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Akron defeats Kent State 28-20 (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:51 PST

Patrick Nicely threw two touchdown passes to Jeremy LaFrance and Akron defeated Kent State 28-20 on Saturday. LaFrance caught a 59-yard pass from Nicely to give the Zips (2-7, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter. Akron won for the ninth time in 10 meetings with the Golden Flashes (5-5, 4-2).

Akron Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15:29 PST

The Zips welcome the end of a three-game roadtrip. Akron returns home after losing at Buffalo, Syracuse and Northern Illinois to fall to 1-7 and 0-4 in the MAC East Division.

A plethora of injuries to key players has led to a frustrating season for the Zips, who have lost six straight since defeating Morgan State in Week 2. Freshman quarterback Patrick Nicely is slated to start his fourth game this season against rival Kent State. Nicely shares a unique distinction with KSU quarterback Spencer Keith. Both are freshmen, and were rushed into starting duty after starting the season as third-stringers.

Nicely hasn't quite put up the big numbers as Keith. Nicely has completed 53 of 109 passes for 613 yards and one touchdown.

Spann's late TDs lead Northern Illinois past Akron (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:38 PDT

Tailback Chad Spann scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns and rushed for a game-high 125 yards as Northern Illinois came from behind to beat Akron 27-10 Saturday. Spann Nathan Palmer added a 7-yard touchdown run for Northern Illinois with 46 seconds left. Freshman quarterback Patrick Nicely went 11 of 27 for 124 yards in his collegiate debut as the Zips (1-7, 0-4) lost their sixth straight.