Volleyball: Bobcat sophomores continue to improve skills
By Alex Busch | Sep. 3, 2013When a college athlete starts her freshman season, it takes a while to fit in with her peers and perform with a higher level of competition.
When a college athlete starts her freshman season, it takes a while to fit in with her peers and perform with a higher level of competition.
Ohio junior Timothy Edmond’s vibrant personality hits someone much like a running back bursts through an open hole in the offensive line.
Ohio kicked off its season this weekend at the Oregon Classic, where the team walked out sitting in the No. 27 slot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
After Louisville’s 49-7 rout of Ohio on Sunday, junior quarterback Teddy Bridgewater offered an anecdote, which was indicative of the Cardinals’ performance.
Ohio hit a speed bump to begin its season this weekend after losing a pair of contests in Boston, Mass.
Tiger Woods has had a very up-and-down season, but has managed to salvage five PGA Tour wins.
First-year head coach Aaron Rodgers and the Bobcats are finally off the snide.
Fourth Quarter
Ohio opened its season this weekend in the Oregon Classic, where it faced off against Bryant, Eastern Washington and No. 8 Oregon on Friday and Saturday.
Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater entered Sunday’s matchup against Ohio as a favorite for the Heisman Trophy and a probable top-10 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
“Louisville is a very talented team, but I’m not sure they’re deserving of being ranked ninth in the country. Ohio will hang around.”
His emotions wanted to tell him that it didn’t happen. But deep down, during training camp last season, Travis Carrie knew his fate. A torn labrum and fractured right shoulder left the cornerback dejected, disappointed and unsure of what would come next for him in his college career.
Ohio might return its all-time leading passer in quarterback Tyler Tettleton and running back Beau Blankenship, the Bobcats’ best single-season rusher, but neither of them will be tasked with slowing Teddy Bridgewater and the multi-faceted Louisville offense on Sunday.
Sports fans throughout the nation will be watching Ohio this weekend, if only because the Bobcats are facing Louisville in the ESPN flagship channel’s lone Sunday broadcast.
After crossing some firsts off its to-do list last week, Ohio looks to continue the momentum this weekend against DePaul and Eastern Kentucky. The Bobcats, who sit at 0-1-1, are looking for their first win under new head coach Aaron Rodgers.
One constant in the ever-changing world of college athletics is the prospect of a new season, sure to be full of triumphs and tribulations, every year.
Ohio is set to start its season by competing in the Oregon Classic this weekend in Eugene, Ore., where the Bobcats will face three teams, including 2012 National Championship runner-up Oregon.