Rocket Report writer Fred Janiszewski recently interviewed athletic trainer Sara McGriff. (more)
Turning around a basketball program from square one can be a daunting task for any coach. (more)
Head coach Tricia Cullop answers questions from basketball writer Fred Janiszewski. (more)
It's never too early to look ahead to the basketball season. Rocket Report basketball writer Fred Janiszewski looks at all of the MAC teams. (more)
On a very windy evening, the Blue squad defeated the Gold team 21-14 in the annual Spring Football Game. (more)
Toledo got a new basketball coach today, as Tod Kowalczyk (Ko-wall-check) was introduced to the press, university officials and fans this afternoon. (more)
If anyone had any doubts about Toledo’s ability to tangle with the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Big East Conference in the first round of the 2010 Women’s Invitational Tournament, well, those doubts were erased quickly. Very quickly! (more)
With the surprise resignation of Gene Cross, Toledo is once again searching for a head basketball coach. Here are some possible candidates: (more)
Toledo ended a 19 game losing streak with a 45-42 win over Ball State last night. Although not a thing of beauty, the victory allowed UT to get a MAC win and some positive energy as they head to Northern Illinois on Thursday. (more)
It took the Rockets about 25 minutes to get settled in against visiting Ball State on Saturday afternoon but once the team decided to play “Toledo Ball” the result was a 62-48 victory over the reigning MAC West Division champs. (more)
Toledo held the Mid-American Conference’s leading scorer to just two points, but the visiting Western Michigan Broncos didn't bat an eyelash as they hammered the Rockets 61-41 at Savage Arena on Wednesday evening. (more)
A first-half meltdown by the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday evening destined the hapless hosts to yet another conference defeat, and their seventeenth consecutive loss of the season. (more)
TOLEDO NOTCHES NO. 20 AGAINST WESTERN MICHIGAN
MAC West Division leader Toledo spanked the visiting Western Michigan Broncos 65-41 at Savage Arena on Saturday. (more)
Toledo took another step in its quest for the MAC West Division title with a 74-68 win over Akron at Savage Arena on Wednesday evening. (more)
For the first 30 minutes of Toledo’s game with Buffalo at Savage Arena, it looked as if Saturday evening might contain the magic moment when UT would put an end to its disheartening13-game losing streak. (more)
A look at the 27 players who make up Toledo's recruiting class. (more)
The media got a chance to tour the Fetterman Training Center today, and everyone came away impressed. (more)
In what can only be described as an electrifying atmosphere, the host Toledo Rockets came from behind to defeat the Bowling Green Falcons, 66-63 at Savage Arena on Saturday afternoon. (more)
It was a different day and a different opponent, but the script read the same for the Toledo Rockets as the hard-luck home team suffered its 10th consecutive loss of the season. (more)
Toledo had a very real opportunity to put an end to its current losing streak on Wednesday evening, but poor shooting coupled with some late second-half defensive lapses allowed the West Division front-runners to escape Savage Arena with a 58-54 win. (more)
Rocket women defeat EMU 72-63. (more)
The Toledo men were out-gunned and out-played Saturday at Savage Arena as the Central Michigan University Chippewas dealt the home team its second consecutive conference loss. (more)
ROCKETS HANDLE CENTRAL MICHIGAN IN SATURDAY MATINEE
In the opening game of a Saturday afternoon double header at Savage Arena the Toledo Rocket women took care of the business at hand in defeating the visiting Chippewas of Central Michigan by the score of 74-60. (more)
Toledo was able to hold off NIU 71-66. (more)
The Toledo Rockets couldn't overcome a poor first half of basketball against SEC opponent Alabama. (more)
Jake Kelly hit a jump shot with seven seconds left in Indiana State’s game with the Toledo Rockets to lift the visiting Sycamores to 55-54 win at Savage Arena on Saturday evening. (more)
