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September 2009
Miami’s Dysert wary of Cincinnati defense
Miami redshirt freshman quarterback Zac Dysert said he probably won’t do as much running in his second start against 10th-ranked Cincinnati this Saturday as he did in his first start last weekend at Kent State, when he rushed 17 times for 107 yards.
“They’re a pretty good football team all around,” Dysert said. “I know I probably won’t be able to run on them like I did against Kent State.”
Miami coach Mike Haywood tends to agree.
“Against Cincinnati it will be a little different,” Haywood said. “I know coach (Brian) Kelly will try to make sure he doesn’t have a chance to run it.”
Dysert said it will be vital to keep his cool, to make good, quick reads against the Bearcats, who already have intercepted eight passes this year.
“I’ll have to know who’s going to be open when I’m under pressure,” he said.
“They’re going to give you the short stuff,” Dysert said. “They’re not going to get beat deep. I’ve got to be patient. If I keep hitting the short stuff, someone will be open (deep) eventually.”
Dysert said senior quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh, who has passed for more than 5,000 yards at Miami but hasn’t played since the third quarter of the Western Michigan game, has been a “great” help.
“We work together every day, watching films every Monday,” Dysert said. “He quizzes me. He’s been real supportive.”
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TweetMiami linebackers won’t be at full strength vs. UC
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks will need every defensive weapon available Saturday when they face the Cincinnati Bearcats, who rank second in the nation in passing yards and seventh in total offense.
Unfortunately for the RedHawks, they won’t have them all. Senior linebacker Caleb Bostic has been suspended for a week for a violation of team rules, coach Mike Haywood said today after practice.
“It’s more important that you get an education than play football,” Haywood said.
Bostic, who was among the Mid-American Conference leaders in tackles two years ago, has appeared in only two games this year. He did not make the trip to Western Michigan due to an injury. His 13 tackles is sixth-best on the team.
The 10th-ranked Bearcats will be the highest-ranked football team ever to play in Oxford.
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TweetReport Card: Miami at Kent State
Pass offense
A-minus
There were times when Zac Dysert looked like anything but a rookie. He was cool under pressure, made good decisions, made proper reads, spotted open receivers. There were the two interceptions and a fumble. But considering that this was his first collegiate start, it was a remarkable performance. And he had plenty of help from receivers like Dustin Woods, who had his best game in a while (six catches, 84 yards), and Armand Robinson, who had a second straight big game (a career-tying nine catches and a career-high 115 yards). Eugene Harris (six catches) and Jamal Rogers (five catches) also got into the act.
Run offense
B
Take away the takeaways and this would be an easy A. Dysert scrambled his way to 107 yards and senior Andre Bratton looked consistently strong, picking up 68 yards on 12 carries. The offensive line was punching some holes in the KSU line.
Pass defense
B
Marred only by that 56-yard touchdown pass by freshman Spencer Keith after replacing the injured Giorgio Morgan in the third quarter. Of course, it also helped that the Golden Flashes attempted only 11 passes, partly because they had the lead for most of the game, partly because Miami’s offense hogged the field.
Run defense
C
Jacquise Terry gained about a third of his 103 yards on one play late in the fourth quarter, a play that just about snuffed out Miami’s hopes for a dramatic, last-minute comeback. There were no big defensive numbers for the RedHawks because KSU ran only 52 plays (compared to 91 for Miami).
Special teams
F
A 92-yard kick-off return for a touchdown by Kent State and a blocked punt that led to a field goal. In the same game. In the same half. It doesn’t get much worse than that. It was good, however, to see Trevor Cook nail a pair of field goals (28 yards in the first quarter to give Miami its first lead in, well, forever, and a 43-yard field goal to keep the RedHawks in the game in the fourth quarter). Trevor gets an A-plus.
Intangibles
F
Miami had 90 yards of penalties, lost the ball on five turnovers, had a blocked punt, failed to convert two very important fourth-and-1 plays with an offense that was dominating Kent State and gave up a 94-yard kick-off return to Anthony Bowman. I can only think of Vince Lombardi’s famous words. I don’t mean the “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” quote. Rather, this one: “What the hell is going on here?”
