EDITOR’S NOTE: For more coverage on this game, log on to the Ashland University athletics department website at this link. ASHLAND — Ashland, Ohio is where the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Champions reside. Ashland University’s football team clinched an outright league title via a 44-30 thumping of Kentucky Wesleyan at Jack Miller Stadium on Saturday […]
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Former Mansfield Senior standouts making mark on college football
MANSFIELD — The Tygers are taking over Saturday afternoons. Former Mansfield Senior football players pepper Division I college football rosters across the state and country. No fewer than seven former Senior High standouts are playing at the highest level of college football. Here’s a look at how they are doing through the first month of […]
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AU wins 1st game, brings home Traveling Trophy after topping Hillsdale
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published at the Ashland University website. HILLSDALE, Mich. — Ashland University went to Michigan in search of its first win of the Division II college football season. The Eagles found it at Hillsdale College, 24-21, and brought back The Traveling Trophy in the process — the spoils for the […]
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Rarified Air: Ontario’s Miller fulfills lifelong dream of becoming a Buckeye
Every Ohio high school football player dreams of one day suiting up for Ohio State. And for a vast majority of them, that’s all it will ever be — a dream. OSU’s 2024 roster consists of 108 players, all of them winners of the genetic lottery. They run faster, jump higher and bench press more […]
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Eagles rally for win over McKendree in America’s Crossroads Bowl
HAMMON, Ind. — Michael Shimek and his Ashland teammates made history Friday night. A sophomore defensive end, Shimek set AU’s single-game record with four sacks and the Eagles rallied for a 23-20 win over McKendree in the America’s Crossroads Bowl. Ashland became the first Great Midwest Athletic Conference team to win the America’s Crossroads Bowl, […]
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Ashland U. takes seven-game winning streak into America’s Crossroads Bowl
ASHLAND — They may not have qualified for the Division II playoffs, but the Eagles are still soaring. Ashland University will take a seven-game winning streak into Friday’s America’s Crossroads Bowl in Hammond, Ind., against McKendree University. The game is one of four NCAA Division II-sanctioned bowl games and pits the Great Midwest Athletic Conference’s […]
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Ashland throttles Northwood
MIDLAND, Mich. — Ashland answered the bell Saturday afternoon. Larry Martin rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns and Dezmin Lyburtus caught three TD passes as the Eagles rumbled to a 35-3 win over Northwood. AU coach Doug Geiser was not pleased with his team’s sloppy play in last week’s 21-7 win over Walsh, a […]
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High-powered Northwood awaits Ashland
ASHLAND — The Eagles dodged a bullet last week, but can’t afford any more self-inflicted wounds. Ashland travels to Midland, Mich., on Saturday to tangle with Northwood in a Great Midwest Athletic Conference showdown that could go a long way in determining how the title chase plays out. AU (3-3, 3-1) is one of three […]
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Home Cooking: AU hosts Walsh to start pivotal stretch
ASHLAND — The Eagles own home field advantage in their chase for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship. Ashland will play four of its final six games at Jack Miller Stadium, beginning with Saturday’s GMAC encounter with Walsh. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. “We like playing in front of our fans at Jack Miller […]
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Lyburtus leads AU to GMAC win at Ohio Dominican
COLUMBUS — Dezmin Lyburtus did it all for the Eagles on Saturday. A senior receiver, Lyburtus caught nine passes for 73 yards and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown as Ashland University knocked off Ohio Dominican 20-6 in Great Midwest Athletic Conference action at Panther Stadium. The Eagles (2-3, 2-1) led 6-0 at […]