When Walter Offutt was a player at Ohio University during the 2011-12 season, the Bobcats won the Mid-American Conference tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament with wins over Michigan and South Florida.
As he reflects on that team, Offutt remembers in the MAC quarterfinals when the University of Toledo, coached by Tod Kowalczyk, had the Bobcats down by two at halftime. If Ohio hadn’t pulled away for a 65-57 win, the history of that team could be much different.
For Offutt, who grew up in Indianapolis and considers himself a MAC guy through and through, he has come full circle as he has joined the Toledo program as an assistant coach.