— Pete Conrad
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TweetFinal: Kent State 29, Miami 19
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks have lost nine in a row, the second-longest losing streak in program history. They were beaten 29-19 by the Kent State Golden Flashes tonight, Sept. 26 at Dix Stadiuum.
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TweetKent State leads Miami 26-16 after 3 quarters
By Pete Conrad
Kent State holds a 26-16 lead over the Miami RedHawks after three quarters tonight, Sept. 26 at Dix Stadium.
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TweetKent State scores, Miami answers
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks responded to a Kent State touchdown with one of their own in the third quarter when Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run. The two-point PAT attempt failed and it’s KSU 26, Miami 16 with 2:52 remaining in the period.
The RedHawks had failed to convert a fourth-and-one play for the second time tonight, Sept. 26, earlier in the quarter and Kent State responded on the next play with a touchdown pass to take a 26-10 lead with 5:54 left in the third period.
Spencer Keith, who replaced KSU’s Giorgio Morgan at quarterback in the third quarter, threw a 56-yard scoring strike to Jameson Konz after Miami’s Andre Bratton had been stopped inches short of a first down at the Kent State 44-yard line.
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TweetRogers TD cuts into Kent State lead
By Pete Conrad
A 9-yard touchdown pass from Miami’s Zac Dysert to Jamal Rogers with 4 seconds left in the first half sliced Kent State’s lead over the RedHawks to nine points, 19-10, at halftime tonight, Sept. 26 at Dix Stadium.
The Golden Flashes had scored 19 unanswered points with the help of two lost Miami fumbles, a kick-off return for a touchdown and a blocked punt.
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TweetCortez field goal gives Kent State 16-3 lead over Miami
By Pete Conrad
Freddy Cortez kicked a 37-yard field goal with 7:49 left in the second quarter to give Kent State a 16-3 lead over the Miami RedHawks tonight at Dix Stadium.
The Golden Flashes scored early in the period on a 28-yard touchdown run by Dri Archer.
The RedHawks have fumbled three times, losing two, and also have had a punt blocked and a kick-off returned for a touchdown.
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TweetMiami trails 6-3 after one quarter
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks drove to the Kent State 5-yard line but came away empty on a lost fumble by Thomas Merriweather with 1:36 left in the first quarter.
Kent State leads 6-3 going into the second quarter.
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TweetRedHawks take, and lose, first lead of season
By Pete Conrad
Trevor Cook kicked a 28-yard field goal with 4:48 left in the first quarter to give the Miami RedHawks a 3-0 lead over Kent State tonight. Sept. 26 at Dix Stadium, the first time they have led in a game this season.
That lead lasted exactly 14 seconds. Anthony Bowman returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards. The PAT kick was wide left, but Kent State leads 6-3.
Cook’s field goal had given Miami its first lead since Nov. 11, 2008, when Miami led Ball State 3-0, and it was the first time Miami had scored in the first quarter since Nov. 4, 2008 against Buffalo.
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TweetMiami’s tailback situation is a little fuzzy
By Pete Conrad
There has been a shake-up for the Miami RedHawks at tailback as well as quarterback.
The gist of it is that true freshman Roman Lawson is in the rotation at running back and redshirt freshman Danny Green is out, placed on the scout team for this week’s practice.
Lawson, like Miami’s new starting quarterback, Zac Dysert, had a good fourth quarter last weekend at Western Michigan. He finished the game as the RedHawks’ leading rusher with 43 yards on seven carries. The 43 yards is the most gained by a Miami runner this season.
“He did some nice things,” Miami coach Mike Haywood said of the 6-foot, 224-pound Lawson. “He’s a big, strong young man and has tremendous upper and lower body strength.”
The starter last week was junior Thomas Merriweather, who had another rough game, running nine times for 14 yards and losing the fumble on the first play from scrimmage which resulted in a Western Michigan touchdown. In three games Merriweather has rushed for just 46 yards in 32 carries.
