Men's basketball: Mixed feelings for top coach's new gig
By Christian Hoppens | Apr. 3, 2014Jon Smith left the Ohio basketball program early because of Jim Christian, who on Thursday left Ohio to take Boston College’s head coaching job.
Jon Smith left the Ohio basketball program early because of Jim Christian, who on Thursday left Ohio to take Boston College’s head coaching job.
Hot off one of its best finishes in school history, the Ohio women’s golf team will head to Richmond, Ky. for the Lady Colonel Classic this weekend.
Despite losing the production of the program’s single-season home run and RBI leader last season, the Bobcats have been fortunate to find an immediate replacement in freshman catcher Madison Claytor.
After winning three of its first four games to start Mid-American Conference play, Ohio will look to continue its momentum into this weekend when it hosts a pair of two-game series.
After countless hours spent on the road traveling and competing at meets, the Bobcats will finally get the chance to defend their home track with the first-ever Cherry Blossom Invitational on Saturday.
After starting 5-19 with a run differential of minus 102, Ohio is looking for positives wherever it can find them.
With Ohio entering Thursday’s game against Ohio State in Columbus following back-to-back losses, and the Buckeyes coming off being swept in Indiana last weekend, both teams knew securing momentum early on was going to be crucial in getting back on their respective tracks.
As the college basketball coaching carousel continues to turn, it appears another Ohio basketball coach is drawing interest from major conferences.
Antonio Campbell didn’t mince words when he talked about his goals for the offseason.
After snapping a nine-game losing streak over the weekend, the Bobcats will look to end a new two-game skid Tuesday.
Last offseason, three wrestling powers officially made their entry into the Mid-American Conference, instantly making it one of the most competitive wrestling conferences in the country and arguably second only to the Big Ten Conference.
During the past few weeks, coach Jodi Hermanek has consistently stressed the importance of starting “phase two” of the season on the right note. The Bobcats did exactly that this weekend.
Entering the weekend, the last time Ohio had won a baseball game was on March 9 and last time it won a weekend series was May 13, 2012.
For the first time since March 1, Ohio found itself on the winning side of the final score.
Ninety minutes before tipoff, as has been the case before every home game this season, Nick Kellogg was the first Bobcat on the court. He attempted shot after shot while assistant coach Bill Wuczynski grabbed rebounds and fed the ball back to him.
Wichita State fell just four points short of advancing to the national championship game in last season’s men’s basketball NCAA Tournament.
The Bobcats will get three chances this weekend to snap their nine-game losing streak before it reaches the double digits.
The Bobcats, who thought they escaped Black and Gold after the Wake Forest Invitational last weekend, will return south to Nashville, Tenn. this weekend to participate in the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
The first 28 games have provided the kindling for the season that awaits Ohio softball in the Mid-American Conference portion of its schedule.