Bobcats lose pass-catching threat to the NCAA portal

For three seasons, Shane Hooks has offered up glimpses of tantalizing potential as a big-play wide receiver. The fulfillment of that potential will apparently take place elsewhere. Hooks, a third-year sophomore wideout, announced Monday he had entered the NCAA transfer portal through social media. He doesn’t expect to be back in Athens for 2021. Ohio … Continue reading Bobcats lose pass-catching threat to the NCAA portal →

Bobcats come up with zilch against Zips in MAC opener

Normally, the Bobcats get to ring in the New Year before getting smacked in the face with a dose of conference basketball reality. Not so in 2020. Akron, the defending Mid-American Conference regular-season champion, hammered visiting Ohio 90-70 in a spaced out and largely silent James A. Rhodes Arena on Tuesday afternoon. Jason Preston had … Continue reading Bobcats come up with zilch against Zips in MAC opener →

Bobcats tip off MAC slate at Akron

For Jeff Boals and John Groce, the COVID-19 pandemic hit home in Cleveland nearly nine months ago. Their teams, the Ohio Bobcats and Akron Zips respectively, were about to tip off in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 MAC Tournament. But during pregame warm-ups, both teams were pulled off the floor for temperature checks. Minutes … Continue reading Bobcats tip off MAC slate at Akron →

The 2020 season: A frustrating, exhausting exercise in tenacity

Well, they did it. The powers that run college football – TV I guess? -- were able to finish the regular season and Sunday trotted out a four-team playoff field and a bowl lineup that will continue to provide games into January. Sure, the season was an irregular, barely recognizable mess, but it was A … Continue reading The 2020 season: A frustrating, exhausting exercise in tenacity →

Ohio football signs 14 on National Signing Day

In a year unlike any other in his career, Frank Solich is on his way toward crafting another typical recruiting class with Ohio University. The Bobcats added 14 players to the program on Wednesday during the first day of the early signing period for the 2021 recruiting class. And like most of his previous 16 … Continue reading Ohio football signs 14 on National Signing Day →

Bobcats can’t handle Herd, drop 81-67 decision

The Bobcats proved little beyond the fact they’re not yet a finished product in an 81-67 loss on Sunday to the Marshall Thundering Herd at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, W.Va. Ohio (4-2) never led after the opening minutes, and spent the majority of the second half down by double figures to the Herd … Continue reading Bobcats can’t handle Herd, drop 81-67 decision →

Ohio will see a real crowd, and the Herd, on Sunday

Jeff Boals knows what to expect on Sunday when his Bobcats (4-1) head down the Ohio River into Huntington, W.Va. for a matinee battle with the undefeated Thundering Herd (3-0). “I was down there for four years as an assistant coach,” Boals said Thursday. “I know what their fan base is like.” Ohio center Dwight … Continue reading Ohio will see a real crowd, and the Herd, on Sunday →

Brown sparks Ohio in come-from-behind, short-notice win

In an unexpected game, with a surprisingly competitive score, it was an unlikely catalyst that sparked the Bobcats in a second-half comeback victory. Sophomore guard Miles Brown had nine of his career-high 11 points after halftime, and ramped up Ohio’s energy level with on-ball defensive pressure, as the Bobcats needed a 56-point second half to … Continue reading Brown sparks Ohio in come-from-behind, short-notice win →

Ohio at Kent State, and perhaps the Bobcats’ season, is canceled

The 2020 Ohio University football season may have ended Tuesday afternoon in the most fitting manner for this mangled, disjointed year – with a Tweet. The Mid-American Conference announced that Ohio’s scheduled game at Kent State, on Saturday at Dix Stadium, was canceled and would be declared a no contest. It was the regular-season finale … Continue reading Ohio at Kent State, and perhaps the Bobcats’ season, is canceled →