But that hasn’t all been Merriweather’s fault, Haywood said.
“We have to do a better job of blocking up front,” Haywood said. “We’re going to be pounding it and pounding it until the offensive line likes run blocking.”
When asked whether Merriweather’s slow start has been a result of poor blocking or inconsistent running, Haywood said, “It’s a combination of both. I do believe Merriweather is running the ball harder and is playing more physical, but occasionally he has some mis-reads.”
Complicating the situation is the fact that senior Andre Bratton, who hasn’t played since the opener against Kentucky with a groin injury, may or may not ready to play in Saturday night’s game at Kent State.
“We haven’t decided where we’re going to place Bratton, one or two,” Haywood said. “Bratton’s feeling better. He told me (Sunday) he’s going to be a go this week. He’s as fragile as china. But he has a great attitude and is a hard-working young man.”
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TweetMiami coach doesn’t want Dysert staying in pocket
By Pete Conrad
Miami football coach Mike Haywood liked what he saw from Zac Dysert last weekend when the redshirt freshman quarterback turned into a double threat, passing for 74 yards and a touchdown and running for 32 yards.
Haywood said Dysert can do even better in the running department. He just has to learn when to tuck the ball and run.
“You have to use your God-given talent,” Haywood said, noting that he does not want Dysert to become a pure pocket passer. With his ability to pick up yards on the ground, Haywood said he’d like to see Dysert take off if he can’t find an open receiver among his first two targets on a given play.
Senior Daniel Raudabaugh is listed as Miami’s probable starter for Saturday’s contest at Kent State, but Dysert is making a strong case for more playing time and nothing is set in stone.
In two fourth-quarter possessions last week in the 48-26 loss at Western Michigan, Dysert directed Miami to touchdown drives of 80 and 62 yards.
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TweetMiami-W. Michigan report card
REPORT CARD
Miami at Western Michigan
Pass offense: B
A strong showing overall following a shaky start (Miami had 15 total yards of offense on 14 plays in the first half). It was a gutsy performance by Daniel Raudabaugh, whose early passes were terribly inconsistent, but who then came on to pass for 288 yards and two touchdowns. Zac Dysert also was impressive, passing for 74 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter. A big part of it were the receivers. Armand Robinson, Eugene Harris and Dustin Woods combined for 20 catches for 283 yards. And Miami surpassed its longest play of the year three times, first on a 23-yard pass from Raudabaugh to Robinson in the second quarter, then on a 42-yard touchdown pass from Raudabaugh to Harris in the third quarter, then on a 50-yard pass from Dysert to Harris in the fourth quarter.
Run offense: D
Still a big problem. Miami’s first running play turned into seven points for the Broncos on Thomas Merriweather’s fumble, and Merriweather finished with nine carries for just 14 yards. Part of the reason was WMU’s Austin Pritchard, the Lebanon High School grad who led the Broncos with seven tackles and forced a fumble. JoTrue freshman Roman Lawson was very impressive, though, in mop-up duty.
Pass defense: C-minus
A real mixed bag. Tim Hiller did throw four touchdown passes, but three of them were for 10 yards or fewer. He was hardly lighting it up. Miami finally put some pressure on the quarterback with sacks by D.J. Svabik, Matt Kajmowicz, Jerrell Wedge and Anthony Shoemaker. And Brandon Stephens came up with his second interception of the year.
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Run defense: B-minus
Miami limited Western Michigan to 3.4 yards per carry, which is pretty good. Jordan Gafford seemed to be everywhere, finishing with 13 total tackles and forcing a fumble. Wedge continues to be impressive, recording 11 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss.
 Special teams: D
Miami had an extra-point kick blocked and didn’t gain much on kickoff or punt returns. Chris DiCesare had some good punts, including a 51-yarder that was a beauty. But the RedHawks got stung with their lack of coverage on kicks. Jordan White returned a punt 40 yards and Brandon West gad a 43-yard kickoff return.
