{"id":119156,"date":"2024-10-10T14:26:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T21:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=119156"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T21:26:09","slug":"fbs-miami-ohio-football-uphill-battle-rmrm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-miami-ohio-football-uphill-battle-rmrm\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami (Ohio) Football Faces Uphill Battle After Slow Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

To say the first half of the season has been rough for Miami (Ohio) would be an understatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reigning MAC<\/a> champ is 1-4 and could very easily be 0-5 if UMass didn\u2019t give the game away twice, both at the end of regulation and in overtime. Miami went 11-3 last season and returned 12 starters, including sixth-year quarterback Brett Gabbert. College football betting odds<\/a> had Miami as a preseason favorite to win the MAC at +225.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s gone wrong for the RedHawks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For starters, the offense hasn\u2019t been good at all. Miami is only averaging 13.7 points per game and hasn\u2019t scored more than 20 points in a contest. With only nine touchdowns, the RedHawks are the only team in the league that hasn\u2019t scored double-digit TDs. The run game has struggled, and a lot of it has to do with the offensive line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite returning four starters and high expectations, the O-line has been getting beat at the line of scrimmage more often than not and has struggled to generate any push. Miami is averaging only 79 rushing yards per game after averaging 158 YPG last season. It has already given up 15 sacks so far this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering Gabbert likes to sling the ball and put pressure on the secondary, it\u2019s surprising that the offense hasn\u2019t been able to generate many points. One of the reasons has been turnovers. Gabbert has tossed seven interceptions on the season to just five touchdowns. The interceptions are tied for most in the league while the TD passes are the seventh most. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s unusual for Gabbert to toss so many picks. He\u2019s already thrown more than he has in any season besides 2019, where he had eight interceptions. Gabbert was named the MAC Freshman of the Year that season. <\/p>\n\n\n

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