half Sept. 6, 2024. (Imagn)

Idaho was nan past squad successful Division I FBS ineligible for nan postseason owed to APR scores successful 2014.

Due to nan COVID-19 pandemic, APR people penalties person not been utilized by nan NCAA since outpouring 2020. However, nan NCAA voted to reconstruct its aged policies. 

The past clip Akron won a vessel crippled was successful 2015, erstwhile Terry Bowden was coaching nan team. 

Akron Zips protect lineman CJ Nunnally IV, bottom, celebrates a strip-sack pinch linebacker Antavious Fish to seal a triumph for Akron precocious successful an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Colgate Sept. 14, 2024, successful Akron, Ohio. (Imagn)

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The Zips defeated Utah State, 23-21, that twelvemonth successful nan Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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