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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Miami Report Card
Kent State at Miami
Pass offense
D
Clay Belton was 18-for-31 for 171 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions, which isn’t terrible for a second start. But there was no completion longer than 20 yards, and Jamal Rogers had a fumble following a reception.
Run offense
B
J.R. Taylor ran a grade-A game with 113 yards, but 107 of those yards came in the second half, after the game already was out of hand. “They stopped us pretty much in the first half,” Miami coach Shane Montgomery said, noting that starting tailback Thomas Merriweather did not play against Kent State due to the injury suffered last weekend which kept him out of practice.
Pass defense
C
Morris Council had the RedHawks’ only quarterback sack and there were no interceptions. On the other hand, the Golden Flashes threw only 20 passes. A so-so performance.
Run defense
D
Kent State ran for 305 yards. Of course, people have been having a hard time tackling Julian Edelman this year and Eugene Jarvis is the nation’s leading returning rusher. Even though he is coming off an injury, he’s starting to look like his old self. The RedHawks were on the field a long time today. Clayton Mullins did finish with 10 tackles, including one-half of a tackle for loss. Council had the other one and a half. Two tackles for loss out of 74 plays is not the stuff defensive dreams are made of.
Special teams
B
Nathan Parseghian, with great-grand uncle Ara Paesegian looking on, was 3-for-3 in extra points and continues to be nearly perfect with his place-kicking. Jake Richardson punted only one time, which normally is a good sign,, though not on this day. The punt was for 44 yards and was downed at the Kent State 2-yard line. You can’t do much better than that. Derek McBryde had four kickoff returns for 100 yards for KSU.
Intangibles
F
One turnover is not good. Two turnovers is bad. Three turnovers is awful. Four turnovers is nightmarish. Five turnovers is catastrophic. Six turnovers is off the charts.
— Pete Conrad
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TweetMiami drubbed 54-21 by Kent State
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks avoided suffering its most lopsided loss in Yager Stadium history Saturday, Oct. 25 when Chris Givens caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Clay Belton with 3:59 left in the fourth quarter.
Still, Kent State beat Miami 54-21. So much for the momentum from last week’s victory at Bowling Green.
True freshman J.R. Taylor did have a good day for the RedHawks, again, rushing 20 times for 113 yards.
Miami’s most lopsided loss at Yager Stadium continues to be last year’s 37-point setback, 47-10, against the Cincinnati Bearcats.
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TweetRedHawks continue to self-destruct
By Pete Conrad
After shooting themselves in the foot so many times today, Saturday, Oct. 24, you’d think the Miami RedHawks would have run out of bullets by now.
The RedHawks had two more turnovers in the third period, giving them six for the game, and Kent State leads 47-7 at the start of the fourth quarter.
The Golden Flashes, who have been dominated in the series against the RedHawks, finally are the dominant team. KSU has a 376-192 advantage in total yardage.
KSU quarterback Julian Edelman has 14 carries for 142 yards and a touchdown, and tailback Eugene Jarvis has 25 carries for 105 yards and four touchdowns.
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TweetGame turns upside down for RedHawks
By Pete Conrad
Turnovers had not been a major problem this season for the Miami RedHawks — until the first half of their game today, Oct. 25, in which the Kent State Golden Flashes have surged to a 31-7 halftime lead behind four touchdown runs by Eugene Jarvis.
The RedHawks, who had led 7-3 after the first quarter, turned the ball over to the Flashes on four straight possessions, and Kent State turned them into 21 unanswered points in the form of three 1-yard touchdown runs by Jarvis.
The turnovers began with an interception thrown by Miami redshirt freshman Clay Belton late in the first quarter. Result: touchdown by Jarvis.
Tailback Andre Bratton lost a fumble at the Miami 26 early in the second quarter. Result: touchdown by Jarvis.
Then Belton threw another interception. KSU didn’t do anything and was forced to punt, but Eugene Harris dropped the punt at the Miami 7-yard line. Result: touchdown by Jarvis.
Kent State added another touchdown in the closing seconds of a half, this time on a 2-yard run by Jarvis.
Before today, the Flashes had not scored 31 points in a game this season.
The game had been scheduled to be televised by Ohio News Network, but the ONN truck had engine problems and was unable to make it to the game.
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TweetBelton scores first Miami touchdown
By Pete Conrad
Redshirt freshman Clay Belton scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 1-yard quarterback sneak to give the Miami RedHawks a 7-3 lead over the Kent State Golden Flashes Saturday, Oct. 25 after one quarter at Yager Stadium, but no one saw it on TV.
The Ohio News Network truck reportedly had serious engine and never made it to Oxford. “The engine blew up” was the report from Miami sports information. So the game is not being televised and the officials have no way to review plays.
The RedHawks’ lead didn’t last long, by the way. Less than a minute into the second quarter a 1-yard touchdown run by Eugene Jarvis put the Flashes on top 10-7.
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