AKRON, Ohio— For the second time in 72 hours, Akron football has lost one of its team captains to a season-ending injury.Last evening, senior safetyFayette City, Pa.) announced on his Facebook page that he would not be returning to the playing field:As many of you know, earlier this season I took a blow to the head that left me unconscious on the field. After praying and deliberating with my fiancé, family, coaches, and teammates, I have decided it is in my best interest to end my football career. I wanted to post this as a thank you to everyone who has reached out to me in the recent weeks and throughout my playing days. Your support has meant more than you know and I am extremely appreciative of that. Giving up on my childhood dream is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, but I find peace knowing that God has a bigger plan. I still love football and will do everything I can to help my teammates for the rest of the season. I'm looking forward to attacking the next chapter of my life with the same amount of passion and energy that I put into the last 16 years of football, but for now my team still has big goals to accomplish and I can't wait to be a part of it. #GoZips A semifinalist for the 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy, Guiser is one of three team captains. A preseason All-MAC selection by Athlon Sports and College Sports Madness, Guiser was named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. Just the second first-team Academic All-American in school history, Guiser is the only returning starter in the secondary. He finishes this fall with 16 tackles, an interception, and a break-up.The Academic All-American is also a three-time MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and three-time Academic All-MAC selection. Named to the President's List (8 semesters) for a perfect 4.0 grade-point average (GPA), Guiser is a pre-physical therapy/sport science major with a 3.99 GPA. A member of the University's Honors College, Guiser intends to pursue a master's degree in physical therapy.During Saturday's game at Bowling Green, senior RB and captain(Columbus, Ohio) suffered a season-ending injury.Under the guidance of sixth-year head coach, Akron (2-3 overall. 1-0 MAC) entertains Ball State (2-3 overall, 0-1 MAC) in its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN3 at InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field. The 2017 Hall of Fame Class, including the Team of Distinction– the 1986 Men's Soccer Team, will be inducted prior to the game and introduced during the first half.Football tickets are available for purchase by calling or texting sor visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) during business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.).Group tickets start at $10 each (with a minimum of 15 people).