Ohio football received a verbal commitment from 2010 wide receiver prospect Chase Cochran from Lebanon High School. The 6-2, 175-pounder runs a 4.5 forty and chose the Bobcats over offers from Navy and Air Force.

Cochran was an All-Conference performer in the GWOC last season. He led all receivers in yardage with 1,005 yards on 45 receptions. The junior helped the Warriors to a 7-3 record with seven 100-yard receiving games and eight TD's on the season.

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Ohio safety Mike Mitchell was taken by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the NFL Draft held Saturday in New York. The Raiders used the 47th overall pick to get Mitchell. He becomes the highest drafted Bobcat since Gene Ruszowski was taken 44th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in 1948. It marks the second straight year a Bobcat heard his name called in the NFL Draft. Landon Cohen was a 7th-round pick by Detroit last season.

A home opener against Big East foe Connecticut and an ESPN2 contest at MAC defending champ Buffalo highlight the Ohio 2009 football schedule announced Thursday.

The September 5th opener against UConn is Ohio's second meeting against the Huskies. The Bobcats dropped a 37-19 decision in Storrs in 2002. Connecticut is coming off an 8-5 season that included a win over Buffalo in the International Bowl. Ohio then hits the road for a September 12th matchup against North Texas. The Mean Green finished 1-11 last year.

FCS foe Cal Poly comes to Athens on September 19th. The Mustangs were 8-3 last year including a 1-point overtime loss at Wisconsin. Rounding out the non-conference schedule is a trip to Tennessee on September 26th for the first-ever... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats announced a 22-player recruiting class Wednesday afternoon at a 5 p.m. press conference. The class includes 20 high school players, a junior-college transfer and a four-year transfer.

All in all, the ‘Cats added players at 11 different positions from 12 different states.

“I think it’s an excellent recruiting class that fits our needs,” Ohio football coach Frank Solich said. “We got some great athletes in the group that are going to be able to be difference makers for us.”

There was only one disappointment for the Bobcats, as Taige Redman, the most highly-regarded linebacker on the ‘Cats’ board, signed with West Virginia Wednesday. However, Ohio was not going to overreact and throw a scholarship at another linebacker.

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Check out how Ohio's colleagues in the MAC fared on Signing Day. There are Signing Day announcement links below from all 13 MAC football members.

Ohio football announced a 22-player 2009 recruiting class today. In the fifth class signed by Frank Solich's staff, there are 20 incoming freshman, 1 JUCO transer and 1 4-year transfer. The 2009 class:

Quarterback (2)
Phillip Bates - 6-2/223, Omaha, NE (Norman North HS/Iowa State)
Tyler Tettleton - 6-1/190, Norman, OK (Norman North HS)

Running back (1)
Ryan Boykin - 6-2/205, Woodstock, GA (Etowah HS)

Fullback (2)
Tim Edmond - 6-0/240, Cincinnati, OH (LaSalle HS)
Nico Price - 5-11/235, McKeesport, PA (McKeesport Area SHS)

Wide receiver (1)
Mario Dovell - 6-0/185, Columbus, OH (Whetstone HS)

Tight End (2)
Troy Hill - 6-5/210, New Kensington, PA (Valley HS)
Jeffrey Hutchison - 6-3/240, Boca Raton, FL (North Carolina Prep... <Read More>

Ted Thompson Photo Jayson White's first career touchdown helps lead Ohio to its third straight win over Miami.

The Ohio Bobcats’ 2008 season did not live up to many people's expectations, as the squad experienced a two-win decrease from a year ago. However, the team did something in the season’s final two weeks that it struggled with during the first ten—finish.

Ohio (4-8, 3-5 MAC) never trailed its biggest rival, the Miami RedHawks, in a 41-26 victory at Yager Stadium Friday afternoon. The ‘Cats have now taken three straight from Miami for the first time since the team won three straight from 1982 to 1984. Ohio also won its second consecutive game in Oxford for the first time in 45 years.

“They’re feeling good right now,” Ohio coach Frank Solich said about his squad in his postgame radio interview. “I’m very proud of what these kids did.”

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In a season where the Ohio Bobcats could never close out victories, the ‘Cats found a way, despite losing a 14-point fourth quarter lead, to defeat the Akron Zips 49-42 on Senior Day at Peden Stadium Saturday.

Ohio quarterback Boo Jackson, who set a school record with five touchdown passes, found senior tight end David Carter for the game-winning touchdown strike with just 32 seconds remaining, capping a 74-yard drive in just 1:40.

“We executed it well,” Jackson said of the final offensive play, a play-action fake that worked to perfection. “Chris [Garrett] sold it great, I rolled down and just found David [Carter] in the back of the end zone. It was great.”

“A lot of key plays on that particular drive,” Ohio coach Frank Solich said in his... <Read More>

(Edited at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 to add the time for the Ohio-Akron game on Nov. 22. The kickoff time is set for 3:30 p.m., according to Jason Corriher of the Ohio University Media Relations office.)

Judging by the players, the coaches, the fans and the standings after Saturday’s 28-3 loss to the Bowling Green Falcons at Peden Stadium, the Ohio Bobcats’ season is over, even if two more games loom on the 2008 schedule.

The players performed poorly, the coaches seemed ill-prepared, the fans understandably gave up hope and the ‘Cats claimed sole-possession of the MAC East’s basement during a game that Bowling Green dominated from the get-go.

“I thought we did not do a very good job at times of making plays,” Ohio coach Frank Solich said... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats lost four fumbles and could not succeed in the red zone offensively or defensively Tuesday night in a 32-19 loss to the Buffalo Bulls at Peden Stadium.

With the loss, Ohio (2-7, 1-4 MAC) will need a miracle to win the Eastern Division. On the flip side, Buffalo (4-4, 2-2 MAC) is now even with Akron for first place in the crammed Eastern Division.

Ohio mustered more total yards than Buffalo and held senior quarterback Drew Willy to just 116 passing yards. However, Ohio played poorly throughout the game. The ‘Cats fumbled seven times, botched two extra point attempts, failed to score twice inside the red zone and allowed Buffalo to score on all four of its trips inside the 20.

“It just came down to the turnovers,” Ohio... <Read More>

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