Football: Spring missteps not a concern for OU
By Rob Ogden | Apr. 23, 2012What a difference a week makes.
What a difference a week makes.
Amid a dip in April temperatures, the Bobcats will try to stay hot when Dayton visits the Ohio Softball Field on Tuesday.
The Bobcats were successful with both the soccer and the volleyball teams as the offseason spring schedule nears its final stretch.
Consistency was something coach Jodi Hermanek was striving for her team to achieve coming into the weekend. After three wins in four games against Mid-American Conference foes, she finally saw her team keep up the same intensity for multiple games.
Before Ohio’s Green and White spring game Saturday, redshirt freshman Grant Venham had not punted in an organized contest since his senior year of high school, where he played for Vincent Warren.
Because they maintain their own field, the Bobcats are used to breaking out the brooms after each game. But this weekend, Ohio had every reason to relish the extra legwork while cleaning up the diamond.
It started with a bond between a scout and player and led to a legacy that will be remembered by future members of the Ohio baseball program. The legacy comes in the form of the Pro Batter, a pitching simulation that gives players the feel of hitting against live pitching.
With an upcoming six-game home stand, the Bobcats are ready to break away from their recent inconsistent play and get back into the win column against two Mid-American Conference opponents this weekend.
Ohio’s spring practice session will come to its end Saturday with the most formal outing the Bobcats will have until next fall’s season opener at Penn State.
It didn’t take long for Ethan Newton to acclimate to the rolling hills of Southeast Ohio. From the minute the Norfolk, VA, native arrived on campus, he did what he had always done — everything. And he did it at full speed.
Running competitively takes commitment. It is one of the only sports where the athletes are competing directly against themselves, trying to best previous times.
There’s nothing quite like it. The intensity and passion shown by 16 teams in the NHL playoffs fighting for sports’ most famous prize is unmatched in any other game.
Just two weeks after new Ohio men’s basketball coach Jim Christian appeared to become the university’s highest-paid employee, veteran football coach Frank Solich is on the verge of taking the top spot on the payroll.
The Bobcats entered Wed nesday’s doubleheader against Ohio State hoping to break a seven-game losing streak against the Buckeyes. Instead, they upped that streak to nine consecutive games.
Two Ohio squads will look to grab a pair of victories during spring action Saturday.
Since switching to the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association from the National College Lacrosse League in 2010, the Ohio men’s club lacrosse team has faced stiffer competition and has yet to participate in post-season play.
In the midst of a stretch in which the Bobcats have lost five of six games, Ohio will have to beat a team in which it has lost seven consecutive games against in order to get back on track.
Ohio continued its winning ways Tuesday against Youngstown State as it sent the Penguins sliding for their 10th straight loss.
Anyone who thought that Ohio’s offense is lacking the firepower of last year’s squad might want to reconsider after Saturday’s scrimmage at Peden Stadium.
“You know what the best thing about a freshman is? Next year he is a sophomore.”