Perfect McComb Leads Miami (OH) past Holy Cross 45-7
13 passes thrown. 13 passes caught. David McComb did not miss, and Miami (OH) led 42-0 at the half on its way to a 45-7 win over Holy Cross.
McComb finished 13 of 13 for 234 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran one in from three yards out on the opening score for good measure. The touchdown passes went to Christian Ross (34 yards, late in the first quarter), Damarion Witten (10 yards) and Lynel Billups-Williams (28 yards, with 1:11 left in the second). In between, D'Shawntae Jones scored from two yards out and Leo Colombi returned a blocked punt 23 yards for a touchdown, which is the kind of play that turns a rout into a laugh.
Kellan McLaughlin added a 24-yard field goal in the third for 45-0, and Holy Cross finally got on the board with 30 seconds left in the quarter, when David Lynch found Lincoln Fisher from 15 yards out. Nobody on the Miami side minded. The RedHawks gained 438 yards (236 through the air, 202 on 38 carries), threw no interceptions and lost no fumbles, so there was nothing to take away from the afternoon.
The other piece of this is what the defense and special teams added. Colombi's return made it 35-0 with 8:26 left in the second quarter, and Miami (OH) was already past 40 before Holy Cross had a single first-half point. The RedHawks scored on every kind of play: runs, passes, a return and a field goal. A day like that does not come around often.
Miami (OH) moves to 1-1 and Holy Cross drops to 0-1. If you rostered McComb, you got 34.6 Promethium points on 16 touches. If you did not, he is a name to remember.