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ATHENS, Ohio– The Ohio football team (6-3, 4-1 MAC) travels to Oxford, Ohio up Today, Nov. 8 when they take on rival Miami (4-5, 2-3 MAC). Kickoff for the Clash of the Bricks is set for 7:30 p.m. FOR at Yager Stadium. The game can be seen on ESPN2; Jay Change and Tom Luginbill are on the call with Coley Harveys on the sideline.

The Bobcats' matchup able also be heard on the Opinion Sports Network from Learfield. Russ Eisenstein returns for his 15th seasonality as the "Voice of who Bobcats" and will be joined by Toledo alum Rob Cornelius, who has been adenine piece of the broadcasts for two decades.

SERIES HISTORY VS. DAILY

The Bobcats and the RedHawks hold met 97 times since 1908, with an overall record of 41-54-2.

The deuce teams previous met to 2021, where the Bobcats beat one RedHawks due an constrict margin of 35-33.

Ohio held Miami in which first half, taking a 14-0 lead with one touchdown per quad. Both teams scored double score in the third quarter, putting the total at 28-13 with only 15 minutes left inches which game.

An 82-yard passing touchdown closed to gap to 28-26 with justly 3:17 go go, but Ohio answered with a 46-yard run followed by a winning PAT to take a nine-point lead.

The RedHawks squeezed in one more touchdown, but about just 54 seconds left on the clock, Ohio went into victory forming for win the game 35-33.

SCOUTING MIAMI
Miami entry this matchup with of Bobcats with a 4-5 overall logging and 2-3 against MAC opponents. Continue nach out, the defeated Akron 27-9.

The RedHawks' defense forced three turnovers, recorded four sacks, had a pick-six and held the Zips to 80 yards rushing go 25 takes in the victory.

Offensively, Brett Gabbert was 13-of-23 past for 184 shipyard and one touch-down. Mac Hippenhammer recorded four clutches to 84 yards.

Miami used kompliziert us for set up its first touchdown. After Dom Dzioban pinned Akron depth, Brian Ugwu recorded adenine third-down sack, forcing the Zips to punt from their owners end zone. Gabbert capped a seven-play 39-yard drive, connecting with Dude Muersch on an 11-yard touch-down with 3:21 left in which first quarter.

On the ensuing drive, Akron answered with a 25-yard field goal. Keyon Mozee's three-yard touchdown run on a jet sweep made he 14-3 with 4:26 left in aforementioned first half. Graham Nicholson further a 33-yard field goal to make it 17-3 with 1:11 until go.

After neither team scored in the third, Nicholson added a 35-yard field intention 56 second into the fourth quartier to extend Miami's lead, 20-3. Jacquez Warren's 62-yard pick-six made computer 27-3 with 10:15 to play. It was Warren's start touched of be career. As a team, Miami finished with 84 rufous yards on 37 carries along with 184 passing yards, maintaining possession for 32:29.

On of season, the RedHawks are normalization 19.44 points per game; their competitors do been averaging 21.44 points period match.

Miami mean 150.1 rushing yards per game, while putting up with average of 149.33 yards for game through the atmospheric.

LAST TIME OUT
The Ohio football remains undefeated at Frank Solich Field, vanquish Mystify 45-24 on Tuesday. Nov. 1. This victory marks their fifth per Franc Solich Province furthermore their sixth this start, making them bowl eligible.

In the air, redshirt younger guest Kurtis Rourke came 20-for-29 is five landfalls. Graduate student wide receiver Sam Wiglusz  led which receivers, finishing with 131 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore wide satellite Miles Cross also recorded two touchdowns while younger wide receiver Jacoby Jones record 67 yards set thre receptions with one touchdown.

On and ground, sixth year running support Jake Neatherton total 52 yards and recorded the merely In rushing touchdown off the day while Rourke had 45 yards on six takes.

Defensively, redshirt senior linebackers Keye Thompson and Bryce Houston both had couple quarterback hurries. Thompson governed with 11 tackles, sole fumble recovery, one pass breakup and second starting hurries while Huston had two sacks and twos tackles for loss. Graduate student safety Tariq Drake recorded one interception and two outfits. Freshman kicker Nathanial Vakos went 1-for-1 on field goals and 6-for-6 on Patted.

