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Posted: 2:41 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, 2012

Miami-Ohio preview

By Rick Cassano

OHIO BOBCATS AT MIAMI REDHAWKS

When: 3:30 p.m. today

Where: Yager Stadium (24,286), Oxford

Records: Ohio 7-0, 3-0 MAC East; Miami 3-4, 2-1 MAC East

Series: Miami leads 51-35-2

TV: SportsTime Ohio

Web: ESPN3

Radio: WMOH-AM (1450), WDBZ-AM (1230), WONE-AM (980), WFMG-FM (101.3)

Last week: Both teams were idle

Next week: Ohio hosts Eastern Michigan on Thursday at 6 p.m.; Miami visits Buffalo on Saturday at noon

Ohio stats: Quarterback Tyler Tettleton is 108-of-179 for 1,343 yards and 12 touchdowns with one interception. The top receivers are Donte Foster (24 catches, 264 yards, five TDs), Bakari Bussey (21 catches, 215 yards) and Troy Hill (14 catches, 169 yards, three TDs). The leading rushers are Beau Blankenship (198 carries, 951 yards, six TDs), Ryan Boykin (36 carries, 214 yards, three TDs) and Tettleton (46 carries, 161 yards, two TDs).

Miami stats: Quarterback Zac Dysert is 167-of-267 for 1,914 yards and 14 touchdowns with eight interceptions. The top receivers are Dawan Scott (32 catches, 501 yards, five TDs), Andy Cruse (49 catches, 388 yards, four TDs) and Nick Harwell (23 catches, 298 yards, two TDs). The leading rushers are Jamire Westbrook (48 carries, 198 yards, one TD), Dysert (55 carries, 175 yards, one TD) and Spencer Treadwell (42 carries, 145 yards, one TD).

Streaking Cats: Ohio is 7-0 for the first time since 1968. The Bobcats started with 10 straight wins that season, then lost to Richmond 49-42 in the Tangerine Bowl.

Bring back the Zips: If you take away its 56-point, 705-yard effort against Akron, Miami is averaging 17.5 points and 319.7 yards in its other six games this season.

Tale of the kickers: OU’s Matt Weller has converted 15-of-22 field goals and 30-of-30 extra points this year, while MU’s Kaleb Patterson is 8-of-10 and 11-of-13, respectively.

Ohio’s closer: Senior Jelani Woseley leads the Bobcats with two interceptions. Both came late in the fourth quarter and sealed road wins over Penn State and Marshall.

Home sweet home: Miami has won five of its last six home games. The only loss during that stretch was a 24-21 decision against Western Michigan on Nov. 16, 2011.

RICK CASSANO

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