Ohio was picked to win the MAC East in a media poll at the MAC Football Media Day. The Bobcats, winners of the East last year, edged out Miami in this year's voting.

Team (First Place Votes) Points

MAC East Division

1. Ohio (11) 131

2. Miami (12) 129

3. Bowling Green (1) 88

4. Akron 79

5. Buffalo 41

6. Kent State 36

MAC West Division

1. Toledo (22) 142

2. Western Michigan (1) 107

3. Northern Illinois (1) 89

4. Eastern Michigan 74

5. Central Michigan 62

6. Ball State...

Olentangy Orange High School linebacker Bryce Houston announced his commitment to Ohio Football on his Twitter account. The 6-1, 220-pounder also held offers from Bowling Green and Buffalo.

Commited!✳️👀 pic.twitter.com/KsPx6B4eN0

— Bryce Houston4️⃣2️⃣ (@BryceHouston42) July 20, 2017

Malvern (PA) Prep running back O'Shaan Allison announced his commitment to Ohio Football via his Twitter account. The 5-10, 195-pounder played in only three games as a junior and finished with 47 rushes for 204 yards and a touchdown after a sophomore campaign where he rushed for 1,522 yards and and 18 touchdowns on 196 carries.

Go Bobcats‼️ pic.twitter.com/lOJ2O07bt1

— oshaan allison (@OshaanAllison) July 12, 2017

Via Twitter, Erie (PA) Cathedral Prep quarterback Joe Mischler announced his verbal commitment to Ohio Football. The 5-11, 185-pounder led Cathedral Prep to a PIAA Class 4A championship in 2016. Mischler was also voted the state’s Class 4A Player of the Year.

Super excited to say I've committed to Ohio University! #OUohYeah #GOBOBCATS pic.twitter.com/htbEdbdasb

— Joe Misch (@Joemischler11) June 28, 2017

Ohio has received a verbal commitment from Columbus Bishop Hartley OL Patrick Gilliland. The 6-6, 305-pounder was a two-way player for Hartley last season.

Blessed to say that I have verbally committed to Ohio University! Go Bobcats! #OU pic.twitter.com/p7BPh1QJ2G

— Patrick Gilliland (@BigpapaPg) June 26, 2017

Danville (IN) Community School tight end Alec Burton has made a verbal commitment to Ohio per his Twitter page. The 6-5, 215-pounder also held offers from Ball St. and Eastern Michigan.

‼️COMMITTED‼️✅ #NEWHE18HTS #BobCatNation🔋 pic.twitter.com/sIsWytL4S1

— Alec Burton™ (@AlecBurton23) June 24, 2017

Springfield Shawnee High School linebacker Jack McCrory announced his verbal commitment to Ohio Football today via his Twitter account. Playing running back and linebacker for Shawnee, he recorded 73 tackles and rushed for 11 touchdowns.

Proud to announce that I have committed to Ohio University!! #bleedgreen ✅🔋 pic.twitter.com/hgDejvAf4C

— Jack McCrory (@jackmccrory22) June 9, 2017

ATHENS – Ohio’s 2017 recruiting class features plenty of southern recruits and linemen.

The Bobcats signed 21 players, including six from Florida, two from Georgia and one from Alabama. Five of the recruits are offensive linemen, and four are defensive linemen.

While in the past, some classes have been half or more made up of recruits from Ohio, this year’s class has only two native players. There are two players from Oklahoma, one from Texas, one from Missouri, one from Maryland, one from...

Ohio will play Troy in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on December 23rd at 8 PM. This is Ohio's second visit to Mobile. The Bobcats played in the 2007 GMAC Bowl. Their opponent, Troy, finished with a 9-3 overall record and 6-2 mark in the Sun Belt Conference. Ohio and Troy also matched up in the 2010 New Orleans Bowl where the Trojans posted a 48-21 win.

DETROIT – Robert Spillane intercepted Ohio’s Greg Windham inside Western Michigan’s 30-yard line with 51 seconds remaining, and the Broncos held on to defeat the Bobcats, 29-23, on Friday night to remain undefeated and in contention for the Cotton Bowl while denying Ohio its first Mid-American Conference championship since 1968.

Windham, a senior, came on in relief of redshirt freshman Quinton Maxwell and nearly rallied the Bobcats, who trailed 23-7 at halftime. Ohio’s defense also did its pa...