12 years is a long time, and the weight of all 4,388 of those days were lifted off the shoulders of the Green and White faithful assembled at Peden Stadium, as the Ohio Bobcats (8-3, 5-2 MAC East) finally knocked off the Central Michigan Chippewas (5-6, 3-4 MAC West) in cross-division play by the final score of 34-20 on Tuesday night.
It was a stellar effort by the Bobcats, who forced four turnovers on defense (scoring once), and tallied three rushing touchdowns on offense to effectively control the contest from start to finish.
After forcing a quick CMU three-and-out on the first drive of the game, the Bobcats would get a field goal on their first possession, taking an early 3-0 lead at the 9:49 mark of the first quarter.