Bass uses adversity for on-field motivation
By Christian Hoppens | Oct. 9, 2013Leading up to National Signing Day, Devin Bass had a tough decision to make.
Leading up to National Signing Day, Devin Bass had a tough decision to make.
High school students choosing which college or university to attend is one of the most important decisions they have to make in their lives, and for the few that wish to continue their athletic careers, it is more complicated.
SURPRISE, SURPRISE
Preseason — it’s one of those words that make many sports fan grimace.
When Mike McQueen and Jordan Reid were in their junior year of high school, football was a mere afterthought.
Although Akron plays at InfoCision Stadium, Ohio might as well have renamed it Precision Stadium during its 43-3 win against the Zips on Saturday.
COLUMBUS — United States dominance of the International team was washed out by headlines of uncooperative weather and delayed play throughout the weekend, as rain affected almost all four days of competition at the Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Ohio hosted a pair of Mid-American Conference East foes this weekend in The Convo and used precision from all areas of the court to match their best start to a season since 2005.
The newfound rivalry between ranked teams Ohio and Liberty continued this weekend at Bird Arena, as each team showed extreme intensity throughout the two-game series.
This weekend the Ohio women’s soccer team endured two tough tests on the road against Miami and Ball State, as each were picked to win their respective divisions in the Mid-American Conference in the preseason coaches poll.
Ohio’s run through the non-conference gauntlet is now over.
After an impressive start to the fall season, the Ohio women’s golf team is headed to yet another tournament of intense competition.
With puns ranging from the “Precipitation Cup” to the seemingly frequent “rain DeLaet’s” swarming around the media tent, there’s no doubt this week’s Presidents Cup has had its share of bad luck.
The pomp of circumstance that generally meets homecoming games was replaced with gloomy skies, empty bleachers and football that was anything but fundamentally sound.
An old adage coaches say is for their teams to take one step — or game — at a time.
The only Ohio player to ever be picked in the first round of the Major League Baseball Draft returned to Athens this weekend a part of Ohio’s first annual Alumni Game on Saturday.
The Bobcats will be looking to douse the offensive attack of Liberty in this weekend’s much-anticipated matchup.
After sweeping their first weekend of Mid-American Conference play, the Bobcats will host MAC East rivals this weekend after spending the past three weekends on the road.