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Miami Report Card
By Pete Conrad
Miami at Cincinnati
Pass offense
C
Daniel Raudabaugh picked up some good passing yardage, he completed 28-of-42 passes, which is excellent, and it was good to see wide receivers Chris Givens and Armand Robinson make touchdown catches. But the one interception and 72-yard return by Mike Mickens was the single biggest play of the game. Still, the pass protection was pretty good.
Run offense
D
Not impressive. Thomas Merriweather really had to struggle against a strong UC defense to get his 50 rushing yards on 17 attempts. Near the Bearcats’ goal line, there was nothing.
Pass defense
F
As Miami linebacker Joey Hudson said, “for the second year in a row their second-string quarterback started against us and beat us.” Tony Pike sure didn’t look like a second-string quarterback, completing 20-of-24 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions. And he was not sacked once. And senior Dominick Goodman, who is hardly a secret at wide receiver, was ridiculously wide open on a 49-yard gain early in the first quarter.
Run defense
B
John Goebel and Jacob Ramsey gained some solid yardage against the RedHawks, but nothing spectacular. Martin Channels, Ben Bennett, Morris Council and Hudson combined for four tackles for loss.
Special teams
B
John Goebel had a 43-yard kickoff return to start the game in not a nice way for the RedHawks. On the other hand, Nathan Parseghian was 2-for-2 on field goal attempts, including a 41-yarder, which makes him 7-for-8 for the season. And the nation’s leading punter, Reily Township’s own Jake Richardson? Four punts, a 49.0 average. That’s spectacular and his average still drops a shade.
Intangibles
D
The RedHawks seemed like they were in a fog over the first half of the first quarter. It’s starting to be a pretty serious problem.
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