Ohio (7-3. 5-1 MAC East) got a huge road win over rival Miami (4-6. 2-4 MAC East) to stay in first place in the MAC East with two weeks left to play— and got a lovely little trophy to go with it to boot.
The defenses dominated the first half but Ohio’s offense ultimately wore Miami down with multiple long drives that saw the ‘Cats dominate the time of possession by over a two to one margin, 41 to 19 minutes.
The first quarter began with the defenses giving up some yards on the opening drives, but ultimately trading punts.