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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Report Card: Miami at Kent State
Pass offense
A-minus
There were times when Zac Dysert looked like anything but a rookie. He was cool under pressure, made good decisions, made proper reads, spotted open receivers. There were the two interceptions and a fumble. But considering that this was his first collegiate start, it was a remarkable performance. And he had plenty of help from receivers like Dustin Woods, who had his best game in a while (six catches, 84 yards), and Armand Robinson, who had a second straight big game (a career-tying nine catches and a career-high 115 yards). Eugene Harris (six catches) and Jamal Rogers (five catches) also got into the act.
Run offense
B
Take away the takeaways and this would be an easy A. Dysert scrambled his way to 107 yards and senior Andre Bratton looked consistently strong, picking up 68 yards on 12 carries. The offensive line was punching some holes in the KSU line.
Pass defense
B
Marred only by that 56-yard touchdown pass by freshman Spencer Keith after replacing the injured Giorgio Morgan in the third quarter. Of course, it also helped that the Golden Flashes attempted only 11 passes, partly because they had the lead for most of the game, partly because Miami’s offense hogged the field.
Run defense
C
Jacquise Terry gained about a third of his 103 yards on one play late in the fourth quarter, a play that just about snuffed out Miami’s hopes for a dramatic, last-minute comeback. There were no big defensive numbers for the RedHawks because KSU ran only 52 plays (compared to 91 for Miami).
Special teams
F
A 92-yard kick-off return for a touchdown by Kent State and a blocked punt that led to a field goal. In the same game. In the same half. It doesn’t get much worse than that. It was good, however, to see Trevor Cook nail a pair of field goals (28 yards in the first quarter to give Miami its first lead in, well, forever, and a 43-yard field goal to keep the RedHawks in the game in the fourth quarter). Trevor gets an A-plus.
Intangibles
F
Miami had 90 yards of penalties, lost the ball on five turnovers, had a blocked punt, failed to convert two very important fourth-and-1 plays with an offense that was dominating Kent State and gave up a 94-yard kick-off return to Anthony Bowman. I can only think of Vince Lombardi’s famous words. I don’t mean the “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing” quote. Rather, this one: “What the hell is going on here?”
— Pete Conrad
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Final: Kent State 29, Miami 19
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks have lost nine in a row, the second-longest losing streak in program history. They were beaten 29-19 by the Kent State Golden Flashes tonight, Sept. 26 at Dix Stadiuum.
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Kent State leads Miami 26-16 after 3 quarters
By Pete Conrad
Kent State holds a 26-16 lead over the Miami RedHawks after three quarters tonight, Sept. 26 at Dix Stadium.
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Kent State scores, Miami answers
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks responded to a Kent State touchdown with one of their own in the third quarter when Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard run. The two-point PAT attempt failed and it’s KSU 26, Miami 16 with 2:52 remaining in the period.
The RedHawks had failed to convert a fourth-and-one play for the second time tonight, Sept. 26, earlier in the quarter and Kent State responded on the next play with a touchdown pass to take a 26-10 lead with 5:54 left in the third period.
Spencer Keith, who replaced KSU’s Giorgio Morgan at quarterback in the third quarter, threw a 56-yard scoring strike to Jameson Konz after Miami’s Andre Bratton had been stopped inches short of a first down at the Kent State 44-yard line.
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Rogers TD cuts into Kent State lead
By Pete Conrad
A 9-yard touchdown pass from Miami’s Zac Dysert to Jamal Rogers with 4 seconds left in the first half sliced Kent State’s lead over the RedHawks to nine points, 19-10, at halftime tonight, Sept. 26 at Dix Stadium.
The Golden Flashes had scored 19 unanswered points with the help of two lost Miami fumbles, a kick-off return for a touchdown and a blocked punt.
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Cortez field goal gives Kent State 16-3 lead over Miami
By Pete Conrad
Freddy Cortez kicked a 37-yard field goal with 7:49 left in the second quarter to give Kent State a 16-3 lead over the Miami RedHawks tonight at Dix Stadium.
The Golden Flashes scored early in the period on a 28-yard touchdown run by Dri Archer.
The RedHawks have fumbled three times, losing two, and also have had a punt blocked and a kick-off returned for a touchdown.
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Miami trails 6-3 after one quarter
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks drove to the Kent State 5-yard line but came away empty on a lost fumble by Thomas Merriweather with 1:36 left in the first quarter.
Kent State leads 6-3 going into the second quarter.
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RedHawks take, and lose, first lead of season
By Pete Conrad
Trevor Cook kicked a 28-yard field goal with 4:48 left in the first quarter to give the Miami RedHawks a 3-0 lead over Kent State tonight. Sept. 26 at Dix Stadium, the first time they have led in a game this season.
That lead lasted exactly 14 seconds. Anthony Bowman returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards. The PAT kick was wide left, but Kent State leads 6-3.
Cook’s field goal had given Miami its first lead since Nov. 11, 2008, when Miami led Ball State 3-0, and it was the first time Miami had scored in the first quarter since Nov. 4, 2008 against Buffalo.
