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A look around the MAC

By Adam Rittenberg
Special to ESPN Insider

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Akron needed only two minutes and 19 seconds to break Marshall's stranglehold on a bowl berth and spin the MAC East Division into a tizzy. An onside kick recovery, a touchdown pass on fourth-and-10, a muffed punt and a 43-yard field goal gave the Zips arguably their biggest win in school history. Akron wiped away a 21-point deficit to beat Marshall and move into a three-way, first-place tie in the MAC East. "Our kids never did stop believing and have confidence," said first-year coach J.D. ...

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