Multipurpose center could give OU competitive edge, officials say
By JIM RYAN | Aug. 20, 2012By this time next season, the Bobcats should have a new building to call home.
By this time next season, the Bobcats should have a new building to call home.
On Friday, the Ohio soccer team can start to prove its mantra of a new season and attitude, one that was installed after the past season.
While many students begin to count down the days until they return to campus, Ohio already has a different day circled on its calendar.
Ohio will reconvene at The Convo Monday for the first time since completing their summer workout session on July 23.
With the signatures of Ohio President Roderick McDavis and new men's basketball coach Jim Christian, the OU basketball program officially ushered in a new coaching era Monday.
The beginning of any season is a welcome reminder that what’s past is of little importance and the future holds a clean slate.
Penn State will open its 2012-13 season against Ohio with one of its worst recruiting classes of late, a hole in its pocketbook and postseason ban in its future.
Ohio University will not change athletic outfitters in 2012, as it signed a new five-year contract with Russell Athletic earlier this month worth almost 50 percent more in equipment than the parties’ last agreement.
After a Mid-American Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament, Neil Macmillan’s field hockey squad has entered the summer looking to reload and defend their title next fall.
Ohio University will not go into debt financing its planned multipurpose center, and students will not incur additional costs, either.
Most Ohio teams don’t have very far to go when it comes to getting to practice. For the men and women’s golf teams, it is just a bit farther.
Ohio student-athletes have the luxury of checking back into their residence halls before the rest of the student body because of preseason training. By the time the incoming class gets acquainted with campus, the Bobcats will be well on the road to Mid-American Conference play.
When you search the Internet for “Ohio O Zone”, the first page of results lists information about environmental protection, a zip line action program and a blog site about that school in Columbus.
Ohio University’s rule that all students must live in residential housing for two years forces some student-athletes to intermingle with and live alongside students who do not play sports.
Lou Horvath is known for his booming voice throughout Peden Stadium and The Convo, persuading the crowd to stand for defense and commenting on the range of D.J. Cooper’s three point attempts, but what he does off the mic is just as pleasing to the ear.
Robert and Margaret Walter donated $10 million to their alma mater in Dec. 2010, $8 million of which was set aside to fund the erection of a multipurpose center.