Ohio advances to the MAC Championship Game

Ohio defeated Temple 35-17 yesterday. With the win, Ohio advances to the MAC Championship Game versus Central Michigan. Ohio was underdogs entering the game versus Temple yesterday. People such as me were pointing out how Temple had a massive offensive line and how Ohio would have trouble scoring against Temple's defense. Forget about all of that. Ohio has proved that they are the class of the MAC East with the win over Temple. Ohio, led by quarterback Theo Scott lit up the Temple defense the entire game. Theo Scott passed for 324 yards completing 17-21 passes for three touchdowns. But that wasn't all he did; he also rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns. The Ohio offense had it best game of the season by far. The offense gave Ohio a big lead early in the third quarter and Temple had to try to get themselves back into the game. To do that, Temple abandoned the running game. Forced to pass the ball to get back, Temple struggled under the pressure. They threw three interceptions in the second half and struggled just to move the ball. In the end, Ohio proved to be the more balanced team and that is why they are going to Detroit to play in the MAC Championship Game.

TEAM STAT COMPARISON
1st Downs	23	22
3rd down efficiency	5-17	2-9
4th down efficiency	1-3	0-0
Total Yards	378	494
Passing	123	324
Comp-Att	11-34	17-21
Yards per pass	3.6	15.4
Rushing	255	170
Rushing Attempts	47	38
Yards per rush	5.4	4.5
Penalties	5-40	6-45
Turnovers	3	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	3	0
Possession	29:43	30:17