Last season, Miami (OH) was inches away from punching a ticket to Detroit for the MAC Championship Game. Trailing 48-47, Brett Gabbert’s game-winning pass attempt on an overtime 2-point try was batted off the glove of Kent State cornerback Montre Miller, altering the trajectory of the RedHawks’ season.
In a vengeance game, and to prevent an 0-2 start in MAC play, the RedHawks hosted the Golden Flashes team which stole their MAC title appearance last November. In the rematch, Miami took control early and stalled a late Kent State comeback. Chuck Martin’s RedHawks won in wire-to-wire fashion to defeat their in-state rival for the first time since 2019.