KALAMAZOO — Toledo was 21 seconds away from an 8-3 record and, more importantly, a morale-boosting victory.
Nine days later, the Rockets are 7-5 and limping into the Mid-American Conference championship game — literally and figuratively.
Friday’s listless performance at Western Michigan did not inspire confidence as Ohio University looms in what could be a lopsided MAC title game. The Bobcats beat Western Michigan, Bowling Green, and Buffalo — UT’s three conference losses — by a combined score of 116-52. (Toledo beat Kent State 52-31. The Golden Flashes beat Ohio 31-24.)
“We’ve got to practice harder,” Toledo quarterback Tucker Gleason said.