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OCF Senior Bowl Merchandise For Sales!!

Tuesday, April 20th 2010 @ 10:21 PM    post viewed 1053 times

We are getting a lot of request for the official 2010 OCF Senior Bowl t-shirts, ball caps and watches.  Please visit the link below or visit our online store while supplies last.

OCF Senior Bowl T-Shirts - $15.00

OCF Senior Bowl Ball Caps - $15.00

OCF Senior Bowl T-Shirt and Ball Cap - $25.00

OCF Senior Bowl Watches - $30.00

** Shipping and handling will be an additional $5.00-$6.50 depending on shipping distance.

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OCF Game Photo Gallery Now Posted

Monday, April 19th 2010 @ 8:45 PM    post viewed 715 times

Game Photos are now posted and available for purchase from Shot In Action Photography.  To view the photos go to www.shotinaction.com and Click on the GAME PHOTOS link at the top of the page.  You will be directed to the Main Gallery and you will see the Ohio College Football.com Bowl 2010 Gallery on this page. 

 

All orders that are placed within the first two weeks will receive a 25% discount.  To receive the discount just enter the the COUPON CODE: OCF 2010 when checking out.  If you have any questions please use the contact photographer link at the top of each gallery page.  

 

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OCF Senior Bowl Photos

Sunday, April 18th 2010 @ 10:43 PM    post viewed 1101 times

Below are a few samples of photos from Saturday's amazing Inaugural Ohio College Football.com Senior Bowl.  Professional photographers Scott Terna with Shot In Action and Dan Poel with Ohio Sports Images will post their photo gallery on the site no later than Tuesday.

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North Shines Late In Inaugural Ohio College Football.com Senior Bowl

Saturday, April 17th 2010 @ 10:34 PM    post viewed 1254 times

UPPER ARLINGTON – Leave it to two Mount Union Purple Raiders to make a play with the game hanging in the balance.

“It was a couple MUC guys stepping up, there is no surprise there, they put us in position and we finally got one in there,” said North head coach Greg Frey.


Quarterback Kurt Rocco connected with Vince Petruziello on a 33-yard pass to open up the game-winning drive that was capped by a one-yard plunge by Lake Erie’s Tony Howard (pictured) as the North team recorded the 7-0 victory in the inaugural OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl at Marv Moorhead Stadium.

“Coaches wanted a double move, but right off the start I beat him off press, put my arm in the air and Kurt threw a nice ball,” said Petruziello, who was a late addition.

Rocco added, “I thought it was a bad ball and going out of bounds. Vince made a helluva catch.”

Following the completion that got the ball down to the 18 yardline, Rocco found Ohio Northern’s Justin Linzy for a six-yard gain. Howard took over with runs of four, seven and one yard to complete the only scoring drive of the game.
Howard, who had a 40-yard jaunt earlier in the second half, finished with 68 yards on eight carries.

It didn’t take long for the South team to put pressure on the North defense to preserve the victory. Andre Jones (Akron) took the ensuing kickoff 46 yards, and with a five-yard penalty, they were 34 yards from the tying score. Immediately, Wittenberg’s Aaron Huffman found his teammate Patrick Williams for a 27-yard connection. However, four straight incompletions from the seven aided the North victory.

“I was thankful we had those four shots to be honest with 30 seconds left you never know what’s going to happen,” said South head coach Matt D’Orazio. “For us to get it down there and to even have a shot shows what kind of guys we have – fighting all the way to the end.”

Rocco was named the game’s offensive MVP as he threw for 137 yards on 12-of-21 passing with one interception. Petruziello finished with six catches for 66 yards, while Linzy had five receptions for 65 yards.

The North team survived six turnovers, four fumbles – two coming on bobbled snaps, to come out victorious in the defensive standoff. They forced five turnovers themselves as the defense dominated the action.

Part of the reason for the low scoring action was the ability of the defensive lines on both teams. Game rules prevented blitzing, but it didn’t keep the lines from registering nine sacks, five by the North. South defensive tackle Conor Reilly (Ohio) was the only player with multiple sacks, recording two.

