Bowl eligibility was on the line for one team, a MAC Championship appearance for the other.
With high stakes, the Central Michigan Chippewas (6-5, 3-4 MAC) pulled through in the fourth quarter to defeat the Ohio Bobcats (7-4, 5-2 MAC) by a final score of 27-20 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Tuesday night.
Cooper Rush dropped back on third and goal, eyes on the fade pattern. Junior tight end Tyler Conklin stretched his left arm behind Bobcat cornerback Kylan Nelson, who was draped over him. The leather ball stuck to Conklin’s glove, and he pulled it to his chest to secure it near the side boundary of the end zone.