SCOREBOARD: Saturday, Dec. 16 Basketball Action INDIANA STATE 83, BALL STATE 72 BOWLING GREEN 79, KANSAS CITY 69 UIC 89, WESTERN MICHIGAN 68 MICHIGAN 83, EASTERN MICHIGAN 66 Hunt ties NCAA record as Ohio top Eagles MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.--The Ohio football team (10-3, 6-2 MAC) wrapped up its 2023 season at the Myrtle Beach Bowl with a historic 41-21 victory over the Georgia Southern Eagles (6-7, 3-5 SBC). This win marks Ohio's first time in program history recording consecutive 10-win seasons. It also made the Bobcats the first Mid-American Conference team to win five consecutive bowl games. Five forced turnovers sets the program record for the most turnovers generated in a bowl game, a record that hasn't been touched since the 1962 Sun Bowl (4). Freshman running back Rickey Hunt was a force to be reckoned with, tying the NCAA bowl record for touchdowns scored in a game as well as setting the program record for most touchdowns scored in a game (5). On top of that, Hunt scored . . . Mountaineers top RedHawks in soggy bowl battle By MIKE SMITH ORLANDO, FL -- Officially, Appalachian State defeated the Miami RedHawks 13-9 to win the Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl Saturday at FBC Mortgage Stadium. Unofficially, the Mountaineers prevailed in what might be remembered by participating players and coaches as the 2023 Orlando Monsoon Bowl. The contest was played in a rainstorm that dumped an estimated 1.61 inches of rain on the stadium before halftime. Beyond soaking participants to the skin, it created slippery conditions that significantly affected footing and ball handling. There were 13 fumbles in the game, with Miami losing three and App State giving up two. Another miscue led to MU missing an extra point on its only touchdown. With their victory, the Mountaineers raised their 2023 record to 9-5. They also picked up their seventh victory in eight bowl games at the FBS level. Half of those were against MAC teams. Miami, which was facing App State for the first time, fell to 11-3 on the campaign. Ultimately, it was the Mountaineers who . . . . CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE Depleted Bobcats seek 10th victory; battle Eagles One more victory would give the Ohio its second-straight 10-win season, and the Bobcats are favored to reach that mark when they meet Georgia Southern Saturday in Myrtle Beach Bowl action at Brooks Stadium in Conway South Carolina. Ohio is riding a three-game winning streak, while Georgia Southern has dropped four straight. However, the Bobcats have been hit hard in the transfer portal. It starts with 2022 MAC Player of the Year Kurtis Rourke, who is reportedly headed for Indiana University. He completed 63.5 percent of his passes this year, good for 2,207 yards with 11 TDs and five interceptions. He also ran 67 times, contributing 219 yards and four scores. Two of Rourke's top three targets . . . QB question tops Miami bowl challenges Seven weeks ago, the idea of Miami football finishing 2023 with 12 wins might have seemed more like wishful thinking than anything else. Having lost starting QB Brett Gabbert to season-ending injury while losing a home game to Toledo, the RedHawks had more important things on which to focus. The most important task at that time was to regroup for the very next game -- a critical MAC East matchup at arch-rival Ohio. With sophomore Aveon Smith taking over at quarterback, Miami met that challenge and ran off three more victories before getting another shot at Toledo in the MAC Championship game. Once again, Miami came through with an upset win, avenging the regular season loss to UT and claiming its 17th MAC championship. It was MU's 17th MAC title and second since Chuck Martin took over as head coach. It was also Miami's 11th win of 2023. The last time MU won 11 games was in 2003 when Ben Roethlisberger led the RedHawks to 13 wins, including a 49-28 victory over Louisville in the GMAC Bowl. Throw in victories over rivals Cincinnati and Ohio with a MAC Championship, and this year's squad has already earned a place in Miami history. Adding a 12th win would be quite the cherry topping. Getting that win . . . CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE . . . SCOREBOARD: Saturday, Dec. 10 Basketball Action BOWLING GREEN 97, OHIO DOMINICAN 49 BALL STATE 83, SIU EDWARDSVILLE 71 Click on MAC school names for details . . . SCOREBOARD: Saturday, Dec. 9 Basketball Action YOUNGSTOWN STATE 72, WESTERN MICHIGAN 68 NO. 10 CREIGHTON 109, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 64 WESTERN KENTUCKY 82, BUFFALO 65 KENT STATE 83, CLEVELAND STATE 77 DAVIDSON 79, MIAMI 61 MONMOUTH 74, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 71 TOLEDO 84, NORTHERN IOWA 80 MARSHALL 74, OHIO 69 AKRON 77, NORTHERN KENTUCKY 76 Click on MAC school name for details . . . SCOREBOARD: Wednesday, Dec. 6, Basketball Action CENTRAL MICHIGAN 71, VALPARAISO 67 YOUNGSTOWN STATE 78, OHIO 72 BALL STATE 68, DETROIT MERCY 65 TOLEDO 69, OAKLAND 68 OHIO STATE 84, MIAMI 64 Click on MAC school name for details . . .
SCOREBOARD: Wednesday, Nov. 6 Basketball Action AKRON 67, BRADLEY 52 NOTRE DAME 86, WESTERN MICHIGAN 65 INDIANA STATE 90, NORTHERN ILLINOIS 67 BUTLER 72, BUFFALO 59 KENT STATE, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 73 Six MAC teams heading to bowl games CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced today that six institutions have accepted bowl bids for the 2023 bowl season as invitations were extended Sunday afternoon. Ohio (Myrtle Beach Bowl), Miami (Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl), Northern Illinois (Camellia Bowl), Eastern Michigan (68 Ventures Bowl) Bowling Green (Quick Lane Bowl) and Toledo (Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl) will represent the MAC in bowl games this season. This marks the eighth time in MAC history to . . . SCOREBOARD: Saturday, Dec. 2 Basketball Action BALL STATE 67, BELLARMINE 58 OHIO 74, DELAWARE 73 ST. BONAVENTURE 80, BUFFALO 65 BOWLING GREEN 54, SOUTHERN INDIANA 52 GEORGE MASON 86, TOLEDO 77 MIAMI 79, MARSHALL 74 Click MAC school name for details/story . . . |
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