By Annabella Ramirez
OHIO BOBCATS GAME NOTES
https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/11/25/11.29.24_vs_Ball_State.pdf
BALL STATE GAME NOTES
https://ballstatesports.com/documents/2024/11/26/241129_Gm_12_Ohio.pdf
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE WEEKLY NOTES
https://ballstatesports.com/documents/2024/11/26/241129_Gm_12_Ohio.pdf
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ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio football team (8-3, 6-1 MAC) concludes the 2024 regular season on Friday, Nov. 29 when the Bobcats host Ball State (3-8, 2-5 MAC) for a Black Friday afternoon matinee at Frank Solich Field at Peden Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS Sports Network with Chris Lewis and Donte Whitner on the call.
The Bobcats’ matchup can also be heard on the Ohio Sports Network from Learfield, presented by Holzer Health System. Veteran Ohio radio personality Marty Bannister is stepping into the 2024 play-by-play role and will be joined by Rob Cornelius, who has been a part of the broadcasts for two decades.
SERIES HISTORY VS. BALL STATE
The Bobcats and the Cardinals have met 27 times since 1975, posting a 12-15 record.
The two teams last met in 2022 when Ohio won their sixth of seven consecutive games en route to their first 10-win season since 2011.
SCOUTING BALL STATE
The Cardinals are currently 3-8 overall and 2-5 against MAC opponents and are coming off a 38-13 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday. Ball State was led by redshirt freshman quarterback Kadin Semonza, who finished the day 19-for-37 on 211 yards. Eight receivers contributed, two of who scored.
As a team, Ball State averages 25.73 points per game on 108.4 rushing yards and 237 passing yards. Their opponents average 39.91 points per game.
Semonza is 246-for-380 on 2,571 yards over 11 games, throwing 22 passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions. On the ground, senior running back Braedon Sloan leads the way with 140 touches and four touchdowns on 566 yards. Sloan is a triple threat, logging one receiving touchdown on 29 catches as well as one 22-yard passing touchdown.
Redshirt junior running back Vaughn Pemberton and wide receiver Cam Pickett each have two rushing touchdowns on the season. Additionally, Pickett is among the team’s top receivers, recording 40 catches and two touchdowns on 409 yards.
The receivers are led by junior tight end Tanner Koziol, who’s responsible for seven of the Cardinals 23 receiving touchdowns. On the season, Koziol has 84 catches on 751 yards. Redshirt junior wide receiver Qian Magwood and junior wide receiver Justin Bowick trail with four and three touchdowns, respectively. Bowick has 20 catches on 383 yards so far this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, senior linebacker Keionte Newson and graduate student defensive back George Udo lead the team with 67 tackles apiece. They have 32 and 38 solo stops, respectively, while redshirt junior linebacker Joey Stemler trails with 55 total tackles, 29 solo tackles and a team-best two interceptions. Senior linebacker Brandon Berger leads the team in tackles for loss (9.5) while graduate student defensive lineman Riley Tolsma has a team-best 5.5 tackles for loss.
Sophomore kicker Jackson Courville is currently the Cardinals’ leading scorer, responsible for 60 points so far this season. Courville is currently 27-for-28 on PATs and 11-for-13 on field goals, with his longest registering at 52 yards.
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