STrib: Gophers' opponent Miami (Ohio), at 0-2, has a dangerous WR but not much else

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per Randy:

A look at the RedHawks

Miami is off to an 0-2 start, falling 35-28 to Marshall and 21-0 at Cincinnati. RedHawks quarterback Gus Ragland passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns in the opener but was held to 139 yards against the Bearcats during a steady rain. Miami mustered only 59 yards on the ground and couldn't contain Cincinnati's run game, giving up 188 yards as the Bearcats rushed 51 times.

Player to watch: James Gardner, WR

The 6-4, 217-pound senior creates matchup problems for defenses, and he has 106 receptions for 1,891 yards and 17 touchdowns in his career. The team's MVP last year, Gardner caught five passes for 115 yards and two TDs vs. Notre Dame. "He's got great size. He's got a great catch radius, a physical player,'' said Gophers coach P.J. Fleck, who as Western Michigan's coach recruited Gardner before settling on other receivers.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...ngerous-receiver-but-not-much-else/493072161/

Go Gophers!!
 

per Randy:

A look at the RedHawks

Miami is off to an 0-2 start, falling 35-28 to Marshall and 21-0 at Cincinnati. RedHawks quarterback Gus Ragland passed for 357 yards and three touchdowns in the opener but was held to 139 yards against the Bearcats during a steady rain. Miami mustered only 59 yards on the ground and couldn't contain Cincinnati's run game, giving up 188 yards as the Bearcats rushed 51 times.

Player to watch: James Gardner, WR

The 6-4, 217-pound senior creates matchup problems for defenses, and he has 106 receptions for 1,891 yards and 17 touchdowns in his career. The team's MVP last year, Gardner caught five passes for 115 yards and two TDs vs. Notre Dame. "He's got great size. He's got a great catch radius, a physical player,'' said Gophers coach P.J. Fleck, who as Western Michigan's coach recruited Gardner before settling on other receivers.

http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...ngerous-receiver-but-not-much-else/493072161/

Go Gophers!!

That's really not that bad. 3.7 yards a carry. Cinci was able to get 3.8 yards a carry against UCLA the week before.
 

I believe James Gardner was a Gopher commit once for about 24 hrs...
 

That's really not that bad. 3.7 yards a carry. Cinci was able to get 3.8 yards a carry against UCLA the week before.

Like I mentioned in the other thread, Miami Cincy is an old, old rivalry game that's played every year. So Miami players were juiced to play it, I'm sure. You're right, running 51 times is actually quite a lot. Conditions must've been pretty brutal for passing ... so you can load up the box with 8 even 9 guys. You only need 3.33 yards a carry to get a first down every time running it three times in a row.
 




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