Ohio vs Miami OH: Miami Scores 34 Straight Points to Stun Ohio 34-17 in the Battle of the Bricks

Miami (Ohio) produced the comeback of the Mid-American Conference season on Tuesday night in Oxford, beating Ohio 34-17 in the 103rd Battle of the Bricks after trailing 17-0 in the second quarter. The RedHawks scored the game's final 34 points, held Ohio scoreless for the last 37-plus minutes and became bowl-eligible at 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the MAC, while Ohio fell to 7-3 and 5-1 in conference play — its first league loss of the season.

The turnaround ran through a true freshman. Drew Bellisari came off the bench in the second quarter in relief of injured starter Caleb Heavner and threw for 99 yards while rushing for 64 more without a turnover, according to Miami's game recap. A wide receiver pass from Scoop Smith to Maleek Huggins got Miami on the board at 17-7 before halftime, and Bellisari's fourth-down scramble to the one-yard line in the third quarter set up a D'Shawntae Jones touchdown that cut the margin to 17-14. Brady Stidham field goals of 36 and 25 yards in the fourth quarter first tied the game and then put Miami ahead 20-17 with 3:55 to play.

The final two minutes turned a comeback into a rout. Malcolm McCain, who led all players with 12 tackles, forced a fumble and recovered it on fourth down with 1:55 left; Jones ran 48 yards for a touchdown on the next play, finishing with a career-high 115 rushing yards; and Amariyun Knighten returned an interception 58 yards for a pick-six on Ohio's next snap. Miami head coach Chuck Martin, quoted in the university's recap, called the night 'crazy, crazy, crazy' and said he had never been prouder of a group. The win, Martin's 78th at Miami, was the RedHawks' first from a deficit of at least 17 points since 2014, and Miami now leads the rivalry series 57-44-2 in front of a Yager Stadium crowd of 17,156. Miami travels to Kent State next Tuesday, November 17.