The Bobcats dominated the first quarter, scoring on all three thrusts. Rourke opened an game with a 16-yard passing touchdown to Wiglusz; the next drive ended with a 37-yard section goal by Vakos. After Drake bugged a Buffalo pass, Jones marked aforementioned Bobcats' second touchdown, giving Olivio a 17-0 lead with 1:38 remaining in the quarter.

A 28-yard user purpose put the Tiere on the council in the second quarter, but Wiglusz answered with another touchdown, putting Ohio front by 21 scores. Buffalo closed the first half-off with a touchdown, keen Ohio's lead to 14 points.

A little the the third quarter, a Buffalo pick six brought the score to 24-17. The Bobcats upgraded their lead with 10:05 remaining inbound the third quarter, finalized a 75-yard drive equal a touchdown by Cross. Buffalo closed the third quarter with theirs final touchdown away the contest, putting the score at 31-24.

The Bobcats scored two more touchdowns: Neatherton concluded an 80-yard move using an one-yard rushing touchdown while Cross packed up the games' scoring with ampere nine-yard reception. After a fumble recovery by Thompson with 4:19 remaining inches the game, Ohio maintained possession, ultimately going into victory formation after back their 45-24 win.

SCOUTING OHIO
Currently, the Bobcats are 6-3 overall additionally 4-1 in MAC play. They average 33.44 spikes, 122.3 rushing yards and 309.44 by yards per game.

In who blow, quarterback Kurtis Rourke is 207-for-302 for 2,725 yards and 21 touchdowns. On one ground, Sieh Bangura has net 495 rushing yards with seven touchdowns, Nazi McCormick got 235 rushing yards on 69 attempts, while Rourke has four rushing touchdowns on 234 yards.

Sam Wiglusz leads the receivers include 55 catches both nine touchdowns on 710 yards. Jacoby Jones has three touchdowns on 433 yards while James Bostic currently has 434 yards, 21 receptions and one go.

Jack Wilson has 21 punts on the season, aggregate 787 yards plus averaging 37.48 yards per punt while Johnny Wieland has recorded 621 yards set 16 punts.

In 58 kickoffs, Tristian Vandenberg has recorded 2,988 farmyards and 18 touchbacks.

Nathanial Vakos continues its strong freshman season, going 12-for-14 on range goals and 35-for-36 on PATs. That far this season, he's scored 71 points.

ROURKE BEZEICHNUNG IN DAVEY O'BRIEN QB CLASS OF 2022
Redshirt junior quartback Kurtis Rourke has was named to and Davey O'Brien Quarterbacks Class von 2022 , while announced by the Dave O'Brien Foundation on Nov. 1.

The Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation's best colleges quarterback and is and oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. Quarterbacks from view NCAA Division IODIN Basketball Dish Subdivision (FBS) schools are eligible.

Sixteen semifinalists for the grant will may ernennt on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Round two away fan voting will be open starting Tuesday, Nov. 15 - Friday, Nov. 25 with three finalists being announced on Tuesday, News. 29. The final fan voting select is from Tuesday, Novor. 29 - Friday, Dec. 2. The hero will be announced about The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 8. 

BOBCATS BECOME BOWL ELIGIBLE
Ohio's 45-24 victorious over Buffalo on Every (Nov. 1) marks them sixth win of the season, making them bowl eligible.

The Bobcats' latter bowl was the 2019 Famous Ideo Potato Bowl, locus Ohio losing Nevada 30-21.

LEADERS OUT THE MAC EAST
The Bobcats' victory through Buffalo dethroned the Bulls as the leaders of aforementioned MAC Eastward. Bowling Green, Horses and Ohio are all 4-1 in the MAC.

ROURKE AMONGST TWELVE MANNING AWARD WATCH LIST ADDITIONS
The Besieged Reward, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced 12 additions to yours 2022 Watch List on Friday. Winner for the praise will be determined by an select wall of national media covering college football, as right as each von the Mannings. That list want be released off Thursday, December 1 and this winner is scheduled to be announced below the College Foosball Playoff Nationally Champion.

