Miami Scores 52 Straight After Falling Behind Central Michigan 3-0
Central Michigan led for exactly 3 minutes and 58 seconds of scoreboard time. Caden VanHuis kicked a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter, and Miami answered by scoring the next 52 points.
Miami is 4-0 now, and this was a loud way to get there. Javian Mallory ran in from 4 yards with 1:58 left in the first quarter to take the lead at 7-3. Then came the second quarter, in which Darian Mensah threw touchdown passes of 11 yards to Daylyn Upshaw, 8 to Malachi Toney and 13 to Cooper Barkate and ran in a 5-yard score himself with 6 seconds left. Four touchdowns, 28 points, and it was 35-3 at the break.
The second half was cleanup. Jamal Meriweather recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown with 6:00 left in the third, Jake Weinberg kicked a 33-yard field goal early in the fourth, and Chris Wheatle-Humphrey broke a 35-yard run to close the scoring at 52-3 with 10:29 to play. Central Michigan did not score again after the first quarter.
The yardage is as uneven as the score: Miami had 572 total yards, 371 passing and 201 rushing, and Central Michigan had 162, with just 25 rushing yards on 24 carries. The Chippewas threw one interception and lost one fumble, and one of those fumbles became a touchdown for the other side. Miami's defense had four sacks. Central Michigan falls to 2-2.
The fantasy lesson is Mensah again: 23 of 27 and 338 yards. He has now thrown 14 touchdown passes and no interceptions, and his 39.6 points here were not his season best, which tells you the bar.