Intangibles: D
The RedHawks did a good job of hanging in there after falling behind 35-0 and outscoring the Broncos 26-13 over the final quarter and a half. But those five turnovers were killers
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TweetMIami falls to WMU 48-26
By Pete Conrad
Miami scored four second-half touchdowns, but still lost for the third straight week, falling 48-26 to Western Michigan.
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TweetHarris catches second TD pass for Miami
By Pete Conrad
Miami’s Eugene Harris has caught touchdown passes from Daniel Raudabaugh covering 14 and 42 yards in the third quarter, but the Western Michigan Broncos lead the RedHawks 48-12 going into the fourth quarter.
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TweetMiami scores, snapping pointless streak
By Pete Conrad
Miami’s scoring drought that had lasted 158 minutes, 17 seconds, dating back to the closing seconds of last season, finally ended tonight when Daniel Raudabaugh threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Eugene Harris.
The pass came midway through the third quarter. The extra-point kick was, naturally, blocked by the Broncos.
Still, the rout is on. With 4:36 left in the third quarter WMU has scored again and leads 42-6.
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TweetAt halftime, Miami trails 28-0
By Pete Conrad
It’s halftime at Waldo Stadium and the score is Western Michigan 28, Miami 0.
The RedHawks have been outscored in the first half this year 69-0, and overall they have been outscored 118-0.
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TweetNunez catches second TD pass against RedHawks
By Pete Conrad
Juan Nunez caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Tim Hiller, his second touchdown reception of the night, to give the Western Michigan Broncos a 28-0 lead over the Miami RedHawks with 2:07 remaining in the first half at Waldo Stadium.
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TweetWestern Michigan takes 21-0 lead
By Pete Conrad
Western Michigan widened its lead over the Miami RedHawks to 21-0 when Tim Hiller tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Blake Hammond with 13:53 left in the second quarter.
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TweetNunez touchdown puts Miami in 14-0 hole
By Pete Conrad
Western Michigan took a 14-0 lead over the Miami RedHawks with 9:29 left in the first quarter tonight at Waldo Stadium when Tim Hiller threw a 10-yard touchdown passto Juan Nunez.
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TweetA very bad start for RedHawks
By Pete Conrad
The Western Michigan Broncos took a 7-0 lead over the Miami RedHawks on the first play from scrimmage tonight at Waldo Stadium when Broncos safety Doug Wiggins stripped the ball from tailback Thomas Merriweather and safety Jamail Berry returned the fumble 24 yards for a touchdown.
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TweetRedHawks to face talented quarterback
By Pete Conrad
You can expect the Miami defense to have its hands full again Saturday night when they open Mid-American Conference play against the Western Michigan Broncos.
WMU senior quarterback Tim Hiller is a hand full for anybody, including the Michigan Wolverines, who watched him pass for 259 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown to Juan Nunez, and the Indiana Hooisers, who watched him pass for 266 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown to Robert Arnheim.
“He’s a big, strong guy who stands tall in the pocket and throws the ball where it’s supposed to go,” Miami coach Mike Haywood said of the 6-foot-5, 228-pound Hiller.
“He’s not mobile,” Haywood noted. “He stays in the pocket. We’ll have to get him to move.”
So far the RedHawks haven’t done a good job of putting pressure on any quarterback. After eight quarters they’re still looking for their first sack.
Hiller has 79 career touchdown passes, which ranks sixth on the MAC’s all-time list, and his next target is Ben Roethlisberger.
Chad Pennington is the all-time leader with 100, followed by Byron Leftwich (89), Tim Lester (87), Bruce Gradkowski (85) and Roethlisberger (84).
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TweetIt was a rough debut for Miami quarterback
By Pete Conrad
It probably wasn’t the kind of debut Zac Dysert had in mind when he first signed a letter of intent to play football for Miami University.
The redshirt freshman gave some relief to starting quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh in the second half of Miami’s 48-0 loss at Boise State last week. By the time he and lot of other second-string offensive players went onto the field, the Broncos were having their way in just about every respect.
