# Ohio Bobcats

Mid-American · Frank Solich Field at Peden Stadium, Athens, OH
Head coach: John Hauser · year 2 · 1-0 career over 2 seasons, all at OHIO
Offense: Multiple · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 9-4 (6-2 in conference)
- National title odds: +125000 (#132 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 6.5 (over priced -118)
- Returning starter games: 24%
- Schedule difficulty: 131st-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 17% | 13/77 | 4/11 |
| Offensive line | 0% | 0/65 | 5/11 |
| Defensive front | 54% | 42/78 | 11/18 |
| Secondary | 21% | 13/61 | 5/12 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: DJ Walker (SAF), Kendall Bannister (CB), Josh Waite (OL), Seth Anstead (OL), Duncan Brune (RB)
- Key departures (with destination): Parker Navarro (QB), Jay Crable (DE) – FAU, Michael Mack II (CB), Tank Pearson (CB), Anas Luqman (DL) – CONN
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Victor Rosa (RB) – CONN, Tyler Gillison (DL) – MSU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Delaney Crawford
- WR-Z: Dom Dorwart, Eian Pugh
- WR-SL: Caleb Gossett
- LT: Shedrick Rhodes Jr, Jarian Shelby
- LG: Kam Wright
- C: Nick Marinaro, Bryce Parson
- RG: Trent Allen, Seth Anstead
- RT: Tigana Cisse
- TE: Jake Bruno
- QB: Nick Poulos
- RB: Sieh Bangura, Duncan Brune

### Defense

- DE: Joseph Marsh
- NT: Pius Odjugo, Austin Mitchell
- DT: Nehemiah Dukes, Nathan Hale
- JACK: Joseph Marsh
- WLB: Jack Fries, Xavier Williams, James Kelly
- MLB: Cameron Hollobaugh, Charlie Christopher
- FCB: Michael Mack Ii, Jaymar Mundy, Kendall Bannister
- SS: DJ Walker, JT Haskins
- FS: Xavier Williams, Rickey Hyatt Jr
- BCB: Tank Pearson, Ronald Jackson Jr.
- NB: Pierre Kemeni Jr

### Special Teams

- PT: Magnus Haines, Kolten Bartels
- PK: Brack Peacock
- KO: Brack Peacock
- LS: Nick Hemer, Aiden Lowery
- H: Magnus Haines, Kolten Bartels
- KR: Sieh Bangura, Eamonn Dennis

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Nebraska | Away | Fox Sports 1 | OHIO +24.5 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 3 | South Alabama | Away | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | Stonehill Skyhawks (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 5 | Kent State | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Central Michigan | Home | – | – |
| 7 | Sacramento State | Away | – | – |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | Home | – | – |
| 10 | Akron | Away | ESPN Networks | – |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Ball State | Home | – | – |
| 13 | Toledo | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/ohio
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.