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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Report Card: Cincinnati at Miami
Pass offense
B
Sure, Zac Dysert spent much of the fourth quarter diving for cover, unsuccessfully, when he was sacked six times in that final period. But considering everything, including the fact that Chris Givens, Dustin Woods and Jamal Rogers all were out with injuries, Miami’s passing attack was sharp with its tightly focused short game. Tailback Andre Bratton had career highs in both receptions (11) and passing yardage (90), and wire receiver Armand Robinson finished with 10 catches for 100 yards. In his last three games Robinson has been an absolute machine, hauling in 28 passes.
Run offense
D-plus
Officially, Miami finished with 30 yards on 35 carries. And although the offensive line wasn’t exactly blowing Bearcats away from the trenches, the running game wasn’t quite that bad. The stats reflect Cincinnati’s 10 quarterback sacks for minus-63 yards
Pass defense
B
One of the top-rated passing games in the nation did not light up the RedHawks, who kept a close watch on Mardy Gilyard all day. Gilyard still got loose for six receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown, but that is not one of his best days. And quarterback Tony Pike was good, passing for 270 yards and two touchdowns, but he had no completion longer than 35 yards. A good job by defensive backs Anthony Kokal (13 tackles, one pass break-up), Jordan Gafford (seven tackles, one break-up), Jeff Thompson (six tackles, three break-ups) and Brandon Stephens (four tackles, one break-up).
Run defense
D
It had been more than two years since UC had a running back who gained more than 100 yards. Until Saturday. Overall the Bearcats had 164 yards rushing on 19 carries. That is not good.
Special teams
D
Chris DeCesare’s shanked punt of 6 yards was off set by Eugene Harris’ 36-yard punt return. The failed fake punt early in the second quarter, when Austin Moore ran for it on fourth-and-1 and was stopped for no gain at Miami’s own 27-yard line, and which led to a Cincinnati touchdown, should have been off set by the recovered on-sides kick by the RedHawks, who drove to the UC 3-yard line and then turned the ball over. “There were only six (Bearcats) in the box,” Miami coach Mike Haywood said of his decision to go with the fake punt. “We just didn’t execute. We should have 4-6 yards off that easy.” Tipping the scales was the UC punt, or rather what should have been a punt, late in the first quarter. The Bearcats, leading 6-0, had a fourth-and-8 at the Miami 40-yard line and had lined up to punt. But Miami was called for having 12 players on the field, the ball was moved to the Miami 35, UC changed its mind and decided to go for it, and Pike threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Armon Binns. “That’s not acceptable,” Haywood said of the penalty. “We can’t make those mistakes.”
Intangibles
D
We’re counting two of the special-teams breakdowns — the failed fake punt and the illegal substitution penalty which changed the Bearcats’ minds about punting — in this category, too, because they had such a dramatic impact on the game.
— Pete Conrad
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Final score: Cincinnati 37, Miami 13
By Pete Conrad
The Cincinnati Bearcats pinned their ears back in the fourth quarter and wiped out any thoughts of an upset by the Miami RedHawks. UC’s defense finished with 10 quarterback sacks in a 37-13 win today at Yager Stadium.
Miami’s Zac Dysert completed 33-of-47 passes for 286 yards, one touchdown and two intercepetions.
UC quarterback Tony Pike completed 23-of-42 passes for 270 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
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Ramsey scores third touchdown for UC
By Pete Conrad
Jacob Ramsey scored on his third touchdown run of the day on a 2-yard carry with 11:35 left in the fourth quarter to give the Cincinnati Bearcats a 30-13 lead over the Miami RedHawks today at Yager Stadium.
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Miami trails UC 23-13 going into fourth quarter
By Pete Conrad
The Cincinnati Bearcats take a 23-13 lead over the Miami RedHawks into the fourth quarter today at Yager Stadium.
After Zac Dysert threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Andre Bratton, the RedHawks went for a 2-point conversion and appeared to succeed when Dysert completed a pass in the end zone to Jordan Stevens, but Miami was flagged for offensive pass interference and the PAT kick from 35 yards was wide.
Miami then attemped and recovered an on-sides kick at the Cincinnati 45-yard line and drove to the Bearcats’ 3, but they Dysert threw a pass which was intercepted in the end zone by UC linebacker J.K. Schaffer.
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Miami pulls a little closer to UC
By Pete Conrad
Miami’s Zac Dysert threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Andre Bratton with 5:00 left in the third quarter to pull the RedHawks to within 10 points of the Cincinnati Bearcats, 23-13.
Miami then attempted and recovered an on-sides kick at the Cincinnati 45-yard line. Anthony Kokal made the recovery.
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Cincinnati leads Miami 23-7 at halftime
By Pete Conrad
Miami linebacker DeAndre Gilmore intercepted a pass from Cincinnanti’s Tony Pike on the final play of the first half, and the Bearcats took a 23-7 lead into the locker room.
The Bearcats had driven to Miami’s 31-yard line, but Gilmore made his first career interception at the RedHawks’ 11. Time expired several seconds later as he was run out of bounds.
Miami quarterback Zac Dysert, relying almost exclusively on short, safe passes, has completed 15-of-19 passes for 102 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions.
Pike has completed 15-of-27 passes for 157 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
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Miami gets on the scoreboard
By Pete Conrad
Thomas Merriweather scored on a 1-yard touchdown run for the Miami RedHawks with 4:21 left in the second quarter to slice the Cincinnati Bearcats’ lead to 20-7 today at Yager Stadium.
The drive was aided by a personal-foul penalty on the Bearcats, who hit Dysert out of bounds, and three straight 12-yard gains by the RedHawks (passes to Armand Robinson and Eugene Harris and a scramble by Dysert).
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Game getting away from RedHawks
By Pete Conrad
The Miami RedHawks, who seem bent on self-destruction all of a sudden, gave the ball to the Cincinnati Bearcats in great field position again, this time on a fake punt that was stopped for no gain at Miami’s 27-yard line.
Three plays later Jacob Ramsey scored on a 6-yard touchdown run to give the Bearcars a 20-0 lead with 12:33 left in the second period.
Cincinnati had scored on the final play of the first quarter after a Miami illegal substitution, when the Bearcats had the ball on fourth-and-8 from the Miami 40, moved the ball to the 35 and changed UC’s mind about punting the ball away.
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UC takes 13-0 lead into second quarter
By Pete Conrad
The Cincinnati Bearcats lead the Miami RedHawks 13-0 heading into the second quarter today at Yager Stadium.
UC scored on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Tony Pike to Armon Binns on the final play of the period.
Miami seemed to have UC stopped when the Bearcats faced fourth-and-8 from the RedHawks’ 40-yard line. Cincinnati lined up for a punt, but Miami was flagged for an illegal substitution and the Bearcats decided to go for the first down. The result of the play was Pike’s TD pass.
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UC works hard for 6-0 lead over Miami
By Pete Conrad
After being forced to punt on their first possession, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a 6-0 lead over the Miami RedHawks on their second drive with 4:12 left in the first quarter today at Yager Stadium.
Jacob Ramsey scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to cap a 13-play, 86-yard drive. The attempted PAT kick by Jake Rogers was wide.
