Akron football ineligible for postseason due to Academic Progress Rate score

Akron's football team will be ineligible for postseason play this season because of its multiyear Academic Progress Rate score. The NCAA this week updated its national APR database with the latest scores of member institutions. Akron had a score of 914, below the 930 minimum for postseason eligibility. Akron's athletic department has not commented on its APR penalty and did not return immediately messages left by The Associated Press on Wednesday. Akron, which plays in the Mid-American Conference, has not been to a bowl game since 2017, which also was the last time the Zips won more than four games...