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Brayden Roggow - Throws two TDs Roggow completed 7 of 7 passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns during Thursday's 38-16 defeat against Wake Forest.

Impact Roggow relieved starting quarterback Cibastian Broughton in the fourth quarter of Thursday's loss. Roggow made an immediate impact, tossing a 2-yard score to Elijah Alexander and a 4-yard touchdown to Titus Myers. If Reese Poffenbarger is still awaiting an eligibility decision by Week 2's game against Robert Morris, Roggow and Broughton will battle for the QB1 role.

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Cibastian Broughton - Struggles in season opener Broughton was 21-for-26 passing for 111 yards during Thursday's 38-16 defeat versus Wake Forest. He also had 14 rushes for 82 yards.

Impact Broughton was announced as QB1 shortly before game time, with Reese Poffenbarger awaiting an eligibility decision. The sophomore quarterback was relieved in the fourth quarter by Brayden Roggow with the Zips trailing by four possessions. Despite recording just 111 passing yards on 21 completions, Broughton led Akron with 82 rushing yards Thursday.

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Kam Shanks - Registers TD in Thursday's win Shanks registered five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown in Thursday's 38-16 win over Akron.

Impact Shanks was listed as a co-starter heading into the game. He had the team's first touchdown of the season on a 27-yard pass from new quarterback Gio Lopez, one of three first-half TD passes. Shanks and the Wake Forest passing offense faces another favorable matchup on the road against Purdue next Saturday.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Antonio Meeks - Cracks off long TD in victory Meeks supplied 93 receiving yards on three receptions with a touchdown in Thursday's 38-16 win over Akron.

Impact The highlight of the evening was a first-half scoring hook-up with new quarterback Gio Lopez for 72 yards. He had one of the team's two scoring strikes of at least 72 yards, as the Wake Forest passing attack carved up the Akron secondary. It was quite the debut, as he is nearly halfway to his career-high of 189 receiving yards set at Louisville in 2025.

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Ty Clark III - Hits triple digits on ground in opener Clark amassed a game-high 105 rushing yards on seven carries in Thursday's 38-16 victory over Akron.

Impact Clark did not have any receptions in the game, and his touch total was limited. With a lopsided score, head coach Jake Dickert turned to reserves to get some experience in the offense in the second half. The junior posted 323 rushing yards and three scores in 2025, and he is already on pace to smash his previous career high in yardage.

SEPTEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Carlos Hernandez - Posts big stats prior to injury Hernandez (upper body) left Thursday's game late in the second quarter against Akron after a hard hit to the midsection.

Impact Prior to the hit, Hernandez was off to a red-hot start, going for five receptions, 165 yards and a 78-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Head coach Jake Dickert said Hernandez sat the rest of the way, due to precautionary reasons, per Conor O'Neill of Rivals.com, as he was struggling to get his wind back after a hard hit to the chest. His status for next Saturday's game at Purdue is uncertain.

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MID-AMERICAN		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	Toledo	8-2	5-1	W4
2	Western Michigan	7-3	5-1	W2
3	Ohio	7-3	5-1	L1
4	Buffalo	7-3	5-1	W5
5	Miami (OH)	6-4	4-2	W1
6	Central Michigan	5-5	3-3	W2
7	Eastern Michigan	4-6	3-3	L3
8	Bowling Green	3-7	3-3	W1
9	UMass	5-5	2-4	L1
10	Ball State	3-7	2-4	L2
11	Kent State	3-7	2-4	L2
12	Sacramento State	2-9	1-7	L2
13	Akron	1-9	0-6	L8

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EVENT INFO

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

Winston-Salem, NC

Sep 03, 2026

30,735

3 Hours 20 Minutes