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Photo by Dustin Markland/Getty Images Ohio prevails after a wild second half, cementing a program-best season performance. In a game pitting proud conference champions against one another, Ohio (11-3, 8-1 MAC) held off a furious comeback by Jacksonville State (9-5, 7-1 Conference USA) in a knockdown, drag-out affair where the tale of two halves couldn’t have been more … [Read more...] about 2024 Cure Bowl Game Recap: Ohio Bobcats 30, Jacksonville State Gamecocks 27

Photo by Joe Petro/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The best of the Mid-American Conference and Conference USA clash in Orlando, Florida with a bit of bowl history in the balance The best of the Mid-American Conference and Conference USA clash in Orlando, Florida with a bit of bowl history in the balance. Both conferences are still looking to hoist the hardware for the … [Read more...] about 2024 Cure Bowl Game Preview: Ohio Bobcats vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Smith, named interim head coach last week, takes the place of Tim Albin after a historic 2024 campaign. The Ohio Bobcats, fresh off a historic Mid-American Conference championship campaign five decades in the making, will enter their title defense season under new leadership. Brian Smith, the offensive coordinator under … [Read more...] about Ohio Bobcats interim coach Brian Smith hired as permanent head coach

Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The legacy of the 1968 Tangerine Bowl has its hands all over the 2024 Cure Bowl, as Ohio is set to take to the field in Orlando as MAC champions once again. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Like Ohio’s last MAC Championship team, the Bobcats received a trip to Orlando as the prize. The 1968 … [Read more...] about Reliving Ohio’s Last Appearance in an Orlando Bowl Game

Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images The MAC scores three First Team All-American bids, as selected by the Associated Press. The 2024 Associated Press All-American team was revealed Monday. The AP is among the most prestigious All-American selectors. It is one of five selectors recognized by the NCAA to determine “consensus” and “unanimous” All-Americans. It is also the … [Read more...] about Fannin, West, Dolac represent MAC as 2024 AP First Team All-American selections