When Miles Chapman walked out onto the field for Ohio’s season opener against Penn State, he realized a childhood passion that he thought would be tossed by the wayside after his high-school graduation.
Having finished each of the past four seasons ranked first in blocks in the Mid-American Conference, it is no surprise the Bobcats once again sit atop the category at the midway point this year.
Though most people know Louisville for either baseball bats or a successful college basketball program, Ohio field hockey coach Neil Macmillan sees it as one of the more fertile recruiting bases for field hockey talent.
Ohio is one of only 27 undefeated Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the nation, which has led to a cloud of hype surrounding every practice at Peden Stadium.
Despite losing its first Mid-American Conference match of the season, the Ohio volleyball team bounced back in its following match looking to build momentum toward coming matchups.
One of the newest members of Ohio’s club hockey team, freshman defenseman James Hubbard, owes much of his early interest in the sport to his older brother, Jonathan.
Everyone has one question that precedes him or her wherever they go in life. Senior golfer Byron Firestone has faced the same question his entire life: Are you related?
For the first time this season and the only time in recent memory, Ohio faced off with another team outfitted by Russell Athletic. That’s where the Bobcats’ similarities with Norfolk State ended, though, as Ohio routed the Spartans 44-10 Saturday in front of the sixth-largest crowd in Peden Stadium history without redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Tettleton.
With the first weekend of Mid-American Conference play in the books, the Bobcats have yet to maintain the match-to-match consistency that coach Ryan Theis continues to emphasize.
If Ohio’s high-octane offense set the tone for the season last weekend with its sweep of the John Carroll Blue Streaks, fans of the club hockey team have reason to get excited.
Ohio extended its winning streak to six games Friday with a 1-0 win against Bowling Green on a dreary night at the Falcons' Cochrane Stadium to give the Bobcats their third consecutive victory against Bowling Green and second consecutive shutout.
A dejected Ohio squad listened to coach Neil Macmillan give a postgame speech Sunday and left the huddle in tears and frustration. Although it’s not known what Macmillan said to the team, the reaction was indicative of how the season has progressed for Ohio.
It may have taken an army of Spartans to slow Ohio’s offense down Saturday, but the efforts of Norfolk State’s defenders didn’t do enough to keep the Bobcats at bay en route to their 44-10 rout.
Earlier this week, I spoke with Chris Carlson, The Virginian-Pilot's Norfolk State football beat reporter, about some of the Spartans' strengths and what they're expecting from Ohio Saturday. Here's the transcript of our conversation, edited for content and clarity.
This weekend will provide the Bobcats with perhaps their biggest test of the season as they take on Mid-American Conference rival Kent State on the road and No. 10 Northwestern at home.
The Ohio club hockey team has finished preparations for the upcoming season and the squad has made some adjustments with the new roster additions.
Optimism is in the eyes of Ohio coach Clay Calkins now that the Bobcats’ men’s and women’s cross country seasons are heating up. The Bobcats will travel to Ottawa Park, the stomping grounds of Toledo’s No. 18 men’s and women’s teams Friday, to square off against six nationally ranked teams across both divisions.
After its three games this season, the Ohio football team possesses an unblemished record. However, the team has needed a strong second half in each game to get to that point.
With the start of each Mid-American Conference schedule, there are always questions and unexpected turns during the course of the season. This season is no different as the Bobcats start MAC play Friday at Bowling Green and at Central Michigan on Sunday.
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