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11/28 15:14 CST Parker Navarro, Sieh Bangura lead Ohio to 31-26 win over Buffalo
Parker Navarro, Sieh Bangura lead Ohio to 31-26 win over Buffalo
Parker Navarro had 268 yards of total offense, Sieh Bangura added 120 yards
rushing, and Ohio stayed alive in the chase for the MAC championship game,
defeating Buffalo 31-26 on Friday.
Ohio (8-4, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) needs Ball State (3-4) to defeat Miami
(5-2) on Saturday in order to have a shot at making the conference championship
game. Miami is heavily favored.
A Miami loss would leave Ohio tied for second place with the winner of the
Saturday matchup between Central Michigan (5-2) and Toledo (5-2). In that
scenario, the final tiebreaker would go to the team with the higher Team Rating
from SportSource Analytics.
Western Michigan (7-1) has clinched first place.
Against Buffalo, Navarro passed for 147 yards with two touchdowns and an
interception. He had 121 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Bangura had a
rushing touchdown. Led by the two 100-yard rushers, Ohio had 359 yards on the
ground.
Navarro threw two touchdown passes in the first half and the Bobcats took a
21-7 halftime lead. His 6-yard scoring run in the third quarter made it 28-13.
A 58-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson to Victor Snow helped set up Roberson's
5-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The two-point try to get the
Bulls within seven points failed and Ohio led 28-19. Roberson's 29-yad TD pass
to Jesaiah Gathings made it 31-26 but the Bulls did not cross midfield on their
final possession.
Roberson had 270 yards passing and Nik McMillan caught five passes for 122
yards for Buffalo (5-7, 4-4).
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