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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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QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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01/03/20 - Nathan Rourke, Sr/2020, Ohio + More +

Nathan Rourke accounted for 241 yards of offense and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Ohio (7-6) rebounded from a 1-3 start for its fifth straight winning season under coach Frank Solich. The 75-year-old former Nebraska coach received a two-year contract extension this week. Nevada (7-6), which dismissed defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel and two other defensive position coaches at the end of the regular season, didn’t find much of an answer for Ohio’s high-powered offense until the fourth quarter.

The Wolfpack also were missing three key defensive starters, suspended for their participation in a fight in a loss to rival UNLV in the regular-season finale. Ohio raced to a 20-9 lead and scored the first 10 points of the third quarter before holding off Nevada's late rally. The Bobcats lost leading rusher O’Shaan Allison late in the first quarter with an undisclosed injury. De’Montre Tuggle took over, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown to spark a ground attack that finished with 285 yards on 50 carries spread among five players. Rourke, who is projected to be a high first-round draft pick in the Canadian Football League, tied Kareem Wilson's school record for career rushing touchdowns of 49. Wilson played from 1995-98. - AP College Football

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QB Nathan Rourke, Ohio
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12/11/19 - Armani Rogers, rSr/2022, Ohio + More +

UNLV has offered its vacant head coaching job to LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke Tuesday night on condition of anonymity because negotiations are ongoing and no announcement has been made. The offer was first reported by Fox Sports. Aranda would replace Tony Sanchez, who was fired Nov. 25 after going 19-40 in five seasons. UNLV is looking to raise the profile of its football program with the Rebels set to begin playing home games in a new stadium being built for the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, who are moving to Las Vegas. The school also opened a $34 million on-campus football complex this fall. Aranda joined LSU in 2016 when he was hired away from Wisconsin by then-LSU coach Les Miles. He was retained by current LSU coach Ed Orgeron. Aranda is among the highest-paid coordinators in the nation, earning about $2.5 million per year. He spent earlier parts of his career with current Mountain West Conference schools, including stints at Utah State and Hawaii. - AP College Football

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TE Armani Rogers, Ohio
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12/08/19 - DL Knock, rSr/2020, Ohio + More +

2019 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Kickoff Return Specialist - DL Knock, Ohio,...Knock, a specialized studies major, earned All-MAC recognition for the first time in his career. He finished the regular season ranked fourth in the MAC with a career-high 635 kickoff return yards (eighth-most in program history) on a career-high 26 returns (fourth-most in MAC, tied ninth-most in program history), averaging a career-high 24.4 yards per return (fifth-most in MAC) and 52.9 yards per game. For his career, Knock has returned 36 kickoffs for 878 yards (24.4 yards per return, 20.0 yards per game) with a long of 100 yards for a touchdown. - Ohio Football

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WR DL Knock, Ohio
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12/08/19 - Steven Hayes, rSr/2020, Ohio + More +

2019 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Lineman - Steven Hayes, Ohio,...Pleasants (physical activity & sport coaching undergraduate degree), Marques Grimes (sport management major) and Steven Hayes (sociology-criminology major) all earned All-MAC recognition for the first time in their careers and give Ohio three offensive linemen to be named All-MAC for the third year in a row. The trio helped pave the way for the MAC's highest-scoring offense in 2019 in terms of total points (416, fourth-most in program history) and points per game (34.7, fourth-most in program history).

The Bobcats finished the regular season ranked fourth in the league in total offense, with 5,320 total yards (seventh-most in program history) and 443.3 yards per game (fourth-most in program history). Ohio's 33 rushing touchdowns tied for the second-most in the MAC and rank as the fourth-most in program history. The Bobcats ranked third in the league in time of possession at 31:37 per game and fifth in sacks allowed with 20. Pleasants and Grimes both started all 12 games while Hayes started all nine games he played in. - Ohio Football

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C Steven Hayes, Ohio
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12/08/19 - Marques Grimes, rSr/2020, Ohio + More +

2019 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Offensive Lineman - Marques Grimes, Ohio,...Pleasants (physical activity & sport coaching undergraduate degree), Marques Grimes (sport management major) and Steven Hayes (sociology-criminology major) all earned All-MAC recognition for the first time in their careers and give Ohio three offensive linemen to be named All-MAC for the third year in a row. The trio helped pave the way for the MAC's highest-scoring offense in 2019 in terms of total points (416, fourth-most in program history) and points per game (34.7, fourth-most in program history).

OT Marques Grimes, Ohio
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12/08/19 - Michael Farkas, rSr/2020, Ohio + More +

2019 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Punter - Michael Farkas, Ohio,...Farkas, who has an undergraduate degree in communication studies, garnered All-MAC honors for the third time in his career after being named to the Third Team in 2016 and the First Team last year. He punted 47 times for 1,959 yards (41.7 yards per punt) in the regular season. Three of his punts went for at least 50 yards, with a season-long of 56 at Pitt on Sept. 7. He ranked second in the MAC in punts fair caught (20) and third in punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line (22). Farkas ranks second in program history with 219 career punts and a career punting average of 41.4 and third with 9,073 career punting yards. - Ohio Football

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