Football: Storylines from MAC Media Day
Ohio and the rest of the Mid-American Conference officially began their seasons at the 2024 MAC Football Kickoff from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.
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Ohio and the rest of the Mid-American Conference officially began their seasons at the 2024 MAC Football Kickoff from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton.
Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher took the podium at MAC media day on Friday morning to address the state of the conference heading into the 2024 season.
In the modern age of college football, the transfer portal has become pivotal in building a football team. For Ohio, who saw vast roster turnover following the 2023 season, its additions from the transfer portal have the potential to make an immediate impact on a roster that will look very different in 2024.
Whether it be a game-winning goal, a walk-off home run or a Tuesday night touchdown in the heart of Mid-American Conference action, the many different athletic facilities at Ohio have seen numerous big moments. Some of Ohio’s greatest athletes and some of the school's most historic games have taken place on the soils and turfs scattered about campus. Although each game and each athlete tell a story of their own, the story behind the field can sometimes be just as intriguing.
Ohio (16-31, 11-16 Mid-American Conference) wrapped up its road schedule this past weekend with a series victory against its storied rival, Miami (25-23, 17-13 MAC). The Bobcats were able to come out on top in two of three games against the Redhawks, but needing to win out for any hope of a tournament spot, the team's sole loss ultimately eliminated them from postseason contention.
Ohio announced major 2024 coaching changes via an article on the team's website published early Tuesday afternoon. Ohio's staffing changes follow the departure of former defensive coordinator Spence Nowinski in early April.
Ohio will be looking to string a couple of wins together when it takes on Toledo this weekend in a three-game home series. The Bobcats have won back-to-back games against tough opponents after a Tuesday night victory against Morehead State.
For the first time all season, Ohio has gone back-to-back games allowing no more than two runs. Tuesday night against Morehead State, Ohio’s pitching and defense led the team to a 4-2 victory.
Ohio remains in one of its most challenging stretches of the season so far, having lost 12 of its last 15 games. However, the team will enter Tuesday’s matchup against Morehead State following one of its most impressive wins of the season thus far when it upset Bowling Green on the road.
Ohio made its second big move of the offseason early Wednesday afternoon by gaining sophomore guard Jackson Paveletzke from the transfer portal. Paveletzke announced via social media that he would be committing to Ohio.
Entering the weekend, Ohio was in desperate need of a victory. Having lost nine straight games, it’s hard to imagine a worse stretch for a team that has seen moderate success over the last couple of seasons.
Ohio (8-20, 4-11 Mid-American Conference) was looking to reconcile back-to-back weekend sweeps when Northern Kentucky (21-11, 10-2 Horizon League) came to Bob Wren on Tuesday night. Though the Bobcats featured heightened performances on offense and an overall efficient night from the pitching staff, they still did not do enough to take down the Norse and snap what is now an eight-game losing streak.
The skies over Bob Wren Stadium were blue as the sun beamed down upon the hot turf for Ohio’s second game against Western Michigan. The Bobcats were hopeful of reconciling a series-opening loss to the Broncos on Friday night, but what was a sunny day quickly turned dark for Ohio.
A little over a week ago, Ohio was in Muncie, Indiana, playing Ball State in Game 1 of a huge conference series. During that first game, Ohio blew a 6-2 lead in the eighth inning. That’s indicative of how the Bobcats' season has gone so far: not having enough to win games late. Ohio would proceed to give up 33 runs across three games during that series, leading to a sweep and falling to a 4-8 conference record.
Ohio’s 2024 season has been as up and down as it gets. The team has beaten teams that appeared in the NCAA Tournament just a year ago and suffered crushing losses against some of its biggest Mid-American Conference rivals.
Ohio desperately needs to get back on track this weekend when it travels to Muncie, Indiana, to take on Ball State in a weekend conference series. Ohio is coming off a weekend in which it suffered a 2-1 series defeat to Central Michigan while surrendering 16 total runs across a three-game span.
Coming in with a rocky start to Mid-American Conference action, Ohio (7-10, 3-3 MAC) will be looking to add to its overall win total in a tough non-conference game against Northern Kentucky (11-8, 3-0 Horizon League).
Hours before Wednesday’s tip-off to the Big East Men’s Basketball Tournament, Xavier University guard Quincy Olivari walked onto the court at Madison Square Garden, took off his headphones and "soaked the whole moment in.”
Ohio could not get off to the start it wanted to on its home field over the weekend, losing a series to the University of Illinois Chicago two games to one. The two entered Sunday’s game tied with one win each, but it was a dominant UIC offense that would end Ohio’s hope of a series victory early.
Entering the 2024 season, pitching was the facet of the game that Ohio coach Craig Moore thought the team could improve upon the most. After a combined team ERA of 7.60 in 2023, something needed to change.