“Super impressed with the guys and the way they flew around,” said D’Orazio. “I was most impressed with how clean the game was played. No jawing, no personal fouls, none of that stuff. There is no question the guys had the right attitude and played their hearts out.”

Frey added, “We tried the gear the game towards the offense but you can tell we had some very strong defensive lineman, linebackers and defensive backs making plays all over the place,”
 
Mount St. Joseph defensive end Alex Harbin (South) was in the middle of the action with two fumble recoveries, as was South linebacker Kyle Lohrman. The Wittenberg star was named the game’s defensive MVP with eight tackles and an interception.

Defensively for the North, Bryan Albani (Wooster) and Matt Greives (Heidelberg) tied for the team lead with six takedowns.

Scoring opportunities were at a premium and it was the South team that had the best chance to dot the scoreboard in the first half. However, Marcus Waugh (Cincinnati) fumbled the ball out the back of the endzone on the first play of the second quarter.

“It’s been a fun run,” said Frey. “It’s a great opportunity for these young men to have another chance to play. I’ve met some great young man … I was very honored to be able to coach them and be able to work with them.”

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
OCF North 2010......  0  0  0  7  -  7       Record:
OCF South 2010......  0  0  0  0  -  0       Record:

Scoring Summary:
4th 00:30 NORTH10 - Tony Howard 1 yd run (Mike Skvor kick), 5-56 1:08, NORTH10 7 - SOUTH10 0

                &n bsp;               NORTH10  SOUTH10
FIRST DOWNS...................       15       12
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    37-95    32-31
PASSING YDS (NET).............      215      165
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  33-20-2  42-14-4
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   70-310   74-196
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     1-18     2-78
Interception Returns-Yards....      4-0     2-17
Punts (Number-Avg)............   5-43.8   6-35.5
Fumbles-Lost..................      6-4      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     5-24     4-17
Possession Time...............    31:56    28:04
Third-Down Conversions........  2 of 13  5 of 19
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 4   0 of 5
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-3      0-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     4-27    5--31


RUSHING: OCF North 2010-Tony Howard 8-68; Kevin Smith 5-20; Joseph Peters
4-19; Kurt Rocco 6-5; D.J. Suitca 1-0; Jemar Lewis 6-minus 1; Austin Holter
2-minus 6; Dan Whalen 5-minus 10. OCF South 2010-Dawon Harvey 12-23; Nick
Krempasky 5-9; Lamar Hunter 1-3; Marcus Waugh 2-1; Aaron Huffman 6-1; TEAM 1-0;
Brandyn Brown 1-minus 1; D. Raudabaugh 4-minus 5.

PASSING: OCF North 2010-Kurt Rocco 12-21-1-137; Dan Whalen 7-10-0-75;
Jemar Lewis 1-2-1-3; Austin Holter 0-0-0-0. OCF South 2010-Aaron Huffman
10-25-2-128; D. Raudabaugh 4-16-1-37; P. Williams 0-1-1-0.

RECEIVING: OCF North 2010-V. Petruziello 6-66; Justin Linzy 5-65; Aaron
Pitts 4-52; Harry von Kann 2-10; Mike Detwiler 1-21; Derek McBryde 1-1; D.J.
Suitca 1-0. OCF South 2010-P. Williams 4-60; Jeremy Stuckey 3-26; Ian Iler 2-17;
Ryan Rowley 1-15; Dawon Harvey 1-13; Andre Jones 1-13; Evan Wallace 1-11; Lamar
Hunter 1-10.

INTERCEPTIONS: OCF North 2010-Bryan Albani 2-0; James Schneider 1-0;
Anthony Fields 1-0. OCF South 2010-M. Dockery 1-0; Kyle Lohrman 1-0; Troy
Brookins 0-17.

