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12/22/20 - Brett Kitrell, Sr/2021, Ohio + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Lineman - Brett Kitrell, Ohio,...Kitrell started all three games at center, anchoring an Ohio offense that finished the season ranked fourth in rushing offense (216.7 yards per game) and fifth in scoring offense (34.3 points per game). - Ohio Football

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C Brett Kitrell, Ohio
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12/22/20 - DeMontre Tuggle, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Kickoff Return Specialist - De'Montre Tuggle, Ohio,...Tuggle finished the season with 589 all-purpose yards (196.3 yards per game third-most in the MAC). He rushed for 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the win over Akron, then rumbled for a career-high 185 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries, including a career-long run of 70 yards for a score in the victory over Bowling Green. - Ohio Football

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RB DeMontre Tuggle, Ohio
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12/22/20 - Austin Conrad, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Austin Conrad, Ohio,...Conrad compiled 16 total tackles, including 14 solo stops, three tackles for loss and a sack. He helped lead an Ohio defense that ranked first in the conference in scoring defense (16.7 points allowed per game) and third in total defense (389.3 yards allowed per game). Conrad piled up a season-high seven total tackles at Central Michigan and followed that effort up with six total tackles, which included a season-high two tackles for loss and a sack. - Ohio Football

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DE Austin Conrad, Ohio
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12/03/20 - DeMontre Tuggle, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

Senior running back De'Montre Tuggle also returned one kickoff for a gain of 20 yards and recorded one reception for a four-yard gain to finish the contest against Bowling Green with 209 all-purpose yards. Tuggle enters the weekend ranked fourth in the MAC with 403 rushing yards and has amassed 180 kickoff return yards, with his 45 yards per return currently ranked as the top average in the country. Tuggle was named MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week for week one of the 2020 season after returning the second-half kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in a 30-27 loss to Central Michigan on Nov. 4 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Coupled with six receiving yards, Tuggle has compiled 589 all-purpose yards, which ranks fifth in the conference. His 196.3 all-purpose yards per game currently rank as the fourth-best average in the nation. - Ohio Football

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RB DeMontre Tuggle, Ohio
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11/30/20 - Julian Ross, rSr/2023, Ohio + More +

NOV 30 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Julian Ross, Ohio, Running Back/Kickoff Returner, R-Junior, Kansas City, Mo. (Staley),...Ross (Kansas City, Mo.) helped the Ohio football team (2-1, 2-1 MAC) roll to a 52-10 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday (Nov. 28) at Peden Stadium. Ross helped extend Ohio's lead to 21-3 with 30 seconds left in the first quarter by running a kickoff back a career-long 96 yards to the house. The kickoff return for a score marked the first for Ross in his career and gave Ohio multiple kickoff returns for touchdowns in a single season for the first time since the Bobcats returned three to the house in 2008. Ross finished the contest with two kickoff returns for 135 yards (67.5 yards per return). - MAC Football

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RB Julian Ross, Ohio
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11/28/20 - DeMontre Tuggle, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

Julian Ross scored on a 96-yard kickoff return in the final minute of the first quarter as Ohio dominated the first half to roll to a 52-10 win over Bowling Green on Saturday. De'Montre Tuggle carried 10 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter and the Bobcats (2-1 Mid-American Conference) scored on seven of eight possessions to lead 45-10 at the intermission. They scored 10 points in the last minute following interceptions. Tuggle scored on an 8-yard run and then went untouched over left tackle for a career long 70 yards to stake Ohio to a 14-0 lead. After a Bowling Green field goal, Ross danced through the Falcons coverage to the 40 and then broke to the left sideline.

Ryan Luehrman had a pair of short touchdown receptions in the second quarter, a 5-yarder from Kurtis Rourke and a 2-yarder from Armani Rogers. Tuggle finished with 185 yards and three scores on 15 carries. The two quarterbacks combined to go 12 of 14 for 77 yards and ran for another 108 yards with Rogers, a transfer from UNLV, scoring. Matt McDonald threw a touchdown pass for the Falcons (0-4) but was intercepted three times. The Bobcats wore throwback uniforms as the school celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 1960 team that went 10-0 and won the NCAA College Division national championship under coach Bill Hess. - AP College Football

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RB DeMontre Tuggle, Ohio
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11/10/20 - DeMontre Tuggle, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

De'Montre Tuggle rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns to help Ohio beat Akron 24-10 on Tuesday night. Ohio (1-1, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) has won 12 of the last 13 meetings in the series. Akron (0-2, 0-2) has lost 19 straight games. Tuggle, who had 239 all-purpose yards in a 30-27 loss to Central Michigan last week, scored on a 9-yard run on the sixth play for Ohio's second straight game with a TD on its opening possession. He added a 1-yard score with 2:02 remaining, capping a nine-play drive, in the fourth quarter. Kurtis Rourke passed for 92 yards for Ohio, and Shane Hooks made four catches for 73 yards. Keye Thompson and Jett Elad each made a second-half interception - both leading to missed field goals. Zach Gibson threw for 218 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Akron. Teon Dollard had 165 yards rushing on 22 carries. - AP College Football

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RB DeMontre Tuggle, Ohio
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11/09/20 - DeMontre Tuggle, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