On a Saturday afternoon when their collective shooting eyes packed up and left the building, the Toledo Rockets turned the volume up on the defense to get the team’s seventh win of the season. (more)
t wasn’t easy, but the Rockets got two big plays in the final seconds of Thursday’s game with IPFW to claim their third win of the 2009-10 season. (more)
Rocket women get big home win. (more)
Gene Cross called it a tale of two halves, but perhaps the first half of Toledo’s contest with Wright State at Savage Arena was just an extension of last season’s 50-35 loss played at the Nutter Center in Dayton. (more)
FRESHMEN SPARKLE AS ROCKETS NOTCH SECOND WIN
Youth was served at Savage Arena on Saturday afternoon as the Toledo Rockets claimed their second win of the season against the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), 76-67. (more)
Junior forward Mouhamed Lo came off the bench to lead a trio of Rockets in double figures as Toledo recorded its first win of this young season, besting the Rochester College Warriors, 65-46, at Savage Arena. (more)
Toledo bounced back from a disastrous first quarter, but in the end Bowling Green won the annual rivalry game 38-24. (more)
Toledo spotted the Peahens (that's right, Peahens) of St. Peter's College and early 8-0 first-half lead before regrouping and rallying to record the team's third victory of this early season, 68-50. (more)
Toledo used a strong running game to break a three-game losing skid and defeat Eastern Michigan 47-21 on Senior Night. (more)
Senior forward Allie Clifton led a quartet of Toledo players in double figures as the Rockets handed Cleveland State of the Horizon League a 72-62 setback. (more)
Things went better for Toledo on Saturday than they did in the exhibition loss to Central State on Nov.10, but better doesn’t always necessarily equate to victory. (more)
The Toledo Rockets dug themselves a hole in the first half of their game with Northwestern at Savage Arena on Friday, and a 34-23 deficit was too much to overcome. (more)
Rockets fall to Central State. (more)
When the Rockets desperately needed a point guard last season, Larry Bastfield was the player who stepped up to fill that position. (more)
The Toledo Rockets finished with four players in double figures during an 88-64 rollup of Division II Ashland University at Savage Arena on Thursday evening. (more)
The new Fetterman Training Center is starting to look like a real building as it rises up next to Savage Arena. (more)
Rocket fans were hoping that a Western Michigan team that had been pounded the week before by Northern Illinois 38-3, and had struggled to beat I-AA Hofstra, would be Toledo's third straight win before a homecoming crowd at the Glass Bowl. (more)
Toledo overcame penalties, turnovers and other mistakes to open their MAC schedule with a 37-30 road win over Ball State. (more)
Toledo's chance for an upset of Ohio State probably went out the door when the Buckeyes scored on their first two possessions and the Rockets couldn't answer. (more)
Expecting a Toledo victory over the #11 rated Ohio State Buckeyes may call for a leap of faith by Toledo fans, but all things are possible on the football field, including a Rocket victory. (more)
PURDUE TOO MUCH FOR ROCKETS
Toledo was behind 21-0 before they knew what hit them, and Purdue went on for a 52-31 victory in Tim Beckman's first game as head coach. (more)
Derrick Summers played his first two seasons at Toledo as a middle linebacker...(more)
Tim Beckman's first Toledo football team opened practice today, and probably no one was more excited than the coach. (more)
ROCKET WOMEN PREPARING TO “KICK IT UP A NOTCH”
The future of Toledo basketball hit the hardwood on Monday at Savage Arena for the first time. (more)
A large excavator is now on the site where Toledo's new indoor practice facility will one-day stand. (more)
The University of Toledo announced today that former Virginia Tech head coach Greg Smith will be the new head women’s volleyball coach at UT. (more)
Head basketball coach Gene Cross had some work to do to fill out his first "full" recruiting class. After signing three players during the fall period, Cross inked three more in mid April. (more)