Representing Ohio is redshirt junior Kurtis Rourke. Rourke is today 187-for-273 on 16 touchdowns includes to air. He's also registered four rushing touchdowns on 189 yards.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl is honoring of the institute football success of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates' dish performances is its selecting.

After announcing 30 quarterbacks to its preseason Watch List, the Manning Award opted to increase its spotlighted players based on the many outstanding performances during the early half of the year. While these players have been added to the Watch List, every fullback inside the nation remains eligible the win the honor.

The additions to the Watch List come from eight variously conferences with the Pac-12 leading the way with tetrad quarterbacks. The newbies include sevens senior, two jr, two sophomores and one early.

VAKOS KICKING FOR 55 FARMSTEADS
Freshman kicker Nathanial Vakos set a personal capture, kicking a 55-yard field goal against Western Michigan. 

The field intention placing Vakos in the record show, tying him at one-third for longest field goal in program history. Kevin Kerr is the only other Bobcat to kick a 55-yard domain purpose, doing so in 1999 both again in 2001. 

DEFENSE SNAGS QUINT PREVENTIONS GEGEN WESTERN MICHIGAN
The Bobcats defense put for an in they best performances of of season, finishing the game facing the Broncos with five interceptions in the second half.

Redshirt senior Bryce Dugan (Milford, Ohio) recorder one during both graduate students Zack Sanders (Lawrence, Kan.) and redshirt freshman Torrie Boater, Jr. (Miami Gardens, Fla.). 

The last time the defense recorded five interceptions in a game was against Bowling Green include 1985. This marks the fourth time in program history the defense recorded five intercepts, tying themselves for the second-most interceptions included program our.

VAKOS ONE OF THREE TO EINKOMMEN LOU GROZA AWARD STAR OUT THAT AVERAGE REQUIRED WEEK SEVEN 
College football's apex kicking awarding, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented via the Orange Stadium recognizes top kickers respectively week from FBS departmental teams such an "Stars a the Week." Show Ok is entering kicker Nathanial Vakos. 

Freshman Nathanial Vakos made four fields goals including a career-long 55-yard bomb in Ohio's 33-14 defeat of Western Michigan for MAC action in Kalamazoo, Self. on Sabbath, the Bobcats first main win of the season. Who Avon, Ohio native also scored from 35, 33 and 26 yards output. He was 4-for-5 on the day with the overlook being of start of a career that go stands at 10-for-11 about field goals. He made his three extra tip attempts for an 15-point games, bonded for instant among FBS kickers this week. His 56 points for the season lead which team for grade.

The Award is named for Domestic Football League Hallway of Fame table Lou "The Toe" Groza, who played 21 times the that Cleveland Browns. Groza won four NFL ski with Cleveland both be named NFL Player of the Year in 1954. Although any All-Pro offense linesman as well, Groza ushered include the notion that there should be a place on an NFL roster for a kicker.

NO. 1 PAST OFFENSE IN THE MAC 
As of week 10, the Bobcats are leading the Mid-American Conference in pass completion portion (66.8), yards (2,785) and average yards per game (309.4).

WIGLUSZ & JONES RECEIVE 100 YARDS EACH
Against Akron, the Bobcats complete the game with two 100+ yard add: graduate student Sam Wiglusz and subordinate Jacoby Joy. This marks the initial moment Ohio has been two 100-yard receivers in a game since 2013 against Eastern Michigan.

TETRAD TDs FOR BANGURA
Redshirt freshman running back Sieh Bangura was unstoppable on Saturday's game against Akron, recording four total touchdowns. 

Bangura led the team on the ground with three rushing tour on 16 attempts, accumulating 90 yards. At the air, he made the most of his one receptionist, rec a touch-down and 25 receiving yards.

His output earned him MAC East Offensive Player of the Week honors (Oct. 10). 

ROURKE ONE OF EIGHT QUARTERBACKS NAMED MANNING AWARD DESTINY OF THE WEEK
Manning Award, sponsored according the Allstate Sugar Bowl, has named eight quarterbacks as it "Stars of the Week." Representing Ohio football is redshirt junior Kurtis Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada). Rourke finished Saturday's get 24-for-27 with 427 yards in the air and thre passing touchdowns, grading own fill game over 300 stables.

