ATHENS – The football field at Ohio University will be named for the school’s most successful coach.
The university’s Board of Trustees has approved naming the field in Peden Stadium for former head coach Frank Solich, the winningest coach in the history of the Mid-American Conference.
Solich coached the Bobcats football team from 2005 to 2021, compiling a 115-82 record taking the team to 11 bowl games, winning five of them, and MAC East championships in 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2016.
Since Solich’s retirement in 2021, donors have made enough commitments to meet the Ohio University Foundation’s naming policy, said Nico Karagosian, vice president for University Advancement and president and CEO of the Foundation.
The formal dedication of the field in honor of Solich will take place during the home game on Oct. 22.