Last night's spring football game was certainly different from what Rocket fans have seen in recent years. (more)
Head coach Tim Beckman announced this afternoon that starting quarterback Aaron Opelt will not play in the Spring game due to injury. (more)
Tim Beckman is expecting a great deal from the football Rockets this spring. He says that the coaching staff is working the players hard, especially in the "Coach Beck" drills. (more)
BECKMAN AT TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE
Head football coach Tim Beckman met with the press today and gave some of his thoughts about the upcoming spring practice and Rocket football in general. (more)
Jonathan Amos led a quartet of Rockets who scored in double figures as Toledo completed regular season play with a 74-69 win over Northern Illinois at John F. Savage Arena on a wet, chilly Sunday afternoon. (more)
CARDINALS OUTLAST ROCKETS IN REGULAR-SEASON FINALE
Ball State outscored Toledo 43-30 in the second half of Saturday’s season-ending contest at John F. Savage Arena, to claim a 75-69 victory over the West Division runner-ups. (more)
Steven Albrecht was slated to play an important role with the basketball Rockets this season. The Crown Point, Indiana freshman guard had the reputation as a deadeye shooter from 3-point range. He was counted on to be that extra piece for the UT offense. (more)
Nothing Comes easy for the UT men's basketball team. In the Rockets' 63-62 win over Western Michigan, Toledo forged out of the gate with a 10-1 lead, and was still in command 38-31 at the half. (more)
Toledo’s Saturday matinee game with the Eastern Michigan Eagles will never go down in the annals of women’s basketball as a masterpiece, but don't tell that to the victorious Rockets who held off a scrappy EMU team. (more)
The Toledo Rockets finally put two good halves together on Saturday afternoon, and the result was impressive as the Midnight Blue and Gold defeated visiting West Division rival Western Michigan. (more)
STRONG SECOND HALF HELPS TOLEDO GET BY BALL STATE
Senior Tyrone Kent scored 22 of his game-high 26 points in the second half as Toledo topped MAC West Division leader Ball State, 71-67, on Wednesday evening at John F. Savage Arena. (more)
Naama Shafir stepped up to make three big plays in the last 70 seconds of Toledo’s contest with Kent State to ensure that the Rockets would emerge victorious. (more)
The Toledo Rockets found themselves on the short end of a 33-24 halftime score against the visiting Bowling Green Falcons on Wednesday evening. (more)
For the lion’s share of Toledo’s game with Ohio University, the Rockets spotted the visiting Bobcats a lead that grew to as much as eight points in the second half. (more)
A first-half shooting performance that can only be described as abysmal was enough to ensure that the Toledo Rockets would saddle themselves with their 19th loss of the season in a game played against MAC East rival Miami. (more)
Allie Clifton had 20 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Rockets to a 67-59 win over the University of Buffalo in Savage Arena on Wednesday evening. (more)
Toledo’s journey through the cross-division portion of the basketball schedule began on a sour note as the Akron Zips defeated the Rockets, 70-61, on Wednesday evening at John F. Savage Arena. (more)
Naama Shafir‘s driving lay-up with less than five seconds remaining in the game vaulted the Toledo Rockets past the Miami RedHawks in a Saturday afternoon game in Oxford. (more)
Toledo head coach Tim Beckman is one busy guy. (more)
Toledo women defeat CMU 76-65. (more)
Toledo evened its conference record at 2-2 on Tuesday evening with a 75-61 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas at John F. Savage Arena. (more)
Toledo got solid performances from its starting five, and some unexpected help from its bench as the Rockets downed the Eastern Michigan Eagles Saturday evening, 69-57... (more)
ROCKETS EXTEND STREAK WITH WIN OVER EASTERN MICHIGAN
The Toledo Rockets continued their winning ways on Wednesday with an 80-67 road victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, MI. (more)
