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OHIO FOOTBALL Ohio Bobcats Weekly Football 2020 SEASON Release University Facts OHIO (0-0, 0-0 MAC) VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN (0-0, 0-0 MAC) Location ................................................. Athens, Ohio Founded ............................................................. 1804 Nov. 4, 2020 • 7 p.m. ET • Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mt. Pleasant, Mich. • ESPN Enrollment ....................................................... 34,443 President ...................................... Dr. M. Duane Nellis THE OPENING KICK football program into one of the The Ohio football team (0-0, 0-0 Mid-American Conference’s most Director of Athletics ................................Julie Cromer MAC) opens the 2020 season on consistently successful over the last Mascot ............................................................ Bobcats Wednesday, Nov. 4 when they head 15 years. Colors ......................................Hunter Green & White to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to take on Mid-American Conference West On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, Solich Conference ...................Mid-American (East Division) Division foe Central Michigan. Kickoff etched his place in MAC history, be- is set for 7 p.m. inside Kelly/Shorts coming the conference’s winningest Football Facts Stadium. The game can be seen on head coach with his 111th victory -- an First Season ....................................................... 1894 ESPN, where Kevin Brown and Mike impressive 66-24 triumph over East All-Time Overall Record ...........................580-605-48 Golic Jr. will have the call. Division rival Bowling Green. All-Time MAC Record ............................... 254-266-11 The Bobcats’ matchup with CMUl Solich has turned the Bobcats into MAC Championships ................................................. 5 can also be heard on the Ohio Sports one of the Mid-American Confer- MAC East Division Championships ........................... 4 Network from Learfield IMG College. ence’s premier programs since his Russ Eisenstein returns for his 13th arrival in Athens in 2005. Bowl Appearances (Record) ..........................14 (6-8) season as the “Voice of the Bobcats.” Home Facility ......................................Peden Stadium Chad Bush will join Russ in the both Ohio is 113-81 during the Solich era. Playing Surface ............................................. FieldTurf while Ohio Alum Rob Cornelius, who His 113 victories are the second-most Seating Capacity .............................................. 27,000 has been a part of the broadcasts for in program history behind Don Peden two decades, will join the broadcast (121; 1924-46). Ohio has gone 75-45 Offensive Sets .................................................Multiple remotely. WXTQ (Power 105) in in conference play since Solich’s ar- Defensive Sets .......................................................4-3 Athens returns as the 11-station net- rival in Athens. His 75 MAC wins rank 2019 Overall Record...............................................7-6 work’s flagship. The broadcasts are second to Deromedi’s 90. 2019 MAC Record ..................................................5-3 also available online through TuneIn. com/OhioBobcats and on the TuneIn Solich entered the 2019 season as 2019 Home Record ................................................2-4 app. the dean of MAC head coaches. He 2019 Road Record .................................................4-2 is tied with Oklahoma State’s Mike 2019 Neutral Site Record .......................................1-0 ROAD WARRIORS Gundy for fourth among active NCAA 2019 Bowl .........................Famous Idaho Potato Bowl In 2019, the Bobcats won all four of Football Bowl Subdivision head their MAC road games in 2019, mark- coaches in terms of longest tenure ................................................. vs. Nevada (W, 30-21) ing the first time Ohio has won all of with their current school. Only Iowa’s 2019 Letterwinners Returning/Lost.................... 54/31 its conference road contests since Kirk Ferentz (21 years), TCU’s Gary 2019 Starters Returning/Lost.............................. 19/12 going 4-0 in 2009. Patterson (20 years) and Utah’s Kyle Whittingham (16 years) have served MAC WINS KING as head coach at their respective Frank Solich has built the Ohio institutions longer. Prior to arriving in 2020 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time Site TV Results Nov. 4 at Central Michigan 7 p.m. ET Kelly/Shorts Stadium ESPN Nov. 10 AKRON 7 p.m. ET Peden Stadium CBSSN Nov. 17 at Miami TBA Yager Stadium TBA Nov. 28 BOWLING GREEN TBA Peden Stadium TBA Dec. 5 BUFFALO TBA Peden Stadium TBA Dec. 12 at Kent State TBA Dix Stadium TBA 2020 Ohio Bobcats Football www.ohiobobcats.com