The College Football Experience (@TCEonSGPN) on the Sports Gambling Podcast Network continues its 138 college football team preview series with the Akron Zips 2026 Season Preview. Pick Dundee aka (@TheColbyD) & Ryan McIntyre (@Moneyline_Mac) break down the 2026 Akron Zips roster and what to expect in the MAC this season. Can Joe Moorhead turn a 5-7 finish into the first bowl trip of his Akron tenure? Was hiring transfer quarterback Reese Poffenbarger the move that lifts an offense that ranked 94th in total yards?
Can Reese Poffenbarger, who has not started a game since 2023 at Albany, hold off the room and win the job? Will Joe Moorhead calling his own plays get more than 94th in total offense out of this group? Does 44% returning production on offense leave too many holes to fill? Can Tim Tibesar's defense climb after finishing 81st in total defense last fall? Will only 37% returning production sink a unit that has to reload through the portal? How does a slate that opens at Wake Forest and runs through Minnesota, Kent State and Buffalo set up? Is 4.5 wins the right number for a team that went 5-7 a year ago? And where's the betting value on the Akron Zips win total, MAC odds and College Football Playoff chances? We talk it all and more on this episode of The College Football Experience.
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00:30 Welcome To The Akron Zips Preview
02:02 Meet The Hosts: Pick Dundee And Moneyline Mac
03:49 Joe Moorhead's Record And Coaching Trajectory
08:56 Terry Bowden's Firing And The Hot Seat Rating
11:40 Season Ticket Giveaway And The OC Debate
16:28 Returning Production And The Offensive Line
17:16 Reese Poffenbarger Takes Over At Quarterback
26:02 Tim Tibesar's Defense And Portal Reload
28:43 NIL Beer And Tailgate Report Bars
30:57 Akron Stadium And Program Legends
32:44 State Of The Program And Season Predictions
34:58 Week One And Two: Wake Forest And Robert Morris
37:28 Minnesota, Central Michigan And Miami OH Stretch
41:09 Home Stretch: Kent State Through The Bulls
44:05 Locking In The Win Total And Mac QB Rankings
49:07 Dream Schedule And Sign-Off
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