Akron's Traylor-Bennett Receives 6th Year of Eligibility

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AKRON, Ohio — The NCAA has granted University of Akron football player Mykel Traylor-Bennett (Columbus, Ohio) a sixth year of eligibility after missing the 2017 season.

Named the team's Offensive MVP following spring drills, the wide receiver-turned-tight-end suffered a knee injury in the 2017 spring game and missed the 2017 season. He played in nine games with two starts at receiver in 2016, grabbing nine receptions for 97 yards and a touchdown. Traylor-Bennett earned a bachelor's degree in Summer 2017 and is pursuing a master's degree in sport science and coaching.

"We are very excited that the NCAA has accepted the waiver he applied for because of medical hardship to receive a sixth year of eligibility, very similar to what Warren Ball went through," seventh-year head coach Terry Bowden said. "It's so good for Mykel Traylor-Bennett who had an ACL injury last year after previously having an injury that kept him out of the 2015 season. What that does is it brings us back to a player who as a true freshman started several games at wide receiver. We moved him to tight end, and he started for us there, but now we're able to move him back out to wide receiver. He can give us a physical presence, very much like Jerome Lane did. That's what we're excited about. I'm not sure if there's going to be a more physical wide receiver in the conference than Mykel Traylor-Bennett."

"I never doubted God's plan," Traylor-Bennett said. "Adversity makes the man."

Akron begins spring drills on March 19. The annual Spring Game is slated for Saturday, April 21, at Noon at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field. Akron opens the 2018 season at Nebraska on Sept. 1.

Season ticket plans—which include a ticket to all home games as well as a parking pass— start at only $60 each. For fans wishing to purchase new season tickets for the 2018 season, the Ticket Office is currently taking non-refundable deposits of $25/seat. As a season ticket holder, fans have the ability to purchase tickets for road games at Nebraska, Northwestern, and Iowa State.

To request tickets, please contact the Athletics Ticket Office by calling or texting 1-888-99-AKRON during business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or purchase the deposit online at www.GoZips.com.

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Akron's Traylor-Bennett Receives 6th Year of Eligibility

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