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Men’s Basketball: Seeding Scenarios For Ohio
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MAC Seeding right now: 1. Akron 12-3 2. Buffalo 11-4 3. Ohio 10-5 3. Kent State 10-5 5. Eastern Michigan 9-6* 6. Bowling Green 9-6 *Eastern Michigan beat Bowling Green head-to-head. Ohio gets #2 seed if: Ohio wins (11-5) at Miami, Buffalo loses (11-5) to Bowling Green, doesn't matter if Kent State wins or loses…. Read More
Men’s Basketball: Kent State Jumps Out Early, Outlasts Ohio 68-61
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Two streaks would either be continued or snapped after Wednesday night's game between Ohio and Kent State. The Bobcats' four-game winning streak and the Golden Flashes three-game losing streak came to an end as Kent State outlasted Ohio 68-61 at the M.A.C. Center. The Bobcats dug themselves into a hole early with 15 turnovers, which… Read More
Football: Brazill Shows Off Speed At NFL Combine
By: Matt Archibald, Rob Guliano
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The NFL Combine dubs itself as "the toughest job interview on the planet." If that's the case, former Ohio wide receiver LaVon Brazill can expect a call back. Brazill participated in three events on Sunday in Indianapolis: the 40-yard dash, bench press, and vertical jump. Brazill turned in an impressive and surprising 40-yard dash time… Read More
Men’s Basketball: Point Guard Cooper Teaches Taylor The Ropes
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**This story originally aired on the February 17 episode of The Bobcat Sports Showcase** @BobcatShowcase
Men’s Basketball: Poor Defense Dooms ‘Cats In Second-Straight Loss
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Toughness was the issue for Ohio in Wednesday night's loss; defense was the Bobcats' latest flaw in Saturday's 68-55 loss at Eastern Michigan. The Eagles (11-14, 6-5 MAC ) torched the nets against Ohio's (19-6, 7-4) defense. EMU shot 50 percent (18-36) from the field, nearly 67 percent from behind the arc (8-12), and although… Read More
Men’s Basketball: Cooper Not A Cousy Award Finalist
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The 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award finalists list was recently trimmed down from 20 to 11. The Cousy Award is given to the top point guard in the nation, but it will not be going to Ohio's point guard D.J. Cooper. Cooper was not a part of the final 11… Read More
Men’s Basketball: Ricardo Johnson Excelling In His Role
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Football: Bowl Expenses Released
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For the second straight year, the postseason bowl trip will not leave the Ohio Athletics Department in the red. Ohio Athletics released the expenses for the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Tuesday. The total expenses of the trip totaled $486,682.43; the largest expenses included the charter flights ($215,748.78), lodging ($68,204.63), and meals ($55,251.60). To… Read More
Jesse Williams Joins Ohio Football Staff
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The Ohio Bobcats football team has found Pete Germano's replacement. Ohio head coach Frank Solich announced Tuesday that former New Mexico State defensive line coach Jesse Williams has joined the Bobcat Football staff to coach the defensive line. “We are very excited have Jesse join our coaching staff,” Solich told Ohio Athletics. “He is an… Read More
Football: ESPN’s Kiper makes draft prediction for Ohio’s Brazill
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It's never too early or late to talk about the NFL, especially when one of Athens' own could be involved. LaVon Brazill will join more than 300 other top college football prospects at the 2012 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis beginning Feb. 22. WOUB learned on Thursday where Brazill could expect… Read More
Football: Legendary Ironton coach Lutz retires
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Ohio's all-time winningest high school football coach is hanging up his whistle. Ironton’s Bob Lutz announced his retirement on Monday after 42 years as a head coach, according to The Ironton Tribune. Lutz told the Tribune, “It’s time. I’ll be 69 in May. It’s time for the younger guys to take over.” He retired with… Read More
Men’s basketball – Blog: Ohio’s resumé is faltering, but does it matter?
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Ohio men's basketball is currently on a two-game slide, highlighted (or lowlighted) by poor shooting from three, a high opponent shooting percentage and being dominated on the glass. The Bobcats are a combined 7-46 shooting on three-point field goals in the last two losses. While the box score has featured a low shooting percentage from… Read More
Men’s basketball: D.J. Cooper makes Cousy Award finals
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Survive and advance. That's normally the mantra for tournament play, but it could be a phrase to describe D.J. Cooper's current status. The junior point guard made it past the first round of cuts on Wednesday for the Bob Cousy Award, an honor given to the top point guard in the nation. The Naismith Memorial… Read More
Football: MAC realigns East and West
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The Mid-American Conference will look different for the 2012 football season. The University of Massachusetts, who moves up from FCS to FBS, will join the East Division, which currently has seven teams (the West has six). To even out the divisions, Bowling Green will move from the East to the West to make two, seven-school… Read More
‘Cats Struggle, But Tie History
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On the brink of a historic mark, Ohio (12-1) played what head coach John Groce called "an ugly game," but it was pretty enough to get the victory, 71-63 on Friday night in the Convocation Center and tie the program's best start to a season at 12-1. The Owls trailed by just one point after… Read More
Men’s basketball: ‘Cats on the TV
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The Ohio football team played six games on the ESPN family of networks this season, now the basketball team will be featured on the national stage, too. Ohio's game at Akron on Jan. 14 will be televised on ESPNU. This is a rematch of the last two Mid-American Conference Tournament champions. According to the Ohio… Read More
Men’s basketball: Ohio makes statement, blows out Northern Iowa 76-59
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Northern Iowa was 6-0 at home this season before Tuesday night's game; make that 6-1. Ohio never trailed, was never tied once it took a 1-0 lead 1:08 into the game, and dominated the Panthers in a 76-59 wire-to-wire win in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Tuesday. "It's obviously a quality win," head coach John Groce… Read More
Men’s basketball preview: A major mid-major match-up
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One of the biggest games for Ohio in the non conference season will take place tonight in Cedar Rapids, Iowa when the Bobcats take on the Panthers of the University of Northern Iowa. However you look at it, tonight's game is a contest between two of the top mid-major teams in the country. Ohio (9-1)… Read More
Men’s basketball: Bobcats, Cooper get national notice
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Before a giant mid-major match-up on Tuesday, the Bobcats (and their point guard) were given some national attention. Ohio (9-1) got three votes in the Associated Press top-25 top be the 40th-ranked team in America. The Bobcats are off to their best start since the 1969-70 season and the 9-1 start is the fourth-best start… Read More
Football: Get ready for Potatoes (Bowl Preview)
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Football: Competitive advantage for blue-clad Utah State in Boise?
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Does Boise State University's blue turf pose a problem for Ohio in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl? Utah State will wear its blue jerseys on Saturday afternoon in Boise, Id. The Bobcat Sports Showcase, with the help of Ohio quarterback Tyler Tettleton, did a little experiment to find out. @BobcatShowcase
Football: Bobcats bowl for charity in Boise
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Ohio football participated in "Strikes for Spuds" – a charity bowling event which leads up to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Saturday, December 17. The Bobcats and the Utah State Aggies, their bowl game opponent, bowled in the event Tuesday night to donate potatoes to each school's surrounding town and to the city of… Read More