NOV 9 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: De'Montre Tuggle, Ohio, Running Back/Kickoff Returner, Senior, Channelview, Texas (Channelview),...Tuggle ran the second-half kickoff back 93 yards for a touchdown on his way to finishing with a career-high 160 yards on three returns as the Ohio football team (0-1, 0-1 MAC) fell to MAC West Division foe Central Michigan, 30-27, in the 2020 season opener last Wednesday (Nov. 4) at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Tuggle's kickoff return for a touchdown marked his first as a Bobcat. He also scored his 12th career rushing touchdown as a Bobcat from three yards out with 58 seconds left in the second quarter. He earned the distinction of becoming the first Ohio player to both rush for a touchdown and return a kickoff for a touchdown in the same game in at least 60 years. Tuggle finished the contest with a team-high 79 rushing yards on 16 attempts in addition to his kickoff return yardage, giving him a game-high 239 all-purpose yards. He has now recorded five career games with two touchdowns scored. - MAC Football

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RB DeMontre Tuggle, Ohio
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09/14/20 - Stephen Johnson, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

SEPT 14 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stephen Johnson, K, R-Sr., Oklahoma,...Stephen Johnson, the back-up for the Sooners, handled all of OU's kicking duties in the 48-0 shutout over Missouri State. The redshirt senior, whose only career appearance entering the night had been for an on-side kick attempt last season, was 2 for 2 on field goals (22 and 42 yards), made all six of his PATs and kicked off nine times. - Big 12 Football

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K Stephen Johnson, Ohio
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07/15/20 - Armani Rogers, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

Former UNLV starting quarterback Armani Rogers will conclude his college career at Ohio University, he announced on Monday night via Twitter. As a graduate transfer, he'll be eligible to play for the Bobcats immediately. Rogers passed for 2,465 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Rebels from 2017 to 2019, adding 1,549 rushing yards to go with 18 scores in 20 games. He was the Mountain West's Freshman of the Year in 2017 and rushed for 100 yards in six games, but struggled as a passer, completing 49.9 percent of his attempts. - Las Vegas Review Journal

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TE Armani Rogers, Ohio
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07/14/20 - Armani Rogers, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

TE Armani Rogers, Ohio
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07/07/20 - Armani Rogers, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

UNLV quarterback Armani Rogers announced Monday that he will be entering the NCAA transfer portal. Rogers was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2017. He was voted a captain his sophomore season, and is the only quarterback in program history to rush for at least 100 yards in a game more than three times in a career. Rogers said it was a tough decision to transfer, but he will do so as a graduate, meaning he is eligible to play immediately at his next school. - KVVU-TV FOX 5 News

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TE Armani Rogers, Ohio
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05/01/20 - Nathan Rourke, Sr/2020, Ohio + More +

Former Ohio football quarterback Nathan Rourke (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) has been selected with the 15th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 Canadian Football League Draft by the BC Lions. Rourke becomes the second Bobcat to be picked in the 69-year history of the CFL Draft and second in as many years. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats selected Rourke's former teammate, running back Maleek Irons, with the 22nd overall pick in the third round of the 2019 CFL Draft. Rourke, who was born in Victoria, B.C., was the first quarterback off the board in the 2020 CFL Draft. He is the CFL's highest-drafted quarterback since Jesse Palmer went 15th to the Montreal Alouettes in 2001. Rourke finished his three-year career at Ohio with a record of 24-13 as starting quarterback and was under center for an unprecedented three-straight bowl victories. - Athens Messenger

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QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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04/15/20 - Cameron Odom, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

Cam Odom felt the pain as soon he made the step. It happened in the second half of Ohio's game last October against Northern Illinois when Odom was running a route and felt a pop in his big toe. He finished the game, but learned a week later that he suffered a complete tear of the tendon in his toe. His route-running ability was limited for the Bobcats' final five games. "I played through it the rest of the season, but it was pulling me back in how I wanted to release," Odom said in March after Ohio's first day of spring camp, which was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. "I could never really rest it until after the (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) game."

The injury, which Odom fixed with a small surgery in March, was perhaps the biggest reason why he struggled to take the big leap he hoped was in store for him last season. He was the most experienced receiver on the roster, but he ended his redshirt junior season with a career-low 19 receptions and no touchdowns. Odom, who caught three touchdowns as a freshman and two as a sophomore, has one year left to make that anticipated jump. Now, he'll have to do it without Nathan Rourke, the quarterback Odom has teamed up with for his past three seasons. - The Athens Post

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WR Cameron Odom, Ohio
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03/18/20 - Nathan Rourke, Sr/2020, Ohio + More +

Former Ohio University quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named one of the five finalists for the third annual Jon Cornish Trophy, given annually to the most outstanding Canadian player in NCAA Football. Rourke, who completed his senior season as a three-year starter at quarterback for the Bobcats in 2019, is familiar with the award. Rourke was picked as inaugural winner of the honor in 2017-18, and repeated as the Cornish Trophy winner in '18-'19. Rourke, a physical activity and sport coaching major, was named to the 2019 All-Mid-American Conference First Team after being named to the All-MAC Second Team the previous two seasons. He was named MAC East Division Offensive Player of the Week three times during his senior season, bringing his career total to nine.

Rourke set career highs in completions (200; sixth-most in program history), attempts (328; eighth-most in program history), completion percentage (61.0 percent; sixth-best in program history), passing yards (2,820; fourth-most in program history) and passing yards per game (216.9; fifth-most in program history) while throwing for 20 touchdown passes (tied for fourth-most in program history) against a career-low five interceptions in 2019. His passing efficiency rating of 150.3 ranked as the second-best in the MAC and second-best in program history. - Athens Messenger

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