said defensive end Dak Notestine. I just think we all know it's a big game and nobody wants to lose to their rival.
Miami (0-7, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) showed a spark on its first drive, marching down the field 80 yards and taking a 7-0 lead. But the RedHawks only mustered 138 yards the rest of the game as Ohio locked down its defense and prevented Miami from doing much of anything.
I think it left a bad taste in our mouth
said Notestine. Other games we've been ready from the get go and them coming down and scoring was kind of rough but we bounced back. The coaches had us ready just a little nervous I'd say.
Ohio's nerves came and went as fast the brief period of clear weather to start the game. As the rain clouds lingered and the weather turned sour, so did Miami's play. Out of 105 Bobcats, only five have ever lost to Miami.
On a wet and dreary Homecoming afternoon, the Bobcats defeated Miami for the fourth consecutive year, 28-7.
The game against Miami used to be a game that usually ended in a loss, as Ohio was 2-14 against the RedHawks from 1990 to 2005.
But things changed in 2006, and now the Bobcats have rattled off four wins in a row for the first time since the five years between 1960 and 1964.
I don't know if anything in particular has changed in the thought process
said defensive end Dak Notestine. I just think we all know it's a big game and nobody wants to lose to their rival.
Miami (0-7, 0-3 Mid-American Conference) showed a spark on its first drive, marching down the field 80 yards and taking a 7-0 lead. But the RedHawks only mustered 138 yards the rest of the game as Ohio locked down its defense and prevented Miami from doing much of anything.
I think it left a bad taste in our mouth
said Notestine. Other games we've been ready from the get go and them coming down and scoring was kind of rough but we bounced back. The coaches had us ready
just a little nervous I'd say.
Ohio's nerves came and went as fast the brief period of clear weather to start the game. As the rain clouds lingered and the weather turned sour, so did Miami's play.
The turning point seemed to come with 3:45 remaining in the first quarter. Miami quarterback Zac Dysert rushed for a first down on a fourth-and-one, but the very next play threw a deep pass that was picked off by nickel back Shannon Ballard.
The timing
I think
of that was huge
said coach Frank Solich.
The interception was one of four the Bobcats forced along with a blocked punt.
Once the defense clamped down, the offense took over. Donte Harden and Terrence McCrae each had two touchdowns as Ohio (5-2, 3-0 MAC) dominated through the air and on the ground.
McCrae only had three receptions, but two were touchdowns. His first was a spectacular one-hand grab in the second quarter that gave Ohio a 14-7 lead it would never relinquish
McCrae said it was a catch he only made in his dreams.
I was just glad I caught the ball
McCrae said. They didn't call me out of bounds
there were no flags this time
