some mac notes:
the western michigan/buffalo final was a relatively nondescript game until the final 15:00. western michigan led 24-0 after the 3rd quarter (which, at the time, extended the buffalo touchdown drought to 15 quarters) but buffalo scored 21 4th quarter points to make it a final of 31-21. the game was actually all but assured of being a 24-14 final. western michigan had the ball 1st/10 on the buffalo 46 yard line. 99 times out of 100, theres 2 or 3 running plays and the game is over. but wmu broke a 44-yard run down to the buffalo 2 yard line. they then ran two plays for no gain before throwing the ball into endzone for a 2-yard touchdown with 1:04 left. that put wmu up 31-14. but buffalo went 76 yards in a minute and scored to make the final 31-21. so it was a bit of a front door / back door cover. the game should have been a 24-14 final. but wmu scored a fluke TD trying to run the clock out. but buffalo returned the favor with a miraculous (by buffalo standards) drive of their own ... true freshman drew willy was 30/38 for 288 yards in his first career start for buffalo ... wmu played their first game without ryan cubit who sufferered a career ending injury against temple. they split their qb snaps between senior robbie haas and freshman tim hiller. theyre expected to start haas this week and work hiller into the game at some point and give him some reps
the suspensions that have totally depleted and decimated ball state this year are finally over after this week. but they will still be missing starting running back charles wynn, who is serving another one-game suspension for his role in the textbook mess at ball state. they'll also be without two other starters and two backups on defense.
akron led 17-7 over central michigan at halftime last week but the cmu outscored the zips 24-0 in the 2nd half for a 31-17 win ... akron quarterback luke getsy thew the ball 57 times, completing 30 of them for two touchdowns, but also 3 interceptions ... central michigan's true freshman RB ontario sneed went over 120 yards for the third time in five career games. he also caught 6 passes, including a 45-yard touchdown.
eastern michigan led kent 27-7 in the 4th quarter but got complacent and let the flashes cut it to 27-20 before sealing the game with an interception late ... last years toledo/emich game had almost 1100 yards of total offense. gradkowski and bohnet were both over 300 yards passing.
toledo QB bruce gradkowski is expected to play on saturday night against eastern michigan after going through a full week of practice. he threw for 338 yards against emu last year.
the western michigan/buffalo final was a relatively nondescript game until the final 15:00. western michigan led 24-0 after the 3rd quarter (which, at the time, extended the buffalo touchdown drought to 15 quarters) but buffalo scored 21 4th quarter points to make it a final of 31-21. the game was actually all but assured of being a 24-14 final. western michigan had the ball 1st/10 on the buffalo 46 yard line. 99 times out of 100, theres 2 or 3 running plays and the game is over. but wmu broke a 44-yard run down to the buffalo 2 yard line. they then ran two plays for no gain before throwing the ball into endzone for a 2-yard touchdown with 1:04 left. that put wmu up 31-14. but buffalo went 76 yards in a minute and scored to make the final 31-21. so it was a bit of a front door / back door cover. the game should have been a 24-14 final. but wmu scored a fluke TD trying to run the clock out. but buffalo returned the favor with a miraculous (by buffalo standards) drive of their own ... true freshman drew willy was 30/38 for 288 yards in his first career start for buffalo ... wmu played their first game without ryan cubit who sufferered a career ending injury against temple. they split their qb snaps between senior robbie haas and freshman tim hiller. theyre expected to start haas this week and work hiller into the game at some point and give him some reps
the suspensions that have totally depleted and decimated ball state this year are finally over after this week. but they will still be missing starting running back charles wynn, who is serving another one-game suspension for his role in the textbook mess at ball state. they'll also be without two other starters and two backups on defense.
akron led 17-7 over central michigan at halftime last week but the cmu outscored the zips 24-0 in the 2nd half for a 31-17 win ... akron quarterback luke getsy thew the ball 57 times, completing 30 of them for two touchdowns, but also 3 interceptions ... central michigan's true freshman RB ontario sneed went over 120 yards for the third time in five career games. he also caught 6 passes, including a 45-yard touchdown.
eastern michigan led kent 27-7 in the 4th quarter but got complacent and let the flashes cut it to 27-20 before sealing the game with an interception late ... last years toledo/emich game had almost 1100 yards of total offense. gradkowski and bohnet were both over 300 yards passing.
toledo QB bruce gradkowski is expected to play on saturday night against eastern michigan after going through a full week of practice. he threw for 338 yards against emu last year.
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