No. 24 Toledo tops Kent State 38-7 with tough ground game

After jumping into the top 25 this week, the Toledo Rockets will look to stay unbeaten when they host Kent State at 3:00PM ET today.

Conversely, UT put up 518 yards and a season-high 38 points on a Kent State defense that came into the game as the best in the MAC.

Toledo (5-0, 2-0 Mid-American) overcame a shaky start against the Golden Flashes (2-4, 1-1).

Swanson carried 16 times, and Hunt had 16 carries for 85 yards. A potentially disastrous start to a game had no effect on an otherwise simple afternoon, and – most importantly to the Rockets’ cause – another win. Reardon went 4-for-11 for 57 yards against the Rockets; Bollas completed 10-for-21 with 77 yards, an interception, and 48 yards rushing.

Playing as a ranked team for the first time in three years, No. 24 Toledo recovered from an early mistake and rolled to a 38-7 win over Kent State in a Mid-American Conference game on Saturday at the Glass Bowl.The Rockets (5-0, 2-0 MAC) fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter before taking command and winning their eighth straight game. Kent State Golden Flashes recorded 163.0 passing yards and 165.8 rushing yards while allowed 137.0 passing yards and 81.5 russhing yards with turnover differential of -0.5.

The Midshipmen rallied to tie the score at 21 late in the second quarter on touchdown runs of 45 and 22 yards by fullback Quentin Ezell after quarterback Keenan Reynolds went down with a leg injury. Nine minutes remain in the first half.

Lane’s first TD was set up by Austin Wolf’s recovery of a fumble on a kickoff and McNeil’s was set up by Zach Guiser’s interception of a pass by Brogan Roback. Drew Hare threw two touchdowns and ran for another, while Joel Bouagnon and Jordan Huff ran for two scores each as Northern Illinois beat Ball State 59-41. No wind to speak of with only a 5 percent chance of precipitation today in Toledo, Ohio. He has 39 yards, two catches, no touchdowns. Moments later, on fourth down, the Rockets snapped the ball over the punter’s head.

The Toreros (3-2, 2-1 Pioneer League) used an 11-play, 67-yard drive to move to the 28 but linebackers Beaschler and Crain crashed through the middle of the line for the stop on fourth down. Their Superman made his return to the field Saturday. Bryan Shirreffs threw for 256 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as Connecticut ended a three-game losing streak with a 40-13 victory over Central Florida.

The Flyers racked up 173 yards in the third, including a 55-yard touchdown pass from Alex Jeske to Tucker Yinger that gave Dayton the lead for good.