For all of the criticism Terry Bowden took as coach of the Akron Zips in his nearly decade-long tenure, there is one thing which is simply undeniable: he left them in better condition than he found them in.
Now, the Zips will seek to build upon the foundation Bowden left, while at the same time hoping to modernize their game, hiring former NFL QB Tom Arth from Chattanooga, an FCS power from the Southern Conference. A native of northeast Ohio, Arth, the former John Carroll QB, returns to his old stomping grounds to prove his reputation as an offensive guru and help Aron break the ceiling they seemed to have hit just a bit too much in recent years.