For four weeks now, Miami fans, reporters and students alike have had one question surrounding the RedHawk football team: Will Gus play?
Tuesday, football fans in Oxford, the MAC and nationwide rejoiced to hear that the ‘Hawks’ redshirt junior signal caller Gus Ragland, would in fact start against the Akron Zips. Even the bettors in Las Vegas took notice, as the line jumped five points in favor of Miami immediately following the news of Ragland’s return breaking.
Early on, Ragland’s value that caused such a ripple effect in the sports world did not appear worthy of a five point change in the line — the Cincinnati native missed on three of his opening four passes, with his fourth being picked off by Akron redshirt junior Shawn Featherstone.