What We Learned from Ohio’s 33-14 win over Western Michigan

Ohio (4-3, 2-1 MAC East) marched into Kalamazoo and came away with its first road win of the season, spearheaded by a defensive performance for the ages, a strong kicking game, and stretches of effective offense.

The Broncos (2-5, 1-2 MAC West) turned in an amazing defensive effort to keep the contest close until there was just too much adversity to overcome with too little time left in the fourth quarter.

Here are our takeaways from the a game in which defense took center stage.

Ohio’s Defense Peaking at the Right Time

For several games this year, Ohio’s offense came up big, like in wins versus Fordham, Akron, and FAU where the ‘Cats scored 52, 48, and 43 points respectively.