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Miami football report card
Miami at Bowling Green
Pass offense
C
This was Clay Belton’s first start at quarterback and at times he looked anything but calm, cool and collected as Bowling Green’s pass rush swirled around him. This will improve with time. He did rifle that 53-yard touchdown pass to Chris Givens, and although his 129 yards passing aren’t impressive, the RedHawks didn’t really need to pass that much.
Run offense
A
Wow. True freshman J.R. Taylor was a true wonder, ripping through the Falcons for 127 yards on 18 carries, and not a single negative-yard play. Give credit to the offensive line of Josh Satterthwait, Bob Gulley, Brandon Brooks, Steve Sutter, Dave DiFranco (who got hurt late in the first half) and Ken Staudinger (who replaced him). They got better as the game went on. Andre Bratton picked up good yardage, 59 yards, and so did Thomas Merriweather on the first drive before he hurt his ankle.
Pass defense
B
Anytime a defense holds Bowling Green to fewer than three touchdown passes and 250 yards, that is a good day. Joe Coniglio showed some senior leadership, stepping up to record two sacks. Caleb Bostic and D.J. Svabik also teamed on an important sack which stalled a Falcons drive early in the second quarter. And Robbie Wilson’s tipped interception in the fourth quarter was the big play on defense Miami has been looking for; more senior leadership, this time from the strong safety and tri-captain.
Run defense
B
Chris Bullock did get loose for a 26-yard run to set up Bowling Green’s first touchdown late in the second quarter. Otherwise, the Falcons managed only 54 yards on the ground. Linebackers Joey Hudson, Caleb Bostic, Clayton Mullins, Ryan Kennedy and Chris Shula combined for 28 tackles, including 12 solos.
Special teams
B
Nathan Parseghian is starting to become Mr. Automatic on field goals. His two against the Falcons gives him six in his last six attempts, and he is 12-for-13 for the season. And he has yet to miss an extra point. Jake Richardson’s national-leading punting average suffered when he averaged only 41.3 yards on nine punts, though he was hurt at times, oddly enough, by Miami’s offense having better-than-usual field position. He did drop two punts inside the 20-yard line. The punt-return coverage team needs a little work, as indicated by Corey Partidge’s 73-yard punt return which set up the 4-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Sheehan to tight end Jimmy Scheidler (his sixth touchdown on just 11 catches). That touchdown gave Bowling Green a 17-14 lead in the third quarter.
Intangibles
A
Miami’s first-quarter touchdown was long overdue, but also desperately needed. The RedHawks needed an early boost for a change.
— Pete Conrad
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