Ohio University Football

Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @CoachJohnHauser John Hauser was named Ohio football's 31st head coach on Dec. 26, 2025, after serving as the team's inte...

Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @CoachCav10 Blair Cavanaugh was named Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach in June 2025. Cavanaugh came to Ohio by way of Incarnate Word, where he served as the special teams coordinator from 2022-24. In 2025, Cavanaugh coached All-MAC First Team selectee Sieh Bangura. In his senior season, Bangura rushed for 1,243 yards, the sixth-best mark in Ohio program history. Notably, Bangura is just the fifth Bobcat in program history to log two 1,000-plus rushing yard seasons. Sophomore Duncan Brune was also a force to be reckoned with in 2025, logging 585 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns across 13 games. He recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game against NIU (Oct. 18). Under Cavanaugh, Ohio had the best rushing offense in the MAC with 2,956 total yards. As a special teams unit, Ohio led the MAC in average yards per punt return with 13.3 and ranked second in total kickoff yards with 4,162. Incarnate Word's 2024 special teams squad was ranked No. 2 among FCS teams by Hero Sports and No. 10 by Pro Focus Football (PFF). Notably, the 2022 squad led the Southland Conference in punt return averages and punt return touchdowns, finishing the season with three punt return touchdowns. Cavanaugh arrived at UIW from Syracuse, where he supported multiple units as quality control before serving as the special teams coordinator for the 2021 season. The 2021 team finished third in the conference in kickoff average and landed two athl

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Last Updated: March 16, 2026 Danny Langsdorf joined the Ohio football program as the wide receivers coach in March 2026. Langsdorf comes to Ohio by way of Or...

Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @DLO614 De'Angelo Smith joined Ohio's coaching staff in 2017 as the cornerbacks coach. Since then, Smith has added director of player development to his title and in 2024, he assumed the responsibility of the passing game coordinator. Smith has mentored and developed a multitude of successful cornerbacks at Ohio. Most recently, graduate student Tank earned Third Team All-MAC accolades following the 2025 regular season. Following his performance in the 2022 season, redshirt freshman cornerback Torrie Cox, Jr. earned College Football News Freshman All-American Team Third Team accolades. On the season, Cox recorded 50 total tackles and was second in interceptions (2), both of which he snagged in the Bobcats' 33-14 victory over Western Michigan (Oct. 15, 2022). The 2024 season capped off another historic season for the Bobcats, marking the program's first 11-win season, sixth consecutive bowl victory and their first Mid-American Conference Championship win since 1968. In the MAC Championship against Miami (Ohio), Hauser's defense held the RedHawks to just three points, marking the first time a team hasn't scored a touchdown in the MAC Championship as well as the largest margin of victory (38-3). The 2023 defense played a crucial role in the team's 10-win season, finishing the season No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference and No. 4 in FBS football. Notably, the defense held Power 5 opponent to only seven points (Sept. 16), Western Michigan (Oct. 2

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Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @PhelpsDLCoach Jeff Phelps joined Ohio football in January 2025 as the Pass Rush Specialist/Defensive Ends Coach. Under P...

Joining the Bobcats football staff in Aug. 2024, Joe Tresey brings with him over three decades of coaching experience, making multiple stops at Mid-American ...

Last Updated: Jan. 16, 2026 Twitter: @Coach_Mattix Kurt Mattix was named Ohio football's defensive coordinator on Jan. 16, 2025, marking his second stint in ...

Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @CoachObly Kyle Obly was named Ohio’s tight ends coach on Jan. 6, 2025. In his first year at the helm of the tight ends room, Obly mentored All-MAC Third Team honoree Mason Williams. Williams finished the regular season fourth among MAC tight ends with 264 receiving yards and tied for third among MAC tight ends with two receiving touchdowns. Obly has been a member of Ohio’s staff since 2019. He supported various units for the ensuing six seasons, highlighted by three years as an offense graduate assistant. Notably, Obly was the assistant quarterbacks coach and offensive skill graduate assistant for the 2024 season, where he was responsible for on-field coaching for quarterbacks on game day, including five-time Mid-American Conference Player of the Week and All-MAC Second Team Parker Navarro. Obly supported the receivers’ room as the assistant wide receivers coach and offensive skill graduate assistant for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Obly served as a student assistant from Aug. 2019 until May 2022, assisting offensive, special teams and recruiting staff. A two-time Bobcat, Obly earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Dec. 2022 and his Master of Science in Recreation and Sport Sciences in Dec. 2024.

Last Updated: February. 13, 2026 Twitter: @CoachConard Lamar Conard joined the Ohio football program as the assistant head coach and running backs coach in F...

Last Updated: March 16, 2026 Ron Crook joined the Ohio football program as the offensive line coach in March 2026.    Crook’s career has spanned three decades

Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @CoachIzzy1 Scott Isphording has held multiple roles with the Bobcats in his 10+ years with the program, starting his second tour of duty in Athens and his first as the Bobcats’ quarterbacks coach in 2014. He was named offensive coordinator in Jan. 2025. Isphording is responsible for developing multiple of Ohio's most prolific quarterbacks, including Parker Navarro (2022-25), Kurtis Rourke (2019-23) and two-time Cornish Award recipient Nathan Rourke (2017-19). Notably, Navarro and Nathan Rourke are two of the three Mid-American Conference quarterbacks to win three bowl games. After gaining his first college start against Georgia Southern in the 2023 Myrtle Beach Bowl, Navarro cemented himself in program history in 2024. Navarro is the second quarterback in program history to log over 1,000 rushing yards in a single season (1,062), an accomplishment an Ohio quarterback hasn't claimed since 1996. Notably, Navarro is the first quarterback in program history to record over 2,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in the same season. Navarro finished the 2024 season well-decorated, earning four Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Week nods, making two Davey O'Brien "Great 8" lists, Second Team All-MAC Offense honors, MAC Offensive MVP following the championship game and 2024 StaffDNA Cure Bowl MVP accolades. Additionally, he was a 2025 William V. Campbell Trophy finalist, making him Ohio's first National Football Foundation Schola

Last Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 Twitter: @TREMAYNE_SCOTT After being a staple on Ohio's defensive line from 2009-12, Tremayne Scott joined the Bobcats' coaching staff in 2018 as the Defensive Tackles Coach. He was promoted to Defensive Line Coach and assumed the responsibilities of the Running Game Coordinator in spring 2024. In 2025, Scott coached a handful of the conference's best defensive linemen, including Anas Luqman who tallied 34 tackles, including nine for a loss. Luqman led the Bobcats in quarterback hits with six while also registering four sacks. Scott played a large role in the 2024 defense, which finished at the top of the conference with multiple show-stopping performances. Ohio's defense held the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks to just three points in the 2024 MAC Championship, marking both the first time a team has not scored a touchdown and the largest win margin in the championship's history. They closed out the 2024 season on a high note, holding Jax State to 40 total rushing yards in the 2024 StaffDNA Cure Bowl. The 2023 season marked highs for the defense as well, with Ohio's defense hitting No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference and No. 4 in FBS football. The 2023 defense played a crucial role in the team's 10-win season, finishing the season No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference and No. 4 in FBS football. Notably, the defense held Power 5 opponent to only seven points (Sept. 16), Western Michigan (Oct. 21) to their lowest number of rushing yards in the season (79) and s