Miami (OH) Steals One at Central Michigan, 28-27
One point. Central Michigan had Miami (OH) outgained by 76 yards, never let a turnover happen on its own side, and still lost 28-27.
The box score reads like it was written for the home team. Central Michigan finished with no interceptions, no fumbles and 285 total yards, while Miami threw two interceptions and ran 35 times for 140. One of those picks was returned 46 yards by Justin Taylor for a touchdown early in the third quarter, which flipped a 14-10 Miami lead into a 17-14 Central Michigan one. The lead changed hands seven times and nobody ever tied it.
Caleb Heavner answered his own mistake right away. He ran 27 yards for a score at 8:04 of the third, and Miami was back in front 21-17. Jadyn Glasser hit Langston Lewis from nine yards out with 0:57 left in the quarter to make it 24-21 Central Michigan, and Caden VanHuis kicked a 22-yard field goal with 4:17 to play for a 27-21 edge. Miami needed a touchdown, and D'Shawntae Jones ran two yards for it with 1:41 left. Kellan McLaughlin's kick was the whole difference.
Miami (OH) moves to 5-3. Central Michigan drops to 3-5 and can look at this one for a while, since it held the lead for the final stretch of the game right up until the final 1:41.
On the fantasy side, Lewis was the best player on the field with ten catches for 163 yards and a touchdown, and he was on the losing team. Heavner scored well on the ground and through the air, even with two interceptions. Maleek Huggins gave Miami managers a 19-point day.