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Getting To Know: Central Michigan's Frank Zombo
Posted: 7/4/2009 5:49:24 PM
Courtesy: Jeremy Guy

2009 Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
The 2009 MAC Football season is quickly approaching and as part of our preview we would like to give you an inside look into the lives of our student-athletes. You can find the schedule of student-athletes we will preview by scrolling to the bottom of the page or by clicking the “Getting To Know” advertisement on the front of our homepage or football page. You can also stay up-to-date with our player features via Twitter and Facebook.

Be sure to visit www.mac-sports.com on Friday, July 31st to watch live video interviews with the league’s head coaches and student-athletes as we kick off the season with our 2009 MAC Football Preview at Detroit’s Ford Field.


Getting To Know: Central Michigan's Frank Zombo
Frank Zombo is a senior defensive end for the Central Michigan Chippewas. Last seson Zombo was named All-MAC first team and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District IV second team honoree. He led the MAC in tackles for loss and ranked second in sacks. Zombo currently ranks fourth on CMU's career sacks list. He made at least two sacks in three different games and his nine sacks are tied for the third most in a season in school history. Below is a closer look at the CMU defensive end...
1. Why did you choose Central Michigan?
I liked the location of Central Michigan and its facilities.

2. What do you consider your greatest accomplishment so far as an athlete?
Being named All-MAC

3. What is your greatest accomplishment off the field?
Being named All-MAC Academic

4. What do you still hope to accomplish in the future?
Win a third MAC Championship

5. What are your goals for this season?
Be a part of the best defense in the MAC

6. What is your favorite beverage/food/desert?
Spaghetti

7. What were you up to this summer?
Worked out and cooked out with my teammates.

8. What is an annoying habit you possess?
I bite my nails

9. What is your greatest fear?
Scary Movies

10. When you were a little kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A professional football player

11. What is the best class you've taken at Central Michigan?
Pathophysiology

12. What would your ideal job be? (outside of playing sports professionally)
A day trader

13. What is the most notable thing about your hometown?
Jets Pizza started in Sterling Heights.

14. What’s the best part of being a Division I athlete?
The fan base and regular television games.

15. What’s your dream as a college athlete?
To one day play in the NFL.

16. Besides (current sport), what sport would you have pursued for a college scholarship?
Soccer

17. You are on a road trip and stop at a gas station, what snacks do you buy?
Gatorade and Mike and Ikes.

18. What is your favorite vacation spot and why?
Key West. It is the most relaxed place I have ever been.

19. What is one movie you could watch over and over again and not get sick of?
Bronx Tale

20. What is your most memorable moment in sports, either as an athlete or as a sports fan?
Winning my second MAC championship in 2007.

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2009 MAC Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
July 1: Tyler Sheehan, QB, Bowling Green
July 2: Austin Pritchard, LB, Western Michigan
July 3: Eugene Jarvis, RB, Kent State
July 4: Frank Zombo, DL, Central Michigan
July 5: James Starks, RB, Buffalo
July 6: David Bryant, S, Northern Illinois
July 7: Chris Jacquemain, QB, Akron
July 8: Barry Church, DB, Toledo
July 9: Taylor Price, WR, Ohio
July 10: Ryan Downard, DB, Eastern Michigan
July 11: Daniel Raudabaugh, QB, Miami
July 12: Brandon Crawford, DL, Ball State
July 13: Andre Neblett, DL, Temple
July 14: Tim Hiller, QB, Western Michigan
July 15: Jahmal Brown, DB, Bowling Green
July 16: Dan LeFevour, QB, Central Michigan
July 17: Brian Lainhart, DB, Kent State
July 18: Chandler Harnish, QB, Northern Illinois
July 19: Almondo Sewell, DT, Akron
July 20: Aaron Opelt, QB, Toledo
July 21: Noah Keller, LB, Ohio
July 22: Andy Schmitt, QB, Eastern Michigan
July 23: Jordan Gafford, S, Miami
July 24: MiQuale Lewis, RB, Ball State
July 25: Mike Newton, DB, Buffalo
July 26: Dominique Harris, DB, Temple


Getting To Know: Kent State's Eugene Jarvis
Posted: 7/3/2009 11:15:48 AM
Courtesy: Jeremy Guy

