Ohio has added Venice (FL) High School WR/CB Langston Provitt to its 2015 recruiting class. A 3-sport star at Venice, he rushed 72 times for 413 yards and scored a team-high 12 rushing touchdowns in the regular season. Provitt also caught a team-high 27 passes for 404 yards and two more scores. He returned kicks and punts, including a 98-yarder for a score, and made 35 tackles as a defensive back.

ATHENS - The Ohio football signing day class of 2015 finished Wednesday at 24 players, and one of the first to sign in the morning was the biggest surprise.

The Bobcats got a letter of intent from safety Deontai Williams (6-1, 185 pounds) from Jacksonville, Florida. He was expected to sign with Georgia after previously being committed to Florida.

A high school teammate of fellow safety signee Javon Hagan (6-0, 207), Williams was rated four stars by ESPN and three stars by 247Sports, Scout...

El Camino Community College offensive lineman Joe Anderson visited Ohio over the weekend and decided to join the Bobcats. The 6-6, 330-pounder starts classes Tuesday. He'll have 4 years to complete 3 years of eligibility. Anderson played his high school football for Mira Costa High School in Torrance, CA.

Cincinnati Colerain High School cornerback Jeff Christian Jr. committed to Ohio after a weekend visit. The 5-10, 175-pounder had originally committed to Purdue and held offers from most every school in the MAC. Christian joins Colerain teammates Demetrius Colbert and Mayne Williams as commitments to Ohio's 2015 recruiting class.

Cincinnati Colerain linebacker Demetrius Colbert committed to Ohio after visiting this weekend. The 6-foot, 235-pounder had originally committed to Eastern Michigan. Rated 3 stars by ESPN.com and Scout.com, Colbert was the Greater Miami Conference defensive player of the year. He had 67 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks and four forced fumbles while being named first-team all-state and all-district.

According to his Twitter account, Nordonia High School wide receiver Alex Alders has committed to Ohio. The 6-2, 205-pounder had 58 catches and 81 tackles in helping lead the Knights to a Division II State Runner-up Title. Rated a 3-star recruit by Scout.com, Alders had originally committed to play baseball for Central Michigan.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has reported that Cleveland Glenville High School defensive lineman Sam McKnight has given a verbal commitment to Ohio. The 6-1, 242-pounder chose the Bobcats over offers from Akron, Buffalo, BG, Georgia Tech and Toledo.

Cincinnati Princeton wide receiver Elijah Ball announced his commitment to the Bobcats on his Twitter account. The 6-1, 185-pounder went with the Bobcats over offers from Cincinnati, UConn, Western Michigan, Akron, Kent State, Bowling Green, Temple and Eastern Michigan.

OXFORD – Second chances do not always come around, but Josiah Yazdani made the most of his.

After missing less than two minutes earlier from 42 yards, Yazdani kicked a game-winning 28-yard field goal as time expired to rally the Bobcats from a 21-point deficit and to a 24-21 victory against rival Miami on Tuesday night at Yager Stadium.

It was the third game-winning field goal of the year for Yazdani, with the Bobcats beginning and ending the regular season on go-ahead kicks as the clock r...

ATHENS – Replay reversed a fumble call and ended Ohio’s attempted drive for a touchdown to tie the game, and the Bobcats fell 21-14 to Northern Illinois in single-digit wind chill temperatures Tuesday night at Peden Stadium.

The loss leaves the Bobcats (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) still one win short of bowl eligibility and keeps the Huskies (9-2, 6-1 MAC) in position to win the MAC West.

“It’s certainly a disappointing loss for our players,” Ohio coach Frank Solich said. “I feel ba...