Wednesday’s Football Results
Miami 34, Kent 7
Ohio 35, Eastern Michigan 10
Northern Illinois 29, Akron 16
Stories Courtesy of the Associated Press
Miami 34, Kent 7
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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Keyon Mozee ran for a career-high 196 yards, Brett Gabbert threw two touchdowns passes, and Miami of Ohio rolled past still-winless Kent State 34-7 on Wednesday night.
Gabbert completed only 40% of his passes in the first half, going 8 for 20, but averaged 23 yards per completion. Among his 187 yards were his touchdowns of 69 yards to Reggie Vigil and 34 yards to Javon Tracy. The RedHawks led 17-7 at halftime and added two touchdowns in the third quarter, the second one being Mozee’s 74-yard run that blew open the game at 31-7.
The RedHawks (6-4, 5-1 Mid-American Conference) climbed back into a tie for first place with Bowling Green, which defeated Western Michigan 31-13 on Tuesday, and Ohio, a 35-10 winner over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday.
Gabbert finished with 10 completions in 22 attempts for 202 yards. Miami had 275 yards rushing for a total of 477 yards.
Tommy Ulatowski was 10-for-21 passing for 82 yards with a touchdown for the Golden Flashes (0-10, 0-6 MAC). Kent State was held to 178 total yards.
Ohio 35, Eastern Michigan 10
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Parker Navarro passed for a career-high 277 yards and ran for 106 yards and four touchdowns to lead Ohio to a 35-10 win over Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night.
Anthony Tyus III contributed a rushing touchdown and Coleman Owen had eight receptions for 139 yards for the Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 Mid-American Conference), who remain in the hunt for a berth in the conference championship game.
The defense contributed a season-high four takeaways against an Eagles team that had seven turnovers coming in. All of the Eastern Michigan giveaways went to quarterback Cole Snyder, who came in with three interceptions but threw one on three consecutive drives. He also suffered a strip sack.
Those turnovers led to 21 points. The backbreaker was the third, when Tank Person jumped an inside route and nabbed the ball at the Eastern Michigan 25 for his second pick. On the next play Navarro went around the left side to make it 21-7.
Eastern Michigan answered with a 16-play, 64-yard drive taking almost eight minutes but only got a field goal. The Bobcats then went 85 yards for a score and then just 19 yards after Ben McNaboe, who earlier had an interception, forced a fumble Kaci Seegars jumped on. Both TDs were short Navarro runs.
Snyder finished 18 of 30 for 155 yards with a touchdown pass to Delbert Mimms III.
Northern Illinois 29, Akron 16
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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Telly Johnson Jr. and Gavin Williams each ran for more than 100 yards, wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph accounted for two scores and Northern Illinois shut out Akron in the second half in a 29-16 victory on Wednesday night.
Johnson had 104 yards rushing on 21 carries. Williams ran nine times for 101 yards that included a 71-yard touchdown run that ended the scoring with 7:56 remaining.
Rudolph scored on a 58-yard reverse and threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Dane Pardridge, each in the first quarter. Ethan Hamilton’s 32-yard touchdown pass to Grayson Barnes stretched the Northern Illinois lead to 23-16 with 5:32 to play before halftime.
Hamilton was 9-of-16 passing for 105 yards for Northern Illinois (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference).
Ben Finley tossed a 40-yard touchdown pass to Adrian Norton for Akron (2-8, 1-5 MAC). Finley completed 19 of 52 passes for 205 yards. Noel Roach also blocked a punt for a touchdown for the Zips.
