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EXCEPTIONAL COACHING STAFF n n n A new era of Akron football began on December 15, 2003, when J.D. Brookhart was introduced as the 25th head coach of the Zips. It has not taken long for the coaching staff at The University of Akron to create a winning tradition. In his first season as UA’s head coach, Brookhart led Akron to a 6-2 MAC record and just one victory away from the league championship game. One year later, Brookhart and the Zips won the 2005 MAC Championship game over Northern Illinois, earning an invitation to the program’s first-ever Division I-A bowl game, the Motor City Bowl in Detroit. 6 in two years, J.D. Brookhart and Co. took the Zips from nowhere to their first MAC title in 2005. - Sporting News (2006 College Football Preview) AkrON COACHiNG stAFF NOtABLes... • The Zips’ coaching staff has over 110 years of combined coaching experience at all levels of football, including over 100 in the collegiate ranks. • The UA staff has experience coaching in more than 15 collegiate football conferences and the national football League. UA coaches have spent time mentoring studentathletes in the ACC, BiG eAsT, Big Ten, seC and Big 12. • Head coach J.d. Brookhart was named mAC Coach of the year in 2004. Before coming to Akron, Brookhart spent seven seasons as an assistant on the University of Pittsburgh staff. During that time he guided one of the most prolific offenses in the BIG EAST Conference and tutored the top-rated passer, rod rutherford, and receiver, Larry fitzgerald, in the league in 2003. he spent the prior two years as a coaching assistant with the nfL’s Denver Broncos. During that time, he studied the west Coast offense under head coach mike shanahan and coordinator Gary kubiak. • Defensive coordinator Jim Fleming served as a collegiate head coach at sacred heart from 2000-01. Under Fleming the Akron defense finished 32nd in the nation in 2006. • Offensive coordinator Joe moorhead spent the four seasons prior to coming to Akron at Georgetown where he was the offensive coordinator in 2003. he was instrumental in transforming UA safety Domenik hixon, a fourthround nfL pick at wide receiver, into one of the nation’s best all-purpose performers in 2005. • Bill Bleil is in his fourth season at Akron. In his first season with the Zips, he helped guide All-mAC running back Brett Biggs to over 1,000 yards rushing, the first Zips back to reach that mark since 2002. he was head coach at western Carolina from 1997-2001. • emmanuel mcdaniel is in his second season as cornerbacks coach. mcDaniel spent eight seasons (1996-2003) in the nfL, playing for the Carolina Panthers (1996 and 2002), indianapolis Colts (1997), miami Dolphins (1998), new york Giants (1999-2001) and Arizona Cardinals (2003). J.d. Brookhart Jim Fleming Joe moorhead emmanuel mcdaniel Bill Bleil
JAsON tAYLOr • NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2006) • NFL Man of the Year (2007-08 season) Charlie Frye Andy Alleman ZIPS COMPETING IN THE NFL n n n In four-straight and six of the last seven years, a University of Akron football player has been selected in the top-four rounds of the NFL Draft. Quarterback Charlie Frye (now with the Seattle Seahawks) became the highest NFL draft pick in school history when the Cleveland Browns selected him with the third pick in the third round (No. 67 overall) in 2005. Veteran Pro-Bowler Jason Taylor (Miami Dolphins) is also a Zip, while Chase Blackburn and Domenik Hixon played for the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants in January. reggie Corner zips iN tHe NFL drAFt... domenik Hixon Chase Blackburn Year round pick Name, position team 1941 22 203 mike fernella, T Philadelphia 1967 13 338 Al kerkian, De Dallas 16 411 Don williams, wr Cleveland 1968 12 307 Paul Paxton, T miami 1969 11 285 ken Delaney, T Baltimore 1987 7 178 Chris kelley, Te Pittsburgh 1989 10 274 John Buddenberg, T Cleveland 1993 8 224 Daron Alcorn, k Tampa Bay 1997 3 73 Jason Taylor, De miami 2001 3 84 Dwight smith, fs Tampa Bay 2002 5 151 Jake Schifino, WR Tennessee 2005 3 67 Charlie frye, QB Cleveland 2006 4 130 Domenik hixon, wr Denver 2007 3 88 Andy Alleman, G new orleans 2008 4 114 reggie Corner, CB Buffalo 7
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JAsON tAYLOr<br />
• NFL Defensive Player <strong>of</strong> the Year (2006)<br />
• NFL Man <strong>of</strong> the Year (2007-08 season)<br />
Charlie Frye<br />
Andy Alleman<br />
ZIPS COMPETING IN<br />
THE NFL n n n<br />
In four-straight and six <strong>of</strong> the last seven years, a University <strong>of</strong> Akron football<br />
player has been selected in the top-four rounds <strong>of</strong> the NFL Draft. Quarterback<br />
Charlie Frye (now with the Seattle Seahawks) became the highest NFL draft<br />
pick in school history when the Cleveland Browns selected him with the third<br />
pick in the third round (No. 67 overall) in 2005. Veteran Pro-Bowler Jason Taylor<br />
(Miami Dolphins) is also a Zip, while Chase Blackburn and Domenik Hixon<br />
played for the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants in January.<br />
reggie Corner<br />
zips iN tHe NFL drAFt...<br />
domenik Hixon<br />
Chase Blackburn<br />
Year round pick Name, position team<br />
1941 22 203 mike fernella, T Philadelphia<br />
1967 13 338 Al kerkian, De Dallas<br />
16 411 Don williams, wr Cleveland<br />
1968 12 307 Paul Paxton, T miami<br />
1969 11 285 ken Delaney, T Baltimore<br />
1987 7 178 Chris kelley, Te Pittsburgh<br />
1989 10 274 John Buddenberg, T Cleveland<br />
1993 8 224 Daron Alcorn, k Tampa Bay<br />
1997 3 73 Jason Taylor, De miami<br />
2001 3 84 Dwight smith, fs Tampa Bay<br />
2002 5 151 Jake Schifino, WR Tennessee<br />
2005 3 67 Charlie frye, QB Cleveland<br />
2006 4 130 Domenik hixon, wr Denver<br />
2007 3 88 Andy Alleman, G new orleans<br />
2008 4 114 reggie Corner, CB Buffalo<br />
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