FUMBLES: OCF North 2010-Dan Whalen 2-2; Kurt Rocco 2-1; Joseph Peters
1-1; Tony Howard 1-0. OCF South 2010-Marcus Waugh 1-1.

Stadium: Marv Moorhead Stad.   Attendance: 0
Kickoff time: 1 p.m.    End of Game:           Total elapsed time:
Officials: Scorer: Ameer Rasheed;
Temperature:           Wind:           Weather:

2010 OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl
Inaugural contest

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     OCF North 2010 vs OCF South 2010 (Apr 17, 2010 at Upper Arlington, OH)

SACKS (UA-A): OCF North 2010-Matt Williamson 1-0; Ken Bevington 1-0; Matt
Greives 1-0; E.J. Whitlow 1-0. OCF South 2010-Conor Reilley 2-0; Alex Harbin
1-0; Justin Burum 1-0; Shawn Lewis 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): OCF North 2010-Bryan Albani 3-3; Matt Greives 2-4; Ken
Bevington 1-5; Draye Ersery 2-3; Anthony Fields 2-3; Bobby Bott 2-2; E.J.
Whitlow 1-3; Ryan Clokey 0-4; TEAM 3-0; Marcus Council 1-2; Joe Knopick 1-2;
Matt Williamson 1-2; C. Fernandez 1-2; Dustin Basch 1-2; H. Caswell 0-3; James
Herbert 1-1; Joe Cigas 0-2; Danny Sadler 1-0; Cody Basler 0-1; James Schneider
0-1; Austin Holter 0-1. OCF South 2010-Kyle Lohrman 4-4; Maurice Brooks 5-2;
Justin Burum 3-3; Marcus Waugh 0-6; Drew Homyk 4-1; R. Mitter-Burke 3-2; Shawn
Lewis 2-3; Muri Johnson 3-1; Brandyn Brown 3-1; Chad Woodfork 1-3; Andrew Miller
2-0; TEAM 2-0; Conor Reilley 2-0; M. Dockery 1-1; Martin Channels 0-2; Donnie
Reinhart 1-0; Alex Harbin 1-0; Jeremy Stuckey 1-0; Abraham Valdez 0-1.

News Release By:  Jayson Ameer Rasheed, OCF Media Relations
 
 

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Graduating Gridders Score One More Chance To Shine

Thursday, April 15th 2010 @ 5:13 PM    post viewed 681 times

(Article By Amy Saunders/Columbus Dispatch) With two national titles and only two losses, Matt Williamson could hardly have asked for a better four years of football at Mount Union College.


The success made his last game especially tough: The Raiders lost last year's NCAA Division III Championship to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which also beat them in the 2007 title game.

"The last game was disappointing. I didn't want to end my college career on a loss," said Williamson, a defensive lineman and graduate of St. Francis DeSales High School.

On Saturday, though, he can put on his helmet and pads one more time as a collegian.

Williamson is among 90 seniors who were invited to play in the inaugural Ohio

CollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl, an all-star game at Upper Arlington High School.

The athletes come from 32 colleges , ranging from Division I schools such as Ohio State (cornerback Andre Amos) to National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics schools such as Malone and Walsh.

The North team will be coached by former OSU quarterback Greg Frey, while former Columbus Destroyers and Otterbein College quarterback Matt D'Orazio will coach the South team.

Todd Oliver, owner of the 2-year-old OhioCollege

Football .com, said he wanted to give seniors one last college game, estimating that 85 percent of them won't continue their football careers.

For some, however, the game might be a final attempt at capturing the interest of scouts and agents.

A few of the Senior Bowl's top players, including Ohio State kicker Aaron Pettrey, dropped out of the game to focus on next week's National Football League draft, Oliver said. Others, though, could benefit from the extra playing time.

"They all have a dream of continuing their careers, whether that be indoor football , the Canadian league, the United Football League," he said. "It's tough making those teams; it really is.

The game's purpose, he said, is "to increase those odds."