“It’s a bad position to put a quarterback in,” Miami coach Mike Haywood said, adding that’s why he kept starter Thomas Merriweather in the game at tailback, so Dysert would have at least one veteran to block for him in the backfield.
It didn’t help much. Two of Dysert’s four passes were intercepted. The other two were completed for a net gain of 1 yard.
“He was a little shell shocked,” Haywood said. “His eyes were as big as grapefruits … But he’s got to get prepared. He’s got to get some reps.
“I feel bad for him, but he’s a great kid and he’s going to be a great football player,” the Miami coach added. “He just needs to play.”
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TweetMiami hockey No. 2 in preseason poll
The Miami University hockey teams, NCAA runners-up last season, are ranked No. 2 in the College Hockey News preseason poll.
Denver is No. 1. Boston University, which beat the RedHawks in the title game last season, is No. 3.
Check out the complete poll here: http://bit.ly/32qfhu
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TweetMiami’s Landingham receives medical hardship
By Pete Conrad
Miami sophomore running back Quincy Landingham, the transfer from Wisconsin, has received a medical hardship due to injury and his collegiate playing career is over.
Landingham retains his scholarship and remains in school and with the team, according to Miami spokesperson Mike Pearson, who said he continues to attend practice as a student assistant.
He lettered at Wisconsin in 2007, rushing five times for 20 yards, and then was redshirted in 2008 after transferring to Miami.
Landingham, 20, is a native of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. and is the son of Quincy Landingham and Vanessa Jefferson.
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TweetRedHawks still stalked by injuries to running backs
By Pete Conrad
The Miami University football team has lost two running backs to injuries, one temporarily, one apparently permanently.
Sophomore Quincy Landingham, who transfered to Miami from Wisconsin following the 2007 season, no longer is on the RedHawks roster. After being redshirted last season, Landingham was unable to practice this year, either in the spring or summer, because of back problems.
Senior Andre Bratton, several days after being promoted to first string following a strong showing against Kentucky, aggravated a groin injury last Thursday and did not make the trip to Boise State. Miami coach Mike Haywood lists him as “day to day.”
Until Bratton returns, junior Thomas Merriweather is likely to return to No. 1 on the depth chart at tailback, though Haywood said true freshman Roman Lawson will start getting more reps.
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TweetBoise State coach expresses familiar concern about Miami
By Pete Conrad
Boise State football coach Chris Petersen voiced a concern about his team’s upcoming game against the MiamI RedHawks.
“The hard thing for us is knowing exactly what they’re all about,” Petersen said, referring to the fact that the RedHawks have a new coach and a new offense. “They have an offense that has multiple looks with a lot of skill guys. We don’t have a handle.
“We’re still trying to figure our team out as well,” he said. “The combination of that and not totally knowing what Miami is all about is a concern for us.”
Kentucky coach Rich Brooks had said essentially the same thing the week before about the RedHawks.
Little good it did them. After holding their own for about a quarter and a half, the roof fell in on the RedHawks, who lost 42-0.
“They didn’t really understand everything we were doing,” Miami coach Mike Haywood said of the Wildcats, “but once they got up they were able to blitz more, use a little bit of creativity … They got on the aggressive end and now we’re trying to hold on.”
In that case, trying wasn’t enough. Over the last three quarters Kentucky out-gained Miami in total yards 424 to 90.
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TweetMiami coach said he didn’t take time to ‘enjoy the day’
By Pete Conrad
Miami University’s Mike Haywood said it’s difficult for him to savor the moment, any moment, when he’s on a football field. That includes his debut as a head coach last weekend.
Not that there was much to savor after Kentucky started piling up the points in the second quarter at Paul Brown Stadium.
Still, it was Haywood’s first walk onto the field as the head of a Division I college program, his first Miami fight song during a game, his first coaching decisions under fire (his fake punt, for instance, was a big success).
“I must have had 75-100 text messages (before last Saturday’s game) and I answered every one of them,” Haywood said earlier today, Sept. 7. “One said ‘Make sure you enjoy the day’ … I can honestly say I didn’t take time to enjoy that day. It never dawned on me.”
