Athens Messenger · Aug 29, 2018
Bobcats tabbed by MAC coaches as the favorite
Ohio freshman WR Shane Hooks tucks the ball away while WR coach Dwayne Dixon looks on during a drill in the Bobcats’ 2018 fall camp. Hooks could be one of the breakthrough freshmen for Ohio this season.Ohio was selected to win the MAC East Division, and the 2018 MAC Championship Game, in the MAC Football Coaches Preseason Poll released on Monday.
The Bobcats, the pick of the media poll released in late July, doubled up with coaches. Ohio received 10 first-place votes and 70 points in the coaches poll, and edged out Buffalo (59) for the top spot in the East Division. Miami, Akron, Bowling Green and Kent State rounded out that half of the conference.