Week 9 Football Release
Week 9 Head Coaches Press Conferences
Week 8 Top Plays of the Week
Week 8 Players of the Week
Week 9 Schedule
Friday, October 30
Kent State at Sac State, 10:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM PT (
ESPN2 |
Live Stats)
Saturday, October 31
*Bowling Green at Western Michigan, 12:00 PM ET (CBSSN | Live Stats)
• Toledo built a 31-14 halftime lead and held off a second-half comeback to defeat Western Michigan, 45-38, in a key MAC matchup. CJ Miller rushed for 183 yards and the game-winning touchdown, while John Alan Richter threw for 391 yards and three scores. The Rockets clinched bowl eligibility for the 17th consecutive season and improved to 3-1 in MAC play.
• Ohio rallied for a 24-20 victory over Eastern Michigan, clinching bowl eligibility and extending the nation’s longest home winning streak to 17 games. After the Eagles took a 20-17 lead late in the fourth quarter, Darren James-Hamilton returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards for the go-ahead touchdown before the Bobcats’ defense sealed the win with a goal-line stand. Ohio improved to 4-0 in MAC play for the first time since 1997.
• Kent State scored 28 points in the second half to defeat Akron, 35-20, and retain the Wagon Wheel. Dru DeShields accounted for five touchdowns, throwing for 294 yards and four scores while adding a rushing touchdown.
• Miami scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:41 remaining to earn a 28-27 road victory over Central Michigan, improving to 3-1 in MAC play. Caleb Heavner threw for 221 yards and a touchdown while adding a rushing score, leading an eight-play, 75-yard drive capped by D’Shawntae Jones’ 2-yard touchdown run.
• Buffalo scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 31-24 victory over Bowling Green, earning its third consecutive win and improving to 3-1 in MAC play. Messiah Burch rushed for a career-high 184 yards and three touchdowns, including a 73-yard score in the fourth quarter to extend the Bulls’ lead to 10 points. Burch recorded his fifth straight 100-yard rushing game, becoming the first Buffalo running back to accomplish the feat since Jaret Patterson in 2019.
• Ball State scored 20 points in the second quarter and added two second-half touchdowns to defeat Sacramento State, 34-17. Keldric Luster totaled 302 yards of offense and three touchdowns, throwing for 234 yards and two scores while adding a rushing touchdown. TJ Horton rushed for two touchdowns as the Cardinals earned their second consecutive win and fifth straight homecoming victory.
