Ashland University

ASHLAND — Maybe the fourth time is the charm. For the fourth time in program history, Ashland has advanced to Division II football’s Sweet 16. Fourth-seeded AU (10-1) will meet No. 1 seed Indiana University Pennsylvania (9-1) at 1 p.m. Saturday at IUP’s George P. Miller Stadium.

ASHLAND — The Eagles are headed to the Sweet 16. Fourth-seeded Ashland University overcame two first-quarter turnovers and rallied for a 20-13 win over fifth-seeded Notre Dame in a Super Region One first-round playoff game Saturday at Jack Miller Stadium.

ASHLAND — They met in the regular season opener and will renew hostilities in the opening round of the Division II playoffs at Jack Miller Stadium. Fourth-seeded Ashland (9-1) will host No. 5 Notre Dame (9-2) in a Super Region One first-round game at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Eagles beat the Falcons 31-14 back on […]

ASHLAND — If Ashland’s opening-round playoff game against Notre Dame College is anything like the season-opener, fans are in for a treat. The Eagles (9-1) earned the No. 4 seed in Super Region One when the 28-team Division II playoff field was announced Sunday evening, and will host fifth-seeded Notre Dame (9-2) at 1 p.m. […]

ASHLAND — Austin Brenner gave the Ashland fans something to remember on Senior Day. AU’s fifth-year senior quarterback, Brenner threw five touchdown passes as the 13th-ranked Eagles clinched an outright Great Midwest Athletic Conference title with a 41-10 win over Kentucky Wesleyan at snowy Jack Miller Stadium.

ASHLAND — Messaging this week at Jack Miller Stadium has been clear: Kentucky Wesleyan is dangerous. No. 13 Ashland hosts Kentucky Wesleyan in the regular season finale at 1 p.m. Saturday. A win assures the Eagles (8-1, 6-1) of no worse than a share of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship and locks up a […]

PAINESVILLE — Nationally-ranked Ashland dodged a bullet Saturday. Quarterback Austin Brenner threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes to Logan Bolin and the Eagles avoided the upset with a 31-23 win over Lake Erie at Jack Britt Memorial Stadium.

ASHLAND — Last week’s loss didn’t derail Ashland University’s season, but the Eagles will walk a tightrope without the benefit of a security net for the final two weeks of the regular season. One loss doesn’t exclude Ashland from a Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship or a playoff berth. Two losses almost certainly will.

HILLSDALE, Mich. — Ashland’s perfect season fell off the rails Saturday afternoon. Two costly fourth-quarter turnovers by the Eagles led to Hillsdale touchdowns and the Chargers shook up the Great Midwest Athletic Conference standings with a 36-20 win at Muddy Waters Stadium.