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Last weekend the Bobcats were the hunted.
Now they’re the ones on the prowl for an upset.
Ohio (3-0) travels to Big Ten opponent Minnesota (2-1) on Saturday for a nice payday ($750,000) and a chance to log an upset against a team from a Power Conference. The Bobcats successfully navigated the opposite scenario over the weekend when they bumped off visiting FCS foe Southeastern Louisiana inside Peden Stadium.
Now, Ohio’s role is reversed and the Bobcats are relishing the chance to be the underdog.
“We’re pretty pumped for it. Sometimes you can get not quite as focused when playing a lower division team,” said junior defensive tackle Casey Sayles.
“We have a great mindset. We don’t care if they’re a Big Ten team,” he added. “Kent State played them nearly as tough as TCU did. We’re not scared of anyone.”
Right now may not be the best time for Ohio to make the trip to take on the Golden Gophers. Minnesota won, but is doing a lot of self-evaluation after beating Kent State, 10-7, on Saturday. The Gophers were more than 24-point favorites and didn’t show well.
Minnesota will be motivated, on Homecoming nonetheless, to prove that score was a fluke. The Gophers opened the season with a close, home loss to No. 2 TCU (23-17), then gutted out an overtime win on the road at Colorado State (23-20) in week two.
“It’s all about timing, and our timing in going up there may not be the best,” admitted Ohio head coach Frank Solich. “It’s not necessarily a good deal that Kent played them so close. It got their attention and they’ll be focused on us and ready to go.”
The odds that Minnesota will be looking past Ohio are almost nil, especially considering that fifth-year Gophers coach Jerry Kill spent time in the Mid-American Conference. Kill will be fully aware of the state of the Ohio program, and the capability that the Bobcats have in pulling off a potential upset...
http://www.athensmessenger.com/spor...cle_cabdc4b4-9a3b-596f-a035-18b098000ae4.html
Now they’re the ones on the prowl for an upset.
Ohio (3-0) travels to Big Ten opponent Minnesota (2-1) on Saturday for a nice payday ($750,000) and a chance to log an upset against a team from a Power Conference. The Bobcats successfully navigated the opposite scenario over the weekend when they bumped off visiting FCS foe Southeastern Louisiana inside Peden Stadium.
Now, Ohio’s role is reversed and the Bobcats are relishing the chance to be the underdog.
“We’re pretty pumped for it. Sometimes you can get not quite as focused when playing a lower division team,” said junior defensive tackle Casey Sayles.
“We have a great mindset. We don’t care if they’re a Big Ten team,” he added. “Kent State played them nearly as tough as TCU did. We’re not scared of anyone.”
Right now may not be the best time for Ohio to make the trip to take on the Golden Gophers. Minnesota won, but is doing a lot of self-evaluation after beating Kent State, 10-7, on Saturday. The Gophers were more than 24-point favorites and didn’t show well.
Minnesota will be motivated, on Homecoming nonetheless, to prove that score was a fluke. The Gophers opened the season with a close, home loss to No. 2 TCU (23-17), then gutted out an overtime win on the road at Colorado State (23-20) in week two.
“It’s all about timing, and our timing in going up there may not be the best,” admitted Ohio head coach Frank Solich. “It’s not necessarily a good deal that Kent played them so close. It got their attention and they’ll be focused on us and ready to go.”
The odds that Minnesota will be looking past Ohio are almost nil, especially considering that fifth-year Gophers coach Jerry Kill spent time in the Mid-American Conference. Kill will be fully aware of the state of the Ohio program, and the capability that the Bobcats have in pulling off a potential upset...
http://www.athensmessenger.com/spor...cle_cabdc4b4-9a3b-596f-a035-18b098000ae4.html