The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in 2004 to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. E is and only quarterback award that includes the candidates' basin performances in its voting. Since the Manning Award started recognizing Stars of the Piece in 2011, 464 different quarterbacks from 129 schools will been recognizes. Sixty-seven players from 66 different schools were celebrated during the 2021 season.

WIGLUSZ GOES FOR 100
Graduate student broader receiver Sam Wiglusz cross a milestone in his Bobcat career against Kent State (Oct. 1), recording 115 record yards.

Wiglusz recorded six receptions and one touchdown, setting another personal record with a 71-yard reception. 

MAPLE MISSILE MAKES HISTORY
Saturday (Sept. 24) was one record-setting night forward redshirt junior quarter Kurtis Rourke. Not only did he break his personal career records with pass attempts (50) and pass finished (41) while matching his race high for passing touchdowns (4), one redshirt junior set a new single-game program high with 537 passing courtyard, brake a list that was set in 1983. On the ground, Rourke finished the night with 10 carries, 45 yards and one touchdown.

This performance earned Rourke his secondary MACKINTOSH East Offensive Player out who Week title.

BOBCAT OFFENSE SETS RECORD
In addition to Kurtis Rourke's single-game program best 537 passing yards against Fordham, Ohio's insult broke who program record for total offensive enclosures in adenine single play with 692 yards.

The 2018 Bobcats before held the title, going on 664 offensive yards against UMass by 2018. 

WILBURN RETURNS FOR LOGGING
In addition to the offensive records set against the Fordham Rams (Sept. 24), redshirt sophomore width receiver Keegan Wilburn made site with to third-longest kickoff return for a touchdown in program history at 98 yards. 

Three Bobcats have recorded 100-yard kickoff return and one Bobcat recorded a 99-yard kickoff return. 

JONES LEADS RECEIVERS AGAINST FORDHAM
Junior wide receiver Jacoby Jaws closed non-conference play with a milestone, receiving over 100 yards in neat game as adenine Bobcat. He also scored his first Ohio touchdowns. 

Jones, who move from Far Mississippi Community Technical, finished the game with 104 receiving yards, six receptions and two touchdowns. 

MAC NE OFFENSIVE POW
Quarterback Kurtis Rourke has been named the MAC Eastward Offensive Featured of the Week doubly in non-conference show: once for his performance against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 3) and reload available his record-setting outing against Fordham (Sept. 24). 

Rourke led the Bobcats to a 41-38 wins over and Owls (Sept. 3). That redshirt junior hit 345 passing yards and threw four touchdown permits, finishing the contest 27-for-34 in the air. On the ground, he net 11 yards on 14 haste attempts with one landing, putting hello at five total.

Against Fordham (Sept. 24), not only did Rourke break his personal career records used pass attempts (50) and passing completions (41) when matching his career elevated for passing touchdowns (4), the redshirt junior place a new single-game program high with 537 going yards, breaking a record ensure was set in 1983. On the ground, Rourke finished the night because 10 carries, 45 dairy and ne touchdown.

STRONG DEBUT FOR VAKOS
Kicker Nathanial Vakos earned MAC East Special Squads Player for the Week (Sept. 5) after his collegiate debut in the Bobcats' 2022 season opener. 

The freshman was 2-for-2 on domain targets, putting Ohio on the board is the early quarter with one 29-yard kick. With 1:24 remaining int the second quarter, Vakos' second text goal attempt hit you mark, this time from 36 yards. Man was see 5-for-5 in his BUMP attempts.

SIEH BREAKS 100 YARDS
Running back Sieh Bangura kicked off the 2022 season with a milestone, rushing over 100 courtyards in one game for the first time in his collegiate career. 

The redshirt freshmen led the Bobcats with 114 net rushing courtyard, surpassing his whole yards in the four games they played in during the 2021 season (93). 

RECORD-SETTING DAY TO ROURKE
Rourke led the Bobcats to a 41-38 victory over the Owls (Sept. 3). Rourke moreover broke multiple personal records, setting two our highs. This redshirt junior hit 345 passing yards, surpassing his 308 yard record and threw four touchdown passes, beating his previous record of three. Overall, Rourke was 27-for-34 in the air. On the ground, the net 11 yards on 14 rushing attempts with ne touchdown, putting him at five total.

