Central Michigan Runs Over Akron for 333 Yards
Akron scored first, and that was about the last good news. Central Michigan answered with 41 points to Akron's 10 over the next three quarters and won 41-17, running for 333 yards on 44 carries.
Jordan Gant's 9-yard run with 13:59 left in the second quarter made it 7-0. Angel Flores tied it 3 minutes later with a 55-yard run, and then threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Shawn Foster II to make it 14-7, which is a good trick for a quarterback who completed 7 of 14 passes. Brock Townsend scored from 5 yards with 18 seconds left in the half for 21-7. Nick Woodford ran 27 yards early in the third, Akron cut it to 28-10 with a field goal, and Jayden Clerveaux's 23-yard run made it 35-10 entering the fourth. Langston Lewis caught a 71-yard touchdown from Jadyn Glasser with 5:32 left (the extra point failed), and Akron got a late 8-yard touchdown from Brayden Roggow to Brandon Hills with 33 seconds on the clock.
The turnover column was not close either. Akron threw three interceptions and Central Michigan lost one fumble, and CMU passed for only 149 yards, so this was nearly all legs. Flores ran 18 times for 154 yards and a score, and the Chippewas totaled 482 yards to Akron's 340. Gant ran 17 times for 102 yards and was Akron's best player, which is a lonely distinction on a day like this.
Central Michigan moves to 3-2 and Akron falls to 1-4. Flores's 30.5 points were his season high, and he did it with a modest 78 passing yards and a lost fumble.