Toledo received a golden opportunity to host a ranked Miami (FL) team at the Glass Bowl on Saturday morning. After leading the Hurricanes at halftime in 2017’s bout, revenge was on the Rockets’ minds when the green and orange stepped foot on their home turf.
It didn’t happen.
The offense took a long time to power on and the defense struggled to make stops during significant drives in the second half. This resulted in the Hurricanes coasting to a wire-to-wire victory, 49-24. Toledo falls to 1-1 with the team’s first home loss since October 27, 2016.
Toledo’s offense was too conservative to start
When your wide receiving corps features Cody Thompson and Diontae Johnson, and consists of a supporting cast of Jon’Vea Johnson, Danzel McKinley-Lewis, and Desmond Phillips.