There are were too m any things to do, he said. There always are too many things to do.
“The only thought that came to my mind was, I hope my family really enjoyed this day,” Haywood said. “My mind set was, when they hit us, we have to hit them twice. My other mind set was, how many fakes are we going to have today? Not enough.”
The RedHawks caught the Wildcats off guard in the first quarter when, on fourth-and-1, Ryan Kennedy ran 9 yards for a first down after Miami had lined up in punt formation.
Haywood wishes he would have tried another fake when Trevor Cook lined up for a 34-yard field goal attempt when Miami had the ball fourth-and-2 from the UK 17-yard line. Instead he let Cook kick and the ball sailed wide left.
If Miami runs on fake on that play, Haywood said, “(holder Zac Dysert) walks into the end zone, but we decided not to take (what the RedHawks expected to be) the three points off the board.”
Anyway, those are the kinds of situations that prevent Haywood from smelling the roses.
“That’s one of my problems in life,” he said. “I don’t enjoy the moment. Because I enjoy working. I’m constantly thinking instead of enjoying moments. There is always something next on my mind.”
Like 14th-ranked Boise State. Or that blue field. Or the fact that Boise State is a 35 1/2-point favorite. Or that the last time the Broncos lost on their home field, I think Billy the Kid was still at large.
Regardless, I hope that Haywood can find a calm moment on Saturday to remember, perhaps just after the National Anthem, maybe during warmups, to take a deep breath, take a long look up into the stands and think, “Hey, this is really something.”
Because it is.
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TweetIt’s a final at PBS
Kentucky beats Miami 42-0.
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TweetTeams playing out the string
Both teams seem eager to get this one over. Kentucky has the ball at the Miami 35 with 5:33 reamining, leading 42-0.
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TweetWildcats add another score
UK running back Moncell Allen bulls in from 9 yards out, capping a 12-play, 80-yard drive that ate up 5 minutes and 32 seconds.
The Wildcats lead 42-0 with 13:58 left in the game.
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TweetMore of the same for Miami offense
The RedHawks drive to their own 47, but that’s it. Kentucky will start at its own 20 with 4:30 left in the third quarter.
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TweetRaudabaugh picked off for a TD
It just keeps getting uglier at PBS.
Kentucky’s Trevard Lindley picks off a woefully under-thrown ball by Daniel Raudabaugh and returns it 25 yards for a touchdown, giving the Wildcats a 35-0 lead.
And there’s still 7:28 left in the third quarter.
Raudabaugh is 11-of-26 foor 114 yards with two interceptions. But Mike Haywood is sticking with him as the RedHawks start this drive from their own 25.
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TweetAnother three-and-out for Miami
The offensive woes continue for the RedHawks, who lose 2 yards and forced to put the ball back to UK.
The Wildcats begin this drive at the 50 with a 28-0 lead.
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TweetKentucky tacks on to the lead
UK takes the second half kickoff and goes 80 yards in 3 minutes and 30 seconds.
Randall Cobb scores a touchdown on the eighth play of the drive, taking the direct snap and walking in untouched from 11 yards out.
Miami will start at its own 26. Daniel Raudabaugh is still in at quarterback for the RedHawks.
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TweetMight be time for a QB change for the RedHawks
UK takes a 21-0 lead into halftime at Paul Brown Stadium. You have to wonder if Miami will begin the second half with a different quarterback. Daniel Raudabaugh is just 11-of-22 for 114 yards with one interception. And it should be two, except the Wildcats’ Danny Trevathan dropped.
UK has 254 total yards to Miami’s 152.
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TweetRumble on the River turning into the Rout on the River
Kentucky ups its lead to 21-0, needing just 2 minutes and 46 seconds and six plays to go 71 yards for a touchdown. Mike Hartline throws his second touchdown of the game, a 21-yard pass to Chris Matthews, who out-jumped Miami’s Brandon Stephens.
Miami has 1:50 to try to get some points before halftime.
