Ohio at Miami: What you need to know about Tuesday’s game

Miami (Ohio) running back Keyon Mozee (3) and offensive lineman Reid Holskey (56) signal during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Credit: Matt Marton

Credit: Matt Marton

Miami (Ohio) running back Keyon Mozee (3) and offensive lineman Reid Holskey (56) signal during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Northwestern, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Who: Ohio (6-3, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) at Miami (4-5, 2-3 MAC).

When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday.

Where: Yager Stadium (24,286), Oxford.

Television/Radio: ESPN2/980, 1450

Series: Miami leads, 54-41-2, including 32-15-2 in Oxford.

Last meeting: Miami scored all of its points after halftime, but Ohio held on for a 35-33 win at Athens. Brett Gabbert threw for 492 yards and wide receiver Jack Sorenson set a program record with 285 receiving yards.

Coaches: Miami’s Chuck Martin is 43-57 in nine seasons at Miami and 117-63 in 15 overall season; Ohio’s Tim Albin is 9-12 in two seasons at Ohio and 34-20 in five seasons overall.

Ohio: Rushing – 6-foot, 200-pound redshirt-freshman RB Sieh Bangura, 167 carries, 495 yards, 7 TD; Passing – 6-5, 216-pound redshirt-junior QB Kurtis Rourke, 207-of-302, 21 TD, 4 INT; Receiving – 5-11, 185-pound graduate-student WR Sam Wiglusz, 55 catches, 710 yards, 9 TD; Tackles – 6-foot, 230-pound redshirt-senior LB Keye Thompson, 75 tackles, 35 solo. 5-foot-10, 205-pound sixth-year senior RB Jake Neatherton (Miamisburg), 6-1, 236-pound redshirt-senior DE Jack McCrory (Springfield Shawnee), 6-3, 295-pound redshirt-freshman OL Kaden Rogers (Ross) and 6-5, 225 freshman tight end Kyle Fullam (Butler) are area players on Ohio roster.

Miami: Rushing – 5-foot-7, 179-pound sophomore RB Keyon Mozee, 100 carries, 428 yards, 2 TD; Passing – 6-foot, 205 fourth-year junior QB Brett Gabbert, 54-of-89, 572 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT; Receiving – 5-11, 190 redshirt senior WR Mac Hippenhammer, 33 catches, 444 yards, 4 TD; Tackles: 6-2, 221 senior MLB Ryan McWood, 80 tackles, 33 solo.

Next game: Ohio is scheduled to play at Ball State on November 15 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Miami is due to travel to DeKalb, Ill., to face Northern Illinois on November 16. Kickoff is scheduled for either 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Albin on facing arch-rival Miami right after an emotional win over Buffalo: “I think it’s a great time to be playing who we are right now coming off that big win. You throw the records out, it doesn’t matter what your records are. It’s a great rivalry game. It’s great for the fans, it’s great for our conference. I’m super excited. It’s a mutual respect thing.”

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