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Ohio Bobcats Football 2011 Preview, Predictions, Picks, Odds

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2010 Record: 5-5 MAC Record: 6-2 (2nd, East) 2011 Returning Starters: 11; 7 offense, 2 defense, kicker, punter

Coach: Frank Solich, 40-36 (6 years)

Offensive Coordinators: Tim Albin & Gerry Gdowski Defensive Coordinators: Jimmy Burrow

2011 Ohio Players to Watch: MLB Noah Keller, WR LaVon Brazill, WR Riley Dunlop, TE Jordan Thompson, DT Carl Jones, PK Matt Weller, P Paul Hershey

2011 Ohio Strengths:
The offense returns five starters along the offensive line and retums a solid group of receiving options. Special tearns will be a strength with punter Paul Hershey and kicker Matt Weller both all-eonference caliber players. Getting Brazill and Keller back from injury is huge.

2011 Ohio Weaknesses:
The Bobcats will be young on defense, with a completely new line leading the way. Ohio could also have an unproven starter at Quarterback in sophomore Tyler Tettleton. In addition, the Bobcats are tweaking their offensive approach this season, which could lead to growing pains.

2011 Ohio Offense:

Not long after getting pounded 48–21 by Troy in the New Orleans Bowl, Ohio decided it needed to install a no-huddle attack. Where did the Bobcats’ offensive staff visit during the offseason to pick up tips on the no-huddle? Troy, of course. With several talented receivers and multiple quarterbacks who can move the ball, Ohio wants to take advantage of its weapons more often. With senior Phil Bates out for spring ball after undergoing surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, accurate sophomore Tyler Tettleton (son of former MLB catcher Mickey Tettleton) took the lead in the quarterback derby. Though it finished 102nd nationally in passing yardage last season, Ohio boasts several prime targets, led by fifth-year senior LaVon Brazill. He caught 12 passes in three games in 2010 before injuries forced him to redshirt. Second-team All-MAC tight end Jordan Thompson and wideouts Riley Dunlop and Donte Foster are threats to rack up big numbers. Senior Donte Harden (961 career rushing yards) inherits Vince Davidson’s workhorse role at running back, though Ryan Boykin and Dallas Brown will get chances, too. Whoever totes the ball gets to run behind a line that boasts five returning starters, including two all-conference tackles, Joe Flading (first team) and A.J. Strum (second team).

2011 Ohio Defense:

Ohio lost eight starters from the MAC’s No. 5 scoring defense (23.8 ppg), but the Bobcats will regain the services of some key players coming off injuries. Free safety Gerald Moore, a 2009 Freshman All-American, was lost for the ’10 season with a foot injury in Game 1. He’s back and ready to go. And Noah Keller, the nation’s No. 6 tackler in 2009, also went down with a foot injury, in Week 3. Both Moore and Keller are all-conference-caliber players. Ohio lost four fifth-year senior starters on the defensive line, but senior end Curtis Meyers started in 2008, and former backup tackle Carl Jones finished second on last year’s squad with 3.5 sacks. Keller will be surrounded by solid vets at linebacker senior weak-side backer Eric Benjamin is the team’s top returning tackler while Moore and returning cornerback Travis Carrie lead the secondary.

2011 Ohio Special Teams:

Kicker Matt Weller has been consistent since his arrival and has the leg to be effective up to 50 yards. He was 11 of 14 on field goal attempts last season, and didn’t miss a kick shorter than 37 yards. Punter Paul Hershey, who picked up three first downs on fake punts in his two previous seasons, made major strides as a punter in 2010. One out of every hve punts covered at least 50 yards; more than a third of his punts resulted in fair catches. In all, Hershey averaged 41.0 yards per punt and downed 14 of his 49 punts inside the 20-yard line.

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2011 Ohio Predictions:

This will be Ohio’s 50th season since joining the major-college scene in 1962. The Bobcats are still looking for their first bowl win, though they’re coming off back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time in school annals. If Tettleton is as accurate and as solid as he appeared during the spring, then the Bobcats should put up plenty of points. With Keller and Moore healthy, the defense should be good enough to have Ohio in the thick of the race for the MAC East title.

2011 Ohio Betting Odds:

Ohio Current odds to win a National Championship: +5000

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