Brian Smith has been promoted to head football coach at Ohio University, Director of Athletics Julie Cromer announced Wednesday (Dec. 18).

Following the announcement of Tim Albin's departure, Ohio Director of Athletics Julie Cromer named associate head coach and offensive coordinator Brian Smith interim head coach for the Bobcats' StaffDNA Cure Bowl appearance.

A two-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year and newly minted MAC champion, Tim Albin has been named the University of North Carolina - Charlotte's fourth full-time head football coach, Director of Athletics Mike Hill announced on Sunday.

For the first time since 1968, the Ohio football team won the Mid-American Conference Championship on Saturday afternoon (Dec. 7). Ohio defeated Miami 38-3, marking the largest margin of victory in a MAC Championship. It was also the first time a team had ever been held to no touchdowns in a Championship game.

Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook announced they have selected the Ohio men's basketball team to finish atop the Mid-American Conference in this year's MAC Blue Ribbon Forecast, while senior forward AJ Clayton was selected to the Preseason All-Conference team.

The College Baseball Foundation has announced 11 standouts, including former Ohio baseball player Mike Schmidt, who will be inducted as part of the 2024 class of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) recently awarded $1.5 million to fund four projects that will bring together over 40 regional partner organizations to boost growth in the outdoor tourism and aviation industries across Northern, Central and Southern Appalachia.

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) recently announced more than $44.5 million for 22 grants under the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development (RPED) program to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through the development of high-quality career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region.

The Ohio Department of Development recently announced more than $6.2 million in support for 14 projects aimed at building on Ohio’s storied history of innovation in the coal industry.

Ohio University Athletics is excited to welcome Tyler Shumate to its staff as the Director of Strength and Conditioning.

Ohio Athletics continued its recent history of solid Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, as announced by the NCAA in its 2022-23 data report, which was released earlier this month.

The Ohio University football team announced select game times and television selections for its 2024 regular-season schedule, in conjunction with the Mid-American Conference.

Graduate student Katelyn Whittle (Glenwood, Md.) of the Ohio University field hockey team and redshirt sophomore Xander Karagosian (Jackson, Ohio) of the Ohio University football team were named as Mid-American Conference Medal of Excellence Award winners for the 2023-24 academic year, the league announced recently.

The Ohio University football program welcomes Kurt Mattix to their coaching staff, announced recently by head coach Tim Albin, along with multiple coaching staff changes for the 2024 season. 

Ohio University football alumnus Vonnie Watkins has signed with the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats.