Ohio Bobcats
Head Coach: John Hauser (1st year)
Offensive Coordinator: Scott Isphording
Defensive Coordinator: John Hauser (retaining oversight)
Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 5-7(expected 5.3)The Bobcats enter 2026 with new head coach John Hauser.
John Hauser's Bobcats lost QB Parker Navarro (149, denied 7th-year waiver) and rebuild with OL Nick Marinaro (110), DBs DJ Walker and Tank Pearson (both 109). Eight transfer starters as Ohio competes in the MAC.
Key Games
Toss-up: trails UMass (MAC)46% win
Quarterbacks(5)
Nick Poulos
6'6" · 243 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Starter
Jacob Winters
6'2" · 224 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Hype Grand
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Levi Davis
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Matthew Papas
5'11" · 192 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(5)
Duncan Brune
5'11" · 218 lbs · Age 20
Sophomore
Role: Backup
Aginon Wilson Jr.
5'10" · 211 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Victor Rosa
5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Irving Brown
5'11" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Mike Taylor Jr.
5'10" · 204 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(13)
Max Rodarte
6'0" · 192 lbs · Age 23
Senior
Role: Starter
Eian Pugh
6'3" · 182 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Blake Guffey
6'1" · 221 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Reserve
Khamani Debrow
6'3" · 206 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
Delaney Crawford
6'2" · 202 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Dom Dorwart
6'2" · 208 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Kaden Hurst
6'0" · 201 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Marcus Hughbanks
6'3" · 205 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Miles Cremascoli
6'3" · 213 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Preston Bowman
5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Rashad Perry
5'11" · 160 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Riley Neer
5'11" · 190 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Zach Hackleman
6'2" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tight Ends(7)
Aiden Lowery
6'3" · 238 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Backup
Riley Palmeter
6'4" · 230 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
AJ Miller
6'4" · 239 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Andrew Metzger
6-5 · 243 lbs · Age 21
Junior
Role: Backup
Jake Bruno
6-6 · 249 lbs
GR
Role: Starter
Jake Furtney
6'4" · 250 lbs · Age 19
Junior
Role: Backup
Tim Boals
6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(14)
Ben Maldonado
6'4" · 291 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Rotation
Josh Waite
6'3" · 301 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Rotation
Joshua Johnson
6'3" · 329 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Rotation
Tigana Cisse
6'3" · 305 lbs · Age 23
Graduate
Role: Backup
Jarian Shelby
6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Angelo DeLucia
6'5" · 218 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Bryce Parson
6'2" · 296 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Job Mavrick
6'2" · 290 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kam Wright
6-4 · 309 lbs · Age 21
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Nick Marinaro
6-1 · 285 lbs · Age 24
GR
Role: Starter
Seth Anstead
6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Shedrick Rhodes Jr.
6-5 · 299 lbs · Age 24
GR
Role: Starter
Trent Allen
6-3 · 286 lbs · Age 22
Senior
Role: Starter
Trumain Lawson
6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Defensive Line(18)
Nehemiah Dukes
6'1" · 288 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Nathan Hale
6'4" · 259 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
Derek Reagans
6'0" · 279 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Evan Herrmann
6'5" · 245 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Joseph Marsh
6'3" · 232 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Austin Mitchell
6'2" · 274 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Brandon Weaver
6'3" · 269 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Cody Raymond
6-4 · 237 lbs · Age 20
R-Sophomore
Role: Rotation
Drayden Pavey
6'3" · 280 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Ike Ackerman
6'4" · 249 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Isaiah Street
6'5" · 240 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Kaci Seegars
6-2 · 248 lbs · Age 23
R-Senior
Role: Starter
Nate Hunt-Heller
6'3" · 240 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Owen DiFranco
6'4" · 258 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
RJ Keuchler
6'3" · 255 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Ty Neubert
6'3" · 278 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tyler Gillison
6-2 · 245 lbs · Age 22
Senior
Role: Starter
Walter Bob Jr.
6-4 · 245 lbs · Age 22
Senior
Role: Rotation
Linebackers(7)
Michael Molnar
6'3" · 227 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jack Fries
6'2" · 222 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Charlie Christopher
6'0" · 227 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Starter
Jasen Kelly
6'1" · 208 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Brady Wharton
5'10" · 193 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jermaine Minnis
6'2" · 204 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Lukas Stiles
5'9" · 216 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(19)
DJ Walker
6'1" · 198 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Ronald Jackson Jr.
6'1" · 203 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
Andrew Vera
5'11" · 199 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Kendall Bannister
5'11" · 187 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Backup
JT Haskins
5'11" · 182 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Adonis Williams Jr.
6-2 · 216 lbs · Age 22
GR
Role: Starter
Bobby Miller
6'4" · 177 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Brandon Jenkins
5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Caleb Chamberlin
6'1" · 199 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Creed Hill
5'10" · 184 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
DJ Morton
6'1" · 191 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Eli Thompson
5'10" · 185 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
KJ Sejour
5'9" · 150 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kindall Brown
5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Ryan Miller
6'3" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tank Pearson
5-9 · 182 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
Tony Mathis
5'11" · 176 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Tyson Long
6'0" · 184 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Xavier Williams
5'10" · 156 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Kickers(1)
Brack Peacock
5'7" · 165 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Punters(2)
Magnus Haines
6'0" · 193 lbs · Age 23
GR
Role: Starter
Kolten Bartels
5'10" · 195 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Long Snappers(3)
Nick Hemer
6'4" · 205 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Dominic Konopka
5'11" · 256 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Kevin Fay
6'5" · 240 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve