HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Shut out in the second half to that point, Marshall got a 43-yard touchdown pass from Isaiah Green to Xavier Gaines with 7:45 remaining, and the Thundering Herd took back the bell by edging Ohio 33-31 on Saturday night at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Gaines was wide open on the third-down play after Green rolled to his left and caught the ball with plenty of room to avoid one defender between him and the end zone. The extra point was missed off the left upright, but it did not...

PITTSBURGH – Sickness and a top-notch Pittsburgh defense were more than Nathan Rourke and Ohio could handle.

The Panthers held the Bobcats to 212 yards of offense in a 20-10 victory against the Bobcats on Saturday at Heinz Field.

Dealing with an illness, Rourke was 15 of 27 passing for 177 yards but was a non-factor in the running game, netting negative-43 yards on nine attempts. Pittsburgh had six tackles for loss.

Pittsburgh (1-1) found enough offense through the air, getting 321 yard...

ATHENS – After struggling to get a win against an FCS opponent in the opener last year, Ohio took care of business this season.

The Bobcats scored on their first seven possessions and pulled away for a 41-20 victory against Rhode Island on Saturday afternoon at Peden Stadium.

Ohio’s performance was not perfect but it was solid, especially in comparison’s to last season’s 38-32 season-opening win against Howard.

“You just never know the first game as to how it’s going to go,” Ohio coach...

FRISCO, Texas – A.J. Ouellette finished his career in grand fashion, and the Ohio defense was stout as the Bobcats rolled past San Diego State 27-0 on Wednesday night in the Frisco Bowl at Toyota Stadium.

Ouellette ran the ball 29 times for 164 yards and caught two passes for 33 yards against one of the nation's top-rated defenses. Nathan Rourke accounted for three touchdowns while the defense limited the Atztecs to 287 total yards of offense.

"The way the team finished the season is a tri...

ATHENS – Nathan Rourke ran for four touchdowns, and A.J. Ouellette and Maleek Irons both went over 100 yards rushing as the Bobcats totaled 381 yards rushing in a 49-28 victory against Akron to close out the regular season Friday at Peden Stadium.

With 169 yards on 15 carries, Ouellette reached 1,000 yards rushing for the second straight season and passed Kareem Wilson for third all-time in career rushing yards in Ohio history. Irons carried 18 times for 126 yards, while Rourke was just shy o...

ATHENS – Buffalo committed five turnovers, A.J. Ouellette racked up 196 yards rushing as part of Ohio’s 646 yards of total offense and the Bobcats gave the Bulls their first Mid-American Conference loss of the season in blowout fashion, 52-17, on Wednesday night at Peden Stadium.

Buffalo scored first but Ohio rolled after that, building a 31-10 halftime lead that increased to 45-10 by the end of the third quarter.

The victory by the Bobcats (7-4, 5-2 MAC) kept the Bulls (9-2, 6-1 MAC) from...

OXFORD – Ohio fell into a 21-point hole at halftime and its rally fell short as Miami virtually eliminated the Bobcats from Mid-American Conference East Division contention with a 30-28 victory Wednesday night at Yeager Stadium.

Miami (4-6, 4-2 MAC) scored 21 points in the second quarter to take a 28-7 lead and while Ohio’s defense adjusted, the usually high-powered offense never got in gear.

Dylan Conner’s 28-yard return of a blocked punt got Ohio (6-4, 4-2 MAC) to within 28-21 with 9:14...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Ohio dominated its third straight opponent, but this time it was a thorough drubbing of a quality opponent.

After blowing out Mid-American Conference bottom-dwellers Bowling Green and Ball State the last two weeks, the Bobcats routed Western Michigan, 59-14, on Thursday night at Waldo Stadium.

Western Michigan (6-4, 4-2 MAC) committed five first-half turnovers and Ohio (6-3, 4-1 MAC) took advantage while building up a 45-0 lead at the break.

"It's coming like we had h...

ATHENS – Ohio ran up 52 points in the middle two quarters of a 52-14 blowout of Ball State on Thursday night at Peden Stadium.

Down 7-0, The Bobcats scored 31 points in the second quarter to take command and then added on 21 more points in the third quarter, allowing the starts to rest before the start of the fourth quarter.

Ohio (5-3, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) racked up 411 rushing yards and 554 yards of total offense while continuing to show much improvement on defense by giving up ju...

ATHENS – Ohio had its most dominant effort of the season, scoring the final 35 points in a 49-14 homecoming blowout of Bowling Green on Saturday at Peden Stadium.

With the score tied at 14 early in the second quarter, Ohio reached the end zone three times before the break to take a commanding lead and continued to roll in the second half, shutting out Bowling Green for the final 43 minutes.

Papi White scored Ohio’s first three touchdowns, and he got plenty of help as the Bobcats (4-3, 2-1...