Frank Solich
Syracuse head coach Dino Babers answers a question during an NCAA college football news conference at the Atlantic Coast Conference media days in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Syracuse in familiar role - underdog on the road at Ohio

Sep. 02, 2021 12:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, Southern California wide receiver Tyler Vaughns (21) catches a 5-yard touchdown pass as Notre Dame cornerback Troy Pride Jr. (5) defends during the second half of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. USC and Notre Dame renew their storied rivalry in South Bend on Oct. 23. The Irish won their last meeting two years ago, 30-27. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Pick Six Plus: A dream road trip to see the whole AP Top 25

By Noah Trister Aug. 27, 2021 03:31 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 file photo, Ball State Cardinals quarterback Drew Plitt (9) makes a pass during an NCAA football game against the Miami (Oh) Redhawks in Oxford, Ohio. Quarterback Drew Plitt returns for a sixth season. Will Jones and Tye Evans, who split carries during the second half of last season, also are back. Justin Hall and Yo'Heinz Tyler are expected to again form one of the league's top receiving tandems and all five offensive line starters remain in place.(AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)
Ball St favored to repeat as Mid-American Conference champs

By Michael Marot Aug. 25, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

FILE - Ohio head coach Frank Solich watches along the sideline as his team plays against Pittsburgh during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Pittsburgh, in this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, file photo. Ohio coach Frank Solich is retiring after leading the program through 16 seasons of unprecedented success to “focus on his health,” the school said Wednesday, July 14, 2021. The school announced that Solich was stepping down less than two months before the start of the season and his 77th birthday. Offensive coordinator Tim Albin was promoted to head coach. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
'Not bad for 55 years': Ohio coach Frank Solich retires

By Ralph D. Russo Jul. 14, 2021 09:26 AM EDT

FILE- This Dec. 30, 2019, file photo shows empty seats as Western Kentucky and Western Michigan line up for the snap during the second half of the NCAA First Responder Bowl college football game in Dallas. Bowls outside the College Football Playoff structure might excite only the most ardent fans of the participating teams, be played in half-empty stadiums and prompt howls about there being too many games. They aren't going away, though. There'll be three more next season, bringing the total number of bowls to 42. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Half-empty stadiums won't stop number of bowls from going up

By Eric Olson Jan. 09, 2020 12:20 PM EST

Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke (12) arrives in the end zone on a 35-yard touchdown run against Nevada in the first half of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Steve Conner)
Ohio beats Nevada 30-21 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

By Jason Chatraw Jan. 03, 2020 07:13 PM EST

Ohio faces off with Nevada in Idaho Potato Bowl

By The Associated Press Jan. 02, 2020 12:52 PM EST
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — IDAHO POTATO BOWL: Ohio (6-6 Mid-American Conference) vs. Nevada (7-5, Mountain West Conference), in Boise, Idaho,...

NCAA college football player, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow poses for a photo after winning the Heisman Trophy, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason Szenes)
LSU QB Joe Burrow wins Heisman Trophy in landslide vote

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 14, 2019 09:03 PM EST

Ohio, Nevada meet for 1st time in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

By The Associated Press Dec. 08, 2019 08:54 PM EST
Ohio (6-6, Mid-American) vs. Nevada (7-5, Mountain West), Jan. 3, 3:30 p.m. ET LOCATION: Boise, Idaho TOP PLAYERS ...

Ohio reaches bowl eligibility with a 52-3 win against Akron

Nov. 26, 2019 10:24 PM EST
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Nathan Rourke threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns and Ohio routed Akron 52-3 on Tuesday night. The Bobcats (6-6, 5-3...

Allison, Rourke lead Ohio to 66-24 win over Bowling Green

Nov. 19, 2019 11:19 PM EST
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — O’Shaan Allison had touchdown runs of 54, 7 and 53 yards, Nathan Rourke accounted for four TDs, and Ohio beat Bowling Green 66-24 on...

Pittsburgh wide receiver Maurice Ffrench, right, makes a catch in front of Julian Ross (2) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Pickett throws for 321 yards, Pitt clamps down on Ohio 20-10

By Will Graves Sep. 07, 2019 02:22 PM EDT

Virginia wide receiver Joe Reed (2) cannot pull in a pass in the end zone as Pittsburgh defensive back Jason Pinnock (15) defends in the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Panthers looks to avoid 0-2 start as Solich-led Ohio visits

By Will Graves Sep. 06, 2019 11:23 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, Alabama's Najee Harris reaches for the end zone during the first half the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Clemson, in Santa Clara, Calif. Najee Harris has been a presence in Alabama’s backfield pretty much since he arrived as one of the nation’s top recruits. Now, he's finally the lead runner. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Analysis: Clemson, 'Bama, Ohio St and ... Washington to CFP

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 22, 2019 02:33 AM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2016, file photo, Ohio head coach Frank Solich runs out onto the field with his team before the Mid-American Conference championship NCAA college football game against Western Michigan, in Detroit. Solich is expected to become the Mid-American Conference’s all-time winning coach this season. The former Nebraska coach has won 106 games with the Bobcats over 15 years since Nebraska fired him following a nine-win season. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Ohio's Frank Solich on pace to become MAC's winningest coach

By Larry Lage Aug. 15, 2019 06:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017 file photo then-Florida head coach Jim McElwain, center, prepares to take the field with players before the first half of an NCAA college football game in Jacksonville, Fla. Central Michigan’s Jim McElwain is one of four coaches entering their first seasons in the Mid-American Conference. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Ex-Florida coach McElwain gets another shot at Cent Michigan

By Larry Lage Jul. 23, 2019 11:56 AM EDT

UNLV: Rebels assistant Cotton waiting for heart transplant

Jul. 18, 2019 04:41 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV offensive coordinator Barney Cotton is awaiting a heart transplant and will not coach on the field this season. Rebels coach Tony...

Ohio NCAA college football head coach Frank Solich, who was fired from Nebraska in 2003, smiles during a news conference in Boys Town, Neb., Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Solich was in town to receive the Tom Osborne Legacy Award at the Outland Trophy awards dinner on Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Life after Nebraska: Solich found it, and likes it, at Ohio

By Eric Olson Jan. 08, 2019 06:46 PM EST

Ohio wide receiver Andrew Meyer (9) celebrates a touchdown by Ohio quarterback Nathan Rourke (12) in the first half of the Frisco Bowl NCAA college football game against San Diego State, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
Ohio wins Frisco Bowl for Solich, oldest head coach in FBS

By Schuyler Dixon Dec. 19, 2018 11:04 PM EST

Ohio takes on slumping San Diego State in Frisco Bowl

By The Associated Press Dec. 18, 2018 12:31 PM EST
Frisco Bowl: San Diego St. (7-5) vs. Ohio (8-4), Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST (ESPN) Line: Ohio by 3. Series Record: First meeting ...