Otterbein cornerback Chad Woodfork sees the bowl as a chance to prove himself against athletes from bigger-name schools. He has talked to recruiters for the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins.

"Coming from a small school, you play with a guy from Division I or Division II and you're like 'I'm just as good as him,' " said Woodfork, a South High graduate. "I'd like to impress a couple scouts, maybe play on the next level."

The game, Williamson said, is a chance to play once more with four Mount Union teammates, although he hopes to attend an NFL recruiting camp for long snapping.

"I'm just trying to live out my dream," he said. "Even if I got a tryout, I'd be happy."

OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl

MARV MOOREHEAD STADIUM, 1650 RIDGEVIEW RD., UPPER ARLINGTON (WWW. OHIOCOLLEGEFOOTBALL.COM)

The inaugural bowl game will feature 90 seniors from Ohio colleges . The event will be shown on a tape-delayed basis at 7 p.m. Saturday on SportsTime Ohio.

TIME 1 p.m. Saturday

TICKETS $10, or $5 for students, free for children 2 and younger

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OhioCollegeFootball.Com Awards Banquet SOLD OUT

Wednesday, April 14th 2010 @ 1:01 AM    post viewed 630 times

OCF is proud to announce that our Inaugural 2010 OhioCollegeFootball.com Awards Banquet presented by MidState Educators Credit Union for Friday, April 16 is now a sell out.

The banquet will be held in the Holiday Inn's Griswald Ballroom and will feature Ohio University head coach Frank Solich as the keynote speaker.

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OCF North Practice Photos By Dan Poel

Monday, April 12th 2010 @ 9:59 AM    post viewed 1002 times

Below are photos taken from Sunday's final practice with the North Team at Ashland University.  Special thanks to Dan Poel with Ohio Sports Imagine.  Additional photos will be posted on Monday at Ohio Sports Imagine.

 

 

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NFL draft: Whalen to throw for Browns on Sunday

Monday, April 12th 2010 @ 8:56 AM    post viewed 1414 times

(Article By Mark Podolski/The News-Herald)  Dan Whalen is pretty sure no one from the Browns will recognize him on Sunday when he's throwing passes in front of Mike Holmgren and Eric Mangini.

As a former Browns media relations intern, that is.

Whalen is pretty sure the Browns know of his exploits as a record-setting quarterback at Case Western Reserve and a first-team


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(Article By Mark Podolski/The News-Herald) Now comes the difficult part for Dan Whalen: Playing the waiting game.

Waiting to hear if another NFL team calls to bring him in for a workout.

Waiting to hear if a team is interested in signing him as a street free agent following the conclusion of the NFL draft in two weeks.

Until then, Whalen, a South graduate, is satisfied he represented himself well as a dark horse NFL prospect. His latest workout, Sunday in Berea for the Browns, along with more than 20 other prospects from the area, went well, Whalen said.

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OCF Senior Bowl On Tap at UA by Phillip King of the Suburban News

Sunday, April 11th 2010 @ 9:26 PM    post viewed 903 times

(Article By Phillip King/Suburban News) Matt D'Orazio and Greg Frey never played against each other when quarterbacking their respective college football teams.

But Otterbein product D'Orazio and Ohio State alum Frey will face each other across the gridiron Saturday, April 17, in the first-ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl in Upper Arlington's Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium.

 

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OCF South Quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh Has Workout With Cowboys

Saturday, April 10th 2010 @ 3:26 PM    post viewed 1040 times

Todd Archer/Reporter/Dallas News - Coppell's Daniel Raudabaugh also took part in Dallas Day


Add another to the list of locals on hand for the Dallas Day workout on Monday: Miami University quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh.

The Coppell grad was the only quarterback on hand for the workout. He grew up less than a mile from Valley Ranch, so clearly he was a Cowboys fan.

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Getting to Know Daniel Raudabaugh

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Three former UF football players get one more chance to shine

Friday, April 9th 2010 @ 9:37 PM    post viewed 773 times

By BRIAN LESTER - Joe Knopick, E.J. Whitlow and Anthony Fields, all former University of Findlay football players, are still chasing their dream of playing football at the next level.


