It's no secret that Frank Solich would like to run the football a lot. Sophomore running back Kalvin McRae is ready to carry the load. He was the only Bobcat back to carry the ball vs. Northwestern as he ran 10 times for 34 yards while catching two passes for 23 yards. This, after a true freshman campaign that saw McRae lead Ohio in rushing with 559 yards. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with McRae after a recent practice.

Ohio coach Frank Solich talked with the media Tuesday after his team's opening loss to Northwestern 38-14. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman was on hand to give you these clips.

Northwestern quarterback Brett Basanez proved to be too much for Ohio as he led his Wildcats to a 38-14 win Saturday afternoon in Evanston. The senior QB completed 27 of 37 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another.

Ohio will host Pitt Friday night in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPN2. The Panthers dropped their opener 42-21 to Notre Dame.

Ohio junior linebacker Spencer Tatum is preparing for the season opener but one can understand if he has other things on his mind. Tatum, whose brother Dustin is a redshirt freshman cornerback for the Bobcats, is concerned with the impact of Hurricane Katrina on his friends and family near his hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked about life and football with Spencer.

Frank Solich is just a few days away from making his debut as Ohio's football coach. On Tuesday, he answered some questions from members of the media and BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman was there.

While Ohio searches for playmakers on the offensive side of the ball, it already has found one on defense in junior middle linebacker Matt Muncy. Muncy's stats from a year ago are very impressive. He led the Bobcats last year in tackles (78), tackles for loss (10) and sacks (5). In addition he had two interceptions, broke up two passes, forced three fumbles and recovered two fumbles including one he returned 98 yards for a score vs. Buffalo. The challenge for Muncy this year is to adapt to Ohio'...

After being hampered by injury a year ago, senior wide receiver Anthony Hackett is looking to return to the form of his breakthrough sophomore season. A knee injury kept Hackett out of the opener last year and he never really got involved with the offense making just nine catches on the campaign. This, after 26 receptions as a sophomore, the most by a Bobcat in a decade. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with the Salem, Virginia native after a recent practice.

Much of Ohio's football fortunes this year will be tied to how well junior quarterback Austen Everson can run the offense. It won't be an easy task. Everson is in his third different offense and with his third offensive coordinator in as many years. This, while standing behind an offensive line that allowed an NCAA-worst 52 sacks last year. Everson, a finalist for Tennessee's high school Mr. Football Award and two-time all-state selection, is the only Bobcat signal-caller to have taken a snap at...

If you look up big pass plays in the Ohio media guide, you'll find junior wide receiver Scott Mayle's name. He has caught two of the four longest passes in Ohio history including an 89-yarder that sealed a win at Kentucky last season. Mayle, also on the Bobcat Track team, has qualified for the NCAA Championships in two of the last three years in the long jump. His forty time of 4.23 seconds is the fastest on the team. But BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman was able to catch up with the speedster...

Senior cornerback Dion Byrum was a key cog in a Bobcats' pass defense that was tops in the MAC last season. This year, he and fellow corner T.J. Wright will be asked to anchor an Ohio secondary that lost safeties Chip Cox and Matt Stover to graduation. Byrum, owner of a 4.33 40-yard dash and 41-inch vertical leap, was selected Preseason Second Team All-MAC defensive back by the College Football News. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked to the man from Matthews, North Carolina at Ohio's ann...