Ohio vs. CMU • Nov. 4, 2020 Ohio Bobcats Weekly Football Release 2020 KEY NUMBERS Third Down Efficiency Opponent Third Downs Pct. Result at Central Michigan Akron at Miami Bowling Green Buffalo at Kent State Time of Possession Opponent Ohio Opp. Diff. at Central Michigan Akron CollegePressBox.com is the official at Miami media website for Division I football. Bowling Green Access and download weekly game Buffalo notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, at Kent State headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Number of Plays Register for access at collegepressbox. Opponent Ohio Opp. Diff. Diff. com/register. at Central Michigan Akron at Miami Bowling Green OHIO, PLEASE Buffalo When referring to the Bobcats, please use Ohio. Ohio University is acceptable at Kent State when using other institutions’ full names, and OU is acceptable as a second reference. Please do not use Ohio U. Thank you. Turnover Breakdown Opponent Ohio Opp. Diff. at Central Michigan Athletics Communications Staff Akron Assistant AD (Football Contact)...................................Mike Ashcraft at Miami Ashcraft Office Number ............................................(740) 593-1299 Bowling Green Ashcraft Cell Number ...............................................(330) 842-3858 Buffalo Ashcraft Email .................................................... [email protected] at Kent State Director of Communications ...................................... Sara Legarsky Legarsky Office Number ...........................................(740) 597-1837 Legarsky Cell Number ..............................................(724) 464-4376 Legarsky Email ...................................................legarsky@ohio.edu Director of Communications ........................................ Mike Scholze Scholze Office Number.............................................(740) 593-1298 Scholze Cell Number ................................................(330) 465-5807 Scholze Email ......................................................scholze@ohio.edu Social Media Directory Athletics Twitter ........................................................ @OhioBobcats Athletics Instagram ....................................................bobcatathletics Athletics Facebook ................................facebook.com/OhioBobcats Football Twitter ..........................................................@OhioFootball Head Coach Frank Solich Twitter ..............................@CoachSolich Football Instagram ...................................................................ohiofb Football Facebook .................................facebook.com/OhioFootball Ohio Sports Network From Learfield IMG College Flagship Station .......................................WXTQ-105.5 FM (Athens) Voice of the Bobcats ................................................Russ Eisenstein Russ Eisenstein Twitter ........................................ @RussEisenstein Color Analyst ..............................................................Rob Cornelius 2020 Ohio Bobcats Football www.ohiobobcats.com Ohio vs. CMU • Nov. 4, 2020 Ohio Bobcats Weekly Football Release 2020 WATCH LISTS Athens, Solich spent six years as head coach In 2019 Ohio’s red zone offense was second at his alma mater, Nebraska. Solich’s 21 years in the MAC and 21st in the country, converting C Brett Kitrell of experience tie him with Ferentz (21 years) 90.6% (48 of 53) of its trips into points. Rimington Trophy for the third-most among active NCAA FBS head coaches, ranking behind North Carolina’s METZ RETURNS TO ATHENS RB De’Montre Tuggle Mack Brown (30 years) and Alabama’s Nick Brian Metz enters his first season as the Ohio Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Saban (24). football program’s tight ends coach in 2020. Solich owns a career coaching record of Metz is no stranger to the Bobcats, having 171-100. His 171 wins rank as the fourth most spent time as an intern with the program 2020 MAC COACHES POLL among active NCAA FBS head coaches, trail- from 2013-14 and as an offensive graduate ing only Brown (250), Saban (242) and TCU’s assistant from 2016-18. His stint as an intern East Division Predicted Order of Finish Miami (6) – 64 pts. Gary Patterson (172). He is well-respected by saw him work with the teams quarterbacks and Buffalo (4) – 58 pts. his peers, having been named the president assist with recruiting operations while his time Ohio (1) – 48 pts. of the American Football Coaches Association as a graduate assistant was spent working Kent State – 42 pts. (AFCA) in addition to receiving the Tom Os- primarily with Ohio’s receivers. Metz spent Bowling Green – 23 pts. borne Legacy Award in January of 2019. the 2019 season as a graduate assistant at Akron (1) – 17 pts. UNLV, working with the Rebels’ quarterbacks With the retirement of longtime Kansas State and helping current Ohio