It’s been quite a busy offseason for the Akron Zips. Former head coach Terry Bowden resigned after a 4-8 campaign in 2018, ending a seven-year tenure in Akron (and what many thought would be his coaching career prior to his becoming a GA at Clemson.)
The school took its time in finding a replacement, eventually going with Chattanooga head coach Tom Arth, a former NFL quarterback who was known as an excellent builder and recruiter, especially in the Ohio area. Arth cut his teeth at his alma mater John Carroll, a nearby Division III school, going 40-8 as the coach of the Blue Streaks before getting hired on to lead a rebuilding effort at Chattanooga.