2022 MAC Football Positional Previews: Ohio Bobcats front seven

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesThe Bobcats enter the season looking to bounce back from a 3-9 record in 2021.

Last season, with issues such as linebacker inexperience and massive personnel turnover in the secondary due to injury or otherwise, the ‘Cats struggled at times in stopping the run and opponents on third downs. Ohio also mustered few big plays, finishing near the bottom of the MAC in sacks and turnovers gained.

Looking to rebound in 2022, the ‘Cats face major changes to their defensive coaching staff created by the retirement of defensive coordinator Ron Collins at the end of the 2021 season. The Bobcats plucked Collins’ replacement from rival Miami, naming…