Toledo has received a commitment from Kansas City point guard Neil Watson to play for the Rockets next season. (more)
One could give the Toledo Rockets the old “A” for effort, but that grade simply wouldn't be enough in Tuesday’s 86-77 loss to Rhode Island at Savage Arena. (more)
ROCKETS THUMP SIU-EDWARDSVILLE
Toledo got just what it needed on Sunday afternoon at Savage Arena; a full forty-minute game, and a total team effort in an 80-58 rout of visiting Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. (more)
TOLEDO FALLS TO DAYTON, 77-63
The Dayton Flyers showed why they were 12-1 entering Friday’s contest against host Toledo as they handed UT its seventh consecutive loss of the season in a game played at Savage Arena. (more)
The Toledo Rockets built a 22 point second-half lead against visiting Youngstown State before weathering a late Penguin comeback to claim a 69-61 victory at Savage Arena on Tuesday. (more)
The Rocket woman rallied from a 16 point deficit against the Bradley Braves in Savage Arena on Monday evening before ultimately falling to the visitors from Peoria, IL by the score of 73-65. (more)
Gene Cross has been unhappy about his team's turnovers this entire season. (more)
Freshman Courtney Ingersoll came off the bench to lead five Rockets in double figures as Toledo defeated Morehead State, 78-69, on Friday evening to claim its second consecutive win in Savage Arena. (more)
Saturday afternoon at Savage Arena belonged to Tricia Cullop and her Toledo basketball team as the Rocket women won their inaugural game on Nichols Court with a 68-60 victory over the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota. (more)
Tim Beckman is off and running as the new head football coach of the Toledo Rockets. (more)
Justin Anyijong tipped in a missed shot with just one second remaining on the clock to give the Toledo Rockets a 57-56 win over the University of Massachusetts at the new Savage Arena on Wednesday night. (more)
The last game of the Tom Amstutz era ended on a sour note as Bowling Green gave the Rockets a real butt-kicking 38-10. (more)
Toledo head basketball coach Gene Cross has signed three high school seniors to National Letters Of Intent. (more)
Tyrone Kent scored 27 points in Sunday’s exhibition game at Owens College and Toledo overcame a poor first-half performance to claim a 63-56 win over spunky St. Edward’s University. (more)
LADY ROCKETS LOSE EXHIBITION GAME IN OVERTIME
Inexperience and youth caught up with the Toledo Rockets in the second half of their Monday exhibition game against the Ohio Legends at Owens College, resulting in a 76-70 overtime loss. (more)
Tom Amstutz's eight-year reign as Toledo's head football coach is almost over. (more)
In thirty-one days, the men's basketball team will play their first game in the new Savage Arena against UMass. (more)
Toledo's 24-23 loss to Central Michigan wasn't so much about which team was better, it was about which team knew how to win. (more)
The women’s basketball team began a new era this past Friday when Coach Tricia Cullop and her staff welcomed 13 players (including two returning starters} to the courts at the Student Rec Center for the first official practice of the 2008-09 season. (more)
Toledo's defense, helped by three interceptions, held Michigan scoreless in the second half on the way to a 13-10 victory, the first win in the Big House ever by a MAC team. (more)
Toledo came into the Ball State contest averaging 373 yards per game in total offense. But like the second half of the Florida International game, the Rockets had a hard time scoring points. (more)
Rocket fans who were expecting a continuation of the offensive explosion seen against Eastern Michigan and Fresno State were sorely disappointed with a 35-16 loss to Florida International. (more)
You couldn't really ask for any more from the Toledo football team that lost to #25 Fresno State. (more)
When Mike VanDerMeulen was being recruited there was interest from Division I Schools, but in many ways he was overlooked. (more)
It's a week until the Rockets play at Arizona, but at today's practice it looked like the game was tomorrow. (more)
