Miami (Ohio) holds off Massachusetts after late touchdown stop
AMHERST, Mass. (Interstat) — Miami (Ohio) defeated Massachusetts 20-19 on Saturday at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium before 13,887, surviving a late Minutemen touchdown when a two-point conversion failed. The Redhawks improved to 3-3, while the Minutemen fell to 4-2. Caleb Heavner threw for 95 yards and ran for 54 yards and a touchdown for Miami (Ohio). Scoop Smith scored on a 20-yard run and added 33 receiving yards and a 22-yard kick return. Roosevelt Andrews III recorded nine tackles and two sacks, and Malcolm McCain added eight tackles and two quarterback hurries. For Massachusetts, Logan Inagawa completed all six passes for 83 yards and a touchdown and ran for two yards. T.Y. Harding caught nine passes for 91 yards, Jabari Lewis had five receptions for 89 yards, and Curtis Kimmons IV ran for 35 yards and scored. Max Dowling caught a 21-yard touchdown. Andrew DePaepe had four tackles, half a sack and a quarterback hurry.