Vantrease returned to the lineup at quarterback after missing the second half of the Bowling Green game due to injury. But they were held out of the end zone for the remainder of the half and never recorded a lead in a wire-to-wire defeat. The Bulls fought neck-and-neck with the RedHawks in the beginning when Dylan McDuffie raced 10 yards for the end zone to tie the score at 7 apiece. Miami exchanged three of these turnovers in for touchdowns - and all three of these touchdowns transpired in fewer than six plays.īuffalo’s disastrous turnover night prevented the offense from ever getting in a rhythm. intercepted a pass from Kyle Vantrease as Miami won the turnover battle 4-1. The RedHawks recovered two additional fumbles and John Saunders Jr. But the turnover-starved RedHawks asserted themselves from the jump, forcing a fumble recovered by Sterling Weatherford on Buffalo’s opening possession. Miami entered the contest tallying eight takeaways on the season - ranking 11th worst in the FBS.
Walker’s emergence alongside Sorenson and Hippenhammer worked wonders for Miami as the team attained its season-high 45 points. Entering Tuesday, his previous season-highs were four receptions and 60 yards, but he shattered those marks with seven receptions totaling 136 yards. Hippenhammer added four receptions and 63 yards, but it was Walker who wound up leading the team in receiving yards for the night. With 112 yards, he moves into third in the FBS in receiving yards and becomes the seventh player to cross the 1,000-yard barrier in 2021. Sorenson, who entered the week fresh off a 283-yard explosion, extended his streak of 110+ yard receiving games to five. Gabbert’s impressive numbers translated to stellar performances from his loaded receiving corps. Later in the frame, he switched it up and targeted his tight end, Andrew Homer, who secured his fifth touchdown reception of the season. In the third, he showcased his deep ball once again with a 39-yard air mail to Jalen Walker.
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Gabbert connected with Mac Hippenhammer in the corner of the end zone in the second quarter for a 17-7 advantage. Then, the quarterback bombarded Buffalo with three more touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Gabbert launched a deep ball for a 58-yard touchdown before the team even needed a second huddle. The RedHawks ran a flea-flicker which parted the sea downfield for wide receiver Jack Sorenson. On Miami’s first play from scrimmage, head coach Chuck Martin unleashed the trickery.
Gabbert didn’t even need a warm-up throw to get in the groove. After comfortably disposing of Buffalo, the former MAC champion quarterback improves to 5-1 in midweek games when starting for the RedHawks. When combining Gabbert’s two midweek performances this season, he has a stunning stat line of 843 passing yards and nine touchdowns. Louis native completed 21/28 passes for 351 yards and four touchdowns as Miami (OH) flew past Buffalo, 45-18. One week after posting a career-high 492 yards and five touchdowns, Gabbert followed it up with another clinic to remember. The third-year starting quarterback has made a name for himself shining in midweek performances and Tuesday night in Oxford, OH was no exception. When the lights flicker on, the national TV cameras roll out, and midweek MACtion takes center stage, that means Brett Gabbert is ready to put on a show.