The biggest surprise from yesterday's scrimmage was that quarterback Aaron Opelt didn't play. (more)
Toledo's football team hit the practice field for the first time today, determined to put two losing seasons behind them. (more)
Ed Tucker, a junior college point guard, has left the UT program as confirmed by Gene Cross today. (more)
Just about four months ago the renovation of Savage Hall began. (more)
The summer temperatures has been hovering close to 90 degrees recently, and it’s five months before play begins in earnest, but that hasn’t stopped the Lady Rockets from physically preparing for their first season under new coach Tricia Cullop. (more)
With the beginning of the second summer school session, all of Toledo’s returning players and new recruits are on campus. Terrance Tubbs (left) goes up for a shot. (more)
CROSS TALKS ABOUT 2008 RECRUITING CLASS, LOOKS AHEAD TO 2009
Spring recruiting is likely over for head coach Gene Cross, and after being on the road for a short period of time, he got some positive feedback as the new UT coach. (more)
GRECO AND PARMELE TAKEN IN NFL DRAFT
Former Rockets John Greco and Jalen Parmele were both selected in the NFL Draft in the second day of the draft on Sunday. (more)
Tricia Cullop was introduced today as the new head women's basketball coach at The University of Toledo. (more)
Gene Cross is an impressive man. At 6-3, he looks like an athlete that should still be on the court. But it's more than his appearance that make him impressive. (more)
GENE CROSS IS THE NEW ROCKET COACH
Gene Cross was announced today as the seventeenth head coach in University of Toledo men’s basketball history. (more)
JOPLIN OUT
In a press conference this morning, UT athletic director Mike O'Brien (photo left) announced that men's basketball coach Stan Joplin has been released from his position. (more)
SAVAGE RENOVATIONS START THIS WEEK
Although some renovation work has already started on the interior and exterior of Savage Hall, construction will begin in earnest on March 5, the day after the final men's home basketball game. (more)
FOOTBALL RECRUITING CLASS BY POSITION
AMSTUTZ EXCITED ABOUT RECRUITING CLASS
ROCKETS SIGN 23 PLAYERS
LADY ROCKETS DESTROYED BY BOWLING GREEN
Mark Ehlen’s Rockets proved to be no match for Bowling Green State University in the second game of a Saturday double-header. (more)
ROCKET MEN WIN THRILLER OVER KENT STATE
Tyrone Kent slammed home a breakaway dunk and hit a free throw with just one second remaining in the contest to give Toledo an exciting 59-56 come-from-behind win over the Kent State Flashes. (more)
ROCKET MEN HANG ON FOR WIN
Toledo gets a last second shot from Tyrone Kent to defeat Oakland. (more)
TOLEDO POSTS HOME WIN OVER DREXEL
Stan Joplin and his road-weary, short-handed band of warriors returned home to the friendly confines of Savage Hall on Saturday and came away with a 57-44 win over the Drexel Dragons. (more)
SEASON ENDS ON A SOUR NOTE
Toledo's season ended pretty much how it began - with a thud. (more)
ROCKETS CLIP ASHLAND IN EXHIBITION
Coach Stan Joplin got double-digit production from all five of his starters but the Rockets struggled to overcome Division-II Ashland University 75-70 in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader at Savage Hall.
(more)
ROCKETS ROLL OVER EMU
Toledo continued its offensive juggernaut of scoring forty or more points for the third straight game in winning 52-28 over Eastern Michigan. (more)
OPELT LEADS ROCKETS TO RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT
TOLEDO EDGES OU 43-40
Eight turnovers by Ohio and a last second field goal by Alex Steigerwald were just enough to give UT its first MAC win. (more)
NEW SAVAGE HALL RENOVATION DRAWINGS
ROCKETS DEFEAT CYCLONES
Considering the football Rockets numerous injuries and lack of success this season, it was about time that something good happened. (more)
SAVAGE HALL PLANS ANNOUNCED
MAC CHAMPS
Toledo defeated Central Michigan today 77-57 to win its first outright regular season MAC title in 27 years. (more)
RECRUITING CLASS ANALYSIS
TOLEDO SIGNS 20 IN 2007 RECRUITING CLASS