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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Report card: Miami at Ohio
Pass offense
C
Considering that quarterback Zach Dysert started the day without veteran wide receivers Chris Givens and Dustin Woods and ended it without veteran wide receiver Eugene Harris, it could have been worse. The pass protection wasn’t bad, with only three sacks, although Dysert made a miraculous escape from that pass rush when he dropped back on fourth-and-1, from the Ohio 45-yard line in the second quarter, and found about five Bobats waiting for him. I’m still not sure how he got away. Too bad that his completed pass to Thomas Merriweather went for a loss of 5 yards. On the plus side, it was good to see Jamal Rogers (four catches for 19 yards) back in action.
Run offense
F
Miami finished the day with 52 yards on 32 carries. “It makes you one-dimensional,” RedHawks coach Michael Haywood said, not for the first time, of his team’s struggles running the football. Now, it’s true that Miami was without injured tailback Andre Bratton. It’s also true that the Bobcats have a pretty good defense. But Miami’s longest run Saturday was 6 yards. This isn’t Ray Lewis, Dick Butkus and Lawrence Taylor who are lining up against them.
Pass defense
D
Theo Scott completed 15-of-28 passes for 163 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. There was little pressure and no sacks. Gafford made a mental error when he had Scott in his grasp and then released him, obviously thinking the play was over or Scott no longer had the ball. Gafford, however, makes few mistakes and he certainly won’t make that one again.
Run defense
F
The Bobcats did pretty much what they wanted with their running game even though their best tailback, Chris Garrett, was injured. That second drive, the first two plays, gains of 41 yards and 33 yards. It doesn’t get much worse than that.
Special teams
F
A blocked punt, the third of the season. That earns an automatic F, even though Chris DiCesare averaged 42.5 yards on the six punts which were not blocked
Intangibles
F
The RedHawks are leading 7-0 following a picture-prefect drive and for the first 11 minutes they seem like they are in total control. And then something happens. Somehow, they lose their edge. At Ohio University. That’s troubling.
— Pete Conrad
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Final score: Ohio 28, Miami 7
By Pete Conrad
The Ohio Bobcats beat the Miami RedHawks 28-7 today at Peden Stadium.
That’s 12 straight losses for the RedHawks, who are 0-7 overall, 0-3 in the Mid-American Conference this season.
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Bobcats stretch lead over RedHawks to 28-7
By Pete Conrad
A 1-yard touchdown run by Donte Harden has given the Ohio Bobcats a 28-7 lead over the Miami RedHawks with 12:15 left in the fourth quarter today at Peden Field.
It was the second touchdown run by Harden, who wasn’t even listed on the media two-deep chart for the Bobcats and yet has rushed for more than 100 yards today.
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Miscues mark third period of Miami-Ohio game
By Pete Conrad
Two botched snaps on field goal attempts in the third quarter prevented the Ohio Bobcats from widening their 14-point lead over the Miami RedHawks. Ohio takes a 21-7 lead into the fourth period.
The Bobcats lined up for a 46-yard field goal attempt early in the period and a 20-yard attempt late. Kicker Matt Weller never got his foot on the ball.
Midway through the period Miami’s Mitchell Anderson fumbled a punt, which was recovered by the Bobcats at the RedHawks’ 23-yard line, but on the next play Ohio’s Theo Scott was intercepted by Jerrell Wedge.
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Ohio surges to 21-7 halftime lead over Miami
By Pete Conrad
The Ohio Bobcats have scored 21 unanswered points to take a 21-7 halftime lead over the Miami RedHawks.
Ohio scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Theo Scott to Terrence McCrae, their second touchdown connection of the second quarter, with 39 seconds left in the half.
Miami, which has been hurt by penalties, especially on defense, held a 7-0 lead when Zac Dysert capped 10-play, 80-yard touchdown drive with a 1-yard quarterback sneak.
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Miami defense falters at Ohio U.
By Pete Conrad
The Ohio Bobcats took a 14-7 lead over the Miami RedHawks on a 24-yard touchdown pass from Theo Scott to Terrence McCrae with 8:05 left in the second period.
Ohio scored on a two-play, 43-yard drive after the Bobcats had returned a punt 19 yards, after which Miami was flagged 15 yards for a late hit out of bounds. The Bobcats then picked up 19 yards on a run by Gary Fortune to set up the touchdown.
In the first period Miami’s defense had been burned on back-to-back runs of 41 and 33 yards by Donte Harden, who capped the drive with a 1-yard touchdown plunge.
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RedHawks, Bobcats tied early in second quarter
By Pete Conrad
The Ohio Bobcats scored on a 1-yard touchdown run by Donte Harden with 1:08 left in the first quarter and the game between the Bobcats and Miami RedHawks is tied 7-7 with 10:00 left in the second period.
Miami struck first on a 1-yard touchdown run by Zac Dysert with 10:07 remaining in the first quarter.
The RedHawks picked up a couple first downs on its second drive, converting a fourth-and-1 from their own 40-yard line with a 2-yard sneak by Dysert, but his next play, a long pass, was intercepted by Shannon Ballard at the Ohio 17.
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Miami scores early TD at Ohio U.
By Pete Conrad
For the first time this season, the Miami RedHawks scored on a first-quarter touchdown drive, capped by Zac Dysert’s 1-yard run with 10:07 left in the period to give the RedHawks a 7-0 lead.
Armand Robinson caught passes of 24 and 26 yards on the drive.
