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Akron Builds Program on Backbone of Local Talent

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AKRON, Ohio– High school football in Northeast Ohio has been on the radar of college coaches across the country for quite some time.

Nobody know the importance of recruiting local talent more than Zips' head coach Terry Bowden, who takes his team to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 22 against Utah State.

When Bowden arrived in 2012, he had to re-build a program hadn't had a winning season since 2005. He tapped into the strong local talent pool to begin the process.