Cincinnati Erases a 21-point Hole, Beats Miami (OH) 35-31
Cincinnati trailed 28-7 at the half and won 35-31. That is a 21-point comeback, and the final touchdown was a 53-yard run by Cole Tabb with 1:29 left. Miami (OH) is going to be looking at that clock for a while.
The visitors started as if they were the home team. Scoop Smith returned the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, Lazaro Rogers ran in from 12, David McComb ran in from 6, and with 0:21 left in the half McComb threw 36 yards to Maleek Huggins for a 28-7 lead. Cincinnati's only answer was Tabb's 1-yard run in the first quarter.
Then it flipped. JC French scored from a yard out at 7:27 of the third, and 4:43 later threw an 8-yard touchdown to Tabb, so Miami (OH) led just 28-21 entering the fourth. Kellan McLaughlin's 19-yard field goal pushed it back to 31-21 with 13:51 left, which turned out to be the last Miami (OH) score. French hit JV Gibson from 6 yards at 6:20 to make it 31-28, and Tabb then broke loose for the winner. Cincinnati scored 28 points after halftime to Miami (OH)'s 3.
Cincinnati outgained Miami (OH) 450 yards to 410, and Miami (OH) threw an interception and lost a fumble, while Cincinnati lost a fumble and threw no picks. Cincinnati is 3-0. Miami (OH) is 1-2.
For fantasy, French and Tabb were nearly tied at the top, 34.3 to 34.1, and McComb finished third at 27.3 on the losing side, with 334 passing yards.