Earlier this week, I spoke with Stephen Hewitt, the Daily Collegian's co-sports editor and football beat reporter, about what he's seen from the Minutemen this season and how the team's expectations have lined up with their performance in their first year in Mid-American Conference play. Here's a transcript of our conversation, edited for content and clarity.
Despite three tightly contested sets, Ohio extended its winning streak against Kent State to 21 consecutive wins in Mid-American Conference play Thursday at The Convo.
When Miami comes to town Friday, Ohio will be fighting for a place in the Mid-American Conference rankings and, though early in the season, a shot at dictating how the remainder of its conference play pans out.
When asked about his status for Saturday’s game against Massachusetts, redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Tettleton’s response was simple: He plans to be under center when the offense trots out onto the field at Gillette Stadium.
Although the Bobcats made winning look effortless this past weekend with a scoring onslaught that has propelled them to a perfect 2-0 record, coach Dan Morris does not expect this weekend to be as easy.
Although Ohio has dropped its past two games and three of the past four, the Bobcats will work on making their record reflective of their level of play as they travel to Philadelphia on Friday to take on St. Joseph’s.
For Dutch-born freshman Nicole van Batenburg, the option of playing field hockey wasn’t the major reason she decided to attend college in the United States.
It’s a weekend committed to endurance as the men and women’s cross country team travel not only to South Bend, Ind., but to Cedarville, Ohio as well.
When Miles Chapman walked out onto the field for Ohio’s season opener against Penn State, he realized a childhood passion that he thought would be tossed by the wayside after his high-school graduation.
Having finished each of the past four seasons ranked first in blocks in the Mid-American Conference, it is no surprise the Bobcats once again sit atop the category at the midway point this year.
Though most people know Louisville for either baseball bats or a successful college basketball program, Ohio field hockey coach Neil Macmillan sees it as one of the more fertile recruiting bases for field hockey talent.
Ohio is one of only 27 undefeated Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the nation, which has led to a cloud of hype surrounding every practice at Peden Stadium.
Despite losing its first Mid-American Conference match of the season, the Ohio volleyball team bounced back in its following match looking to build momentum toward coming matchups.
One of the newest members of Ohio’s club hockey team, freshman defenseman James Hubbard, owes much of his early interest in the sport to his older brother, Jonathan.
Everyone has one question that precedes him or her wherever they go in life. Senior golfer Byron Firestone has faced the same question his entire life: Are you related?
For the first time this season and the only time in recent memory, Ohio faced off with another team outfitted by Russell Athletic. That’s where the Bobcats’ similarities with Norfolk State ended, though, as Ohio routed the Spartans 44-10 Saturday in front of the sixth-largest crowd in Peden Stadium history without redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Tettleton.
With the first weekend of Mid-American Conference play in the books, the Bobcats have yet to maintain the match-to-match consistency that coach Ryan Theis continues to emphasize.
If Ohio’s high-octane offense set the tone for the season last weekend with its sweep of the John Carroll Blue Streaks, fans of the club hockey team have reason to get excited.
Ohio extended its winning streak to six games Friday with a 1-0 win against Bowling Green on a dreary night at the Falcons' Cochrane Stadium to give the Bobcats their third consecutive victory against Bowling Green and second consecutive shutout.
A dejected Ohio squad listened to coach Neil Macmillan give a postgame speech Sunday and left the huddle in tears and frustration. Although it’s not known what Macmillan said to the team, the reaction was indicative of how the season has progressed for Ohio.
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