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TweetKentucky firmly in control
The Wildcats need just 2 minutes and 37 seconds to go 58 yards in seven plays. Running back Derrick Locke caps the drive with a 16-yard touchdown run that gives UK a 14-0 lead with 6:50 left in the fist half.
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TweetMiami offense does nothing
Daniel Raudabaugh is sacked on third down, forcing the RedHawks to punt the ball right back to Kentucky.
The Wildcats, fresh off a four-play touchdown drive, take over at their own 42 with 9:27 left in the first half. The Miami defense needs a stop because with the way the RedHawk offense is playing, a two-touchdown deficit may be too much to overcome.
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TweetSecond trick fails for Miami and UK capitalizes
The RedHawks try a flea-flicker and it fails. Quarterback Daniel Raudabaugh hands off and the running back flips the ball back to Raudabaugh, who chucks a pass down the middle of the field.
UK’s Calvin Harrison looks like he’s fielding a punt, intercepting the pass easily with no one around him.
Four plays later, Mike Hartline throws a 27-yard touchdown pass to Ashton Cobb and Lones Seiber boots the extra point to give the Wildcats a 7-0 lead with 11:28 left in the first half.
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TweetScoreless after one quarter
Both teams miss a field goal and the score is 0-0 heading to the second quarter.
Miami has run 19 plays for 98 yards (69 passing, 29 rushing).
Kentucky has 17 plays for 64 yards (26 rushing, 38 passing).
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TweetKentucky loses its center
UK junior center Marcus Davis is removed from the field on a cart with an apparent right leg injury. His replacement is freshman Matt Smith.
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TweetPromising drive dissolves into nothing
Miami drives to the UK 25 and appeared to have another first down on a scramble by Daniel Raudabaugh, but the Miami QB goes into a slide 2 yards too early, forcing the team to settle for a 34-yard field goal attempt, which Trevor Cook pushes wide right.
It’s still scoreless with 2:25 left in the opening quarter.
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TweetMiami defense holds
The RedHawks give up one first down before forcing a UK punt. Miami has started to flip the field position and will take over at its own 35 with 5:47 left in the first quarter.
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TweetTrickery from Haywood, but no points
Faced with a fourth-and-inches at its own 49, Miami lines up in punt formation. But a direct snap to blocking back Ryan Kennedy results in a 9-yard gain and a first down. But the drive stalls at the UK 37 and the RedHawks have to punt.
The Wildcats take over at their own 12 with 7:18 left in the opening quarter.
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TweetKentucky comes up empty
The Wildcats drive to the Miami 25, but D.J. Brown and Jerrell Wedge force Mike Hartline to throw away a screen pass, and then UK kicker Lones Seiber misses a 43-yard field goal wide left.
Miami starts the ensuing drive with back-to-back completions, giving the RedHawks the ball near midfield with 9:30 left in the opening quarter.
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TweetPoor start for Miami
Mike Haywood’s offense opens with a thud. An incomplete pass on first down from an empty-backfield set is followed by a 1-yard run and a run for no gain.
Kentucky has the ball at midfield with 13 minutes left in the first quarter.
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TweetMiami-UC sign three-year deal for hoops series
Just received this press release from Miami University:
Miami University and the University of Cincinnati have signed a three-year men’s basketball contract, which has the Bearcats coming to Oxford for the 2010-11 season.
“The Bearcats are a high-profile team. For us to play them for three straight years with them coming to our court in 2010-11 is good,” said Miami University head coach Charlie Coles. “We’ve had some exciting games with Cincinnati, and some have come down to the last three or four minutes. I think this will prove to be a very exciting, challenging and fun series.”
ESPN2 is televising this year’s match-up. The game will be played at U.S. Bank Arena on Thursday, Dec. 10.
For the first time since Feb. 1, 1993, Cincinnati will play at Millett Hall for a game to take place during the 2010-11 season. The game marks the 66th time the Bearcats have visited Oxford in the all-time series. Miami holds a 34-31 edge when playing in Oxford.
Miami will go to Cincinnati for a game during the 2011-12 campaign.
