ATHENS – Freshmen rose to the occasion and helped Ohio take a 36-24 victory against Idaho in its home opener Saturday night at Peden Stadium.

Walk-on true freshman A.J. Ouellette rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on offense and redshirt freshman Quentin Poling intercepted three passes as the Bobcats held on after building a first-half 17-0 advantage.

“There’s a lot of confidence in individuals within our team and I think they like it when they get an opportunity, and when they did, t...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall took out its frustrations from three straight losses by scoring the first 41 points in a 44-14 victory against Ohio in the Battle of the Bell on Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Rakeem Cato completed 17-of-29 passes for 425 yards and four touchdowns and the Thundering Herd finished with 705 yards of offense against an Ohio defense that in its first two games had stood tough.

Steward Butler rushed for 119 yards on 19 attempts and Devon Johnson had 91 yards a...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky got all the offense it needed and then some in the first seven minutes and the defense did the rest as the Wildcats defeated Ohio, 20-3, on Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium.

The Wildcats (2-0) scored touchdowns on their first two possessions and neither team found the end zone in the final three and a half quarters as defense dominated. The Bobcats (1-1) were held to 223 yards of offense. Kentucky had 402 yards, but 155 of those came on its first two possessions befo...

KENT – Josiah Yazdani connected on a 44-yard field goal as time expired and Ohio overcame four second-half lost fumbles to defeat Kent State, 17-14, in its season opener Saturday at Dix Stadium.

“This is a great group of guys,” Solich said. “It’s been that way through winter conditioning and spring ball. I knew this was a special group in terms of great effort and never giving up. They showed that they are extremely resilient.”

Each of the Bobcats’ second-half possessions ended in turnover...

According to Scout.com, Ohio has received a verbal commitment from 2015 Richmond (MO) High School QB Quinton Maxwell.

Per his Twitter account, 2015 Cincinnati Colerain HS safety Mayne Williams has committed to Ohio. He also held an offer from Eastern Michigan.

According to his Twitter account, 2015 Myrtle Beach (SC) High School wide receiver Kyle Belack has committed to Ohio. The 5-11, 195-pounder had committed to Marshall on June 11th. Belack played at Carolina Forest (SC) High School last year where he set a school record with 1,067 receiving yards. He had 61 catches for a 17.5 average with 15 touchdowns.

2015 Bedford High School DE Najee Stevens-McKenzie has made a verbal commitment to Ohio. The 6-5, 215-pounder chose the Bobcats over offers from Akron and Western Michigan. Stevens-McKenzie joins teammate London Cloud who had previously committed to Ohio.

Ohio has received a verbal commitment from 2015 Kearney (NE) High School DT Brian Arp. The 6-3, 265-pounder was a Super-State, Prep Extra 1st-Team performer last year. Arp comes from the same high school that produced former Bobcat linebacking great Noah Keller.

Ohio has received a commitment from 2015 Bedford High School OLB London Cloud. The 6-foot, 210-pounder chose Ohio over offers from Bowling Green and Toledo. Cloud is coached at Bedford by former Bobcat cornerback Sean Williams.