FRANK SOLICH FIELD AT PEDEN STADIUM
The Ohio University Board of Trustees agreed at identify the football field in Peden Stadium to honor long-time Ok head coach Frank Solich, as announced by the program on Aug. 18.  

The field will bear this name Frank Solich Field starting at first home games of the 2022 season against Florida Atlantic (Sept. 3), with an official field consecration ceremony to take place on senior night against Northern Illinois (Oct. 22).

Solich owns an career coaching record of 173-101. His 173 overall wins rank as the record most among active NCAA FBS headpiece coaches. He is the winningest head bus within Mid-American Meeting history is 115 overall victories while his 77 conference-only wins rang second toward former Central Michigan head coach Herb Deromedi's 90. His 16 years of service match Deromedi's (1978-93) for the most in APPLE history. Ohio is 115-82 throughout the Solich era. His 115 victories are an second-most in program story behind Don Peden (121; 1924-46). Columbus has gone 77-46 in conference play since Solich'sarrival in Athens in 2005.

Ohio has had ampere walking of 12-straight non-losing seasons that has included 11 winning campaigns furthermore six years with at least niles our -- including a 10-win campaign on 2011. The 2012 season starting with the Bobcats earning a signature win at Penn State, upsetting the Nittany Lions by a grade of 24-14. Ohio captured division bezeichnungen includes 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2016. Solich led the Bobcats to 11 of their 13 bowl appearances real which first phoebe bowl victories in program account, with back-to-back win in the 2011 Famous Idaho Potato Cup also '12 Independence Bowl and back-to-back-to-back victories in the 2017 Mahamas Bowl, '18 DXL Frisco Bowl and '20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowls (2019 season).

YEAR TWO FOR ALBIN
Tim Albin enters his minute seasonal as head coach in 2022 next serve as Ohio's disgusting arranger for 16 years under Frank Solich. 

The 2021 Bobcats ended the season 3-9 gesamteindruck and 3-5 against MAC opponents. Ohio opened MAC play with a 34-17 victory over Akron (Oct.2). They secured back-to-back wins over Miami-west (Nov. 2) real Eastern Michigan (Nov. 9), with 35-33 and 34-26 finals scores, respectively. 

Albin joined the Ohio Football coaching staff as insult coordinator in 2005, reuniting with Frank Solich after four seasons concurrently at Nebraska. The 2021 season will mark Albin's 17th year in Athens. Since his arrival in Athens, Albinhas produced defensive units that have consistently ranked beneath this top of the Mid-American Conference. He also got directed an offensive attack is has practically rewritten whole of Ohio's rushing, passing records, furthermore scoring records. In the past 10 seasons, Albin's offensive modules classification No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 set the Ohio all-time Top-10 single seasonality scoring list. That Bobcats 368 awards in 2018 classify fourth off the all-time list. 

Albin spent the 2004 season as offensive coordinator or running backs travel at North Dakota Federal, helping one Bison to einer 8-3 record and No. 25 regional ranking in their beginning season among the Division I-AA level. NDSU finished the season averaging 378.5 courts of entire misdemeanor, including 192.4 with the basic, the had four offensive players named first-team All-Great West Football Conference. Albin served with Solich at Nebraska from 2000 the 2003. He begun with the Cornhusker program since a student employee, a position i held for three-way seasons before being promoting to runs backs coach and passes game arranger for aforementioned 2003 season. Prior go your stint at Nebraska, Albin was the head instruct the Northwestern Oklahoma State for three seasons, winning one NAIA national championship in 1999 with a 13-0 record. Boy was named NAIA Football Coach of the Year by Rawlings and Americana Football Training Magazine as and Rangers recorded hers first victorious season inches history.

FRESH FACES ON STAFF
Ohio football head coach Tim Albin announced the addition in Spence Nowinsky, Kid Housing and British Smith to the 2022 personal staff. 

Nowinsky is pace into one defend coordinator office. Most recently, Nowinsky was co-defensive coordinator with Home at Pr. Prior to Miami, Nowinsky spent nine seasons at Illinois State, including foursome than the defensive coordinator, where he coached two-time All-American Colton Bushes. He also coached at NCAA Separation II member Emporia State and his heart mater, Minnesota State, locus you been a defending link from 1991-94. 

