Cincinnati rallies past Ohio
Cincinnati running back Michael Warren II cuts between Ohio defenders in the third quarter in Cincinnati.
Desmond Ridder led Cincinnati on a 92-yard fourth-quarter drive to take the lead and Ohio was stopped at the 1-yard line with 52 seconds left on James Wiggins’ interception to preserve the host Bearcats’ 34-30 victory over the Bobcats on Saturday.
A 3-yard TD run by Michael Warren II with 3:24 remaining completed the Bearcats’ rally from a 21-point deficit. Cincinnati (4-0) matched its win totals of the last two seasons.
Nathan Rourke passed for a TD and rushed for a score in the first half when Ohio (1-2) built a 21-0 lead.
It was the first meeting in 36 years in this rivalry that began in 1896. The Bearcats lead the series 24-23-4.
TOLEDO 63, NEVADA 44: MIAMI 38, BOWLING GREEN 23: the Mid-American Conference.
MISSISSIPPI 38, KENT STATE 17: Jordan Ta’amu threw for 442 yards and two touchdowns to lead host Mississippi (3-1) over Kent State (1-3). Kent State pulled within 21-17 midway through the third quarter on Woody Barrett’s 2-yard IOWA STATE 26, AKRON 13: OHIO DOMINICAN 34, FINDLAY 21: ALLEGHENY 25, OHIO WESLEYAN 17: Logan Lee threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter and host Allegheny (2-2 , 2-1) pulled away from Ohio Wesleyan (1-3 , 1-1) in the North Coast Athletic Conference. Kameron Smith passed for 157 yards and rushed for 77 yards for OWU.
OHIO NORTHERN 13, OTTERBEIN 7: DENISON 52, OBERLIN 27: