Ohio cornerback Dion Byrum has received a lot of ink due to his early season heroics. But things don't get easier for opposing offenses when they try to pick on his corner partner T.J. Wright. Wright entered the season as the leader of all MAC players with 26 passes defended. The junior has returned two of his seven career interceptions for touchdowns. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with the Beaumont, Texas native.

Ohio offensive lineman Paul Johnson is part of one of the most improved units on the football team. Last year, the Bobcats rushed for 2.9 yards per carry and quarterbacks were sacked 55 tmes. This season, Johnson has moved in as starting left guard on a line that has helped Ohio to a 4.2 yards per rush average and just six quarterback sacks. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked football with the Parkersburg High School product.

Ohio used six interceptions and 373 yards rushing to beat Kent St. 35-32 Saturday afternoon in Athens.

The life of a walk-on football player is not very glamorous. You go through the same practices as the scholarship guys without any promise of playing time or getting to travel with the team. But walk-ons can be a vital cog to a successful football program. Coach Frank Solich has assembled his first group of walk-ons at Ohio and included in that group is Adam Olsheski. Olsheski, a 6-3 freshman tight end from Hilliard Darby High School, turned down opportunities to play college ball at lower level...

Many freshman football players come in knowing that they'll probably not see much, if any, action. But Ohio true freshman defensive end Jameson Hartke has not only seen action but made an impact. He's recorded 11 tackles and three sacks in the team's first three games. The three sacks place him 17th nationally and first among freshmen. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with the former Centerville Elk about life in the football trenches.

Coming off a 45-0 loss to No. 4 Virginia Tech, you might expect the Ohio Bobcat football team to lack confidence as they head into Saturday’s MAC opener against Kent State.

That’s clearly not the case, however, judging by player and coaches comments following the game. The Bobcats appear to be nearly as confident as they were following the 16-10 win over Pitt eight days earlier.

Still, don’t expect many future Ohio football schedules to line up three opponents from BCS conferences. In the...

Three turnovers and a ferocious Virginia Tech defense were too much to overcome for Ohio as it lost 45-0 to the 4th-ranked Hokies in Blacksburg Saturday afternoon.

There's been a lot of talk about the outstanding performance of the Ohio defense vs. Pittsburgh. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman got a chance to ask a few questions of Defenseive Coordinator Jimmy Burrow.

Frank Solich made the move from Nebraska to Athens and one of his players made a similar move. Freshman defensive lineman Josh Leuck came to Ohio University from Omaha's Westside High School. Leuck has seen action as a true freshman recording three tackles in the first two games. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with Josh about life as a Bobcat.

On perhaps the biggest stage in Ohio football history, Bobcat Dion Byrum's star shined bright. In front of the largest crowd ever in Peden Stadium and a national TV audience on ESPN2, the senior cornerback returned two interceptions for touchdowns. His second was an 85-yarder in overtime that delivered a 16-10 win for Ohio.