Akron Is Ineligible for a Bowl Game Because the Football Team's Grades Are So Bad

Akron Zips football is not bowl eligible before 2025 NCAA season even begins. Here's why

Forget the scoreboard. Poor academic progress scores mean Akron football is first FBS team ineligible for a bowl for academic reasons in a decade.

Akron Is Ineligible for a Bowl Game Because the Football Team's Grades Are So Bad

I'm gonna be honest, I didn't know we were still doing the whole grades thing in college football. The NCAA is on its deathbed as an institution, but it's apparently still working tirelessly to make s...

College football team ineligible for bowl games due to embarrassing reason

University logos cover a wall in the lobby of NCAA headquarters Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Indianapolis. Photo Credit: Jenna Watson/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Akron football fans were hoping to see their team in a bowl game next season, but that is not going to be possible until players can get their grades up. The Akron Zips football team will not be bowl eligible in 2025 due to their Academic Progress Rate (APR) score for 2023-24. The team’…

College Football Team Has Been Eliminated From Playoff Contention In 2025 Before Even Taking The Field

College Football Playoff logo on helmet (Photo via Imagn Images) Players from one college football team can afford to keep their foot off the gas in 2025, as no matter how well they play or how many games they win, they won’t be going to the playoffs.  According to On3 Sports, the Akron Zips are ineligible for bowl games, with the start of the next college football season still months away.  The Zips have no chance of making the playoffs in 2025…

Akron Football multi-year Academic Progress Rate drops to 914, Zips ineligible for bowl games

Akron football's multi-year academic progress rate dropped to 914, meaning the Zips are ineligible for bowl games.