It certainly isn't an easy thing to do, but at the same, it's not impossible either. Other Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players have reached the next level, including the NFL. Knopick, Whitlow and Fields wouldn't mind being the latest players to continue their careers.

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Photo Credit:  University of Findlay Athletic Department

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OCF Awards Banquet - Last Call For Tickets

Thursday, April 8th 2010 @ 1:44 PM    post viewed 584 times

There are only two days left to order tickets to the 2010 OhioCollegeFootball.Com Awards Banquet on Friday, April 16.  The banquet begins at 6:30 p.m.  Keynote speaker will be Ohio University head coach Frank Solich.

Click Here To Order Banquet Tickets

For more information email us at info@ohiocollegefootball.com.

 

 

 

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Inaugural OhioCollegeFootball.Com Senior Bowl to Air On Sports Time Ohio and Time Warner Cable

Wednesday, April 7th 2010 @ 5:13 PM    post viewed 991 times

COLUMBUS, Ohio – GameDay Management, Inc announced today a new partnership with Sports Time Ohio (STO) and Time Warner Cable to broadcast the Inaugural Ohio College Football.Com Senior Bowl on Saturday, April 17, which will be played at Marv Moorhead Stadium in Upper Arlington.  Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

 


STO will replay the Inaugural game on Saturday, April 17 beginning at 7:00 p.m. along with four other replay dates to be determined later.  Time Warner Cable digital customers will be able to replay the game on their local on Demand – be sure to check local listings.

Broadcasting the game will be Milan Jordan (play-by-play), Jerry Lima (color analyst) and Scott Leo (sideline).  

The Ohio College Football.Com Senior Bowl features some of the top college football players from the State of Ohio.  All players must have exhausted their college eligibility from an Ohio college.

About OhioCollegeFootball.Com:  OCF is a new website dedicated to bringing Ohio college football fans news, notes and information on every NCAA I, II, III and NAIA program in the state.  Fans can register for FREE and get news, information and Zips Picks emailed directly to them while interacting with fans on the Fifth Quarter Forum message board.

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Photos from South Team Practice on Saturday, April 3

Sunday, April 4th 2010 @ 8:30 PM    post viewed 821 times

Despite high winds, it was a near picture perfect day as the OCF South Team concluded their second practice for the April 17 OCF Senior Bowl in Columbus, Ohio.  (Left Photo: South Team head coach Matt D'Orazio warms up with Urbana tight end Tariq Kalimullah).

 

 

South Team Offensive Coordinator Andy Mitchel works with quarterbacks Aaron Huffman (Wittenberg) and Daniel Raudabaugh (Miami).

South Team Defensive Coodinator Barry Wulf (background) gives instruction to linebacker Marcus Waugh (Cincinnati) and defensive tackle Justin Burum (Urbana).

 

Miami's Daniel Raudabaugh warming up before practice.

Otterbein's Chad Woodfork (CB) making his presence felt in practice #2.

Defensive end Conor Reilly (Ohio), defensive tackle Martin Channels (Miami) and safety Rylan Mitter-Burke (Ohio Wesleyan) getting ready for the next snap in team drills.

Wittenberg's Aaron Huffman warming up before practice.

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OCF Releases Official Game Program Cover

Thursday, April 1st 2010 @ 3:06 PM    post viewed 702 times

OCF is proud to announce the official cover to the Inaugural OhioCollegeFootball.Com Senior Bowl game program.  The cover features quarterbacks - Aaron Huffman (Wittenberg), Daniel Raudabaugh (Miami), Kurt Rocco (Mount Union), Dan Whalen (Case Western).

The Inaugural OhioCollegeFootball.Com Senior Bowl will be played on Saturday, April 17 at Marv Moorehead Stadium at Upper Arlington High School.  Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.  Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.OhioCollegeFootball.Com.

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