“Now we are playing all the area teams, and that’s very good,” added Coles. “I believe in trying to play the teams in your area as there is a lot of local interest in the match-ups.”
Dating back to Miami’s first season of basketball in 1905-06, Miami and Cincinnati have faced 144 times with the Bearcats owning a 92-52 lead in the series.
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TweetMiami’s defense loaded with freshmen
By Pete Conrad
If there is marked improvement from last season on a Miami defense with 10 true freshmen and redshirt freshmen on its two-deep, head coach Mike Haywood said defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Carl “Bull” Reese will be an important reason.
“The thing he’s brought is a great deal of experience,” Haywood said of Reese, who served with Haywood at LSU and Texas and saw him transform both defenses into juggernauts. “The players listen. They’re hungry for knowledge and information which they can use on the field. He’s a great teacher and a great motivator.”
Miami’s projected starting lineup for Saturday’s game against Kentucky includes two true freshmen, outside linebackers Wes Williams and Evan Harris, and one redshirt freshman, tackle Mike Johns.
Listed as second string are true freshmen Anthony Shoemaker (end), Austin Brown (tackle) and Pat Hinkel (free safety) and redshirt freshmen Will Diaz (end), Jaytee Swanson (middle linebacker), Luke Kelly (outside linebacker) and D.J. Brown (cornerback).
Two seniors who started on defense last year but who are listed as second string this week are outside linebacker Caleb Bostic, who was fifth on the team (and fourth among linebackers) with 40 total tackles in 2008, and tackle Martin Channels, who tied for second among the RedHawks with eight tackles for loss last fall.
Both, however, are likely to see ample playing time against the Wildcats.
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TweetWomen’s soccer: RedHawks ‘fitter, stronger’
By Pete Conrad
Coach Bobby Kramig is optimistic that his Miami women’s soccer team can improve on last season’s 6-12-1 record. The RedHawks are 1-1 right now and are chomping at the bit to get back to action since their last game was on Aug. 23.
“I’m real pleased with how it’s coming together.”Kramig said. “(The players) are noticeably fitter and stronger than they’ve ever been before. That will make a huge difference in terms of what we can get out of them and where our focus needs to be. Our preseason was much more productive.”
Miami was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference. Kramig said he has no idea of how the MAC will season will play out.
“The MAC is such a goofy conference,” he said. “We play Fridays, and every Saturday morning we start going through the MAC scores and say, holy cow, how did that happen?”
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TweetFormer Miami wide receivers cut by Steelers, Panthers
Staff report
Former Miami University wide receivers Martin Nance and Ryne Robinson have been cut by their respective NFL teams, Nance by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Robinson by the Carolina Panthers.
Robinson, who was selected by the Panthers in the fourth round of the 2007 draft, holds Miami records for most receptions in a season (91) and career (258), most receiving yards in a career (3,697), most career punt returns (121) and most punt-return yards in a game (237), season (654) and career (1,677).
His 1,677 career punt-return yards are the second-most in NCAA Division I-A history, and his seven punt returns for touchdowns as a RedHawk are the third-most in the big-school division.
As a Carolina rookie, Robinson caught four passes for 35 yards and averaged 23.0 yards on 26 kickoff returns and 8.7 yards on 30 punt returns. He spent the 2008 season on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Robinson also played baseball until his senior season at Miami, where he batted .284 in 157 games. He set single-season records for most triples (eight) and stolen bases (34).
Nance, who signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings in 2006 and then with the Steelers, holds the Miami records for most receiving yards in a season (1,498) and most touchdown receptions in a season (14).
Nance had four receptions for 33 yards for the Vikings in 2006 and the following season earned a Super Bowl ring as a practice player with the Steelers, where he rejoined former Miami teammate Ben Roethlisberger.
Nance has been trying to bounce back this year from a hamstring injury.
Both Nance and Robinson were key targets for Roethlisberger when he led the RedHawks to a 49-28 victory over Louisville in the 2003 GMAC Bowl. Nance caught nine passes for 169 yards and a touchdown in that game, and Robinson had two catches for 41 yards.
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