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Eastern Michigan Eagles at Akron Zips

Oct 10, 20262:30 PM CTESPN+Akron, OH
By JR·2 min read
Eastern Michigan(3-3)
Akron(1-4)
2:30 PM

TLDR: Eastern Michigan has shaken off a brutal September and gone 3-3. Akron is 1-4, has lost 3 straight, and isn't sure who its quarterback is. They meet at InfoCision Stadium on Saturday, October 10.

Week 6 · 10/10, 2:30 PM CTESPN+
Eastern Michigan
(3-3)
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Akron
(1-4)
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Eastern Michigan (3-3) visits Akron (1-4) after 2 straight wins over Lindenwood and UMass, while the Zips have lost 3 straight and allowed 38 or more points in each of their 4 losses. Akron's quarterback situation is unsettled: Cibastian Broughton is listed out with a knee injury, and Brayden Roggow has already made a start in his place. No line has posted yet. The matchup comes down to whether Akron's defense can slow an Eagles offense that's playing without 2 injured receivers.

Eastern Michigan Eagles
  • Won last 2 by combined 67-17
  • Offense scored 38 at UMass with 2 WRs out
  • WRs Devereaux and Isaac both out
  • Lost to Michigan State and Wisconsin by combined 89-17
Akron Zips
  • Home game, first chance at a MAC win
  • Scored 45 against Robert Morris at home
  • QB Broughton out with knee, Roggow the fallback
  • Allowed 38+ points in all 4 losses

The quarterback question sits in Akron's building. Cibastian Broughton started the first 3 games, then missed the UNLV game, where Brayden Roggow made his first college start. Akron's own notes before the Central Michigan trip listed Broughton as day-to-day. The injury report now has him out with a knee problem for that game, and the Zips lost it 41-17. Until Akron says otherwise, which quarterback starts against Eastern Michigan is an open question. That matters for an offense that has scored 17 points or fewer in all 4 of its losses.

Eastern Michigan's offense has had its own problems. Wide receivers N. Devereaux and K. Isaac are both listed out with undisclosed injuries, and neither has a timetable. The Eagles still put up 29 against Lindenwood and 38 at UMass, so the receivers left on the roster have been enough against defenses this level. The board hasn't posted a number for Saturday yet.

The Eagles' 3-3 record splits cleanly by opponent. They lost a close one at home to San José State, 27-21. Then they went to Michigan State and Wisconsin and lost by a combined 89-17. Since then they've won 2 straight by a combined 67-17. The question for Saturday is which of those teams Akron looks like, and the Zips' last month says it's closer to the second group.

Eastern Michigan Eagles
(3-3)
10/03W@Massachusetts38-14
09/26WvsLindenwood29-3
09/19L@Wisconsin10-54
09/12L@Michigan State7-35
09/04LvsSan José State21-27
Akron Zips
(1-4)
10/03L@Central Michigan17-41
09/26LvsUNLV10-38
09/19L@Minnesota7-41
09/12WvsRobert Morris45-10
09/03L@Wake Forest16-38

The Akron defense is the bigger worry. The Zips gave up 38 to Wake Forest, 41 to Minnesota, 38 to UNLV and 41 to Central Michigan. Their only win was a 45-10 game against Robert Morris. Losing 41-7 at Minnesota can be written off as a power-conference road trip. Losing 38-10 to UNLV at home and 41-17 to a MAC opponent can't. The Zips are 0-1 in league play, and this is their first chance to get a conference win at home.

The forecast looks mild: 78 degrees, clear skies and almost no wind, so weather shouldn't decide anything. This game will come down to whether Akron can stop the run of 40-point games against it, and whether its quarterback situation is settled by kickoff. Eastern Michigan comes in with the better recent form.

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