TOLEDO RUMORS & GOSSIP

2011 Record: (9-4, 7-1 in MAC) Head Coach: Matt Campbell (1-0 at Toledo, first year head coach) Last Bowl Game: 2011 Military Bowl: beat Air Force 42-41 2011 Preview   Schedule Glimpse: 2012 Schedule Link Must Win: 9/22 vs Coastal Carolina, 10/6 vs Central Michigan, 10/27 at Buffalo, 11/20 vs Akron Revenge: 11/14 at NIU Toughest Out of Conference: 9/1 at Arizona, 10/20Â...

The Rockets extended their revival season by at least one more game, knocking off Miami (Ohio) 60-53 in the opening round of the Mid-American Conference tournament Monday. Toledo (17-15) moves on to the second round on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, home of the NBA's Cavaliers. The Rockets will face Central Michigan (11-20), a 54-53 upset winner over Bowling Green...

After the Rockets saw their window of opportunity slammed shut before they could possibly grab a piece of the Mid-American Conference West Division championship, a little bit of the life came out of the team. Toledo went into the final week of the season still in the mix for the title, but after Eastern Michigan slipped by Western Michigan in the final seconds on Feb. 29, that eliminated...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Mother Nature reminded us that she can still holler loud and clear and we better be paying attention when she speaks. The wind created inside on the floor of the Bob Nichols Court was the heat created by the hot shooting of the University of Toledo offense. The adjustment made by the University of Toledo basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk after the last meeting with...

Former Toledo Rockets receiver Eric Page is preparing for the NFL Draft at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. He catches up with FOXSportsNext's Beth Long about his training.

Julius Brown scored 29 points, tying his career high, to lead Toledo to its third consecutive victory, 72-67 over Central Michigan on Wednesday night. The freshman guard made 10 of 11 shots for the Rockets (14-14, 5-8), who stayed in the running to host a first-round game in the Mid-American Conference tournament. His two free throws with 29 seconds remaining gave Toledo a 70-66...

If the Rockets are going to make the dramatic turnaround they are hoping for, they are going to need a little magic. If Toledo has any chance of recovering from back-to-back 4-28 seasons and becoming a MAC contender, some amazing things have to happen. Sophomore center Richard Wonnell might be one of the unexpected pieces in such an unlikely puzzle. The 6-foot-9 walk-on plays only...

Toledo wide receiver Eric Page is leaving school a year early to go into the NFL draft. Page's decision, announced Thursday, is a bit of surprise. He says he's been told that he likely won't be selected until the third round at the earliest. Page is passing up a chance to break the NCAA's record for receptions in a career. He would have needed just 44 catches next...

Toledo Rockets junior Eric Page has decided to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. According to reports, Page has acknowledged he has been given a third to fifth round grade. That was apparently enough for the Toldeo native. Page will skip a chance to set the MAC record for receptions in a career (he is currently tied for first with 306 receptions) and possibly the NCAA...

The improvement to date has been substantial, with the Rockets going through the 2011 portion of the schedule at 7-6, and seemingly primed to enter the Mid-American Conference season on a mission to win back some respect.Toledo went 4-28 last year and was dead last in the league at 1-15, so the room for growth was obvious. The rest of the MAC will soon learn that this is a much,...

The Military Bowl between the Toledo Rockets and the Air Force Falcons was filled with insane amounts of scoring and tons of shameless corporate sponsorship. I guess someone had to pay for the billion dollar Stealth Fighter flyover which was totally bad ass. A MAC conference team was in this game so you know what that means. No defense and a million points scored. If you hate MACtion...

Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk announced today that freshman guard Ryan Majerle (Belmont, MI) has decided to leave the Toledo basketball program. Majerle was averaging 5.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game and had played in 12 contests.

Explosive Rockets should attract bowl attentionThe guys in the funny-colored sport coats that usually spend most of the game walking around in the press box, smiling and politicking, have to be giddy over the prospect of landing the Rockets for their bowl game.Toledo (8-4) made its case with a dominant 45-28 win over Ball State in its final game of the season. The Rockets shared...

The MAC West title is on the line, as the conference's two best teams square off Tuesday night. The Northern Illinois Huskies travel to Ohio to take on the Toledo Rockets. Both teams come in playing well. NIU has won their last 3 games, while Toledo has reeled off 4 straight. But a couple factors point to Toledo having a decided edge in this contest. First, the Rockets are...

Will Pierce run loose against Toledo? Do your thing Bernard. Getty Images. Let’s keep track of Bernard Pierce’s performance against Toledo in a MAC game, shall we? We’ll update this post each time Bernard Pierce touches the football against the Rockets. Toledo is starting the game on offense, so check back soon for Pierce updates. First Quarter Run up the middle...