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MRO PREVIEW: Miami at Notre Dame

9/30/2017

 
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Chicago-area native Chuck Martin has spent the vast majority of his fall days on this earth cheering for Notre Dame football. Through hard work and associations, he eventually got to serve as an offensive coordinator for the Irish.
 
Even after leaving South Bend to take over a struggling Miami RedHawks program, Martin pulled for ND victories.
 
He will likely do so in the future, but he won’t on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. That is when his Miami team . . . 

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MRO PREVIEW: Akron at Bowling Green

9/29/2017

 
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By EVAN MEYER
If  "conference games are the meat and potatoes of the schedule," the Akron Zips and Bowling Green Falcons are about to battle over the first serving of a MAC meal.
 
Akron lost a heartbreaker last week at Troy, battling back to take a one-point lead late in the fourth quarter, only to see the home team engineer a 97-yard drive to snatch the victory . Meanwhile, Bowling Green slipped to 0-4 for the first tine since 2000 by losing at Middle Tennessee.
 
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MRO PREVIEW: Buffalo at Kent State

9/29/2017

 
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By EVAN MEYER
Two teams tracking in different direction will square off Saturday when Kent State and Buffalo meet to begin their Mid-American Conference slates.
 
KSU has lost two straight after getting dominated last week in every phase of the game at Louisville, Buffalo has won its last two -- both at home after a pair of losses on the road.
 
Saturday’s game is the 23rd lifetime meeting between the two schools with the series deadlocked at 11-11
 
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​MRO PREVIEW: Ohio at UMass

9/29/2017

 
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Remember the UMass Minutemen?
It wasn’t all that long ago when UMass was part of the Mid-American Conference.  A football-only membership, however, came to an end following the 2015 season, when the school declined to become a full-MAC sports member.
The Minutemen remain an independent at this point, popping up on a variety of schedules. Last week they were at Tennessee. This week, they host Ohio, which is . . . 

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MRO PREVIEW:  Eastern Michigan at Kentucky

9/28/2017

 
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Two teams coming off major disappointments will square off Saturday when Eastern Michigan visits SEC foe Kentucky.
Seeing its first Mid-American Conference action of 2017, hosting EMU fell to Ohio in two overtimes, 27-20. It was the first loss of the season for Eastern.
Kentucky, meanwhile, also . . . 

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MRO PREVIEW: Northern Illinois at San Diego State

9/27/2017

 
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What do you do for an encore?

The Northern Illinois Huskies will try to execute a simple answer -- Beat a top 20 team -- Saturday when they meet San Diego State at SDCCU Stadium (formerly Qualcom Stadium).

The Aztecs have remained perfect in 2017 with four straight wins coming out of the game. The stretch included victories at Arizona State, at home against No. 19/19 Stanford and at Air Force.
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While the ASU win was . . . 

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MAC announces Week Four POTW

9/26/2017

 
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The Mid-American Conference on Monday announced its Week Four Football Players of the Week.
East Division honorees are A.J. Ouelette (Ohio), Sam Connolly (Miami) and Adam Mitcheson (Buffalo).
West Division honorees are: Logan Woodside (Toledo), Brody Hoying (Eastern Michigan) and Jameson Vest (Toledo).
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​First half flurry, defense carries Miami past CMU

9/24/2017

 
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By MIKE SMITH
MT. PLEASANT, Mich -- Turnovers and penalties figured prominently, particularly in the first half, of a 31-14 Miami RedHawks win over Central Michigan Saturday at Kelly Shorts Stadium.
 
While Miami played turnover-free ball for the first time in four 2017 starts, the Chippewas committed two turnovers – one of which was particularly costly.
 
Miami committed . . . 

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Trojans triumph over sputtering Falcons

9/24/2017

 
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​MURFREESBORO, Tenn. –  A pair of second quarter touchdowns put Middlle Tennessee in front and  it traded third quarter field goals on the way to a 24-13 victory over visiting Bowling Green Saturday at Floyd Stadium.
 
The Falcons offense was . . . 

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Turnovers not enough against dynamic Cardinals

9/24/2017

 
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kent State's defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions of 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, but it was not enough to keep the Golden Flashes from falling to No. 19 Louisville 42-3 at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on Saturday.
 
Demetrius Monday recorded both picks, giving him 11 interceptions for his career.
 
"Defensively, it was . . . 

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