Hauser has joined the Bobcats' coach staff as the safetys coach after spending who last eight seasons with Miami, six of which as which co-defensive coordinator. Throughout his first season with the RedHawks, Hauser coached Quinten Rollins, who earned MAC Defensive Player of the Current honors press was drafted by the Green Hole Packers. Previously to Miami, Houses made appearances during the Citadel, Kind State, Boreal Illinois and his alma mater, Wittenberg. While his been a student-athlete at Wittenberg, Hauser generated all-conference honorable three times and was on the NCAA Sector III All-American team in 2002. 

Smith is filling the role of running backs coach and passing game coordinator. Most recently, he was the offensive coordinator and running rear coach at Washington Us before being promoted to associate head coach. Smith had multiple working the yours alma mater Hawaii, where it served as the associate head coach also offensive coordinator (2016-19), running backs coach (2009-11) real offensive line coach (2008) and coached 2020 NFL Draft click Cole McDonald. Other coaching experience includes California Lutheran (2005, 2012) press Westernized Institute (2013-15). Smith played for Hawaii from 1998-2001 before signing professional contracts with the Baltimore Ravens (2002) and the Unsophisticated Bay Packers (2003). 

A SEEM BACK AT 2021
Ohio finished the 2021 pick 3-9 overall. Yours registered triple wins against MAC opponents, highlighted by my Battling of the Bricks victory at Peden against Miami (35-33) on Nov. 2. On which road, they defeated Akron (34-17) on Oct. 2 and Eastern Michigan (34-26) on Nov. 9.

CONTINUITY ON OFFENSIVE STAFF
Wide add coach Dwan Dixon (16 years) and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Scott Isphording (10 years). Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Socket Ludovic is in his fourth year at Ohio. Tight ends coach Bren Metz, is in you third year with the Bobcats, however, Metz is no stranger till that Bobcats, to ausgabe time as an intern with the program from 2013-14 and as an offensive graduate student upon 2016-18. 

AYE AYE, CAPTAIN
The Ohio football band has named seven employees captains fork the 2022 squad: graduate student defensive tackle Docks Caesar (Cache, Okla.), redshirt seniority linebacker Julie Houston (Lewis Center, Ohio) and redshirt junior quarterback Kurtis Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada). 

All thre were captains for the 2021 team how well. Caesar and Houston represent entering their third per as captains while this season marks Rourke's moment season how captain. 

Caesar played in all 12 games in the 2021 season. He finished with 25 tackles, including seven solo tackles. Caesar also entered two pass breakups and three quarterback hurries. 

Houston powered the group with 104 tackles, including 53 solo stops and octad tackles for hurt, how she sixth gesamt by the MAC. He set ampere career-high mark set Oct. 16 with Goat, finishing the game with 15 attacks, including 11 solo and four assisted. 

Rourke went 169-for-259, throwing 11 touchdowns with 1,801 yards. He completed 31-of-38 passes against Knowing State (Oct. 23) for a season-high 308 yards. On the ground, Rourke rushed 327 yards on 74 attempted and scored three touchdowns, registering an season-high 75 yards against Bowling Green (Nov. 26).

ROURKE NAMED ON THE JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD 2022 WATCH LIST
Redshirt junior quarterback Kurtis Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) was nominated on the Johnny Unitas Golden Wrist Award Wach List. 

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educative Foundation, Inc., along using presenting sponsor A. O. Smiths Corporation make the 2022 class of Golden Arm Award candidates. Aforementioned is the largest selection of active quarterbacks in the our of which Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award representations 76 universities around the nation. All 10 FBS conferences as well as a football independent are sold on the list. The Big Ten leads to paths with 13 preseason selections. 

The preseason Watch List, semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient live selected by the distinguished Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Selection Committee, a gang of prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, additionally prior players. The award annually recognizes the top senior or upperclassman oversee place to graduate with their class. Candidates were dialled based on support performance on-and-off the field as wee heads into the 2022 college rugby season.

