Ohio starts fast and then controls Morgan State in 21-6 win
Morgan State Bears vs. Ohio Bobcats: Full Highlights
Morgan State Bears vs. Ohio Bobcats: Full Highlights
ATHENS, Ohio -- — Parker Navarro threw for 162 yards and a touchdown and Ohio beat outmanned Morgan State 21-6 on Saturday.
Navarro, who also had three passes picked off, threw a 19-yard scoring pass to Anthony Tyus III for the game's first score on the Bobcats' (2-1) first drive. Morgan State responded with a 30-yard Beckett Leary field goal.
On Ohio's following drive, Navarro led a four-play, 81-yard drive that ended with him running it in from the 10 as the first quarter ended. The big play on the drive occurred when Navarro threw a 53-yard completion to Coleman Owen to put the ball at Morgan State's 25-yard line.
Ohio sealed it when Tyus ran it in from the 13 almost five minutes into the second half. The score ended a nine-play, 74-yard drive.
Tahj Smith threw for 136 yards for Morgan State (1-2) in the first meeting between the two teams.
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Game Information
2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
South Carolina State | 3-0 | 7-2 |
North Carolina Central | 2-1 | 6-3 |
Morgan State | 2-1 | 5-5 |
Norfolk State | 1-2 | 3-7 |
Howard | 1-2 | 4-6 |
Delaware State | 0-3 | 1-9 |
2024 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Miami (OH) | 4-1 | 5-4 |
Ohio | 4-1 | 6-3 |
Bowling Green | 4-1 | 5-4 |
Western Michigan | 4-1 | 5-4 |
Buffalo | 3-2 | 5-4 |
Toledo | 3-2 | 6-3 |
Ball State | 2-3 | 3-6 |
Eastern Michigan | 2-3 | 5-4 |
Northern Illinois | 2-3 | 5-4 |
Central Michigan | 1-4 | 3-6 |
Akron | 1-4 | 2-7 |
Kent State | 0-5 | 0-9 |