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Mid-American. Starting quarterbacks by year: 2026: Matt Vezza, Nick Poulos; 2025: Parker Navarro; 2024: Parker Navarro, Nick Poulos; 2023: Kurtis Rourke, CJ Harris.
Ohio Starting Quarterbacks and Receivers by Season
| Season | Quarterbacks (starts) | Top receivers (targets) | Pass Yds | TD-INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Matt Vezza (3), Nick Poulos (2) | Riley Neer 32, Dom Dorwart 20, Preston Bowman 16 | 781 | 7-3 |
| 2025 | Parker Navarro (12) | Chase Hendricks 109, Rodney Harris II 41, Mason Williams 20 | 2,408 | 14-9 |
| 2024 | Parker Navarro (12), Nick Poulos (1) | Coleman Owen 71, Chase Hendricks 45, Rodney Harris II 21 | 2,402 | 14-10 |
| 2023 | Kurtis Rourke (11), CJ Harris (1) | Sam Wiglusz 61, Miles Cross 58, Tyler Walton 41 | 2,540 | 15-8 |
| 2022 | Kurtis Rourke (11), CJ Harris (2) | Sam Wiglusz 74, Miles Cross 47, Jacoby Jones 42 | 3,713 | 25-5 |
| 2021 | Kurtis Rourke (9), Armani Rogers (3) | Isiah Cox 38, Cameron Odom 35, Tyler Walton 34 | 2,180 | 11-10 |
| 2020 | Kurtis Rourke (3) | Shane Hooks 11, Ryan Luehrman 10, Isiah Cox 9 | 423 | 4-0 |
| 2019 | Nathan Rourke (12) | Isiah Cox 56, Cameron Odom 40, Ryan Luehrman 37 | 2,725 | 21-6 |
| 2018 | Nathan Rourke (12) | Papi White 87, Andrew Meyer 53, Cameron Odom 44 | 2,478 | 24-7 |
| 2017 | Nathan Rourke (10), Quinton Maxwell (1) | Andrew Meyer 55, Brendan Cope 49, Papi White 46 | 1,985 | 17-9 |
| 2016 | Greg Windham (7), Quinton Maxwell (6) | Sebastian Smith 91, Papi White 67, Jordan Reid 66 | 2,804 | 20-8 |
| 2015 | Derrius Vick (10), JD Sprague (2) | Sebastian Smith 90, Jordan Reid 58, Brendan Cope 47 | 2,830 | 18-11 |
| 2014 | Derrius Vick (7), JD Sprague (5) | Sebastian Smith 48, Chase Cochran 41, Jordan Reid 38 | 2,461 | 11-9 |
| 2013 | Tyler Tettleton (12) | Donte Foster 97, Matt Waters 49, Chase Cochran 44 | 2,859 | 19-10 |
| 2012 | Tyler Tettleton (9), Derrius Vick (1) | Donte Foster 67, Bakari Bussey 41, Tyler Futrell 35 | 2,382 | 16-4 |
| 2011 | Tyler Tettleton (13) | LaVon Brazill 93, Riley Dunlop 53, Donte Foster 41 | 3,248 | 28-11 |
College starts are inferred: the team's first passer in each game.
2026 Ohio Target Tree
| Player | Pos | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Neer | WR | 32 | 23 | 337 | 4 |
| Dom Dorwart | WR | 20 | 11 | 160 | 2 |
| Preston Bowman | WR | 16 | 7 | 63 | 0 |
| Jake Furtney | TE | 8 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Eian Pugh | WR | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Victor Rosa | RB | 7 | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| AJ Miller | TE | 5 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| Riley Palmeter | TE | 4 | 5 | 61 | 0 |
| Andrew Metzger | TE | 4 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Duncan Brune | RB | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Irving Brown | RB | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Zach Hackleman | WR | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
2026 Ohio Games
| Week | Opponent | Result | Quarterback | Cmp-Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | at NEB | L 21-49 | Nick Poulos | 14-32 | 164 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 2 | vs JXST | W 29-27 | Matt Vezza | 13-20 | 97 | 1 | 0 |
| Week 3 | at USA | L 36-41 | Matt Vezza | 21-32 | 234 | 4 | 1 |
| Week 4 | vs stonehill | W 35-7 | Matt Vezza | 15-21 | 222 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 5 | at KENT | W 13-10 | Matt Vezza | 7-13 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
2026 Ohio Connections
| QB → Receiver | Tgt | Cmp | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Vezza → Riley Neer | 15 | 13 | 194 | 2 |
| Nick Poulos → Riley Neer | 14 | 7 | 111 | 1 |
| Matt Vezza → Preston Bowman | 12 | 7 | 63 | 0 |
| Matt Vezza → Dom Dorwart | 9 | 6 | 84 | 1 |
| Nick Poulos → Dom Dorwart | 8 | 2 | 29 | 0 |
| Nick Poulos → Eian Pugh | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Matt Vezza → Jake Furtney | 5 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
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