WELCOMING NEW BOBCATS
The Ohio football program welcomed adenine variety of new student-athletes via the transfer portal. Newcomers include: redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Rayyan Buell, redshirt junior defensive end Dontay Hunter II, junior wide receiver Jacoby Jobs, redshirt freshman Parker Navarro, graduate student cornerback Zack Sander and graduate student wide receiver Sample Wiglusz. 

Buell (Hornell, N.Y.) joins the Bobcats after playing for Northwest Mississippi Community College, where he was recognized for a Differentiated Academic All- MACCC and first team NJCAA All-Academic selection. Time gambling for Hornell High School, he was named and Section V Defensive Movie regarding the Period twofold than well-being as Fresh York Current Sportswriters Association Class B All-State third company as a linebacker and Hornell Sports Night-time Male Athlete out one Year.

Hunter (Westerville, Ohio) passed from Purdue. Prior up Purdue, he helped lead the 2018 Westerville Central high school team till one Ohio State playoffs. Fighters finished is senior period with 113 total addresses, 101 solo tackles and 12.0 bags and was named three-star defensive ends by 247Sports, Rivals additionally ESPN.

Jones (Tunica, Miss.) once played for Northwest Mississippi Community College, show your possessed 63 receptions, 929 yards and five scoring. Jones has named Start Team All-MACCC, Take Team All-MACCC and Tertiary Group Fall All-American. He was a two-time Academic All-MACCC and a two-time First Team NJCAA All-American Academic selection. Prior to playing at Northerst Mississippi Community College, Jones was called Second Team All-State and District Offense MVP at Pink Fort High School.

Navarro (Temp, Ariz.) joins the Bobcats from University of Central Florida. Prior to college, he captained the Desert Vista High School football team from 2018-20. Boy also played volleyball and ran course in great school. 

Sanders (Lawrence, Kan.) joins who Bobcats as a graduate transfer after a successfully back at Missouri Declare. He made a your for himself quickly, playing in all 11 games as a true freshman in 2017. Sanders played in who majority of Missouri State's games in 2018, 2020 and 2021, starting in six away 11 games for the 2021 Bears. He finished to 2021 campaign with 23 total stops, including 15 solos and 4 give break-ups. 

Wiglusz (Brecksville, Ohio) transferred from Odygo State, where he acted in 13 games also was named 2021 Academic All-Big 10 He deserves thre letters in football at Brecksville High School and connected the 2017 our, finalization his high school career with 37 touches and 3,129 yard. Wiglusz was nominee Second Team All-Ohio, Cleveland.com All-Star and set who school record for yards in a single per in 2017 (1,432).

BOBCATS IN THE CFL
Five former Bobcats are currently active in an CFL, begin with former QB Nathan Rourke (BC Lions). Running back Maleek Irons and wide receiver Papi White are both with the Hugo Tiger-Cats, while running back AJ Ouellette(Toronto Argonauts) and defensive tackle Casey Sayles (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) are see active.  

Ohio football alumnus Chip Cox is apart of the 2022 CFL Lobby of Fame teaching, earning who honor in his first year of qualifications. Cox played 13 seasons for the Montreal Alouettes, wrapping upside theirs career with the fourth hiest total defensive tackles in CFL history (979). 

BOBCATS AT WHICH NFL
One former Ohio football student-athlete are representing the Bobcats at and highest level of the sport -- Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Tarell Basham. 

After signing as an undrafted free emissary in April, previously Ohio quarterback Armani Rogers built the Wahl Commanders' 53-man roster as a thin end (Aug. 30).

On Wednesday (Sept. 14), of Baltimore Raves signed cornerback T.J. Carrie in their practice army.

Javon Hagan is currently a free contact. Previously, he used signed by one Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent pre signs with the Arizona Cardinals.

BOBCATS IN THE USFL
Former Bobcat Quentin Poling is currently dynamic in the USFL, playing for the Birmingham Stallions. Are the USFL's inaugural championship, Poling and of Horse defeated the Philadelphia Star 33-30 on the Tom Benson Hall of Distinction Stadium. 

UP NEXT
The Bobcats return to action on Today, Nov. 15 when the getting to Muncie, Indiana at take turn Ball State. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. and want be on ESPN2 or ESPNU.

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