Ohio football received a verbal commitment from 2010 wide receiver prospect Chase Cochran from Lebanon High School. The 6-2, 175-pounder runs a 4.5 forty and chose the Bobcats over offers from Navy and Air Force.

Cochran was an All-Conference performer in the GWOC last season. He led all receivers in yardage with 1,005 yards on 45 receptions. The junior helped the Warriors to a 7-3 record with seven 100-yard receiving games and eight TD's on the season.

Ohio has received a verbal commitment from Tipton (IN) High School center Ethan Jacobs. The 7-foot, 220-pounder helped Tipton to a 22-3 record as a junior last season. Jacobs' commitment is the first in John Groce's 2010 recruiting class. The Bobcats' offer was the first for Jacobs but his AAU play had been garnering him interest from Penn St., Purdue, Butler, Nebraska, Minnesota and Indiana. His verbal comes after a May 16th unofficial visit to Athens.

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Ohio safety Mike Mitchell was taken by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the NFL Draft held Saturday in New York. The Raiders used the 47th overall pick to get Mitchell. He becomes the highest drafted Bobcat since Gene Ruszowski was taken 44th overall by the Los Angeles Rams in 1948. It marks the second straight year a Bobcat heard his name called in the NFL Draft. Landon Cohen was a 7th-round pick by Detroit last season.