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

The University of Akron, a team the Cowboys will face on the road Thursday, Aug. 28, is deemed ineligible for postseason play ...

3News has reached out to Akron's athletic department for comment. The Zips' 2025 season is scheduled to begin on Aug. 28 against Wyoming at InfoCision Stadium.

Sep 21, 2024; Columbia, South Carolina, USA; Akron Zips head coach Joe Moorhead directs his team against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the first quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. / Jeff Blake ...

The University of Akron Zips football program will be ineligible for the 2025 NCAA football postseason due to its low Academic Progress Rate score, according to the NCAA’s APR database.