Ohio dominates Miami (OH) 38-3 to claim MAC championship

DETROIT — Parker Navarro ran for 2 touchdowns and handed for 2 extra and Ohio beat Miami (OH) 38-3 within the Mid-American Convention championship recreation performed at Ford Discipline on Saturday.

Anthony Tyus III rushed for 151 yards and a rating on 27 carries to assist the Bobcats (10-3) win their first MAC championship recreation in six appearances for the reason that title recreation was launched in 1997. The win additionally avenged a 30-20 regular-season loss to the RedHawks (8-5), who they tied for the regular-season MAC title at 7-1.

Previous to the introduction of the league title recreation, the Bobcats’ final MAC championship got here in 1968.

“Offensively, a masterful recreation plan by our offensive employees,” stated Tim Albin, the fourth-year head coach who got here to Ohio as an assistant in 2005 in a TV interview. “We have been on schedule all day. Time of possession; our protection was watching. … This needs to be the most effective 4 quarters of soccer I’ve ever seen in my 36-year profession. For positive, my 20 years right here at Ohio.”

Ohio scored touchdowns on each full possession besides two, which resulted in a discipline aim and the staff’s lone punt within the remaining minute of the third quarter.

Navarro was 20-of-27 passing for 235 yards — going over 2,000 this season — and ran for 67 extra.

Brett Gabbert threw for 127 yards with an interception for the RedHawks, who rushed for simply 62 yards and have been outgained 467-189.

Miami scored on its opening drive with a Dom Dzioban 25-yard discipline aim, however Ohio scored touchdowns on its three first-half possessions for a 21-3 lead.

Navarro scored from 4 yards out on an 11-play, 75-yard drive then accomplished an 18-play, 82-yard drive of over 10 minutes with a 1-yard run. The latter TD got here two performs after Navarro was dropped for a 7-yard loss however a face-mask penalty set the Bobcats up on the 1.

After a three-and-out by the RedHawks, Ohio once more went down the sphere, going 75 yards on 10 performs and scoring on Navarro’s move to Mason Williams on the 15 that the tight finish took in to the top zone.

Ohio took the second-half kickoff and made it 27-7 when Navarro rolled out to the proper and hit Coleman Owen for a 25-yard landing. Gianni Spetic added a career-long 52-yard discipline aim. Anthony Tyus III scored on a 21-yard run late within the recreation.