2009 Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
The 2009 MAC Football season is quickly approaching and as part of our preview we would like to give you an inside look into the lives of our student-athletes. You can find the schedule of student-athletes we will preview by scrolling to the bottom of the page or by clicking the “Getting To Know” advertisement on the front of our homepage or football page. You can also stay up-to-date with our player features via Twi
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Getting To Know: Western Michigan's Austin Pritchard
Posted: 7/2/2009 6:21:09 PM
Courtesy: Jeremy Guy

2009 Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
The 2009 MAC Football season is quickly approaching and as part of our preview we would like to give you an inside look into the lives of our student-athletes. You can find the schedule of student-athletes we will preview by scrolling to the bottom of the page or by clicking the “Getting To Know” advertisement on the front of our homepage or football page. You can also stay up-to-date with our player features via Twi
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Getting To Know: Bowling Green's Tyler Sheehan
Posted: 7/1/2009 5:35:45 PM
Courtesy: Jeremy Guy

2009 Football Summer Preview: Getting To Know...
The 2009 MAC Football season is quickly approaching and as part of our preview we would like to give you an inside look into the lives of our student-athletes. You can find the schedule of student-athletes we will preview by scrolling to the bottom of the page or by clicking the “Getting To Know” advertisement on the front of our homepage or football page. You can also stay up-to-date with our player features via Tw
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Kent State Second In Excellence In Management Standings
Posted: 7/1/2009 5:33:59 PM
Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications Release: 07/01/2009

KENT, Ohio — Heading into his 16th year as Kent State’s Director of Athletics, Laing Kennedy has always been a firm believer in building a comprehensive program that wins championships while being fiscally responsible at the same time.

That philosophy was validated this week with the release of the 2009 Excellence in Management Cup, presented by Texas A & M’s Laboratory for the Study of Intercollegiate Athl
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Zips Athletics Department Recognized Twice for Performance
Posted: 7/1/2009 5:33:14 PM
Courtesy: Mike Cawood
The University of Akron
Assistant Athletics Director/Media Relations

AKRON – The University of Akron Department of Intercollegiate Athletics was nationally recognized twice this week for its performance for the 2008-09 season. First, the Zips had their highest finish ever in the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup, presented annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NCADA). Also, Akron placed fourth nationally in the Excellence in M
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Mid Am Publishing Archive
Getting To Know: Central Michigan's Frank Zombo
Getting To Know: Kent State's Eugene Jarvis
Getting To Know: Western Michigan's Austin Pritchard
Getting To Know: Bowling Green's Tyler Sheehan
Kent State Second In Excellence In Management Standings
Zips Athletics Department Recognized Twice for Performance
Kent State Athletics Has Record Setting Academic Year
WYTS Inks Two-Year Deal with the Citizens Bank Ohio ISP Sports Network
Ohio's Marc Krauss Drafted 64th Overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
MAC Council of Presidents Approve Recommendations
Brown Steps Down from Post with Women’s Basketball
Marion, Tillman Named Ohio Senior Student-Athletes of the Year
Long Selected For USOC Volunteer Medical Program
Columbus native will have two years of eligibility beginning in 2010-11
Dates Released for Women's Basketball Summer Camp
Mitchell Taken 47th Overall by Oakland Raiders Safety is highest drafted player since 1948
Five Mens Basketball Student-Athletes Pick Up Academic Honors
Vadim Fedotov Named to Academic All-MAC Team
Golden Flashes Honored For Academic Success
New InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Webcam Address and More
Fisher Invited To The Portsmouth Invitational
Bramos Earns Invitation to Play in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Zips Put Nine on Academic All-MAC Indoor Track Team
Akron Announces 2009 Football Schedule
Ohio Releases 2009 Football Schedule
Zips' Dale Martin Has Surgery; Out 4-6 Months
Ball State Stuns Tennessee, 71-55
A few Minutes with Andrew Mitchell
Tonight in the MAC -- Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tonight in the MAC -- Sunday, February 15, 2009
Tonight in the MAC -- Saturday, February 14, 2009
Tonight in the MAC -- Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tonight in the MAC -- Saturday, February 7, 2009
Tonight in the MAC -- Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Ohio Athletics Announces Strategic Plan
Ohio Football Announces Staff Changes
Chryst to Depart MAC at Close of 10-Year Term
HDNet To Broadcast 2009 College Basketball Invitational
MAC AND ESPN ANNOUNCE RIGHTS AGREEMENT THROUGH 2016-17
Tonight in the MAC -- Saturday, January 24, 2009