(QB Parker Navarro – The Register/USA Today Sports)
Key Players Returning:
OC Parker Titsworth, OG Christophe Atkinson, OG Kaden Rogers, CB Tank Pearson, NB Jeremiah Wood, FS Austin Brawley, SS Adonis Williams Jr., PK Gianni Spectic, and PT Jack Wilson.
Key Players Departing:
QB Kurtis Rourke (Indiana transfer), RB O’Shaan Allison, RB Sieh Bangura, WR Miles Cross (Indiana transfer), WR Jacoby Jones (UCF transfer), WR/PR Tyler Walton (Eastern Michigan transfer), WR/PR Sam Wiglusz, OG Shedrick Rhodes Jr. (Rutgers transfer), OT Jay Amburgey, DE Juan Watkins, DT Rayyan Buell (Colorado transfer), NT Rodney Matthews, LB Bryce Houston, LB Keye Thompson, CB Shane Bonner, CB Justin Birchette, CB Torrie Cox Jr. (Illinois transfer), FS Walter Reynolds, and KR Keegan Wilburn.
(OL Bryce Parson – 247Sports)
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: WR Dominic Dorwart (Leonardtown, Maryland), OL Bryce Parson (St. Louis, Missouri), RB Anthony Tyus III (Northwestern transfer), ATH JT Haskins (Lexington, Kentucky), LB Jasen Kelly (Toledo, Ohio), DS Tony Mathis Jr. (Macon, Georgia), EDGE Sinn Brennan (San Diego State transfer), QB Gunnar Gundy (Oklahoma State transfer), EDGE Brock Arndt (Appleton, Wisconsin), and DE Ben McNaboe (North Dakota transfer)
2023 Results:
G01 @ San Diego State L 13-20
G02 LONG ISLAND U W 27-10
G03 @ FAU W 17-10
G04 IOWA STATE W 10-7
G05 @ Bowling Green W 38-7
G06 KENT STATE W 42-17
G07 @ Northern Illinois L 13-23
G08 WESTERN MICHIGAN W 20-17
G09 MIAMI (OH) L 16-30
G10 @ Buffalo W 20-10
G11 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 34-20
G12 @ Akron W 25-14
BOWL vs. Georgia Southern W 41-21
Team Info:
2023 Overall: 10-3 (2nd in MAC East)
Home: 5-1
Away: 4-2
Neutral: 2-0
MAC: 6-2
Non-MAC: 4-1
Head Coach: Tim Albin
Ohio: 23-16
Career: 4824
Bowls: 2-0
(FS Adonis Williams Jr. – Ohio University Athletics)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Parker Navarro (18-26, 185 yards, 69.2%, 7.1 avg., 3 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Parker Navarro (25 car., 178 yards, 7.1 avg., 0 TD)
Receiving: Chase Hendricks (11 rec., 108 yards, 9.8 avg., 0 TD)
TD’s Scored: Rickey Hunt Jr.(5)
Sacks: Adonis Williams Jr. (1.5)
Tackles: Austin Brawley/Adonis Williams Jr. (39)
Interceptions: Austin Brawley/Tank Pearson (2)
Pass Deflections: Jeremiah Wood (4)
Tackles For Loss: Adonis Williams Jr. (3.5)
Forced Fumbles: 4 Tied (1)
Kick Returns: Tank Pearson (2 ret., 44 yards, 22.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Tank Pearson (1 ret., 4 yards, 4.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Gianni Spectic (18-26 fg/fga., 69%, 33-34 xp/xpa., 87 pts.)
Punting: Jack Wilson (29 punts, 1237 yards, 42.7 avg., 12 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 13 Parker Navarro (GR/TR)
RB: 28 Rickey Hunt Jr. (RS FR)
WR: 7 Chase Hendricks (SO)
WR: 11 Rodney Harris II (RS SO)
WR: 0 Eamonn Dennis (RS SR/TR)
TE: 86 Jake Bruno (RS JR/TR)
LT: 77 Jacob Dennison (RS SR/TR)
LG: 74 Tigana Cisse (JR/TR)
OC: 69 Parker Titsworth (GR)
RG: 66 Christophe Atkinson (GR)
RT: 73 Joseph Habinowski (RS SR)
KR: 0 Eamonn Dennis (RS SR/TR)
PK: 44 Gianni Spetic (SO)
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Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 0 Marcel Walker-Burgess (SR/TR)
DT: 95 CJ Doggette (RS SO/TR)
NT: 81 Bralen Henderson (RS JR)
DE: 19 Kadin Schmitz (SO)
LB: 35 Shay Taylor (RS JR)
LB: 9 Blake Leake (GR/TR)
NB: 3 Jeremiah Wood (GR)
CB: 12 Tank Pearson (SR/TR)
CB: 4 Roman Parodie (RS SR)
FS: 8 Austin Brawley (JR)
SS: 22 Adonis Williams Jr. (JR)
PR: 0 Eamonn Dennis (RS SR/TR)
PT: 43 Jack Wilson (RS SR)
(SS Austin Brawley – AP Photo)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams:
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: B
Punters: B
Schedule:
08/31 @ Syracuse Orange | Ohio lost (9-29) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
09/07 SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS | First meeting between schools.
09/14 MORGAN STATE BEARS | First meeting between schools.
09/21 @ Kentucky Wildcats | Ohio trails the series 2-4. The Bobcats lost (3-20) the last meeting between schools in 2014.
09/28 AKRON ZIPS | Ohio leads the series 26-13-1. The Bobcats are 9-1 since 2014, and their last series loss (34-37) was in 2017.
10/12 @ Central Michigan Chippewas | Ohio trails the series 6-27-2. The Bobcats are 1-5 since 2014, and their last series loss (27-30) was in 2021.
10/19 @ Miami (OH) RedHawks | Ohio trails the series 42-55-2. The Bobcats are 6-3 since 2014, and their last series win (37-21) was in 2022.
10/26 BUFFALO BULLS | Ohio leads the series 18-11. The Bobcats are 6-3 since 2014, and their last series loss (26-27) was in 2021.
11/06 @ Kent State Golden Flashes | Ohio leads the series 46-27-2. The Bobcats are 7-2 since 2014, and their last series loss (24-31) was in 2022.
11/13 EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES | Ohio leads the series 20-12-1. The Bobcats won (34-26) the last meeting between schools in 2021.
11/20 @ Toledo Rockets | Ohio trails the series 21-33-1. The Bobcats lost (7-17) the last meeting between schools in 2022.
11/29 BALL STATE CARDINALS | Ohio trails the series 12-15. The Bobcats won (32-18) the last meeting between schools in 2022.
Predictions:
Home: 4-2
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
MAC: 4-4
Non-MAC: 2-2
Overall: 6-6 (6th in MAC)
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